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Quick Start

Connect accounts

Atomcal bot is designed for Discord communities to automate their events management by adding powerups to their events and guests, to begin using the bot the first step is to sign in with a Discord account.

Sign in With Discord

Signing up with Discord should be a quick and easy step, and once you're logged in, you’ll unlock a smoother, more personalized experience.

Use the Signin with Discord Account button to continue

Note that it might take a few seconds if the bot is under extreme load to process your signup request, but once you're logged in you should see a list of Discord servers that you own or can manage events in.

Install Atomcal Bot

After logging in with Discord you must see all your Discord servers that you own or manage events of on the left hand side of the screen.

Select any server you want to create a connection for, then install the Atomcal bot.

Discord Permissions

Atomcal Bot strives to use the minimum required Discord permissions possible on your server. To accomplish this we only check for the specific permissions needed based on the features you have enabled.

After authorisation look out for a confirmation message on Discord from the bot

After successful installation, refresh the dashboard or click on other server then back to the server you installed the bot in. You must see the next steps.

Permissions
The permissions requested by ATOMCAL in this screenshot are specific to managing and interacting with a Discord server. Here’s a breakdown of each permission and its potential purpose: Manage Channels Allows the application to create, delete, and modify channels within the server. This is useful for…
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Read more about how the bot uses each permission 

Connect Google account

Connecting Google account is the next step to allow 2-way sync with a Google calendar. Click on Connect Google Account button to grant access. Otherwise you can skip this step and move on to Step 3: Configure connections.

Make sure all boxes are checked

If you already connected Google account in the past and it wont connect again follow this guide: https://atomcal.com/docs/google-account-doesnt-connect/

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Note; after connecting Google account you must create a new connection for it to work with a Google calendar. Old connections made without Google account won't sync with any Google calendar.
Create a connection
Next step is to create a connection between a calendar and a Discord server channel. This is again a three step process. (4 steps if you have connected your Twitch account). Step 1: Calendar to save eventsFirst step in making a new connection is to name a calendar that will
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Next step is to create a new connection with a server and a calendar

Connect Twitch account

Connecting Twitch account is also possible which allow 2-way sync with a Twitch schedule. Click on Account Settings then use the Connect Twitch account button You can skip this step if you don't want to update your Twitch schedule.

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Note; after connecting Twitch account you must create a new connection for it to work with a Twitch schedule. Old connections made without Twitch account won't sync with any Twitch schedule.

Getting Help

The documentation here attempts to answer most questions, but if you run into something that needs to be covered, please let us know.

Join the Discord Support Server

Have something to ask or suggest? Join our Discord Support Server and share in our #atomcal channels.