# How to Link Minecraft Chat to Discord With DiscordSRV

> Show your server's chat in a Discord channel, and let Discord members chat into the game.

Source: https://www.beaconhosting.org/knowledgebase/how-to-link-minecraft-chat-to-discord-with-discordsrv
Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-10-22

**DiscordSRV** connects your server's chat to a Discord channel, both ways, and can post joins, deaths and server start and stop.

## 1. Make a Discord bot

1. Go to the Discord Developer Portal and create a **New Application**.
2. Open **Bot**, and turn on **Message Content Intent** and **Server Members Intent**.
3. Click **Reset Token** and copy the token. Keep it secret.
4. Open **OAuth2** → **URL Generator**, tick **bot**, give it permission to read and send messages, and open the link to add it to your Discord server.

## 2. Install DiscordSRV

DiscordSRV runs on **Paper**.

1. Open **Package Manager**, click **Browse packages**, search for **DiscordSRV**, and install it.
2. Package changes are queued and applied the next time the server starts, so restart it from **Console** when you're done.
3. Stop the server once it has started.

## 3. Configure it

1. In **Files**, open `plugins/DiscordSRV/config.yml`.
2. Set `BotToken` to your bot's token.
3. In Discord, turn on **Developer Mode** (User Settings → Advanced), right-click your chat channel and **Copy Channel ID**.
4. Set `Channels: {"global": "<channel id>"}`.
5. Save and start the server.

Messages now go both ways.

> [!WARNING]
> Anyone with the bot token controls the bot. Don't share `config.yml` or paste the token anywhere.