# discord-embed

Discord will only create embeds for videos and images if they are smaller than 8MB. We can "abuse" this by using the [twitter:image HTML meta tag](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-for-websites/cards/overview/markup).

This is useful when you send a video and want it to be playable in Discord.

## How it works

This program will create a .html that you will send instead of a .mp4 file. Discord will parse the HTML and create an embed for you. The embed will be the same as the one you would get if you send a .mp4 file.

## Installation

This implies that you have experience with Nginx. Don't be afraid to contact me if you need help.

- Install latest version of [git](https://git-scm.com/), [Python](https://www.python.org/), [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation) and Nginx.
- Clone the repository or download the [source code](https://github.com/TheLovinator1/discord-nice-embed-maker-for-my-yoy/archive/refs/heads/master.zip) directly from GitHub.
- Install the dependencies using [Poetry](https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation).
  - `poetry install`
- Rename .env.example to .env and fill in the required values.
- Copy discord-embed.service to /etc/systemd/system/discord-embed.service.
  - `sudo cp discord-embed.service /etc/systemd/system/discord-embed.service`
  - Change lovinator to your username.
  - Change DOMAIN to the domain where we will serve the files.
- There is a bundled nginx config file that can be used to serve the site.
  - `sudo cp nginx.conf /etc/nginx/`
- Start Nginx at boot.
  - `sudo systemctl enable --now nginx`
- Create directory for uploaded files.
  - `sudo mkdir /Uploads`
- Check what user is running Nginx, Arch is using http. Others could be www-data:
  - ps aux | grep nginx
- Change permissions of /Uploads directory. Change lovinator to your username and http to the user running Nginx.
  - `sudo chown -R lovinator:http /Uploads`
- Create log folder.
  - `sudo mkdir /var/log/discord-embed`
- Change permissions of /var/log/discord-embed directory. Change lovinator to your username.
  - `sudo chown -R lovinator:lovinator /var/log/discord-embed`
- Start the services.
  - `sudo systemctl enable --now discord-embed.service`
  - `sudo systemctl enable --now discord-embed.socket`
- Check if the services are running.
  - `sudo systemctl status discord-embed.service`
  - `sudo systemctl status discord-embed.socket`
- Check logs for errors.
  - `cat /var/log/discord-embed/error.log` and `cat /var/log/discord-embed/access.log`

## Need help?

- Email: [tlovinator@gmail.com](mailto:tlovinator@gmail.com)
- Discord: TheLovinator#9276
- Steam: [TheLovinator](https://steamcommunity.com/id/TheLovinator/)
- Send an issue: [discord-embed/issues](https://github.com/TheLovinator1/discord-embed/issues)