Discord.Net/docs/guides/getting_started/installing.md

• Supported Platforms
• Installing with NuGet
• • Using Visual Studio
  • Using JetBrains Rider
  • Using Visual Studio Code
• Compiling from Source
• • • Using Visual Studio
    • Using Command Line
• Additional Information
• • Installing on .NET Standard 1.1
  • Configuring NuGet without Visual Studio

Discord.Net is distributed through the NuGet package manager, and it is
recommended to use NuGet to get started.

Optionally, you may compile from source and install yourself.

Supported Platforms

Currently, Discord.Net targets .NET Standard 1.3, and offers support for
.NET Standard 1.1. If your application will be targeting .NET Standard 1.1,
please see the additional steps.

Since Discord.Net is built on the .NET Standard, it is also recommended to
create applications using .NET Core, though you are not required to. When
using .NET Framework, it is suggested to target .NET 4.6.1 or higher.

Installing with NuGet

Release builds of Discord.Net 1.0 will be published to the
official NuGet feed.

Development builds of Discord.Net 1.0, as well as addons are published
to our development MyGet feed.

Direct feed link: https://www.myget.org/F/discord-net/api/v3/index.json

Not sure how to add a direct feed? See how with Visual Studio
or without Visual Studio

Using Visual Studio

1. Create a solution for your bot
2. In Solution Explorer, find the 'Dependencies' element under your bot's
   project
3. Right click on 'Dependencies', and select 'Manage NuGet packages'
   
4. In the 'browse' tab, search for 'Discord.Net'

[!TIP]
Don't forget to change your package source if you're installing from the
developer feed.
Also make sure to check 'Enable Prereleases' if installing a dev build!

5. Install the 'Discord.Net' package

Using JetBrains Rider

1. Create a new solution for your bot
2. Open the NuGet window (Tools > NuGet > Manage NuGet packages for Solution)
   
3. In the 'Packages' tab, search for 'Discord.Net'
   

[!TIP]
Make sure to check the 'Prerelease' box if installing a dev build!

4. Install by adding the package to your project
   

Using Visual Studio Code

1. Create a new project for your bot
2. Add Discord.Net to your .csproj

[!code-xmlSample .csproj]

[!TIP]
Don't forget to add the package source to a NuGet.Config file if you're installing from the
developer feed.

Compiling from Source

In order to compile Discord.Net, you require the following:

Using Visual Studio

• Visual Studio 2017
• .NET Core SDK 1.0

The .NET Core and Docker (Preview) workload is required during Visual Studio
installation.

Using Command Line

• .NET Core SDK 1.0

Additional Information

Installing on .NET Standard 1.1

For applications targeting a runtime corresponding with .NET Standard 1.1 or 1.2,
the builtin WebSocket and UDP provider will not work. For applications which
utilize a WebSocket connection to Discord (WebSocket or RPC), third-party
provider packages will need to be installed and configured.

First, install the following packages through NuGet, or compile yourself, if
you prefer:

• Discord.Net.Providers.WS4Net
• Discord.Net.Providers.UDPClient

Note that Discord.Net.Providers.UDPClient is only required if your bot will
be utilizing voice chat.

Next, you will need to configure your DiscordSocketClient to use these custom
providers over the default ones.

To do this, set the WebSocketProvider and optionally UdpSocketProvider
properties on the DiscordSocketConfig that you are passing into your
client.

[!code-csharpNET Standard 1.1 Example]

Configuring NuGet without Visual Studio

If you plan on deploying your bot or developing outside of Visual Studio, you
will need to create a local NuGet configuration file for your project.

To do this, create a file named nuget.config alongside the root of your
application, where the project solution is located.

Paste the following snippets into this configuration file, adding any additional
feeds as necessary.

[!code-xmlNuGet Configuration]