When I type node index.js in the terminal nothing happens

[subtle sphinx]

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[steel lance]

did you save your code

[manic jungle]

no how do I save it

[steel lance]

ctrl + s

though if you dont even know how you save code, i would check out #resources first

[manic jungle]

now it says something

I have a .env file with the discord token set next to the equal sign

[steel lance]

show your code then

but that makes me believe you just cloned a repo / code

[manic jungle]

const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
require('dotenv').config(); // Load environment variables from .env

const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] });

client.once('ready', () => {
console.log(Bot is online as ${client.user.tag}!);
});

const token = process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN;
if (!token) {
console.error('Bot token is missing. Make sure you have a .env file with DISCORD_TOKEN set.');
process.exit(1);
}
client.login(token);

[steel lance]

is your env file in your root directory

and does it actually have a key named DISCORD_TOKEN

[manic jungle]

yes

[steel lance]

which question is that an answer to

[manic jungle]

2nd

is this the root directory

[steel lance]

show whats in your env (but remove the token)

[manic jungle]

this is whats in there, DISCORD_TOKEN=

[steel lance]

is your env file saved

[manic jungle]

i fixed it