Connecting to a server

Connection configuration

In order to be able to do anything, the bot needs to be connected and logged into an active TeamSpeak 3 query connection.
Inside config/bot.json you'll find a default configuration:

{
  "host":"localhost",
  "port":10011,
  "instance":1,
  "pass":"password",
  "user":"serveradmin",
  "nick": null
}

Here's a quick explanation of each option:
host: IP-Address or host name to connect to.
port: TeamSpeak 3 query connection port as defined by your server configuration.
instance: When you're hosting multiple virtual TeamSpeak servers, this may need to be changed. (Most admins won't have to do this, though.)
user: TeamSpeak 3 query username.
pass: TeamSpeak 3 query password.
nick: If set, the bot will set a nickname to its client on the TeamSpeak server.

TeamSpeak 3 query logins can be created by permitted users directly from the TeamSpeak client. Created logins will be granted the server groups/permissions of their creator.
Generally speaking it might be best to either use the serveradmin login or create one as a server admin. However this is not strictly required. Just be aware that granting lower permissions to the bot will limit the permissions of all plugins too.

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Don't know your server instance ID?

No problem. For Jeak 1.1.0 and above, you can add the -Djeak.ts3.connectByVoicePort=true command line flag and just enter your voice port number as the "instance" configuration option.