> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://alphabot-docs.gitbook.io/alphabot/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://alphabot-docs.gitbook.io/alphabot/raffles/post-raffle-to-discord.md).

# Post Raffle to Discord

Each raffle can be posted into Discord as a raffle announcement, along with a post announcing the winners, and a post reminding the winners of that raffle on the day of mint. The bot can also create a thread, role, and/or channel for winners. Finally, the bot can also *ping* users when announcing the raffle.

In order for these features to work, you will first need to have the discord bot set up - for more info on this please see [Discord Bot Setup](/alphabot/the-bot/discord-bot/discord-bot-setup.md).

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## Announcement channel & Ping users

You can select a channel to post the raffle announcement into. This will post an embed message into the selected channel with all information about the raffle, along with a button to enter the raffle directly from Discord, and a button to view the raffle on the website.&#x20;

As you can see in the screenshot below, on top of the embed message, a role has been tagged. This is a custom role specified using the role id in the *Ping users* field shown above.&#x20;

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## Winners channel

When the raffle finishes and winners are picked, the bot will send a message in the selected channel tagging each winner individually, along with a link to the raffle, the project's twitter, and a button to enable an additional reminder 30 minutes before the project mints (see [Notifications](/alphabot/for-individuals/account-settings/notifications.md) for more information on individual reminders).&#x20;

As you can see in the image below, one of the names does not show as a username - rather as the ID (<@9336...>). This happens when the tagged user is not in the Discord where the message is posted.

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## Mint reminder channel

When enabled, the bot will automatically remind all winners of a raffle in the selected channel on the project's mint date. A *Remind Me* is also shown that can enable an additional reminder 30 minutes before the project mints for the user who clicks on it.

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