# English

# Administration

# Getting Started with Dark Chat

#### Accessing the Administration Panel

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Dark Chat administration panel is accessible via the URL: </span>****/admin****.

#### Setting the Rules

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Visit the URL </span>****/admin/option****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> to write the rules for Dark Chat.</span>
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The rules must be written in </span>****Markdown****, a format similar to the one used on Discord, allowing for simple and effective formatting.
    - These rules must be accepted by all Dark Chat users.

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#### Retrieve the Application Image via URL

- Do you need the application's logo?
- You can simply use the following URLs:
    - ****/logo****
    - ****/logo.png****

# Channels

#### Accessing Channel Management

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The dedicated URL for managing channels is: </span>****/admin/channel****

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#### Key Features

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- Display the list of available channels.
- ****Advanced Search****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> options:</span>
    - By channel name.
    - By the Discord ID of the creator.
    - By the creator's username.

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#### Channel Details

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- Viewing the details of a channel provides the following information:
    - ****List of messages sent****, including details about their authors.
    - ****Channel creator****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> displayed on the right, along with a list of participants.</span>
        - By clicking on a participant, you can view all the messages they have sent in that channel.

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#### Administrative Actions

##### Delete a Message

- The message is removed from the channel but remains visible in the admin logs for traceability.

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##### Lock or Unlock a Channel

- Once locked, users will no longer be able to access the channel.

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# Users

#### Accessing User Management

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The dedicated URL for managing users is: </span>****/admin/user****

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#### User Search

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- You can search for users based on:
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Their </span>****Discord ID****.
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Their </span>****username****.

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#### User Details

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- On a user's page, the following information is displayed:
    - ****Discord username****.
    - ****User ID****.
    - ****Status regarding the rules****: Have they accepted the rules?

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#### Administrative Actions

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1. ****Reset Rules****
    - If a user has refused the rules, manual intervention is required.
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Go to the user's page and click </span>****Reset Rules****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> to allow them to accept the rules again.</span>
2. ****Blacklist a User****
    - You can prevent a user from accessing Dark Chat by blacklisting them.

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#### Associated Channels

- On the right side of the user's page, you will find:
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span>****list of channels created****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> by the user.</span>
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span>****list of channels joined****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> by the user.</span>
- Search functionality for these lists is the same as in the channel management section (by name, Discord ID, or creator's username).

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# Discord Webhooks

Dark Chat RP offers several Discord Webhooks to receive detailed logs about administrative and user actions. The available events are:

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##### Channel Creation

- Logs the channel's ID and the creator's information.

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##### Message Deletion

- Logs the content of the deleted message, its author, and the channel it belonged to.

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##### Admin Panel Access Attempt

- Records successful and failed attempts, including the user's ID.

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##### Channel Locked/Unlocked

- Logs the channel's state (locked or unlocked) and the administrator who performed the action.

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##### User Blacklisted or Unblacklisted

- Provides information about the affected user and the administrator who executed the action.

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# User

# Register/Login

<p class="callout warning"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If Dark Chat is integrated into an in-game platform, </span>**such as FiveM**, registering and connecting with Discord may not be possible. In such cases, alternative authentication methods are provided.</p>

### Creating an Account

To start using Dark Chat RP:

1. Visit the Dark Chat homepage.
2. <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Click on the </span>****Sign Up****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> button.</span>

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#### Accepting the Rules

Once logged in, you must accept the rules before you can begin using the system.

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### Logging In

1. Navigate to the login page.
2. Choose one of the following methods:

- ****Discord Authentication****:
    - Click the "Log in with Discord" button and follow the instructions to connect using your Discord account.
- ****Username and Password****:
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Enter your username and password, then click </span>****Log In****.

<p class="callout warning">To use Dark Chat, you must also be a member of the server's Discord community.</p>

# Manage my option

### Editing Account Information

- Access Your Account Settings

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<p class="callout info">Your username and password enable you to log in to Dark Chat when Discord authentication is not available.</p>

- By default, the username and password are generated randomly.
- ****Configure Discord Notifications****
    - In the settings, you can choose whether to enable or disable notifications sent via Discord direct messages (DM).

# Channels

### Joining a Channel

- ****From the Homepage****
    - Enter the name of the channel you wish to join in the search bar.

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- ****Access Messages****
    - Once you join a channel, you will gain access to its messages.
- ****Channel History****
    - Any channel you join will appear in the history panel on the left side of the interface.

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### Actions Available in a Channel

##### Enable/Disable Discord Notifications

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- Notifications are active from the moment you leave the channel.
- You will receive a notification whenever a new message is posted.
- If multiple messages arrive afterward, only one notification will be sent until you revisit the channel.

##### Leave the Channel

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# Messages

### Sending Messages

#### Sending Text Messages

- <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You can send a message by clicking the </span>****Send****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> button or pressing the </span>****Enter****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> key.</span>

#### Sending Images

1. ****Drag and Drop****
    - Drag your image into the drop zone located below the text area.
2. ****Copy and Paste****
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have a screenshot, use </span>****Ctrl+V****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the text area to integrate the image directly into your message.</span>

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### Replying to a Message

1. ****Select a Message to Reply To****
    - Double-click on the message you want to reply to.
    - The selected message will appear on the left and will be highlighted in a different color.
2. ****Reply to Indicator****
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span>****Reply to****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> banner will appear above the text input area.</span>
3. ****Cancel a Reply****
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To cancel the reply, click the </span>****X****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> icon on the left of the </span>****Reply to****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> banner.</span>
4. ****Send and View Linked Replies****
    - <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">After sending your message, an indication stating </span>****Replying to message****<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> will appear above it.</span>
    - To view the linked message, click on this indication.

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