Set Up From a Spreadsheet

Typing 32 titles one command at a time is slow. The setup form takes a whole list at once, from a spreadsheet you can reuse and share.

⚡ Quick steps · about 10 minutes

1. Get the link. In Discord, run /bracket setup-link (admins and moderators). The bot replies privately with a link that works for an hour.
2. Fill in a template. Download the straight-bracket CSV or the groups CSV, and put one title per row. Add a year to each title for the best matches.
3. Upload it. Open the link, choose the type (movies, TV shows, games, board games or books), and upload your file.
4. Check the matches. Each row shows the title it matched, with its poster. Pick the right one where there are several matches, and fix any that weren't found.
5. Create the tournament. Add a name, choose the seeding and voting times, and press Create tournament. Then run /bracket announce and /bracket open in Discord.

Tips

• Add the year. "The Thing" matches two films; "The Thing, 1982" matches one. A year in the title, like "Halloween (1978)", is read automatically.
• Groups go in a column. Fill in group with letters A–L for a groups tournament; leave it empty for a straight bracket.
• Edit until voting starts. Run /bracket setup-link again to reopen the form with everything filled in. Saving replaces the lineup, and lists anything it drops before it does.
• Keep a backup. /bracket export format:json saves the lineup and settings, ready to load again next year.
• Custom images go in an image_url column, as a direct link to an image.

In detail

The setup form page has the full reference: every CSV column and JSON field, the rules the form checks, every error message and how to fix it, and the reverse-proxy setting a self-hosted bot needs.

Related

• Seeded bracket, to decide who meets whom
• Groups tournament
• Setup form reference