diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea80913..c26a766 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ Docker is not required to run this bot but its use is strongly encouraged for ea
         docker-compose up -d
         ```
         
-5. If this is the first time you run this bridge, you need to invite it to your discord guild with the following link:
-
-    **Note:** Make sure to replace the "<CLIENT_ID>" in the link below with your bot's client ID
-     
-    `https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=<CLIENT_ID>&scope=bot&permissions=536879104`
+5. If this is the first time you run this bridge, you need to invite it to your discord guild.
+ 
+    A log message containing the invite link will be printed out every time the bridge is started. Launch the bridge and click the link in the log and follow the prompts on discord's website to add the bridge's bot to your guild.
      
     Once it has joined your server, create a text channel for it to post in, then press the "Edit Channel" button on that channel. From there, press the "Permissions" button and click the "+" button and add "Minecraft Chat Bridge" to the room and close the permissions window.
      
diff --git a/minecraft_discord_bridge/minecraft_discord_bridge.py b/minecraft_discord_bridge/minecraft_discord_bridge.py
index 6703ad7..9c85c7d 100755
--- a/minecraft_discord_bridge/minecraft_discord_bridge.py
+++ b/minecraft_discord_bridge/minecraft_discord_bridge.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class MinecraftDiscordBridge():
         self.database_session = DatabaseSession()
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("bridge")
         self.database_session.initialize(self.config)
+        self.bot_perms = discord.Permissions()
+        self.bot_perms.update(manage_messages=True, manage_webhooks=True)
         # We need to import twisted after setting up the logger because twisted hijacks our logging
         from . import auth_server
         auth_server.DATABASE_SESSION = self.database_session
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class MinecraftDiscordBridge():
         @self.discord_bot.event
         async def on_ready():  # pylint: disable=W0612
             self.logger.info("Discord bot logged in as %s (%s)", self.discord_bot.user.name, self.discord_bot.user.id)
+            self.logger.info("Discord bot invite link: %s", discord.utils.oauth_url(
+                client_id=self.discord_bot.user.id, permissions=self.bot_perms))
             await self.discord_bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game("mc!help for help"))
             self.webhooks = []
             session = self.database_session.get_session()
@@ -261,6 +265,27 @@ class MinecraftDiscordBridge():
                         await error_msg.delete()
                     return
 
+            elif message.content.startswith("mc!botlink"):
+                send_channel = message.channel
+                try:
+                    if isinstance(message.channel, discord.abc.GuildChannel):
+                        await message.delete()
+                        dm_channel = message.author.dm_channel
+                        if not dm_channel:
+                            await message.author.create_dm()
+                        send_channel = message.author.dm_channel
+                    msg = "Use the following link to invite this bot to a guild:\n{}".format(discord.utils.oauth_url(
+                        client_id=self.discord_bot.user.id, permissions=self.bot_perms))
+                    await send_channel.send(msg)
+                    return
+                except discord.errors.Forbidden:
+                    if isinstance(message.author, discord.abc.User):
+                        msg = "{}, please allow private messages from this bot.".format(message.author.mention)
+                        error_msg = await message.channel.send(msg)
+                        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+                        await error_msg.delete()
+                    return
+
             elif message.content.startswith("mc!"):
                 # Catch-all
                 send_channel = message.channel
@@ -463,6 +488,7 @@ class MinecraftDiscordBridge():
                     "User commands:\n"
                     "`mc!tab`: Sends you the content of the server's player/tab list\n"
                     "`mc!register`: Starts the minecraft account registration process\n"
+                    "`mc!botlink`: Sends you the link to invite this bot to a guild\n"
                     "To start chatting on the minecraft server, please register your account using `mc!register`.")
         return help_str