Discord bot guides
Find a bot for your server, prepare your own bot for sale, or get help hosting and fixing your code.
Buy and sell Discord bots
Compare what you are buying, prepare a useful listing and follow the right setup workflow.
Buy a Discord Bot: A Practical Guide
Compare licenses, hosting costs, permissions and support before you buy a Discord bot. Use a practical checklist to evaluate listings and test the result.
Updated · 6 min readSell a Discord Bot: A Creator’s Guide
Prepare code, setup instructions, license terms and support before you sell a Discord bot. Build a listing that buyers can evaluate and configure.
Updated · 6 min readDiscord Bot Source Code vs Hosted Bots
Source-code packages and hosted Discord bots give you different access and responsibilities. Compare customization, updates, portability and running costs.
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Discord bot hosting FAQ
Quick answers to common hosting questions.
Compare hosts
Railway vs Render vs Replit vs Heroku for Discord Bots
Railway, Render, Replit, Heroku and Fly.io for a Discord bot: free options, real monthly cost, sleep behavior, and a cheaper dedicated alternative.
Updated · 3 min readHow to Self-Host a Discord Bot: VPS, Pi or Bot Host
Self-host a Discord bot on a VPS or Raspberry Pi with systemd, private variables and restart checks, or compare the work with a managed bot host.
Updated · 5 min readFree Discord Bot Hosting Compared (2026)
Free Discord bot hosts side by side: RAM, renewal rules, sleep and backups for discordbothost, bot-hosting.net, fps.ms, Botkeep, FadeHost, Daki and more.
Updated · 4 min readbot-hosting.net Alternatives: Discord Bot Hosts Compared
Compare bot-hosting.net with discordbothost, Sparked Host and PebbleHost on renewal, memory, backups and price. Find the right fit before moving.
Updated · 4 min readBest Discord Bot Hosting in 2026: 10 Hosts Compared
Compare ten Discord bot hosts on price, RAM, idle sleep and GitHub deployment, using dated primary sources and current discordbothost plan limits.
Updated · 4 min readCheapest Discord Bot Hosting in 2026 (Real Prices)
Cheapest Discord bot hosting by RAM from published prices: discordbothost $0.99 for 512 MB, Sparked $1.00, fps.ms €0.59 for 128 MB. Checked October 2026.
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How-to
Why Does My Discord Bot Keep Going Offline?
7 common reasons a Discord bot goes offline (PC sleep, sleeping free hosts, crashes, memory, bad token, intents, rate limits) and how to fix each.
Updated · 4 min readRender Discord Bot Hosting: Free Limits and Setup
Can Render host a Discord bot? Choose a worker or HTTP service, understand free sleep limits, set build commands and move your bot safely.
Updated · 4 min readHow to Host a Discord Bot for Free (Step by Step)
Host a Discord bot 24/7 for free: create the bot, upload your discord.js, discord.py or JDA code to a free host, set the token, and keep it renewed.
Updated · 3 min readHow to Keep a Discord Bot Online 24/7
Keep a Discord bot online when your PC is off. Compare idle sleep, crash recovery, memory limits and free-plan renewal before choosing a host.
Updated · 3 min readMove a Bot from bot-hosting.net to discordbothost
Move your Discord bot from bot-hosting.net to discordbothost: copy files and data, set secrets, check dependencies, switch safely and keep a rollback.
Updated · 4 min readWhere to Host a Discord Bot Built with ChatGPT or Claude
Built a Discord bot with ChatGPT or Claude? Prepare its files, dependencies and token, choose hosting, and verify that it runs when your computer is off.
Updated · 4 min readHow to Deploy a Discord Bot from GitHub
Deploy a Discord bot from GitHub and redeploy on every push: repo layout, keeping the token out of Git, private repos, and hosts that do it for you.
Updated · 3 min readHow Much RAM Does a Discord Bot Need?
How much RAM a Discord bot needs depends on library, server count and caching. Rules of thumb for discord.js, discord.py and JDA, and how to measure yours.
Updated · 3 min readFix Discord Bot Token Invalid and Intents Errors
Fix TokenInvalid, 4004 Authentication failed, 4014 Disallowed intents and empty message content in discord.js, discord.py and JDA, step by step.
Updated · 3 min readdiscord.js vs discord.py vs JDA: Hosting Differences
How hosting differs for discord.js, discord.py and JDA bots: runtime versions, memory, dependencies, start commands, and which plan size fits each.
Updated · 2 min readMove Your Discord Bot Off Your Home PC
Move a Discord bot from your own computer to a host in 6 steps: tidy the project, move secrets to env vars, upload, test, and shut the local copy down.
Updated · 2 min readDiscord Bot Sharding Explained: When You Need It
Discord sharding explained: what a shard is, why it's required at 2,500 servers, error 4011, and how to shard in discord.js, discord.py and JDA.
Updated · 2 min readDiscord Rate Limits and Shared IPs, Explained
Why Discord bots get 429s and temporary IP restrictions, how shared hosting IPs affect you, and how to stay under Discord's request limits.
Updated · 3 min readHow to Host a Discord Bot 24/7
Host a Discord bot 24/7 on a bot host, VPS or Raspberry Pi. Follow a Linux systemd setup for Node.js or Python, then test startup and crash recovery.
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