Discord bot hosting FAQ

Upload your bot's code to a free Discord bot host and set your token as an environment variable. discordbothost's free plan runs one bot in its own 256 MB container with no idle sleep; you renew it once every 7 days. Guide

It depends on what you'll trade. discordbothost gives 256 MB with a weekly renewal. bot-hosting.net gives 256 MB with renewal every 4 days and hourly backups. Botkeep and Daki list 512 MB. fps.ms gives 128 MB with a daily renewal. Comparison

For most bots, a dedicated bot host with a flat price and no sleep. discordbothost is the cheapest always-on option we found at $0.99/month for 512 MB. Comparison of 10 hosts

For 512 MB: discordbothost Starter at $0.99/month, then Sparked Host at $1.00 (no backups by default). For 128 MB: fps.ms at €0.59. Real prices

Not on discordbothost's free plan. Sign in with Discord, Google, GitHub or email and verify your email address.

Run it on an always-on host that doesn't sleep idle apps and restarts crashes. Guide

The bot is a program running on your PC. Move it to a host. How to move

Some platforms sleep idle apps: Render's free web services after 15 minutes without traffic, and Heroku Eco web dynos after 30 minutes. All causes

Only on platforms that sleep. discordbothost never puts a quiet bot to sleep.

Bots restart automatically after a crash. Repeated crashes pause restarts; check the console before starting again. Paid plans also post a crash alert to a Discord channel.

It's suspended at expiry, and its files are kept for 7 more days. discordbothost reminds you 48 and 24 hours before. Paid plans don't need renewing.

A small discord.js or discord.py bot often fits in 256 MB. JDA and larger bots usually need 512 MB–1 GB, and large or sharded bots more. Guide

For a small Node or Python bot in a few servers, usually yes. Watch the memory graph and move up when the peak gets close to the limit.

JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, and more. Differences

Pro includes 1 database and Plus includes 2. Free and Starter don't include one.

Yes. Free and paid plans redeploy public repositories on every push. Paid plans also support private repositories. Guide

In an environment variable on your host, never in your code or repo.

Use the web file manager, a zip upload or SFTP.

The token is wrong or was reset. Copy a fresh one from the Developer Portal into your environment variable. Fixes

Your code requests a privileged intent that isn't switched on for your app. Enable it under Bot → Privileged Gateway Intents.

Message Content is a privileged intent. Enable it, or use slash commands.

At 2,500 servers. Discord refuses unsharded connections beyond that with close code 4011. Sharding explained

It's going over per-route limits or the 50 requests/second global limit. Or its IP was restricted after 10,000 invalid requests in 10 minutes, which can happen on shared IPs. Rate limits explained

A dedicated Discord bot host costs less for a single bot and doesn't sleep. discordbothost runs one from $0.99/month, or free at 256 MB. Platform comparison

discordbothost: the same 256 MB free RAM with a 7-day renewal instead of 4, and paid plans from $0.99 instead of $2.29. Alternatives

Free bots run for 7 days at a time. Renew opens when the bot goes offline. Renewing starts it again. Your files and variables are kept until the deletion date shown on your bot page, then deleted.

Paid plans use Stripe Checkout. Manage your subscription and card in the customer portal from your account. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid period. Prices are in USD and don't include tax. Where sales tax or VAT applies, it's added at checkout.

The pricing page lists the current plans, memory, disk, CPU, databases, backups, ports, and monthly and yearly prices. RAM is an allocated limit.

Yes, if it fits a supported runtime and the plan limits. Upload source and dependencies, set secret variables privately, move persistent data, and stop the old copy before testing the new one.

Open Billing and use Manage in Stripe to cancel. Your bot runs until the paid period ends, and cancellation stops future charges.

No. Maintenance, network failures, Discord disconnects, and code errors can interrupt a bot. Keep a recovery copy of your source and persistent data.