How to Host Discord Bots 24/7 on a VPS
Whether you are building a discord datat base bot, an ai bot, or looking into a discord bot integration guide, running a bot strictly off your personal PC is unreliable.
To keep your bot 24/7 online, you need proper discord bot hosting.
Avoid "Free" Hosts
While searching for "bot hosting discord free" might yield platforms like Replit or Heroku, these services have severely restricted their free tiers. They will put your bot to sleep when inactive, resulting in massive API rate limits and slow response times.
Why a Space-Node VPS is the Best Approach
A cheap KVM VPS gives you complete root access. For just a few dollars a month, you can host multiple node.js or python bots, host a PostgreSQL database, and run a web dashboard simultaneously.
Getting Started with PM2
- Connect via SSH to your VPS.
- Install Node.js or Python depending on your library (discord.js / discord.py).
- Clone your bot repository.
- Install pm2:
npm install -g pm2 - Run your bot:
pm2 start index.js --name "MyBot"
Your bot will now automatically restart if it crashes and remain online indefinitely.
Dealing with Discord Rate Limits for Bots
If your bot is getting ratelimited, it means you are hitting Discord's API too frequently. Ensure you cache users, roles, and channels in memory or in a SQL database instead of fetching them from the API on every command interaction.
