Question 1

Is there free Discord bot hosting?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Starter is free forever, not a trial. You get 64 MB RAM and 1 GB storage for a small bot, no credit card needed. The catch: no setup or debugging help and no Bot Studio tools. Most people running a bot for a real community move to Growth (€0.50/month) once 64 MB runs out.

Question 2

How much does Discord bot hosting cost?

Accepted Answer

Starter is free. Growth is €0.50 a month, billed €3.00 every 6 months, for 512 MB RAM and 10 GB NVMe storage. Pro is €1.00 a month, billed €6.00 every 6 months, for 1 GB RAM and 20 GB NVMe. The 6 month and 1 year terms add a €0.50 setup fee; the 2 and 3 year terms have no setup fee and cost less per month, down to €11.99 for 3 years of Growth and €23.99 for 3 years of Pro. Checkout is billed in EUR.

Question 3

Does my bot run 24/7?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your bot runs on our servers in Ashburn, Virginia, not on your PC, so it stays connected to Discord while your own machine is off. Nothing sleeps after inactivity, the paid plans restart your bot automatically if it crashes, and we run to a 99.9% uptime target.

Question 4

Which languages and runtimes are supported?

Accepted Answer

Node.js 20 or newer, plus Bun and Deno, with discord.js v14, Eris and Oceanic.js. Python 3.10 or newer with discord.py 2.x, Pycord and Nextcord. Java 17 or newer, including Kotlin, with JDA 5, Javacord and Discord4J. You choose the runtime during setup, and dependencies from package.json or requirements.txt are installed automatically when the bot starts.

Question 5

Do you support Python (discord.py) and Node.js (discord.js) bots?

Accepted Answer

Yes, our control panel natively supports both Node.js and Python. You can select your language runtime during setup. We also support Java (JDA), Go, and modern runtimes like Bun and Deno.

Question 6

Can I host a music bot like Lavalink?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Our Pro plan (1 GB RAM) is capable of running a Lavalink node or a dedicated music bot. For large public music bots serving hundreds of servers, consider our VPS hosting plans for even more resources.

Question 7

How does the billing work for the paid plans?

Accepted Answer

Our paid bot plans are billed semi-annually (every 6 months) to keep costs low. Growth is €3.00 every 6 months (~€0.50/mo), and Pro is €6.00 every 6 months (~€1.00/mo). The 6 month and 1 year terms add a one time €0.50 setup fee, which is shown at checkout; the 2 and 3 year terms have none.

Question 8

Why is US East Ashburn important for Discord bots?

Accepted Answer

Discord's REST API infrastructure runs primarily in AWS us-east-1 (North Virginia). Our US East Ashburn location sits close to that path and targets roughly 1-5ms latency to Discord REST API, so slash commands, role assignments, and API calls resolve very quickly.

Question 9

How do I deploy my bot?

Accepted Answer

Upload your code via SFTP or the web file manager, define your package.json or requirements.txt, and click start. We automatically install dependencies and launch your bot. For advanced workflows, you can set up Git-based deployments via webhooks.

Question 10

What happens if my bot crashes?

Accepted Answer

All paid plans include automatic crash detection and restart. Your bot will be back online within seconds, without any manual intervention needed.

Question 11

How do I store my Discord bot token securely?

Accepted Answer

Our control panel has a dedicated Environment Variables section. Store your DISCORD_TOKEN and other secrets there, they're never exposed in your source code or visible in the file manager.

Question 12

Why use Discord bot hosting instead of a home PC?

Accepted Answer

Home PCs have residential internet (70-90% uptime), electricity costs of $15-35/month, and hardware wear. Space-Node offers 99.9% uptime, enterprise DDoS protection, auto-restart, and dedicated resources starting at €0.50/month, cheaper and more reliable than running a PC 24/7.

Question 13

Can I run multiple bots on one plan?

Accepted Answer

Each plan hosts one bot process. If you need multiple bots, you can purchase additional plans or use our VPS hosting where you have full control to run as many processes as your resources allow.

Question 14

Do you offer database hosting for bots?

Accepted Answer

The Pro plan includes enough storage for SQLite databases. For MySQL or PostgreSQL, you can use our VPS hosting with one-click database provisioning, or connect to an external database service.

Question 15

How much RAM does a Discord bot actually need?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the bot, but most single-server or small multi-server bots run comfortably in 256 to 512 MB. Discord.js and discord.py both cache guild, member, and channel data in memory, so a bot with heavy caching, a database client, or a music library needs more than a bare ping or moderation bot. Our Starter plan (64 MB) suits a small test bot, Growth (512 MB) covers most moderation, ticket, and economy bots, and Pro (1 GB) gives headroom for music bots, AI integrations, or bots serving many servers at once.

Question 16

Node.js or Python, which is better for hosting a Discord bot?

Accepted Answer

Neither. Pick the one you already know. Our panel runs Node.js (discord.js, Eris, Oceanic.js), Python (discord.py, Pycord, Nextcord) and Java (JDA, Javacord, Discord4J) with the same specs and the same price. Node.js has more dashboard tooling around it, Python is easier to read if you are just starting out.

Question 17

Is a VPS overkill for hosting a single Discord bot?

Accepted Answer

For one bot, yes, usually. A VPS gives you full control, but you also have to patch the OS and manage restarts yourself. Our Growth and Pro plans already handle auto-restart, DDoS protection and the panel, so there is nothing to administer. A VPS starts making sense when you run several bots, a web dashboard next to the bot, or need your own system packages.

Question 18

How is this different from Railway, Replit, or Render for hosting a Discord bot?

Accepted Answer

Railway, Replit and Render are built for web apps, not for bots. Their free tiers sleep after inactivity or cap your hours, which kills a bot that needs to stay connected to Discord all day. We are built for always-on bots: fixed monthly price instead of pay-per-use, automatic restarts, and a panel made for bot files and tokens.

Question 19

What is the cheapest way to run a Discord bot 24/7?

Accepted Answer

Our Growth plan is €0.50 per month (billed as €3 every 6 months) for 512 MB RAM and 10 GB fast storage, hosted in the US close to Discord servers. That is about as cheap as 24/7 bot hosting gets without a sleeping free tier. And if 64 MB RAM is enough, Starter is completely free.

Feature / Spec	Space-NodeBest Value	Sparked Host	PebbleHost	Self-Hosting
Starting Monthly Price	FREE or €0.50/mo	$1.00 - $10.00/mo	$3.00+/mo	€15 - €35/mo (power & wear)
CPU Architecture	Latest AMD Ryzen 9, full speed	Budget CPU, throttled	Older hardware	Your own PC
Location to Discord API	Ashburn, VA (1 - 5ms)	EU / Central (50 - 90ms)	Variable (40 - 100ms)	Home ISP (unstable)
Sleep / Standby Mode	24/7 Zero Sleep	No sleep on paid	No sleep on paid	Sleeps on PC shutdown
Storage Technology	Gen4 PCIe NVMe Array	Standard SATA SSD	Standard SSD	Local HDD / SSD
Uptime & Auto-Restart	99.9% + Automated Daemon	99.9%	99.5%	70 - 90% (power/Wi-Fi drops)

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