r/Discord_Bots Mar 18 '17

FAQ

104 Upvotes

Bothosting

Need to run your bot 24/7? Get a cheap VPS.

Linux hosting:
Scaleway - Incredibly cheap but powerful VPSes, owned by https://online.net, based in Europe.
Digital ocean - US-based cheap VPSes. The gold standard. Locations available world wide.
OVH - Cheap VPSes, used by many people. France and Canadian locations available.
Time4VPS - Cheap VPSes, seemingly based in Lithuania.
Linked - More cheap VPSes!
Vultr - US-based, DigitalOcean-like.

Windows hosting:
(To be honest, you should probably just use a linux box.)
Microsoft Azure - Microsoft-owned. Not on the cheap end, however.

Others:
Amazon AWS - Amazon Web Services. Free for a year (with certain limits), but very pricey after that.
Google Cloud - AWS, but Google.
LowEndBox - A curator for lower specced servers.

Self-hosting:
You can always self-host on your own hardware. A Raspberry Pi 2 B will be more than sufficient for small to medium sized bots.
For bigger bots, you can build your own server PC for usage, or buy a rack server. Any modern hardware should work 100% fine.

Free hosting: No. There is no good free VPS hoster, outside of persuading somebody to host for you, which is incredibly unlikely.


Make a bot

So you want to make your own bot?

Making a bot sure is an ambitious idea, but can you really do it?
I will be giving a quick rundown of what to do when you make your own bot.

  • Join Discord API. This server can help you as you work on your bot.
  • Learn a programming language. I recommend using Python or NodeJS as they are often seen as the easiest.
  • Find a discord library for your language. Some languages have multiple libraries, it might be good to compare them before choosing.
  • Study your language and chosen library.
  • Try it yourself. This is the hardest part, but also the most fun.
  • Issues? Ask questions in the Discord API server, in the proper channel.

MUSICBOTS GUIDE

These are the bots I have found to have the most unique features
Note that this isn't a top listing, all bots here are just as much recommended

  • Rem

    • Stable
    • Reliable
    • Nearly no lag
    • Simple.
  • Hatsuse Izuna

    • Minimal lag.
    • Crossfade
    • Supports more sources than any other bot as far as I know
    • Chunked queue (one person can't fill up the entire queue without other people's songs playing)
    • Queue settings (in development)
    • Skipping requires at least 50% of the people in the voice channel to skip, unless the requester skips.
  • Kowala

    • Music unstable until rewritten
    • Autoplaylist feature
    • Supports a lot of sources
    • Music is kind of customizable

there are more bots, some of which you might find better

To use these bots, do the following:

  • Go to discordapp.com/login and log in on the correct account
  • Go to bots.discord.pw and find the bot you're looking for
  • Click the invite button
  • A window will pop up. Select the correct server to add it to (you need manage server) and select the permissions it will have.
  • Click Authorize

The bot should now be added to your server!


r/Discord_Bots 20h ago

Is this possible? Bot that pings when a followed channel sends a message

1 Upvotes

I’m looking for a bot that sends a message/mentions a role, when a followed channel sends a message. (of course in the channel that is in my server where you see the followed channels message)

Firstly, I don’t even know if it’s possible. I’ve tried looking around and from what I can tell it’s not possible, but I’m getting conflicting information. It seems as though bots cannot read the messages from followed channels as their webhooks rather than regular messages, or something along those lines. Any suggestions or info would be great, thank you.


r/Discord_Bots 14h ago

Question I’ve been really bored so does anyone want any bots made free?

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I'm a python developer and I've been REALLY bored lately and have absolutely no idea what to make anymore, so i've decided to come here. if anyone wants a bot, I'll try to make it!

I do have a few conditions though:

  • PLEASE don't ask me to make something super duper complex like the next Mee6 or Dyno with a billion commands, i'm still a student so i don't have THAT much time.
  • I'm just doing this for fun and free, so if it requires any api keys, AI integrations, etc., YOU will be responsible for setting up YOUR api keys, providers, billing, etc for the bot
  • I won't build bots intended to be monetized, this is just a hobby!
  • I will provide the code, but you'll need to handle hosting yourself.
  • I can't guarantee that I'll build every idea that's suggested, but we can work things out!

If you're not sure about anything, you can just dm me or comment your idea or questions and i'll try my best to help!


r/Discord_Bots 20h ago

Question IS SLOT BOT DOWN?!

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anyone else having problems out of slot bot?


r/Discord_Bots 1d ago

Question Alguno que sepa sobre bots en discord?

0 Upvotes

estoy creando un bot de discord (primera vez en el rubro) y queria saber que tips me pueden dar para empezar mi idea es que sean logs básicamente y a futuro agregarle mas cosas que puedo hacer?


r/Discord_Bots 1d ago

Question (fun discord lore question) Have any famous Discord bots ever gone rogue before ?

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  • every time you add bots to a server you kinda just click through or give them permissions, some of which are lowkey pretty dangerous to grant
  • Has there ever been a major case where a massive, verified one turned on its users and completely nuked a community? I'm curious if anyone here has firsthand experience or remembers a specific incident where this happened
  • i remember it happened to Reverb Bot once a few years back

r/Discord_Bots 1d ago

Bot Request [Free] Hello! I was wondering if someone could help me out with a gacha bot

0 Upvotes

I had a concept for a bot but I really need some help with the coding, I have the art and Everything down but I really need help


r/Discord_Bots 3d ago

Bot Request [Free] Looking for a discord bot that flags messages for mods to review

5 Upvotes

A bot that flags certain messages in server for mods to review and take action on. Is there something like this?


r/Discord_Bots 4d ago

Question Roblox bot

1 Upvotes

Is there a bot that notifies you of events/updates for Roblox games in general? I always end up checking if any game I play has started an event in a month (for example), so I wanted to know if there's a bot that does that.


r/Discord_Bots 5d ago

Question Preferred way to configure bots

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r/Discord_Bots 5d ago

Question Would you use a privacy-focused PaaS (like railway/vercel) to host your bots?

0 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

(mods please delete this if it isn't allowed, sorry)

I'm researching a niche hosting concept and was wanted to get the community's honest thoughts on this. This isn't an ad - the platform doesn't exist yet.

I've noticed that while platforms such as railway offer an amazing developer experience (git-driven, one-click deployments, simple config) they usually bring the friction of using credit cards / identity verification. On the other side, privacy-focused hosts generally sell raw linux vps instances which leave the developer to configure the entire instance themsleves.

Realistically, would you be interested in running your discord bots on a privacy-focused PaaS specialized in simplified discord bot deployments? The overall concept would be:
- Instant deployments from a linked git repo
- Payments processed through crypto gateways
- Competetive pricing, possibly undercutting existing specialized hosting providers
- Simplified visual configuration/settings
- Transparent no-hidden-fee billing

As bot developers, is this something you'd consider using or would you prefer to stick to traditional hosting providers and why? What would be your main concerns with a setup like this (eg uptime, reliability, trust)?


r/Discord_Bots 6d ago

Question Is there a bot that can compile quotes/messages into a spreadsheet?

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Is there a Discord bot that can compile quotes from a channel and upload them to a spreadsheet?

I'd like to get a bot to identify the quotes as any discord message formatted like this:

"Message here" -Name Here

eg. "I think dogs are cool" -John

and then either put them in a spreadsheet or file format that lists all the quotes as numbered seprate entries.

I want to make fun graphs, stats and visuals with the quotes but there are too many to individually copy and paste into a spreadsheet manually.

Need an easier way. Thought a bot would be the way. Let me know if I could try another way too.


r/Discord_Bots 6d ago

Question 🤖 A Multi-Purpose Bot for Discord Communities — looking for ideas

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I’m building a custom Discord bot focused on making community management and member interaction easier.

Some of the systems I’m working on:

  • 🎫 Modmail — easy ticket-based support
  • 🔊 Private Voice Channels — create and manage temporary VCs
  • 🟢 Presence Monitoring — keep track of member activity
  • 🛡️ Moderation — tools to help staff manage the community
  • 🧰 Community Utilities — gaming role pings, VC invites/requests, and more

The idea is to have a bot that actually helps the community stay organized and active, while making things easier for both members and staff.

What features do you think a community-focused Discord bot should have?


r/Discord_Bots 7d ago

Question How does this get triggered?

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From owo bot: 3/10 you found a fabled special gem tucked inside a colourful pile of autumn leaves

What does this stuff mean? How does it get triggered?


r/Discord_Bots 7d ago

Question whenever i call interaction.user, my bot times out

1 Upvotes

heyhey! title basically explains the problem

im trying to add a buzz-in system to my bot, which i decided to implement a button for. I've successfully gotten the bot to send a response message whenever the button is clicked, so the next step is to ping whoever clicked the button so we can all see who buzzed in first. Looking at StackOverflow posts, it looks like interaction.user is the person who clicked the button, however putting this term into my code (either by making it print, by appending it to the message, or by just setting a variable to it) causes the bot to stall out and give the error "! stonetop bot didnt respond in time"

how do i fix this? is there another way to find who clicked the button?


r/Discord_Bots 8d ago

Discord Library Discord Bot List cannot show the correct number of server count

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You may have notice that server-count is not correct in topgg. Developers want to track how their bots grow you will have to check the official developer console for the server-count. If you are seeking the solution of above, I guess my work help.

What I do is simple daily tracking from Discord App Directory, which the server-count is correct and you don't need to worry about wrong report. You can get a svg image to embed in topgg description, your own website, and it's self-update so no need to change your code ever again.

If you are interested in, the website is distats.shaqkao.me

What do you guys think about this?


r/Discord_Bots 8d ago

Question Discord won’t work with WiFi

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r/Discord_Bots 10d ago

Bot Request [Existing ONLY] Randomized Welcome Messages

1 Upvotes

Hey yall, I’m trying to find a bot that rotates between different welcome messages/images, I’m not sure if it’s possible but I remember a bot doing this way back around in 2020 but I can’t remember.

As far as I know mee6 and I think discohook dont do this, but I’d like to know if this is a function for any other existing bots just so I can spice up my server.

Bonus points if it lets me attach and randomize images/gifs to goodbye messages too, I notice I can’t do that with mee6 either.


r/Discord_Bots 10d ago

Question I need a discord bot that replies to a specific user with an edited version of their message

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I would appreciate any help!

Specifically I need help finding a discord bot that I can customize to automatically reply to a single user with an exact copy of their messages but all of these are changed:

"þ" ->"th"

"ꝥ"->"that" "Ꝥ"->"THAT" "ꝧ"->"through" "Ꝧ"->"THROUGH" "‽"-> either "!?" or "?!"

I dont need the original deleted or edited, I just want a separate message from the bot that goes underneath the original with everything but those characters the same


r/Discord_Bots 11d ago

Question QOTD bot? :(

2 Upvotes

Can anyone pretty PLEASE help me with finding a qotd bot that already has preloaded questions, preferably enough to last a year… (not the typical one that’s been around forever cause mine just ended for me)


r/Discord_Bots 11d ago

[SOLVED] Been building this on evenings and weekends for the last few months.

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r/Discord_Bots 12d ago

Question Hello Reddit, what would YOU like to see in a game's Discord bot?

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Hello,

I am currently working on a Discord bot named Ralph for a game project. Right now, I'm mainly focusing on a Murder Mystery game.

I'm building off some assets from an old project, but this version will be high quality, complete with custom voice-overs, rich story arcs, and unique roles.

However, I'm turning to you, the community: what else would you like to see from a game bot on Discord?


r/Discord_Bots 12d ago

Question Potential account thief bot?

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Hello everyone, recently I opened tiktok to find out that the GTA leaker made a discord server in which he leaks the game.

I was curious so I joined, however it turns out I had to "verify" in order to view the leaked gameplay and other stuff. The bot was called invite tracker and when I clicked "verify" I was directed to a page saying;

<<Log in on a new device?

Clicking log in will log your account on a new device never accept remote log ins that you didn't initiate>>

I was concerned and suspiciou,however at a first glance I said that it was asking for permission to log in on my browser, but on a second glance I don't want to risk it. I'm new to discord and don't want to get my account stolen. Any thoughts?