Discord Bot Hosting
Why Host Discord Bot with GameServerKings?
Every server includes a full suite of features built for serious gamers — no hidden fees, optional add-ons priced up front.
Choose your Discord Bot version
Pick the version that matches your community. You can switch later from the control panel — no extra charge, your IP and ports stay the same.
Discord Bot server plans
Pick the plan that fits your community. Every plan deploys instantly and can be resized later from the control panel.
Starter
One small Node or Python bot for a single server, answering whether or not your laptop is open.
- RAM
- 512 MB
- NVMe
- 1 GB
- CPU
- 0.5 vCore
Standard
A bot with a real command set across several servers, including music and image work.
- RAM
- 1 GB
- NVMe
- 2 GB
- CPU
- 1 vCore
Ultimate
Several bots at once, or one carrying heavy libraries and long-running background jobs.
- RAM
- 2 GB
- NVMe
- 10 GB
- CPU
- 1.5 vCores
Included with every plan
Save up to 15% with longer billing periods
Always-On Performance for Your Discord Bot
The same hardware and network our game servers run on, supervising a long-lived bot process around the clock
Instant Deployment
Server provisioned automatically after payment. You get credentials in your inbox within about a minute.
Always-On DDoS Protection
Traffic scrubbing at every edge node. Attacks are absorbed before they reach the machine, so your bot keeps its connection to Discord open.
NVMe-Powered Hardware
Pure NVMe SSD storage across the fleet. No spinning rust, and no waiting on disk while your dependencies reinstall at boot.
Low-Latency Global Network
Data centers in North America and Europe. Your bot dials out to Discord rather than taking connections from players, so pick whichever region suits you.
Powerful Server Management
Every server comes with our feature-rich game panel — manage your server from anywhere with no technical expertise required.
Live Server Console
Monitor your server in real time with a built-in console, live CPU, memory, and network graphs, plus one-click start, restart, and stop controls.
Full File Manager
Browse, upload, edit, and manage all your server files directly from the panel — no FTP client needed. Drag and drop uploads, bulk actions, and more.
Startup Configuration
Fine-tune every aspect of your server with an intuitive variable editor. Selects, toggles, and validated inputs replace fragile command-line flags.
One-Click Backups
Create on-demand or scheduled backups with one click. Lock critical snapshots, download them for offsite storage, or restore any of them yourself.
Network & Allocations
Every server gets a dedicated port allocation behind always-on DDoS filtering. Ports are assigned when the server is built and matched to our firewall rules, so the ones your server needs are open before you log in.
Dedicated machines — for people who run more than a bot
A machine of your own is for the people running more than one thing: a fleet of bots, or a bot plus the game servers your community actually plays on, all on one box with root access rather than a plan each.
A Discord bot is not a game server and it does not outgrow one. A shared plan runs Node or Python, restarts the process when it exits, and resizes if the bot ever asks for it — if it is one bot, that is the right answer.
Run it on our game panel
Hand us the machine and we deploy it onto the same GameServerKings panel you already know — one-click installs, mods, backups, and 24/7 support, managed on your behalf.
Or manage it yourself
Prefer full control? Take root access and run it your way. The box is yours end to end — we just keep the hardware and network humming underneath.
Global Server Network
Pick a data center close to your players. The times below are measured live from your own connection, not quoted from ours. View all locations.
What our customers say
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Discord Bot server hosting with GameServerKings
How much does it cost to run a Discord Bot server?
A Discord Bot server here starts at $2.00 a month. The price tracks the resources you pick:
- Starting
- 0.5 vCore · 512 MB RAM · 1 GB storage
- $2.00/mo
- Fully loaded
- 1.5 vCores · 2 GB RAM · 10 GB storage
- $9.00/mo
- Dedicated IPv4
- Optional add-on
- +$5.00/mo
- Longer terms
- Paid annually or up front
- 5–15% off
How quickly will my server be ready?
Your server is provisioned automatically within about a minute of payment. You'll receive login credentials to your inbox, so you can upload your bot's files and start it straight away.
What happens if my bot crashes?
We start it again for you. The daemon supervising your server treats any exit as a crash — including a clean one — and brings the process straight back up, so a bot that falls over at 4am is running again seconds later without anyone touching it. The one exception is a crash loop: if it exits twice inside a minute we leave it stopped rather than restarting it forever, so the error is still sitting on the console when you come to read it. You can also put a restart on a cron from the panel's Schedules tab if your bot is happier with a nightly cycle.
Which Node.js and Python versions can I run?
Whichever you like — the runtime is a dropdown, not a support ticket. Node plans ship with Node 26 and carry fourteen images going back to Node 12; Python plans carry eight, 2.7 and 3.7 through 3.13. You switch between them from the Docker image selector on the panel's Startup tab. Your dependencies are reinstalled every time the server starts — npm install when there is a package.json, pip install -r requirements.txt when there is a requirements file — so adding a library is a restart rather than a ticket. Your bot's own code is yours: we never update it or overwrite it.
Can I install my own packages and libraries?
Yes, and there is nothing to unlock first. Drop a package.json next to a Node bot or a requirements.txt next to a Python one and those packages are installed every time the server starts; Python plans also take a list of extra pip packages as a startup variable if you would rather not keep a requirements file. You have full control-panel and FTP/SFTP access and no file on your server is locked, so your config, your .env and anything else your bot reads are yours to edit.
What if I need to upgrade my resources?
Upgrading is instant. You can change your memory, storage, or CPU priority from your client area at any time without any downtime or server migration.
Is DDoS protection included?
Yes, on every plan and at no extra charge. Attacks aimed at your server's IP are absorbed at the network edge before they reach the machine, so your bot keeps its connection to Discord open through one. Nothing connects inbound to a Discord bot in normal use — what this protects is the host underneath it staying reachable and unsaturated.
Are backups included?
Yes, and in two ways. Your server is backed up automatically every 24 hours to off-site storage, so there is a recent copy to fall back on if the machine itself fails — you do not have to set anything up for that. On top of it, every plan includes five backup slots in the control panel that are yours to use: take one with a single click before you deploy a new version, bump a dependency or edit a config, or set a schedule so they run on their own, and restore or download any of those five whenever you like. Neither costs extra.
Do I need a dedicated IP?
No. A Discord bot opens an outbound connection to Discord's gateway — nothing connects in to it, there is no server browser for it to appear in and no port for anyone to type — so a dedicated IPv4 address buys a bot nothing it needs. The add-on is offered here at $5.00 a month because every plan can take one, but if a bot is all you are running, leave it switched off.
Do you offer a money-back guarantee?
We offer a 72-hour money-back guarantee. If you're not satisfied for any reason within the first 72 hours, contact us and we'll issue a full refund — no questions asked.
Can I switch server locations?
Yes. Contact our support team and we'll help you migrate your server data to any of our available locations at no charge.
Still have questions?
Our support team is available 24/7 and typically responds in under 5 minutes.
Open a support ticketDeploy Your Discord Bot Server.
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