Hey so I have a discord bot that has a SQLite DB, some commands and listeners and I need a way to host it but I am not sure what to choose. I have a Raspberry Pi Zero W running a different bot right now but it gets timeout issues a LOT but that's a pi problem. I want to know what would be the best way to host a discord bot like the one I described? I would prefer a one time purchase since I don't have a credit/debit card atm.
#Hosting options
proper moss
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plush python
There are a few free discord bot hosting providers, but I personally wouldn't use them.
You can find them out on YouTube easily.
proper moss
Yeah that's why I want to find a better option.
They're unreliable and have bad stats.
fiery fable
there aren't hosts with one time purchases
because hosting your bot has a monthly cost for them
plush python
I don't think anyone would offer you a one-time payment option. Unless it's for a fixed time like 1-12 months.
proper moss
Yeah I thought that too that’s why I was also thinking of buying some irl hardware but I’m not sure what and where I should then place it
plush python
Raspberry Pi's are very good. RPi 4 or 5 will do you for a long time and many bots.
clear musk
but they are only as good as your internet connection is. which is the main bottleneck for hosting bots
proper moss
but they are only as good as your internet connection is. which is the main bott...
I mean ethernet should solve that right?
lavish nova
having a wired connection is always preferred for applications that need a stable internet connection, but if your internet is not stable then your ethernet connection won't be so it doesn't always solve that
proper moss
I mean it's stable for my PC.
lavish nova
internet stability depends on your network equipment and your ISP
fiery fable
if your requirements are low you can use a free host tbh, there shouldn't be issues
you can setup rclone to make backups of your db to something like gdrive
proper moss
if your requirements are low you can use a free host tbh, there shouldn't be iss...
You know a good one?
fiery fable
I've only used oracle cloud
it's good but it requires a credit card
lavish nova
oracle free tier is good they require a card on file, but i find to be excellent 🐌
proper moss
Alright I’ll check it out
proper moss
oracle free tier is good they require a card on file, but i find to be excellent...
Why the snails
Was it sarcastic?
lavish nova
no it’s an inside joke. amgelo said the same thing before i did
lavish nova
yes
proper moss
Alright
young sparrow
Hey so I have a discord bot that has a SQLite DB, some commands and listeners an...
i think railway or render are some good cheap options
you could always go with hetzner tho
winter ermine
Or you can always use oracle cloud's free tier. Keep in mind getting them to approve you is extremely difficult and a painful process
lavish nova
since when do they need to approve you
winter ermine
since when do they need to approve you
I don't exactly mean "approve you" as a person, I mean it more in the sense that they deny people's (valid) payment methods for no reason all the time, and getting them to approve yours is pretty painful because you have to have a specific type of debit/credit card
lavish nova
that isn’t really an issue for most
lavish nova
i’ve been using oracle for years and never had an issue
winter ermine
that isn’t really an issue for most
I mean I tried 4 different cards including debit & credit, neither got accepted and when I reached out to support that's the explanation they gave me
heady orbit
I would recommend a simple raspberry pi dosent take much power and can use it for other stuff when the bot is not needed anymore
lavish nova
they already use a pi zero w
heady orbit
get a pi3 or 4 then
lavish nova
if they don’t want to buy anything that’s not an option
proper moss
if they don’t want to buy anything that’s not an option
I can but I would prefer as cheap as possible since I am doing this with a server and none really have funding to help buy it
lavish nova
a pi3, pi4 or even a pi5 would cost at least $30-80
proper moss
yeah
lavish nova
that doesn’t include power supply or sd card
proper moss
yeah
i calculated a pi 3 A or B i think it was with all I would need, about 50 bucks
lavish nova
i would suggest a pi4 tbh if you can
i have a pi5 but i understand budget
proper moss
i would suggest a pi4 tbh if you can
which one tho
lavish nova
depends on how much ram you want
proper moss
I mean how much would a discord.js bot like mine need?
lavish nova
depends on how big the bot is gonna be, but 4gb is plenty
proper moss
depends on how big the bot is gonna be, but 4gb is plenty
and which one would that be?
lavish nova
the pi4, 4gb one ..?
you’ll want to look that up
proper moss
the pi4, 4gb one ..?
It's there A, B+, B etc?
lavish nova
only B
proper moss
really?
lavish nova
it’s fine
yeah they’re not cheap
proper moss
so why go with a 4 instead of a 3 again?
lavish nova
that’s personal preference
proper moss
What's the diff?
biggest*
lavish nova
well it’s different generations
more power for everything really
proper moss
i think ima go with a 3
cause 50 total was high in the budget already-
lavish nova
that’s fair
whatever works best for you
proper moss
whatever works best for you
Can't find any with more than 1GB RAM, that correct?
and B+ or B?
or A+?
so many options jeez
proper moss
and B+ or B?
Actually figured that out
proper moss
Can't find any with more than 1GB RAM, that correct?
And that