How to Host Discord Bots

Introduction

This guide covers creating and deploying Discord bots on Shard Cloud with examples in both Node.js and Python.

Creating a Discord Bot Application

Create Application

Go to the Discord Developer Portal and click “New Application”. Give your bot a name and create it.

Get Bot Token

Navigate to the “Bot” tab and click “Reset Token” to generate your bot token. Copy and save it securely.

Enable Intents

In the “Bot” tab, scroll to “Privileged Gateway Intents” and enable:

Presence Intent
Server Members Intent
Message Content Intent

Security: Never share your bot token publicly. It grants full control over your bot.

Creating Your Bot

Discord.js (Node.js)
Discord.py (Python)

Setup

npm init -y
npm install discord.js

Basic Bot Code

index.js

const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');

const client = new Client({
  intents: [
    GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
    GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
  ],
});

client.on('ready', () => {
  console.log(`Logged in as ${client.user.tag}!`);
});

client.on('messageCreate', (message) => {
  if (message.content === '!ping') {
    message.reply('Pong!');
  }
});

client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');

Package.json

package.json

{
  "name": "discord-bot",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "discord.js": "^14.0.0"
  }
}

Shard Cloud Configuration

.shardcloud

DISPLAY_NAME=Discord Bot
DESCRIPTION=My Discord Bot
MAIN=index.js
MEMORY=512
VERSION=recommended

Setup

pip install discord.py

Basic Bot Code

main.py

import discord
from discord.ext import commands

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True

bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)

@bot.event
async def on_ready():
    print(f'{bot.user} is now running!')

@bot.command()
async def ping(ctx):
    await ctx.reply('Pong!')

bot.run('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN')

Requirements.txt

requirements.txt

discord.py

Shard Cloud Configuration

.shardcloud

DISPLAY_NAME=Discord Bot
DESCRIPTION=My Discord Bot
MAIN=main.py
MEMORY=512
VERSION=recommended

Inviting Your Bot

Go to the Developer Portal
Select your bot → OAuth2 → URL Generator
Check “bot” scope
Select required permissions
Copy and open the generated URL to invite your bot

Deploying

Prepare Your Files

Ensure you have:

Your bot code file
package.json (Node.js) or requirements.txt (Python)
.shardcloud

Exclude Unnecessary Files

Remove: node_modules/, __pycache__/, venv/

Create ZIP Archive

Compress your project folder.

Upload to Shard Cloud

Go to Shard Cloud Dashboard and upload.

Testing

After deployment, test your bot by sending !ping in a server where your bot is present. It should reply with “Pong!”.

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting

Bot not responding

Verify your bot token is correct
Check that intents are enabled in Developer Portal
Review logs in the Shard Cloud dashboard

Missing permissions

Re-invite your bot with the necessary permissions enabled.

Introduction

Platform Features

Bot Platforms

API Frameworks

Website Frameworks

How to Host Discord Bots

Introduction

Creating a Discord Bot Application

Creating Your Bot

Setup

Basic Bot Code

Package.json

Shard Cloud Configuration

Setup

Basic Bot Code

Requirements.txt

Shard Cloud Configuration

Inviting Your Bot

Deploying

Testing

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting

​Introduction

​Creating a Discord Bot Application

​Creating Your Bot

​Setup

​Basic Bot Code

​Package.json

​Shard Cloud Configuration

​Setup

​Basic Bot Code

​Requirements.txt

​Shard Cloud Configuration

​Inviting Your Bot

​Deploying

​Testing

​Additional Resources

​Troubleshooting

Introduction

Creating a Discord Bot Application

Creating Your Bot

Setup

Basic Bot Code

Package.json

Shard Cloud Configuration

Setup

Basic Bot Code

Requirements.txt

Shard Cloud Configuration

Inviting Your Bot

Deploying

Testing

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting