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Resources tuned for Discord bots

Discord bots have a unique resource profile compared to web applications or game servers. They maintain a persistent WebSocket connection to the Discord gateway, handle event-driven workloads that spike during busy hours, and often rely on in-memory caches for guild data, user permissions, and command cooldowns. The resource allocations on MonkeyBytes are specifically calibrated for this pattern of usage, ensuring that your bot has enough headroom to handle traffic spikes without wasting resources that sit idle.

Everything you need to manage your bots

The MonkeyBytes control panel is built on the Pterodactyl Panel, an open-source server management platform trusted by hosting providers worldwide. It provides a browser-based interface for every aspect of bot management, from uploading files and editing configuration to monitoring resource usage and reading live logs. You do not need to install any software on your local machine beyond an SFTP client for file transfers. The panel works on desktop and mobile browsers, so you can check on your bot or restart it from your phone if needed.

Automation and reliability baked in

A Discord bot that goes offline regularly loses its users' trust. Guild administrators will replace an unreliable bot with an alternative, and rebuilding that trust is difficult. MonkeyBytes includes several automation features designed to keep your bot running with minimal manual intervention, so you can focus on developing new features rather than babysitting a process.

How our infrastructure works

Understanding how your bot is hosted helps you make better decisions about resource usage, deployment strategies, and troubleshooting. MonkeyBytes runs on dedicated hardware using containerisation technology to isolate each bot in its own secure environment. This section explains the technical architecture that keeps your bot running reliably.

Each bot on MonkeyBytes runs inside its own Docker container, which is a lightweight, isolated environment that behaves like a small virtual machine. Docker containers share the host operating system's kernel but have their own file system, network stack, and process space. This means your bot cannot see or interfere with other bots on the same physical server, and other bots cannot access your files or consume your allocated resources. The container is built from a base image that includes the runtime for your chosen language, such as Node.js 18 or Python 3.11, along with common system libraries that bot frameworks depend on.

Resource allocation is enforced at the container level using Linux control groups, commonly known as cgroups. When your bot is allocated 1GB of RAM, the container is hard-limited to that amount. If your bot attempts to use more memory than allocated, the process will receive an out-of-memory signal rather than being allowed to consume memory that belongs to other containers. CPU allocation works similarly, with each container receiving a guaranteed share of processor time. This enforcement ensures that one bot experiencing a memory leak or CPU spike cannot degrade performance for other bots on the same node.

The physical servers that host MonkeyBytes are located in a data centre with redundant power supplies, network connectivity, and cooling systems. The servers use SSD storage for all container volumes, which provides fast read and write speeds for file operations. Network connectivity is routed through the data centre's upstream providers, ensuring low latency to Discord's API servers in Europe. The infrastructure is monitored around the clock, and the platform administrators receive alerts for hardware failures, network issues, or unusual resource consumption patterns that could indicate a problem.

Security and data protection

Security is a fundamental concern when hosting a Discord bot, because your bot token grants full access to your bot's Discord account. If a token is compromised, an attacker can impersonate your bot, access servers it belongs to, and potentially cause significant harm to your community. MonkeyBytes takes several measures to protect your data and credentials from unauthorized access.

All connections to the control panel and SFTP service are encrypted using TLS, which prevents eavesdropping on your credentials and file transfers. The control panel itself requires authentication, and each user account has access only to their own servers. There is no shared access between accounts unless you explicitly grant sub-user permissions to another person. SFTP credentials are unique to each server and are separate from your panel login, providing an additional layer of access control. If you suspect that your SFTP credentials have been compromised, you can regenerate them from the panel without affecting your bot's operation.

Environment variables, where you store your bot token and other secrets, are handled with particular care. They are stored in the platform's configuration database and injected into your container at startup. They are not visible in the file manager, not included in backups that could be downloaded, and not logged in console output by default. You should still follow best practices such as never printing your token to the console and never committing it to a version control repository. If you believe your bot token has been compromised, regenerate it immediately through the Discord Developer Portal and update the environment variable on the panel.

Container isolation, as described in the infrastructure section, also serves a security purpose. Because each bot runs in its own container with its own file system, a vulnerability in one bot's code cannot be used to access another bot's files or environment variables. The container's network access is restricted to outbound connections only, meaning other containers on the same host cannot initiate connections to your bot's internal services. This defence-in-depth approach means that even if one layer of security is bypassed, additional layers remain in place to protect your data.