Starting, stopping, and restarting your server

Your bot only runs while its server is started - here's how to control its power state.

Using the power controls

1. Log in to the panel and open your server.
2. Go to the Console tab.
3. In the top-right (or top of the console), you'll see power buttons: Start, Restart, Stop, and Kill.

• Start - boots up your bot. Use this after making changes to files or variables.
• Restart - stops then starts again in one step. Use this after most config changes.
• Stop - gracefully shuts your bot down (sends a stop signal and waits for it to exit cleanly).
• Kill - force-stops the server immediately. Only use this if Stop doesn't work after waiting a minute or two, since it doesn't give your bot a chance to shut down cleanly.

Reading the status indicator

Near the console, a small coloured dot/label shows the current state:

• Offline - not running.
• Starting - booting up (installing dependencies, connecting to Discord, etc. - can take a little while the first time).
• Running - online and active.
• Stopping - shutting down.

My bot shows "Running" but isn't responding on Discord

This usually points to something inside your bot's code or configuration (e.g. an invalid token, or the bot silently erroring after connecting) rather than the hosting itself - check the Console tab for error messages first. If the server itself looks healthy (Running, no crash loop) but the bot's behaviour is the issue, that falls under code-level support, which is outside what we cover - but let us know if you're unsure which side of that line it's on.