Hosting gratis para bots de Discord: guía práctica 2026

Antonin Courtadon, founder of ACLClouds, explains the importance of free Discord bot hosting. Free hosting plans often have time limits, resource limits, or both, so it's crucial to understand what "free" means in each offer. The guide uses ACLClouds' free offering as an example, providing a checklist valid for any provider. Three things are needed for a bot to be "24/7": its process must start, survive power outages and memory spikes, and have an active hosting period.

Many free offers expire without renewal, causing the bot to stop even if the code is correct. ACLClouds' free plan allows 1 bot, 315 MB RAM, 0.25 vCPU, 715 MB storage, uploads up to 100 MB, and 4 days of free hosting that can be renewed without cost. Each bot has its own SFTP access, Discord token, console with logs, and automatic detection of the start-up file.

The resources are modest, suitable for moderation, welcome bots, ticket systems, or utility bots with few commands. However, they may not suffice for bots that cache thousands of members, load large AI models, or continuously transcode video. Before choosing a plan, check the following criteria: duration and renewal, RAM usage, CPU consumption, storage for logs and downloads, and upload size limits.

The provided checklist includes renewal and resource usage details specific to the ACLClouds free plan. To keep a bot online, ensure the process starts, survives power outages and memory spikes, and remains within the active hosting period. Free plans often expire without notice, so it's essential to renew them before the deadline, usually 2 days before expiration or when the bot is suspended. After renewal, save the bot's code in a private Git repository to easily redeploy it if needed.