General

• How to change your application's timezone

  Is your project's time wrong? Servers run on UTC-0. See how to set the timezone in your code (JS and Python).Few readers

• How to keep Discord bots online 24/7

  How to keep your Discord bot online 24/7: error handling, rate limits, reconnection, memory management and production monitoring.Few readers

• Workflow (GitHub Actions): automated deploy

  Automate deploys on Square Cloud with Workflows (GitHub Actions): external build, the official Action with commit and --restart, and secrets.Few readers

• How to use Auto Restart on Square Cloud

  How to use Auto Restart on Square Cloud: enable AUTORESTART=true to restart your application automatically after a crash.Few readers

Discord

• How to create a Discord bot from scratch

  How to create a Discord bot from scratch: register in the Developer Portal, protect the token, set the intents and ship your first code.Popular

• How to host a Discord bot 24/7

  How to host a Discord bot 24/7 on Square Cloud: prepare the dependencies, deploy via Dashboard or CLI and set the ENVs.Some readers

• Sharding on Discord: how to scale your bot (2,500+)

  Sharding on Discord: split your bot's load into shards to pass 2,500 servers. How to implement and configure it on Square Cloud.Popular

• Discord API rate limits (429 error): how to avoid them

  Bot getting 429 (Too Many Requests) errors from Discord? Understand rate limits and use queues, cache and backoff to avoid blocks.Popular

• Bot not reading messages? Enable the Message Content Intent

  Discord bot not reading messages? Enable the Message Content Intent (Privileged Intents) in the Developer Portal and code. Step by step.Some readers

• discord.js or discord.py: which one to choose

  discord.js or discord.py? Compare the two most-used Discord bot libraries (JavaScript vs Python) and choose the best one to start.Popular

• How to create a music bot (Lavalink)

  Learn how to host a Discord music bot with Lavalink on Square Cloud. Step-by-step tutorial in Python and Node.js, including YouTube IP block fixes.Few readers

• LoginFailure: Improper token (401) — TOKEN_INVALID: how to fix

  Bot with 'LoginFailure: Improper token has been passed' (401) or TOKEN_INVALID? Learn how to regenerate and set the token on Square Cloud.Popular

• Lavalink closed abnormally (1006): how to fix

  Lavalink closing with 'closed abnormally (1006)'? Fix the version mismatch and the ports (80/443) on Square Cloud.Few readers

Telegram

• How to host a Telegram bot 24/7

  How to host a Telegram bot 24/7 on Square Cloud. The bot API is free: create it in BotFather, protect the token and stay online.Few readers