Deploy a Node.js Discord bot

A Victus Discord bot is just a panel server running a Node.js egg. You get a Console, a Files tab, a Startup tab and power controls — the same layout as a game server, but the process it runs is your bot instead of a game. You will need a bot application + token from the Discord Developer Portal (discord.com/developers/applications), your code (in Git or ready to upload), and a bot plan ordered from billing.victuscloud.com (it provisions into control.victuscloud.com automatically). This guide takes a discord.js bot from zero to online.

Step 1 — Get your code onto the server

1. 1Git (recommended): open the Startup tab and set the Git repository address (and branch) variable to your repo. On the next start/reinstall the egg clones it, and you can turn on auto-update to pull the latest on every restart.
2. 2Upload: open the Files tab, drag in your project (or upload a .zip and use the "Unarchive" action). Make sure package.json and your entry file (for example index.js) sit in the server root, not inside an extra nested folder.

Step 2 — Point the Startup tab at your entry file

The Node.js egg runs a command like node <file>. In the Startup tab, set the main-file / bot-JS-file variable to your entry point (commonly index.js, bot.js, or src/index.js). The dependency install runs automatically on start, so the effective startup usually resolves to npm install && node index.js. Keep a valid package.json in the server root, and never hardcode your token — provide it via a Startup variable or .env (see "Set your bot token (environment variables)").

{
  "name": "my-bot",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node index.js"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "discord.js": "^14.14.1"
  }
}

Step 3 — Start it and watch the Console

1. 1Press Start. The Console shows dependency installation, then your bot booting.
2. 2A healthy discord.js bot logs something like "Ready! Logged in as MyBot#1234".
3. 3If it exits immediately, read the last lines of the Console — see "View logs and debug a crashing bot".