Hosting Information
Note
This doc is written for the hosting section of the getting started guide. Please take a look if you don’t know how to host Red.
First, we would like to make something clear:
Warning
Due to their inability to handle Red’s data structure and meet the conditions of being a supported platform; platforms such as Heroku, Pterodactyl, repl.it, Termux and alike are NOT officially supported. Docker support found in GitHub is also a work in progress and not ready for daily use. Workarounds for getting Red running on those platforms are imperfect due to Red’s nature. You will not be able to receive support if an issue occurs when hosting on any of these platforms.
Hosting on a VPS or Dedicated Server
Warning
Please be aware that a Linux server is controlled through a command line. If you don’t know Unix basics, please take a look at DigitalOcean’s tutorial: An Introduction to Linux Basics.
Self Hosting
Choosing a Provider
Tip
You will have better results with Audio when the region in your Discord server settings is closer to the bulk of the server’s audience and the location you picked for your Red host.