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For Discord groups who play together

Just ask. Your server’s ready.

Serverling is a bot for your Discord. Say what you want to play, in plain words. It sets up the server, posts how to join, and puts it to sleep when everyone logs off.

Get startedSee it in action

Today:Minecraft (Java)ValheimProject Zomboid

friday-night
miraFri 8:02 PM
Set up Valheim for six of us, call it The Longhouse
ServerlingBot8:06 PM
All set! Here’s how to join.
Valheim
The Longhouse
Running
2 of 6 on

How it works

Three steps. No terminal.

You never see a config file or a port number you don’t understand.

  1. Add the bot

    Invite Serverling to your Discord. Admins choose who can ask it for things.

  2. Just ask

    Type it like you’d say it to a friend. It checks a couple of details, then gets to work.

    “Start the Minecraft server.”

  3. Play

    It posts when the server’s ready and how to join. When everyone logs off, it naps.

    “Is anyone on?”

What it feels like

Friday night, sorted in one message.

Serverling asks before it acts, tells you when it’s done, and tidies up after. Step through a real-feeling evening.

friday-nightRecreated example
  1. miraFri 8:02 PM
    Set up Valheim for six of us, call it The Longhouse
  2. ServerlingBot8:02 PM
    Happy to. Two quick choices first, then I’ll get going.
    How many people will play?
  3. ServerlingBot8:02 PM
    Installing Valheim now. I’ll post here when it’s ready — usually a few minutes.
    Valheim
    The Longhouse
    Setting up
    Installing · about 4 min
  4. ServerlingBot8:06 PM
    Ready! The Longhouse is up.
    Valheim
    The Longhouse
    Running
    0 of 6 on
  5. jonah ✦ late again9:41 PM
    is anyone on?
  6. ServerlingBot9:41 PM
    Yes — mira and kai are on. 2 of 6 spots taken. Hop on!
  7. ServerlingBotSat 2:10 AM
    Everyone’s logged off, so I’ve put The Longhouse to sleep and backed it up. Your world is saved. Just ask when you want it back.
    Valheim
    The Longhouse
    Asleep
    Asleep · backed up
  8. kaiSat 11:20 AM
    delete the world lol
  9. ServerlingBot11:20 AM
    Only a server admin can do that, and this person has member permissions. A server admin can change what each role is allowed to do.
  10. miraSat 11:22 AM
    kai also burned our base down this morning. can we go back to last night?
  11. ServerlingBot11:22 AM
    Yes. I backed up The Longhouse when it went to sleep at 2:10 AM, before this morning. Restoring replaces everything since then, so an admin has to confirm.
    Needs confirmation

    Replace the world on “The Longhouse” with the backup from Sat 2:10 AM? The current world will be overwritten.

    Someone with admin permissions has to confirm

  12. ServerlingBot11:23 AM
    Done. The Longhouse is back to 2:10 AM, base and all. Start it whenever you’re ready.
    Valheim
    The Longhouse
    Asleep
    Restored · Sat 2:10 AM
  13. miraSat 11:24 AM
    ok, can we play Minecraft today instead? Install All the Mods 11, call it Spawn
  14. ServerlingBot11:24 AM
    Sure. The Longhouse stays asleep with its world saved. All the Mods 11 is a big pack, so Spawn costs a bit more per hour than Valheim. Installing it now.
    Minecraft · All the Mods 11
    Spawn
    Setting up
    Installing the modpack · about 10 min
  15. ServerlingBot11:34 AM
    All the Mods 11 is installed and Spawn is up. You only pay while it runs. Want Valheim back later? Just ask, and The Longhouse picks up where you left it.
    Minecraft · All the Mods 11
    Spawn
    Running
    0 of 6 on

Games today

Three games, run properly.

We test each game on our own hardware before we offer it. More are being tested now; they’ll appear here when they’re ready.

Minecraft (Java)

Survival or creative. Whitelist by asking: “Add Steve to the whitelist.”

Whitelist · game mode · difficulty

Valheim

Your longhouse, kept safe between sessions. Crossplay if you want it.

Crossplay · public or private

Project Zomboid

A long, slow apocalypse for your group. The world waits while you sleep.

Player count · public or private

Switch games whenever you like. Each world sleeps, saved, until you want it back.

Why you can trust it

The AI listens. Plain code decides.

An AI understands what you asked. Permissions, money and safety are handled by ordinary, tested code. They’re never left to the AI’s judgement.

It sleeps when you do

When everyone logs off, Serverling puts the server to sleep and keeps the world exactly as you left it. Nobody pays playing time for an empty server.

Admins stay in control

Anyone can ask to start a server. Deleting or restoring a world needs an admin to press Confirm. Always a human, never the bot alone.

Honest about cost

You see a game’s hourly rate before you create it, plus tax, in Canadian dollars. Money runs out? Servers sleep, worlds are kept. No surprise bills.

Pricing

Pay for the hours you play.

Top up your Discord’s balance, and it pays for your servers by the minute while they run. When everyone logs off, the server sleeps and costs nothing, unless its saved data passes 20 GB.

By the hour, for your group

Each game has an hourly rate for the size of your group. Before you create a server, the bot shows it, with an estimate for a month of your usual play.

Everyone can chip in

Anyone in your Discord can ask the bot for a payment link only they can use, and add to your balance. Admins can open a pot for one game, too.

Always on, coming later

Want a server that never sleeps? A flat monthly price on a dedicated machine is on its way. For now, servers sleep when everyone logs off.

Your first C$5 of play is free. We ask for a card to start, and only charge it when you add money or turn on automatic top-ups.

Rates

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Questions

Fair questions.

Do I need to know anything about servers?

No. If you can type a message in Discord, you can run a server. Serverling handles installs, updates, ports and passwords.

What happens when nobody’s playing?

Serverling puts the server to sleep and keeps your world. Ask it to start again and it wakes up, usually within a minute or two.

Can anyone in my Discord delete our world?

No. Destructive actions like deleting or restoring a world only happen when an admin presses Confirm.

Who pays?

Your Discord server has one balance. Admins can top it up, and anyone in your Discord can chip in with a payment link made just for them. Admins can also open a pot for a single game, so its players can fund it.

What happens when the balance runs out?

We post a heads-up in your Discord when it’s getting low. At zero, Serverling saves the world and puts the server to sleep. Nothing is deleted. Add money and it’s ready to start again.

Is there a waitlist?

Only if we’re full. Discord limits how many servers a new bot can join until Discord verifies it. If we reach that, new communities join a waitlist on their account page, and we let them in as room opens up.

Can I switch games?

Yes, whenever you like. Your other worlds sleep and are kept, ready to swap back in.

What does it cost, really?

The hourly rate for your game and group size while a server runs (the table above). Asleep, nothing, unless its saved data passes 20 GB. Plus tax, in Canadian dollars. That’s all. Your first C$5 of play is free.

Is this made by Discord?

No. Serverling is an independent bot made in Ottawa, Canada. It works inside Discord.

Opening soon.

Serverling is in a private trial with a few Discord communities, and opening to everyone soon. Want in early, or have a question? Write to us.

hello@serverling.ca