Deploying Your First Discord.js or Python Bot

### Overview SM Cloud Discord Bot Hosting provides isolated container runtimes for Node.js (v18, v20, v22) and Python (3.10, 3.11, 3.12). ### Step 1: Uploading Your Code You can upload files in two ways: - **Web File Manager:** Go to your bot panel > Files, and drag-and-drop your zipped project or individual files. - **SFTP:** Use FileZilla or WinSCP using your SFTP credentials shown on the panel settings page. ### Step 2: Installing Dependencies - For **Node.js**: Ensure you have a valid `package.json`. On first startup, the panel automatically runs `npm install` or `pnpm install`. - For **Python**: Include a `requirements.txt` file. The startup script executes `pip install -r requirements.txt`. ### Step 3: Managing Secrets (.env) Never hardcode your bot token in your repository! 1. Go to **Startup** settings in the panel. 2. Under Environment Variables, add `DISCORD_TOKEN` and set your secret token. 3. Access it in code with `process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN` in JavaScript or `os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN')` in Python.