Ok so WTF is this:

Let's say you've made a discord bot on visual studio code but want it on 100% of the time. Heroku provides a free server (kind of like replit.com but you get to use any IDE)!

Instructions:

1. Create a requirements.txt for your repository and add git+https://github.com/nextcord/nextcord (whatever github library you're using)
2. Create a Procfile.txt for your repo and add Worker: python main.py (make sure filename = main.py)
3. Log on to Heroku and create a new app
4. Go to Settings --> Add Buildpack --> Add Python (Or whatever language you are using)
5. Go to Deploy --> Connect with Github --> Choose the branch that you put your main.py code in
6. Deploy the branch --> Go to Resources --> Edit & turn on Worker python main.py (refresh if needed)
7. Give Heroku around a minute and see your results

Note: You have the option to use a config var (think of a .env file) to hide your API keys

1. Go to Settings --> Config Vars --> Create a {key} to call and the api key {value}
2. In your main.py file add import os and token = os.getenv('your_key'). Call this variable wherever needed
3. Make sure to redeploy your branch so that heroku runs the updated code

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Documentation & Other Method (Harder one in my opinion):

• https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/how-heroku-works
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPvg9bndP1U&t=406s

Important Notice

Please note that as of 2023, Discord has required a rule pertaining to discord bots called "gateway intents." For more information on gateway intents, see https://www.pythondiscord.com/pages/tags/intents/