Frequently Asked Questions

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All plans, even 4$ plan, use the below specification:

• CPU: AMD EPYC Milan
• SSD: Samsung Enterprise NVMe Storage
• Public Network Port: 10Gbps | 40Gbps (depends on location)

CPU vCore	RAM GB	Storage GB	Price US$
1	2	10	$4
2	4	20	$6
2	8	35	$9
4	12	50	$12
6	24	100	$22
8	32	125	$29
8	48	150	$39
12	64	200	$49
16	96	250	$69

2. FFmpeg/avconv not found

Reason:

• FFmpeg is not installed

Solution:

• Install FFmpeg on: Windows - Linux (Ubuntu, Mint,...)

  Download FFmpeg from this repo if the download links are not available

Note:

• Do NOT install ffmpeg npm package. Uninstall it if installed with npm uninstall ffmpeg

3. The song ends instantly without any errors - Error: write EPIPE

Reason:

• This is due to your ffmpeg version is not stable. Mostly due to you are installed ffmpeg-static.

Solution:

• Uninstall ffmpeg-static or your ffmpeg current version and install FFmpeg with the guide above.

How to uninstall ffmpeg-static

npm uninstall ffmpeg-static
npm ci --no-optional
npm update

If it still happens after using this workaround, delete node_modules folder and package-lock.json file then run npm install.
It should work when npm ls ffmpeg-static returns (empty).

4. Error: Cannot find module '@discordjs/opus'
RangeError: Source is too large
RangeError: offset is out of bounds

Reason:

• @discordjs/opus package is not installed, or you installed node-opus, opusscript package

Solution:

• Install @discordjs/opus package. Uninstall node-opus, opusscript if installed

npm uninstall opusscript node-opus
npm install @discordjs/opus

5. Error: Status code: 429 | 403

Reason:

• It is caused by requesting YouTube videos too fast.

Solution:

• Use youtubeCookie option (Guide).

You have to sign in before getting the cookie. And you may have to wait for YouTube to unblock your IP after getting this error.

6. Sign in to confirm your age

Reason:

• Playing YouTube age-restricted videos

Solution:

• Use youtubeCookie option (Guide) from an account can play age restricted videos

7. Error: VOICE_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT

Reason:

• It is caused by your hosting/VPS network

Solution:

1. Try to join the voice channel with <DisTube>.voices.join(voiceChannel) before using DisTube.play().
   You can retry if this function throws the above error.

2. Use a better network service (like the above VPS)

My bot plays a random song after finishing all the queue
How to turn off autoplay
How to change queue's default properties

Reason:

• Autoplay is on by default.

Solution:

• To turn it on/off by a command, use toggleAutoplay().
• To change the queue's default setting, use initQueue event.