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Gamekeeper – Discord bot for on-demand Hetzner dedicated game servers

by filipkrw·Mar 28, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidBig BrainSolve My Problem

Snapshot-based server lifecycle cuts $35/month to pay-per-session costs.

Strengths
  • •Snapshot-and-delete architecture genuinely solves the idle-server cost problem.
  • •Discord slash commands feel native to how gaming groups already communicate.
  • •Auto-shutdown detects player count and warns before killing the server.
Weaknesses
  • •Cold start from snapshot means slow setup time before playing.
  • •Requires pre-existing Hetzner snapshot and Cloudflare DNS configuration.
Category
Gaming
Target Audience

Small gaming groups running dedicated servers

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Post Description

I wanted me and my friends to have an Enshrouded dedicated game server, but I didn't want to pay $35+ per month for it.

We only tend to play a few days a week for a few hours, so I built a Discord bot that allows us to spin up the server on-demand. It runs until everyone leaves it and then auto-stops after 15 minutes.

It's built on top of Hetzner - it snapshots the full server state and deletes it on stop, then recreates it from the snapshot when needed. The setup is a bit slow, but pretty simple and cost-effective.

Disclaimer: I mostly vibe coded it with Claude, but it's simple enough for it not to be a big concern IMO.

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