Discord Bot on Heroku Suddenly Stopped Working

I’m having trouble with my Discord bot hosted on Heroku. It was running fine but now it’s offline. I’m new to Heroku and don’t know much about it. I tried redeploying a GitHub branch, but that didn’t work out.

The logs show some errors:

app[worker.1]: at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
app[worker.1]: at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:693:10)
app[worker.1]: at startup (bootstrap_node.js:191:16)
app[worker.1]: at bootstrap_node.js:612:3
heroku[worker.1]: State changed from up to crashed
heroku[worker.1]: Process exited with status 1

When I try opening the app, I see this message:

heroku[router]: at=error code=H14 desc="No web processes running" method=GET path="/" host=myapp.herokuapp.com

Can anyone help me figure out why my bot crashed and how I can get it back online?

It looks like your Heroku app is experiencing a common issue. The error message ‘No web processes running’ suggests that Heroku is trying to start a web dyno, but your Discord bot likely doesn’t have one defined. For a Discord bot, you typically want a worker dyno instead.

Check your Procfile to ensure it’s set up correctly. It should contain something like:

worker: python your_bot_file.py

Also, make sure you have at least one worker dyno active in your Heroku dashboard. Go to the Resources tab and verify that the worker dyno is turned on.

If these steps don’t resolve the issue, review your code for any recent changes that might have introduced errors. The crash log you provided doesn’t give much detail, so you may need to add more comprehensive error logging to pinpoint the exact problem.

Lastly, double-check that your environment variables (like your Discord token) are correctly set in Heroku’s config vars section.

yo, sounds like ur heroku setup’s messed up. check ur Procfile, make sure it’s set for a worker not web. also, peep ur dynos in the dashboard - worker should be on. if that don’t fix it, might be some code issues. add better error logging n see what’s up. good luck man!

I’ve dealt with similar Heroku issues before. From what I can see, your bot’s probably crashing due to a configuration mismatch. First, double-check your Procfile. It should specify a worker dyno, not a web dyno. Something like ‘worker: python bot.py’ ought to do it.

Next, head over to your Heroku dashboard and make sure the worker dyno is actually running. Sometimes they get turned off automatically if you’re on a free tier and hit your monthly limit.

If that doesn’t solve it, you might have a code issue. Try running your bot locally to see if you can replicate the crash. Add some more detailed logging to your code to pinpoint where it’s failing.

Also, check if any of your bot’s dependencies have updated recently. Sometimes a library update can break things unexpectedly. Good luck getting it back online!