Lavalink hosting
Lavalink nodes
Lavalink is the audio server most Discord music bots rely on: it finds tracks, decodes them and streams them to voice channels, so your bot does not have to. A Lavalink node from Rackyard is yours alone, on an AMD EPYC 7662 in Miami, sized by memory from 1 GB for a private bot to 8 GB for a large bot serving several shards.
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Lavalink plans
| Plan | CPU | Memory | Storage | Price | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavalink MonoA private music bot | 1 vCPU | 1 GB | 5 GB | ₹119/mo$1.25/mo€1.12/mo£0.94/mo | Configure |
| Lavalink StereoA music bot in a few dozen servers | 2 vCPU | 2 GB | 8 GB | ₹238/mo$2.51/mo€2.24/mo£1.87/mo | Configure |
| Lavalink SurroundA music bot in hundreds of servers | 2 vCPU | 3 GB | 10 GB | ₹357/mo$3.76/mo€3.37/mo£2.81/mo | Configure |
| Lavalink StudioPublic music bots with filters | 3 vCPU | 4 GB | 12 GB | ₹476/mo$5.01/mo€4.49/mo£3.74/mo | Configure |
| Lavalink ConcertBusy public bots, many players at once | 3 vCPU | 6 GB | 16 GB | ₹714/mo$7.52/mo€6.73/mo£5.61/mo | Configure |
| Lavalink ArenaLarge bots serving several shards | 4 vCPU | 8 GB | 20 GB | ₹952/mo$10.03/mo€8.97/mo£7.48/mo | Configure |
- Lavalink MonoA private music bot₹119/mo$1.25/mo€1.12/mo£0.94/mo
- CPU
- 1 vCPU
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB
- Lavalink StereoA music bot in a few dozen servers₹238/mo$2.51/mo€2.24/mo£1.87/mo
- CPU
- 2 vCPU
- Memory
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 8 GB
- Lavalink SurroundA music bot in hundreds of servers₹357/mo$3.76/mo€3.37/mo£2.81/mo
- CPU
- 2 vCPU
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB
- Lavalink StudioPublic music bots with filters₹476/mo$5.01/mo€4.49/mo£3.74/mo
- CPU
- 3 vCPU
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 12 GB
- Lavalink ConcertBusy public bots, many players at once₹714/mo$7.52/mo€6.73/mo£5.61/mo
- CPU
- 3 vCPU
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Storage
- 16 GB
- Lavalink ArenaLarge bots serving several shards₹952/mo$10.03/mo€8.97/mo£7.48/mo
- CPU
- 4 vCPU
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
What can you run on it?
- A private music bot for your own server
- Music bots in dozens or hundreds of servers
- Public bots with audio filters
- Large bots playing to many channels at once
About Lavalink hosting
More on plans, billing and support in the FAQ.
What is Lavalink?
Lavalink is a standalone audio server for Discord bots, written in Java. Your bot sends it instructions over a WebSocket and a REST API, and Lavalink does the heavy work of loading tracks and streaming them to Discord, which keeps the bot itself light and responsive.
Why not use a free public node?
A public node is shared with everyone who found its password. It can slow down, fill up or disappear without warning, and your bot goes quiet with it. A node of your own has only your players on it, and you control its sources and its plugins.
How much memory does a Lavalink node need?
As a guide: 1 GB for a private music bot, 2 GB for a bot in a few dozen servers, 3 GB for a bot in hundreds of servers, 4 GB for public bots using filters, 6 GB for busy public bots with many players at once, and 8 GB for large bots serving several shards.
Which Java version does Lavalink need?
Lavalink requires Java 17 or newer.
Can Lavalink play YouTube?
Lavalink’s built-in YouTube source is deprecated. Current setups turn it off and use the separate youtube-source plugin instead, configured in application.yml. It is worth checking the terms of any source your bot plays from.
Is there an uptime guarantee?
Yes. The SLA covers every paid plan, with a target of 99.9% availability each month and one free day added for every 2 hours of downtime. It covers our platform, not outages at Discord or at the sites your audio comes from.