How I built a Discord 'ship-tracker' bot in a weekend (and the 3-process architecture that keeps it alive 24/7)

Disclosure: I'm a senior backend tech lead and I run HostingGuru. This bot runs on HostingGuru's Pro tier — but the architecture (web service + worker + scheduled job) works on any platform that supports those three primitives. I'll point out where each piece runs. I co-run a small Discord community for indie founders building dev tools. About 220 members, mostly early-stage SaaS people, lots of Claude Code / Cursor enthusiasts. Every Monday I used to manually scroll through the previous week's