LAVALINKGRID
COMMUNITY-POWERED AUDIO STREAMING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DISCORD BOTS
ACTIVE NODES
BROWSE COMMUNITY-HOSTED LAVALINK SERVERS
WHY CHOOSE GRID
ENTERPRISE-GRADE FEATURES FOR FREE
ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
LEVERAGE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POWER WITHOUT PAYING FOR EXPENSIVE VPS INSTANCES OR DEDICATED SERVERS. COMPLETELY FREE TO USE.
GLOBAL LATENCY CONTROL
CHOOSE NODES CLOSEST TO YOUR DISCORD VOICE REGIONS TO MINIMIZE PACKET LOSS AND ELIMINATE AUDIO STUTTERING.
AUTOMATED VERIFICATION
OUR SYSTEM TRACKS UPTIME, MEMORY USAGE, AND PLAYER LOAD 24/7, ENSURING YOU ONLY SEE HEALTHY NODES.
DDoS PROTECTION
MOST DIRECTORY NODES ARE ROUTED THROUGH CLOUDFLARE OR EQUIVALENT PROXIES, SAFEGUARDING YOUR BOT'S AUDIO STREAM.
WEBSOCKET OPTIMIZATION
LOW-LEVEL WEBSOCKET TUNING FOR ZERO-DELAY PLAYBACK, ENSURING INSTANT PAUSE, RESUME, AND SEEK OPERATIONS.
V4 PROTOCOL SUPPORT
FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH LAVALINK V4 SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING PLUGINS FOR SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, AND MORE.
INTEGRATION EXAMPLES
QUICK SETUP FOR POPULAR LIBRARIES
const { Shoukaku, Connectors } = require('shoukaku');
const { Client, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildVoiceStates] });
const nodes = [
{
name: 'COMMUNITY-NODE-1',
url: 'node1.lavalink.directory:2333',
auth: 'youshallnotpass',
secure: false
}
];
const shoukaku = new Shoukaku(new Connectors.DiscordJS(client), nodes);
shoukaku.on('error', (_, error) => console.error('Lavalink Error:', error));
shoukaku.on('ready', (name) => console.log(`Node ${name} is now connected`));
client.login('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
IS IT REALLY FREE?
YES. ALL NODES LISTED IN THIS DIRECTORY ARE HOSTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS. THEY ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO USE FOR ANY DISCORD BOT, REGARDLESS OF SIZE.
HOW DO I ADD MY OWN NODE?
CLICK THE 'ADD_NODE' BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. SUBMIT YOUR NODE'S CREDENTIALS AND ENDPOINT. OUR AUTOMATED SYSTEM WILL VERIFY ITS HEALTH BEFORE LISTING IT PUBLICLY.
WHICH LAVALINK VERSION IS SUPPORTED?
THE MAJORITY OF OUR NODES RUN LAVALINK V3 OR V4. THE SPECIFIC VERSION, ALONG WITH LOADED PLUGINS, IS DISPLAYED ON EACH NODE'S DETAILED CARD.
CAN I USE THESE FOR LARGE BOTS?
WHILE PUBLIC NODES ARE GREAT, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND IMPLEMENTING A FAILOVER SYSTEM FOR BOTS IN OVER 1,000 SERVERS. RELYING ON A SINGLE FREE NODE FOR MASSIVE TRAFFIC IS RISKY.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A NODE GOES OFFLINE?
OUR DIRECTORY PINGS ALL NODES EVERY 60 SECONDS. IF A NODE FAILS THREE CONSECUTIVE PINGS, IT IS TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVE GRID UNTIL IT RECOVERS.
ARE CUSTOM PLUGINS SUPPORTED?
MANY HOSTS PRE-LOAD PLUGINS LIKE LAVA-SRC (FOR SPOTIFY/APPLE MUSIC) OR FILTER PLUGINS. CHECK THE 'PLUGINS' BADGE ON THE NODE DETAILS DIALOG FOR SPECIFICS.
IS YOUTUBE PLAYBACK SUPPORTED?
DUE TO RECENT YOUTUBE RESTRICTIONS, SOME NODES MAY STRUGGLE WITH YOUTUBE PLAYBACK UNLESS THEY CONFIGURE IPV6 ROTATION. WE RECOMMEND USING SPOTIFY OR SOUNDCLOUD SOURCES.
HOW DO I REPORT A MALICIOUS NODE?
IF YOU DETECT A NODE INTERCEPTING TRAFFIC OR PERFORMING MALICIOUS ACTIONS, JOIN OUR DISCORD AND OPEN A TICKET. WE WILL BLACKLIST THE HOST PERMANENTLY.