Run & Maintain Your Bot
1. WHAT DOES 24/7 REALLY MEAN?
For Aurora to stay online:
the machine must stay powered on
the bot process must keep running
the internet connection must stay active
If any of those stop, the bot goes offline.
2. SIMPLE OPTION — KEEP THE TERMINAL OPEN
The easiest method is:
start the bot manually
leave the terminal window open
keep the server machine running
This works fine for beginners, but if the computer restarts or the window closes, Aurora stops.
3. Preferred — USE TASK SCHEDULER
If you want Aurora to start automatically when the server boots:
Open Task Scheduler
Create a new task
Set it to run at startup or login
Point it to your batch file or Python launch command
This is a great next step for more reliable uptime.
4. CHECK POWER AND WINDOWS UPDATE SETTINGS
Even if Aurora is configured correctly, Windows itself can interrupt uptime.
Things to watch for:
sleep mode
auto restarts
power outages
forced Windows updates
A bot can’t stay online if the host machine keeps restarting or sleeping.
5. UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS
A home-hosted bot is still dependent on your home setup.
That means:
internet outages = offline bot
machine restarts = offline bot
closed process = offline bot
That’s normal. Don’t let “24/7” make you feel like it has to be perfect.
Quick Recap - what did we do?
Learned what keeps a bot online
Set up an easier launch method
Looked at automatic startup options