serenity by serenity-rs
A Rust library for the Discord API.
About serenity
From the project's README at github.com/serenity-rs/serenity. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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You may also check your tokens prior to login via the use of [].
Once logged in, you may add handlers to your client to dispatch []s, by implementing the handlers in a trait, such as []. This will cause your handler to be called when a [] is received. Each handler is given a [], giving information about the event. See the [client's module-level documentation].
The [] is transparently handled by the library, removing unnecessary complexity. Sharded connections are automatically handled for you. See the [gateway's documentation][gateway docs] for more information.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 5.5k | github.com/serenity-rs/serenity |
| GitHub forks | 666 | github.com/serenity-rs/serenity |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 1072k | serenity |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.5 years | since Nov 2016 |
| Last commit | 11 days ago | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 87 | last: 5 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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