Nov 30 Docs Update (#56)

* Nov 30 Docs Update

- Remove additional hosting considerations page. (I do not feel like the information I was intending on putting there is substantial enough for its own page, and most of it is not relevant for most users)
- Move setting-up-auto-restart into the local hosting vps category. It does not make sense for it to be on its own because the guide only applies to local hosting/vps
- Add details regarding the official hosting on the recommended hosts page
- Remove Windows 10 from the list of supported local hosting operating systems, and add it to the list of OS's no longer recieving security updates
- Add instructions in Windows hosting guide to note the requirement to turn on file extension viewing to create a file named ".env"
- Expand on reasons for not supporting wispbyte hosting
- add note that wispbyte was previously pylex
- add embiotic hosting to our list of unrecommended hosts
- delete page for video tutorials as we do not have any at this time, or a plan for any in the near future
- Edit the updating page to remove mention of bot updating automatically by default as this is no longer the case.
- Update heroku pricing and student offer information

* Update installation/heroku.md to reflect in years instead of months

Co-authored-by: Cyrus Yip <cyruscmyip1@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Stephen <48072084+StephenDaDev@users.noreply.github.com>

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Signed-off-by: Stephen <48072084+StephenDaDev@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Cyrus Yip <cyruscmyip1@gmail.com>

Author: StephenDaDev

.gitbook/assets/embotic-hosting.png

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 * [Introduction](README.md)
 * [Choosing a Host](choose-host/README.md)
-  * [Additional Considerations](choose-host/choose-host1.md)
   * [Recommended Hosts](choose-host/recommended-hosts.md)
   * [Unrecommended Hosts](choose-host/unrecommended-hosts.md)
 * [Installation](installation/README.md)
@@ -16,10 +15,10 @@
     * [Alma Linux](installation/local-hosting-vps/almalinux.md)
     * [Logviewer](installation/local-hosting-vps/logviewer.md)
     * [Patreon logviewer](installation/local-hosting-vps/patreon\_logviewer.md)
+    * [Setting up auto-restart](installation/local-hosting-vps/setting-up-auto-restart.md)
   * [Railway](installation/railway.md)
   * [Heroku](installation/heroku.md)
   * [Community Guides](installation/community-guides.md)
-* [Setting up auto-restart](setting-up-auto-restart.md)
 * [Updating](updating.md)
 * [Getting Started](getting-started.md)
 * [Usage](usage-guide/README.md)
@@ -38,4 +37,3 @@
   * [Frequently Asked Questions](<frequently-asked-questions (1).md>)
   * [Modmail Usage](modmail-usage.md)
   * [Updating](<updating (1).md>)
-  * [Video Tutorials](video-tutorials.md)

SUMMARY.md

@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ description: These hosts are hosts we, and members of our community have had suc
 {% hint style="info" %} The Modmail Team does not have any affiliation with any hosting providers or platforms. {% endhint %}
 
 ## Official Modmail Hosting
-[See details on the Hosting page](../choose-host/README.md).
+
+The Modmail team provides official hosting of the bot using Buy Me a Coffee. Monthly plans start at $4/month.
+
+Most plans also include premium logviewer, which allows locking a Loglink using OAuth Discord Login, and a dashboard.
+
+Official Hosting is run on redundant servers with automatic failover.
+
+See details on [Buy Me a Coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/modmaildev/membership).
 
 ## VPS Providers
 

choose-host/choose-host1.md

@@ -24,11 +24,23 @@ description: These hosts are hosts we, and members of our community have had lit
 
 - [Website](https://wispbyte.com/)
 - Similar setup and issues as Bot-Hosting.net — shared resources and inconsistent reliability.  
+- Wispbyte's support team has also been seen to suggest random breaking changes to attempt to make the bot run. They do not work.
 
 ### Karlo Hosting
 - [Website](https://karlo-hosting.com/)
 - Another free or low cost hosting provider based on the Pterodactyl panel, our users have reported unusual difficulties deploying Modmail with this host due to their specific Pterodactyl configuration and limitations.
 
+### Embotic Hosting
+- [Website](https://client.embotic.xyz/)
+- Despite claiming to provide a VPS, they do not do so, and hosting Modmail is likely not possible. See the response from company representatives below:
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>1x Screenshot</summary>
+<figure><img src="../.gitbook/assets/embotic-hosting.png" alt="It seems like the bot would simply not be compatible as it seems to need a higher level of permissons(system-level) which we do not provide for security reasons. You can try to find a workaround to run it in the userspace but I'm not sure wether that might work."></figure>
+
+
+</details>
 
 {% hint style="danger" %}
 ### Why These Are Not Recommended
@@ -40,4 +52,4 @@ These hosts generally:
 
 If you value stability, security, and consistent uptime, avoid free or oversold shared hosts.  
 Refer to [Choosing a Host](../choose-host/README.md) for guidance on reliable alternatives.
-{% endhint %}
+{% endhint %}

choose-host/recommended-hosts.md

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Heroku is a container-based cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS). Developers use H
 
 ## Costs
 
-Unfortunately, Heroku is no longer free-of-charge. You will need at least their Eco plan, which currently costs $5 USD per month. See their [pricing page ](https://www.heroku.com/pricing)for more info and up-to-date prices.
+Unfortunately, Heroku is no longer free-of-charge. You will need at least their Eco plan, which currently costs $5 USD per month. See their [pricing page](https://www.heroku.com/pricing) for more info and up-to-date prices.
 
-If you are a higher-education student, you may be eligible for their [student offer](https://www.heroku.com/github-students), which grants you $13 USD of credits per month for 12 months—enough to host Modmail free for one year.
+If you are a higher-education student, you *may* be eligible for their [student offer](https://www.heroku.com/github-students), which grants you $13 USD of credits per month for 24 months—enough to host Modmail free for two years.
 
 ## Fork our GitHub repositories
 

choose-host/unrecommended-hosts.md

@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 description: Hosting the patreon logviewer on the cloud or on your own computer.
 ---
 
-# Patreon logviewer
+# Patreon Logviewer
+
+{% hint style="danger" %}
+The Modmail team is no longer supporting or encouraging the self-hosting of the Patreon logviewer. This guide is saved for archive reasons only. This guide does not have any use to nearly any users. If you want to self-host the normal logviewer, this is supported. Please see the [Logviewer Hosting Guide](logviewer.md).
+{% endhint %}
+
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>Archived Patreon Logviewer Guide</summary>
 
 This logviewer hosting tutorial is written assuming you have already set up your bot and are running Ubuntu 20.04-22.04.
 
@@ -104,3 +113,5 @@ sudo pm2 start logviewer.sh --name "logviewer" && sudo pm2 save
 ```
 
 More info on how to use pm2 can be found [on pm2's website](https://pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/quick-start/).
+
+</details>

installation/heroku.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Guide on how to update the Modmail bot.
 
 # Updating
 
-Your Modmail is set to auto-update itself by default, but you can also run the `?update` command on your bot manually, replacing `?` with your bot prefix.
+You can run the `?update` command on your bot manually, replacing `?` with your bot prefix.
 
 If for some reason your update command isn't working correctly, you can update your bot by going into your Modmail folder and pulling the latest changes from GitHub with the steps below.