Introducing the Fox3 Server Bot!

Coming February 1st. 2026

Full DCS Server Control — Directly From Discord

We’re excited to announce a major new capability for Fox3 customers: the Fox3 Server Bot, a Discord-native control system that lets you manage your Digital Combat Simulator servers in real time.

This is another step toward our core goal at Fox3: making DCS servers truly Ready to Fly.

What Is the Fox3 Server Bot?

The Fox3 Server Bot connects your Discord server directly to your DCS server using DCS-gRPC, a powerful community-driven interface that exposes real-time server controls through a secure API.

In plain terms: You type commands in Discord. Your DCS server responds immediately.

No guesswork. No delays. No “is the server even alive?” moments.

Built on DCS-gRPC: Real Control, Not Screen Scraping

Unlike bots that rely on log parsing or fragile workarounds, the Fox3 Server Bot talks directly to DCS through DCS-gRPC, which runs as a Lua hook inside the DCS server itself.

This gives us access to authoritative, real-time data and controls, including:

• Server health and version checks

• Mission status and rotation control

• Player lists and moderation actions

• Chat and on-screen messaging

• Pause, resume, restart, and shutdown operations

This is the same level of control you’d expect sitting at the server console, now safely exposed through Discord.

What You Can Do From Discord

Here’s a snapshot of what the Fox3 Server Bot can handle today:

🛠 Server Management

• Check server health and status

• Restart the current mission

• Load the next mission in rotation

• Load a specific mission by filename

• Stop missions or exit the DCS process

🎮 Player Management

• View connected players in real time

• Kick or ban players instantly

• Unban players and review ban lists

🗺 Mission & World Info

• See the current map (theatre)

• View mission time and server clock

• Check whether the server is paused

💬 Communication

• Send chat messages to the server

• Display on-screen messages to all players

All of this happens with clear success/failure feedback, so you always know exactly what the server did.

Secure by Design

Security was a non-negotiable requirement when building this system.

Here’s how we keep things locked down:

• No user-provided IPs or hostnames 

• Server targets are pulled only from Fox3’s internal database after authorization

• gRPC connections are restricted by IP allow lists (Fox3 master only)

• Default gRPC port (50051) is firewalled and isolated

• Commands are authorized per Discord server and per Fox3 server

In short:🛡 You can’t point the bot at anything it shouldn’t touch.

How this will help:

For squadron leaders, mission designers, and server admins, this changes the workflow completely:

• No more “Can someone restart the server?”

• No more blind troubleshooting

You get immediate visibility, instant control, and fewer interruptions, all from the place your community already lives: Discord.

Designed the Fox3 Way

The Fox3 Server Bot follows the same philosophy as everything we build:

• Purpose-built for DCS

• Opinionated where it should be

• Safe by default

• Powerful without being fragile

This isn’t a generic game bot. It’s a DCS-first control plane, built specifically for managed servers and serious communities.

What’s Next?

The Fox3 Server Discord bot will be live February 1st, look for it on our website This bot will be for Squad Tier, Wing Tier, Division Tier and Air Superiority Tier