How to Monetize a Stoat Community
The complete guide to setting up paid subscriptions, role-gated access, and revenue recovery on Stoat (formerly Revolt).
The problem
Stoat is growing rapidly as an open-source alternative to Discord. Communities are forming around gaming, open-source projects, creator content, and education. Members are engaged and willing to pay for premium access, but there hasn't been a way to accept payments natively.
Discord has dozens of monetization tools. Stoat had none. Server owners who chose Stoat for its open-source values, privacy focus, or customizability were stuck without a way to sustain their communities financially.
External payment links and manual role assignment are not a solution. They create friction, they don't scale, and they leave money on the table when payments fail or members cancel without a second chance.
How Arcalotl solves this
Arcalotl is the first and only subscription platform built for Stoat. It works as a native bot. Members subscribe with bot commands, pay through Stripe Checkout, and get role access instantly. No external pages, no manual work.
Everything that makes Arcalotl powerful on Discord works identically on Stoat: subscription plans mapped to roles, automated dunning when payments fail, dynamic cancel save offers, and term optimization for engaged subscribers.
You manage both Discord and Stoat communities from the same Arcalotl dashboard. Same plans, same analytics, same retention flows. If you run a community on both platforms, Arcalotl handles both without duplication.
Key features
Native Stoat bot
Arcalotl runs as a Stoat bot with native commands. Members subscribe, manage their plans, and interact with payment flows without leaving the chat.
Role-gated channels
Map subscription tiers to Stoat roles. Premium members get @Premium, VIP gets @VIP, each with access to different channels. Roles are granted instantly on payment and revoked on lapse.
Revenue recovery via DMs
When a payment fails, Arcalotl DMs the member on Stoat with a card update link. If DMs are closed, it creates a temporary channel. The member never wonders why they lost access.
Cross-platform management
Run the same subscription plans on both Discord and Stoat. One dashboard shows combined MRR, subscriber counts, and retention metrics across platforms.
Example setup
FAQ
Start monetizing today
Three commands. Zero monthly fees.
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