Sixteen days ago, we opened BruceNode in early access. A small group of testers poked at it, broke things, and helped us find what a real production launch needs.
Today — Monday, April 20, 2026 — we're opening the doors to everyone.
What happened in those 16 days
We spent the early-access window in a focused hardening sprint. The numbers:
- 88 commits between April 4 and today
- 3 full audit sweeps — a 3-agent security review, a 5-agent full-stack audit, and a QA round
- Invoice billing rewrite — replaced Stripe subscriptions with a custom invoice engine so renewals are transparent and refundable
- Zero customer-reported bugs carried into public launch
- 5 SEO-focused blog posts seeded + comparison guides queued
- 5 free tools live at brucenode.com/tools
This wasn't a stealth period. It was a public shakedown that matured into a release-ready platform. We'd rather launch boring than launch broken.
What you get from day one
- 9 games, from a $1/mo Discord bot home to a 128-player FiveM city. See the lineup →
- Modern panel (Pelican, with our own theming) — file manager, console, subusers, SFTP, one-click modpacks
- Instant deploys — most servers are online in under 60 seconds from payment
- Invoice-based billing — every renewal gets a real PDF invoice. No mystery charges.
- Fair pricing, annual gets 2 months free, hourly if you only need a server for a weekend LAN
- Real support — Discord and email, no outsourced ticket farm. Founders still read incoming tickets.
- Free custom subdomains — play on your own address via bruce.lat, no server purchase required
20% off your first month — BRUCE20
Code BRUCE20 on checkout. Stackable with annual discount (so you save 2 months + 20% off the first). Works on any plan.
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Why we built this
Tisha's been running Minecraft servers since she was 13. Her dog — Bruce, a Boston Terrier who stars in every hero image you'll see — was the compass for the brand: steady, friendly, takes himself just seriously enough. I'm Eshan, the engineering half. We built BruceNode because every hosting provider we used felt like it was designed by someone who'd never actually run a server. Every decision in this product was an answer to "why does the incumbent make this painful?"
If we did our job, the first impression should feel like relief.
Roadmap — what's next
- EU node (Germany) — Q3 2026
- Asia-Pacific node (Singapore) — Q4 2026
- Custom Pelican theme with the Bruce mascot on the login screen
- Passkey + WebAuthn login for the 2FA-tired
- Comparison guides for every major host — BruceNode vs Apex, vs Shockbyte, vs Nodecraft, honestly
Try it
Browse all games → · Grab a free subdomain → · Join our Discord →
— Eshan & Tisha (and Bruce)
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