diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/module.json b/modules/discord-server-status/module.json
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+{
+  "name": "discord-server-status",
+  "author": "Takaro",
+  "description": "Post lightweight game-server status to Discord. Includes a Discord !status reply, an optional scheduled Discord status post, and an in-game /serverstatus command. The module reports Takaro-visible server name and online player count/list; host CPU/RAM/process stats require panel/core support and are intentionally not promised here.",
+  "version": "latest",
+  "supportedGames": [
+    "all"
+  ],
+  "config": {
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+      "discordChannelId": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": "",
+        "maxLength": 40,
+        "description": "Discord channel ID used by the scheduled status cronjob. Discord command replies use the hook channel when this is empty."
+      },
+      "discordTriggers": {
+        "type": "array",
+        "description": "Exact Discord messages that trigger a status reply. Matching is case-insensitive after trimming.",
+        "items": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "maxLength": 40
+        },
+        "default": ["!status", "!serverstatus", "!players"]
+      },
+      "includePlayerNames": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": true,
+        "description": "Include online player names in status responses. Disable if you only want counts."
+      },
+      "maxPlayerNames": {
+        "type": "integer",
+        "minimum": 0,
+        "maximum": 25,
+        "default": 10,
+        "description": "Maximum number of online player names to include when includePlayerNames is enabled."
+      },
+      "statusTemplate": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": "{serverName}: {onlineCount} {playerNoun} online. {playerListText}",
+        "maxLength": 400,
+        "description": "Status response template. Supports {serverName}, {onlineCount}, {playerNoun}, {playerList}, {playerListText}, and {generatedAt}."
+      },
+      "emptyPlayerListText": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": "Nobody is online right now.",
+        "maxLength": 160,
+        "description": "Text for {playerListText} when no players are online."
+      },
+      "playerListPrefix": {
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": "Players: ",
+        "maxLength": 80,
+        "description": "Prefix for {playerListText} when players are online."
+      },
+      "sendCronWhenEmpty": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": true,
+        "description": "If false, the scheduled Discord status cronjob skips posts when nobody is online. Manual Discord triggers still reply."
+      },
+      "updateStatusMessage": {
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "default": false,
+        "description": "If true, the scheduled cronjob edits one persistent Discord status message instead of posting a new message every run. If the saved message cannot be edited, the module posts a replacement and stores its ID."
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [],
+    "additionalProperties": false
+  },
+  "uiSchema": {},
+  "permissions": [],
+  "commands": {
+    "serverstatus": {
+      "trigger": "serverstatus",
+      "description": "Show the current Takaro-visible server status and online player count.",
+      "helpText": "Usage: /serverstatus — shows server name, online player count, and optionally player names.",
+      "function": "src/commands/serverstatus/index.js",
+      "arguments": []
+    }
+  },
+  "hooks": {
+    "discordStatus": {
+      "eventType": "discord-message",
+      "description": "Reply in Discord when a configured status trigger such as !status is posted.",
+      "function": "src/hooks/discord-status/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "cronJobs": {
+    "postDiscordStatus": {
+      "temporalValue": "*/15 * * * *",
+      "description": "Optionally post the current status to a configured Discord channel.",
+      "function": "src/cronjobs/post-discord-status/index.js"
+    }
+  },
+  "functions": {
+    "discord-server-status-helpers": {
+      "function": "src/functions/discord-server-status-helpers.js"
+    },
+    "discord-server-status-pure": {
+      "function": "src/functions/discord-server-status-pure.js"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/src/commands/serverstatus/index.js b/modules/discord-server-status/src/commands/serverstatus/index.js
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+import { data } from '@takaro/helpers';
+import { buildCurrentStatus } from './discord-server-status-helpers.js';
+
+async function main() {
+  const { gameServerId, module: mod, pog } = data;
+  const config = mod.userConfig ?? {};
+  const result = await buildCurrentStatus(gameServerId, config);
+  console.log(`discord-server-status: game command requested, server=${result.serverName}, online=${result.onlineCount}`);
+  await pog.pm(result.message);
+}
+
+await main();
diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/src/cronjobs/post-discord-status/index.js b/modules/discord-server-status/src/cronjobs/post-discord-status/index.js
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+import { data, takaro } from '@takaro/helpers';
+import { buildCurrentStatus, getDiscordChannelId, sendOrUpdateDiscordStatusMessage } from './discord-server-status-helpers.js';
+
+async function main() {
+  const { gameServerId, module: mod } = data;
+  const config = mod.userConfig ?? {};
+  const discordChannelId = getDiscordChannelId(mod);
+
+  if (!discordChannelId) {
+    console.log('discord-server-status: no discordChannelId configured, skipping scheduled status post');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const result = await buildCurrentStatus(gameServerId, config);
+  if (result.onlineCount === 0 && config.sendCronWhenEmpty === false) {
+    console.log('discord-server-status: no players online and sendCronWhenEmpty=false, skipping scheduled status post');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (config.updateStatusMessage === true) {
+    const delivery = await sendOrUpdateDiscordStatusMessage(gameServerId, discordChannelId, result.message);
+    console.log(`discord-server-status: scheduled Discord status ${delivery.action}, server=${result.serverName}, online=${result.onlineCount}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await takaro.discord.discordControllerSendMessage(discordChannelId, { message: result.message });
+  console.log(`discord-server-status: scheduled Discord status sent, server=${result.serverName}, online=${result.onlineCount}`);
+}
+
+await main();
diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/src/functions/discord-server-status-helpers.js b/modules/discord-server-status/src/functions/discord-server-status-helpers.js
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+import { takaro } from '@takaro/helpers';
+import { buildStatusMessage, trimOrEmpty } from './discord-server-status-pure.js';
+
+export async function fetchOnlinePlayers(gameServerId) {
+  let allPlayers = [];
+  let page = 0;
+  const limit = 100;
+
+  while (true) {
+    if (page > 100) {
+      throw new Error('discord-server-status: reached pagination safety limit while fetching online players');
+    }
+
+    const res = await takaro.playerOnGameserver.playerOnGameServerControllerSearch({
+      filters: {
+        gameServerId: [gameServerId],
+        online: [true],
+      },
+      page,
+      limit,
+    });
+
+    const batch = res.data.data ?? [];
+    allPlayers = allPlayers.concat(batch);
+    const total = res.data.meta?.total;
+    if (typeof total === 'number' && allPlayers.length >= total) break;
+    if (batch.length < limit) break;
+    page += 1;
+  }
+
+  const seen = new Set();
+  return allPlayers.filter((player) => {
+    const id = trimOrEmpty(player?.playerId || player?.id || player?.gameId);
+    if (id === '' || seen.has(id)) return false;
+    seen.add(id);
+    return true;
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getServerName(gameServerId) {
+  try {
+    const res = await takaro.gameserver.gameServerControllerGetOne(gameServerId);
+    return trimOrEmpty(res.data.data?.name) || 'Unknown Server';
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`discord-server-status: failed to fetch server name for ${gameServerId}: ${err}`);
+    return 'Unknown Server';
+  }
+}
+
+export function getDiscordChannelId(mod, eventData) {
+  return trimOrEmpty(
+    mod?.userConfig?.discordChannelId ||
+    mod?.systemConfig?.hooks?.discordStatus?.discordChannelId ||
+    mod?.systemConfig?.hooks?.DiscordStatus?.discordChannelId ||
+    eventData?.discordChannelId ||
+    eventData?.channelId,
+  );
+}
+
+export async function buildCurrentStatus(gameServerId, config) {
+  const [serverName, onlinePlayers] = await Promise.all([
+    getServerName(gameServerId),
+    fetchOnlinePlayers(gameServerId),
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    message: buildStatusMessage({ serverName, onlinePlayers, config }),
+    onlineCount: onlinePlayers.length,
+    serverName,
+  };
+}
+
+function statusMessageVariableKey(channelId) {
+  return `discord-server-status:status-message:${channelId}`;
+}
+
+async function getSavedStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId) {
+  const key = statusMessageVariableKey(channelId);
+  const res = await takaro.variable.variableControllerSearch({
+    filters: { key: [key], gameServerId: [gameServerId] },
+    limit: 1,
+  });
+  const existing = res.data.data?.[0];
+  if (!existing) return null;
+
+  return {
+    id: existing.id,
+    key,
+    messageId: trimOrEmpty(existing.value),
+  };
+}
+
+async function saveStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId, messageId) {
+  const key = statusMessageVariableKey(channelId);
+  const existing = await getSavedStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId);
+  if (existing) {
+    await takaro.variable.variableControllerUpdate(existing.id, { value: messageId });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await takaro.variable.variableControllerCreate({
+    key,
+    value: messageId,
+    gameServerId,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function sendOrUpdateDiscordStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId, message) {
+  const saved = await getSavedStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId);
+
+  if (saved?.messageId) {
+    try {
+      const updated = await takaro.discord.discordControllerUpdateMessage(channelId, saved.messageId, { message });
+      const updatedMessageId = trimOrEmpty(updated.data.data?.id) || saved.messageId;
+      if (updatedMessageId !== saved.messageId) {
+        await saveStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId, updatedMessageId);
+      }
+      return { action: 'updated', messageId: updatedMessageId };
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`discord-server-status: failed to update saved Discord status message ${saved.messageId}, posting a replacement: ${err}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const sent = await takaro.discord.discordControllerSendMessage(channelId, { message });
+  const messageId = trimOrEmpty(sent.data.data?.id);
+  if (messageId) {
+    await saveStatusMessage(gameServerId, channelId, messageId);
+  }
+  return { action: 'sent', messageId };
+}
diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/src/functions/discord-server-status-pure.js b/modules/discord-server-status/src/functions/discord-server-status-pure.js
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+/**
+ * Pure helpers for discord-server-status. No @takaro/helpers imports so tests can
+ * exercise the exact formatting logic without a Takaro sandbox.
+ */
+
+export function trimOrEmpty(value) {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) return '';
+  return String(value).trim();
+}
+
+export function normalizeTriggers(value) {
+  const source = Array.isArray(value) && value.length > 0 ? value : ['!status', '!serverstatus', '!players'];
+  return [...new Set(source
+    .map((trigger) => trimOrEmpty(trigger).toLowerCase())
+    .filter((trigger) => trigger !== ''))];
+}
+
+export function getPlayerDisplayName(player) {
+  return trimOrEmpty(player?.name || player?.playerName || player?.gameId || player?.playerId || player?.id || 'Unknown Player');
+}
+
+export function formatPlayerList(players, { includePlayerNames = true, maxPlayerNames = 10 } = {}) {
+  const onlinePlayers = Array.isArray(players) ? players : [];
+  if (!includePlayerNames || maxPlayerNames <= 0 || onlinePlayers.length === 0) return '';
+
+  const names = onlinePlayers
+    .map((player) => getPlayerDisplayName(player))
+    .filter((name) => name !== '')
+    .sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }));
+
+  const visible = names.slice(0, maxPlayerNames);
+  const hiddenCount = Math.max(0, names.length - visible.length);
+  const suffix = hiddenCount > 0 ? `, +${hiddenCount} more` : '';
+  return `${visible.join(', ')}${suffix}`;
+}
+
+export function renderTemplate(template, placeholders) {
+  const source = trimOrEmpty(template) || '{serverName}: {onlineCount} {playerNoun} online. {playerListText}';
+  return source.replace(/\{([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\}/g, (_, key) => {
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(placeholders, key)) {
+      return String(placeholders[key]);
+    }
+    return `{${key}}`;
+  }).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+}
+
+export function buildStatusMessage({
+  serverName = 'Unknown Server',
+  onlinePlayers = [],
+  config = {},
+  generatedAt = new Date().toISOString(),
+} = {}) {
+  const players = Array.isArray(onlinePlayers) ? onlinePlayers : [];
+  const onlineCount = players.length;
+  const includePlayerNames = config.includePlayerNames !== false;
+  const maxPlayerNames = Number.isInteger(config.maxPlayerNames) ? config.maxPlayerNames : 10;
+  const playerList = formatPlayerList(players, { includePlayerNames, maxPlayerNames });
+  const emptyText = trimOrEmpty(config.emptyPlayerListText) || 'Nobody is online right now.';
+  const prefix = config.playerListPrefix === undefined || config.playerListPrefix === null
+    ? 'Players: '
+    : String(config.playerListPrefix);
+  const playerListText = playerList === '' ? emptyText : `${prefix}${playerList}`;
+  const playerNoun = onlineCount === 1 ? 'player' : 'players';
+
+  return renderTemplate(config.statusTemplate, {
+    serverName: trimOrEmpty(serverName) || 'Unknown Server',
+    onlineCount,
+    playerNoun,
+    playerList,
+    playerListText,
+    generatedAt,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/src/hooks/discord-status/index.js b/modules/discord-server-status/src/hooks/discord-status/index.js
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+import { data, takaro } from '@takaro/helpers';
+import { buildCurrentStatus, getDiscordChannelId } from './discord-server-status-helpers.js';
+import { normalizeTriggers, trimOrEmpty } from './discord-server-status-pure.js';
+
+async function main() {
+  const { gameServerId, module: mod, eventData } = data;
+  const config = mod.userConfig ?? {};
+
+  if (eventData?.author?.isBot) return;
+
+  const message = trimOrEmpty(eventData?.msg || eventData?.message || eventData?.content).toLowerCase();
+  const triggers = normalizeTriggers(config.discordTriggers);
+  if (!triggers.includes(message)) return;
+
+  const discordChannelId = getDiscordChannelId(mod, eventData);
+  if (!discordChannelId) {
+    console.warn('discord-server-status: trigger matched but no Discord channel ID was available');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const result = await buildCurrentStatus(gameServerId, config);
+  await takaro.discord.discordControllerSendMessage(discordChannelId, { message: result.message });
+  console.log(`discord-server-status: Discord reply sent, server=${result.serverName}, online=${result.onlineCount}`);
+}
+
+await main();
diff --git a/modules/discord-server-status/test/discord-server-status.test.ts b/modules/discord-server-status/test/discord-server-status.test.ts
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+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+const purePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../src/functions/discord-server-status-pure.js');
+const {
+  buildStatusMessage,
+  formatPlayerList,
+  normalizeTriggers,
+} = await import(purePath);
+
+describe('discord-server-status: pure helper tests', () => {
+  it('renders default status with sorted online player names', () => {
+    const message = buildStatusMessage({
+      serverName: 'Survival',
+      onlinePlayers: [{ name: 'Zed' }, { name: 'alice' }],
+      config: {},
+      generatedAt: '2026-07-17T00:00:00Z',
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(message, 'Survival: 2 players online. Players: alice, Zed');
+  });
+
+  it('renders an empty-server message', () => {
+    const message = buildStatusMessage({
+      serverName: 'Build',
+      onlinePlayers: [],
+      config: {},
+      generatedAt: '2026-07-17T00:00:00Z',
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(message, 'Build: 0 players online. Nobody is online right now.');
+  });
+
+  it('can hide player names for count-only Discord status', () => {
+    const message = buildStatusMessage({
+      serverName: 'PvP',
+      onlinePlayers: [{ name: 'A' }, { name: 'B' }],
+      config: {
+        includePlayerNames: false,
+        statusTemplate: '{serverName}: {onlineCount} {playerNoun} online.',
+      },
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(message, 'PvP: 2 players online.');
+  });
+
+  it('limits visible player names and reports the hidden count', () => {
+    const list = formatPlayerList(
+      [{ name: 'Delta' }, { name: 'Bravo' }, { name: 'Charlie' }, { name: 'Alpha' }],
+      { includePlayerNames: true, maxPlayerNames: 2 },
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(list, 'Alpha, Bravo, +2 more');
+  });
+
+  it('normalizes Discord triggers', () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(normalizeTriggers([' !Status ', '!status', '', null, '!Players']), ['!status', '!players']);
+  });
+});