1. What is apoptoses?

apoptoses is an independent project run by a single solo developer. The umbrella covers a Discord bot called apoptotic, a Roblox SPLegends resource hub at spl.apoptoses.com, a Windows-native disk-usage analyzer called Dendrite, two whitelisted modded Minecraft servers, and a small admin dashboard for managing the bot.

The name comes from the biological term for programmed cell death — a process that quietly keeps organisms healthy. The same idea drives the projects here: lean, purposeful software that does its job without bloat.

2. Who runs the site?

apoptoses.com is operated by a single solo developer who handles design, code, hosting, support, and community moderation. There is no team, no agency, and no third-party publisher behind the site. You can always reach the operator through the contact form.

3. Are the tools free to use?

Yes. The apoptotic Discord bot, the SP-Legends hub, this FAQ, and every public page on apoptoses.com are free for everyone. Hosting, certificates, Roblox API quotas, and Discord infrastructure costs are partially funded by Google AdSense and by Buy Me a Coffee supporters.

4. How is the site funded?

Funding comes from two sources: voluntary contributions through Buy Me a Coffee, and contextual advertisements served by Google AdSense on long-form pages. Ads are intentionally not shown on the contact form, the privacy policy, the bot's legal pages, or the 404 page.

5. What data does apoptoses collect?

The website logs standard request metadata — IP address, timestamp, path, HTTP status, user agent — for security monitoring, rate limiting, and debugging. The contact form stores the name, email, subject, and message you submit so we can reply. The /verify endpoint (used by the apoptotic bot, opt-in only) hashes your IP with a salt and forwards only the hash plus the Discord user ID — your raw IP is never stored or transmitted further.

Full details are in the Privacy Policy.

6. Is my data sold to third parties?

No. apoptoses does not sell, rent, or share user data with brokers. The only third party that receives identifiers is Google AdSense, which sets its own cookies for ad serving and measurement. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings or via aboutads.info.

7. How can I request that my data be deleted?

Send a request through the contact form. The operator will remove any contact-form messages or bot-related records associated with you within a reasonable timeframe. Server access logs are pruned automatically on a fixed retention schedule and are not tied to a recoverable identity.

8. How do I join the modded Minecraft servers?

Both servers are whitelist-only:

• All The Mods 10 — mc.apoptoses.com
• All The Mons — og.apoptoses.com

Install the matching modpack on your launcher, add the modflared client mod, paste the server IP, and request whitelist access through the contact form. See /servers for the full step-by-step.

9. Why do I need modflared to join?

The Minecraft servers are exposed through a Cloudflare tunnel rather than a directly open port. This protects the host VM from generic internet traffic and means the only path to the server is through the tunnel. modflared is a small client-side mod that lets the vanilla Minecraft client speak the Cloudflare tunnel protocol, so it can reach the server.

10. How do I invite the apoptotic Discord bot to my server?

Visit /bot for the feature overview and invite link. The bot requests Administrator permissions because several features — audit logging, AutoMod actions, role management for verification and BMC tier sync, and channel-level event logging — need broad scopes to work correctly. The full reasoning is on the bot page.

11. What is the dashboard at dashboard.apoptoses.com?

The dashboard is a small website that gives Discord server admins a friendly UI for managing the apoptotic Discord bot — viewing and editing AutoMod rules, configuring log channels, browsing audit history, and adjusting permissions without typing slash commands. It uses Discord OAuth for sign-in and is gated by guild role checks.

12. What is Dendrite?

Dendrite is a Windows-native Rust desktop application for analyzing disk usage on large NTFS volumes. It scans drives using fast low-level NTFS mechanisms where available, builds a memory-optimized filesystem tree, and provides searchable views, category breakdowns, largest-files lists, cleanup suggestions, exports, folder comparison, usage history, and live update tracking. Architecture is cleanly split between orchestration, core data/processing, and UI rendering, with expensive work happening asynchronously through channel-based background tasks. For best results it should be run with administrator privileges.

13. Does apoptoses use cookies?

The site itself stores theme and accent preferences in localStorage (never sent to the server). Google AdSense, where it serves ads, sets its own cookies for ad delivery and measurement. EEA, UK, and Swiss visitors are shown a consent dialog before any personalized ads are served.

14. Something on the site is broken — how do I report it?

Use the contact form with a short description of what you were doing, the URL, and your browser/OS. If you have a screenshot, paste a link in the message. Bug reports are read by the same person who fixes them, so plain English is fine — there is no triage queue.

15. How can I support apoptoses?

The most direct way is Buy Me a Coffee ☕, which keeps the servers and Roblox cookies funded. Telling other community members about the projects, sending bug reports, and not blocking ads on the long-form pages also help — every one of those is appreciated.