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Case Study — Community & Desktop App

WickedWare

A self-sustaining PC optimisation ecosystem — built to run, grow, and monetise itself with zero ongoing effort from the founder.

Discord Bot Web App Desktop App AI Tools Subscriptions

The Brief

A community that runs itself.

The client came to us with a vision: build a premium PC optimisation brand that earns recurring revenue, keeps members engaged, and doesn't require constant manual management. We delivered a full ecosystem — from the Discord community to the desktop app to the automated content machine behind it all.

The Challenge

Four systems, one product.

WickedWare needed four distinct pieces working as one: a Discord community with automated moderation and gating, a subscription payment system, a license key validator for the desktop app, and an AI content engine that kept the feed alive. Each piece had to talk to the others seamlessly.

What We Built

Every layer, handled.

From payment to product delivery to community management — we engineered the entire stack so the client could focus on growing the brand, not maintaining the tech.

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Discord Bot
Custom-built bot handling member verification, role gating, automated welcome flows, moderation commands, and community announcements.
02
Subscription Payments
Stripe-powered recurring billing with tiered membership plans, automatic access provisioning on payment, and webhook-driven role management.
03
License Key System
Secure key generation and validation API tied to active subscriptions — unlocking the desktop app only for paying members, revoking instantly on cancellation.
04
AI Content Engine
Automated pipeline generating PC optimisation tips, guides, and community posts on schedule — keeping the Discord alive and members engaged without manual effort.

The Outcome

Built to run itself.
And it does.

From zero to a fully operational, revenue-generating community — delivered on time and under budget. The system handles everything autonomously: onboarding, payments, content, and moderation.

100%
Automated onboarding
4
Integrated systems
$0
Ongoing management cost

Tech Stack

What it's built on.

Modern, lean, and built for scale.

Discord.js Node.js Stripe API Python Electron OpenAI API PostgreSQL Webhooks

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