Technical Setup of a Discord Server

Starting up a Discord server is an easy task. Create an account, click the “Add a Server” button once you’re logged in, and you’re off to the races. All you need then is some channels, right? And maybe some roles, perhaps a couple of bots to round things out? These things will get you started, but there’s many things to consider when setting up a server to both keep things running smoothly and all your users safe. New Server Creation The easiest part of creating a new server is the very first step: Hitting the “Add A Server” button. Once you’ve done that, the first of several challenges begins. Do you start from scratch or follow a template? Templates have the advantage of including several automatically generated text and voice channels, but the result is otherwise identical servers. The initial “Create a server” menu within Discord. Assuming this server is for you and a community you lead or manage, choose whichever template you prefer, tell Discord the server is “For a club or community”, and then give it a name and an icon. With that done, it’s time to get started on the behind-the-scenes server action. If you’ve created another server in the past and want to use the same setup, you can create a Server Template from the original server. Using this kind of template allows you to copy over all channels, channel topics, roles, permissions, and default server settings. This is a great way to save yourself time when creating a new server if your end goal is to create a similar space for a new community! Discord’s Server Template Menu Roles Roles are an important part of every Discord server. A few recommended roles to have are: They let users interact with channels in different ways, allow...