Community server guides
Short, answer-first guides with links to Discord's official help pages. Grouped by topic.
Setup
Everything you need to go from an empty server to a community people actually use: structure, roles, onboarding, rules and launch.
- Where can I find a good Discord server template for a community?
- How do I use a Discord server template?
- How do I set up an official Discord Community server?
- How do I set up Discord onboarding questions for new members?
- Discord server setup checklist
- How do I set up a Discord server for my online course students?
- What channels should a course Discord have?
- Discord roles and permissions explained (like I'm 5)
- Discord server rules template for a community (copy and paste)
- Discord welcome message template (plus an introductions template to copy and paste)
- Circle vs Skool vs Discord for course creators: which should you use?
- Moving my Facebook group to Discord: how to do it (and get members to follow)
- Best Discord server structure for a SaaS community
- How to host office hours and live classes on Discord
- How to organize Discord for multiple course cohorts
- My Discord server is dead: how to increase engagement
- How much does it cost to have someone set up a Discord server?
- Can I set up and manage a Discord server only on my phone?
Bots
Start with Discord's built-in tools, then add a bot only when it does a job the native features can't.
Paid communities
Gate access with roles, let a payment tool add and remove them, and check every fee on the official pricing page before you choose.
- Whop vs LaunchPass for paid Discord: which one should you use?
- How to charge for access to a Discord server
- Discord Server Subscriptions: fees, eligibility and how to enable them
- Is a Discord server free? Nitro and Server Boost pricing explained
- How to remove someone from Discord when they stop paying
- Discord or Skool for a paid coaching community?
Integrations
How to connect the tools you already use to your server, and the honest limits of each route.
Moderation
Keep the server safe and useful with AutoMod, sensible defaults, searchable support and the analytics Discord gives you.
- Discord AutoMod setup guide: every rule, response and exemption
- How to stop spam bots joining my Discord
- How to make Discord support answers searchable
- Best moderation settings for a new Discord server
- How to see Discord server analytics (and why Server Insights isn't showing)
- How to hide channels until someone accepts the rules on Discord