A Discord server is a space for com­mu­ni­ties, teams or groups of friends to interact and col­lab­o­rate. If you already have a Discord account, you can easily create a server and add different channels: text channels for messaging, voice channels for live chats, and topic channels to organize dis­cus­sions around specific subjects.

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How to create a Discord server

  1. Open the Discord app on your desktop or mobile device.
  2. Log in to your Discord account.
  3. Click the plus symbol on the left side.
  4. Select Create Server.
  5. Choose the name of your new Discord server.
  6. Click Create.
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What is a Discord server?

A Discord server acts as a community space for like-minded in­di­vid­u­als. The app allows you to create public servers where you can share ideas, news and interests. In a server, you can create multiple voice and text channels, invite friends or fans, and chat using voice and video calls.

Discord is es­pe­cial­ly popular among gamers, such as those with a Valheim server or a Minecraft server. It makes it easy to livestream mul­ti­play­er events and bring com­mu­ni­ties together. You can even create different Discord servers based on specific topics like movies, comics, games and music, so each community has its own channel(s).

Tip

Prefer TeamSpeak over Discord for messaging and voice chatting? Create a free TeamSpeak server and use it to share interests or in­for­ma­tion instead.

How to create a Discord server step by step

Setting up a Discord server is simple and free. You can also opt for premium features like higher sound quality for all chat members by sub­scrib­ing to Discord Nitro.

Here’s how to create a free server:

Step 1: Open the Discord app on your desktop or mobile device and log in to your Discord account with your cre­den­tials.

Step 2: Click the plus symbol to add a Server in the menu on the left. If you have a lot of contacts, it may be further down.

Image: Click the plus symbol in the Discord app
Click the plus symbol in the left menu of the Discord app.

Step 3: A window will open where you can choose to create a server from scratch or from a template. Click Create My Own.

Image: Click “Create My Own” in the window that appears
Click the “Create My Own” option in the window that appears.

Step 4: Choose whether the server is for you and your friends or for an official club or community. You can also skip this step.

Image: Specify who will use the server or skip the question
Choose whether the server is for personal use or a community, or skip this step.

Step 5: A menu will appear where you can make initial changes to your server. After choosing a name and an image (optional), click Create. You can update these details at any time.

Image: Give your server a name and click “Create”
Give your server a name, upload an image and then click “Create.”

Step 6: Your server is now ready to use. You can start inviting your friends right away.

Image: You can now invite Discord friends and other users to the Discord server
Your Discord server is now ready to use, so start sending in­vi­ta­tions.

Step 7: To make changes to your Discord server, right-click its profile picture in the top left. This will open options like Invite to Server or Mute Server. You’ll also find the privacy and no­ti­fi­ca­tion settings here.

Image: Right-click the server profile picture to access the settings
Right-click the server’s profile picture and use the settings menu to make changes to the server.

Step 8: Under General, you can create various topic-specific voice and text channels for your server. To do this, click the plus symbol next to Text channels and Voice channels.

Image: To add new channels, click the plus symbol next to “Text channels” and “Voice channels”
To add new channels, click the plus symbol next to “Text channels” and “Voice channels.”
Tip

You can also create one or more Discord bots for your server. Bots can welcome new members, play music as a Discord music bot, analyze data or send group messages au­to­mat­i­cal­ly.

Why is a Discord server worth creating?

You can organize group chats without your own server, but they are limited to 10 par­tic­i­pants per chat. With a Discord server, you can have up to 25 par­tic­i­pants in a video chat at once. Plus, you can create up to 500 channels per server, making it the perfect solution for larger community meetups.

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  • Christian Heldmaier

    Christian Heldmaier

    Christian Heldmaier is an ex­pe­ri­enced online marketing and SEO spe­cial­ist from Karlsruhe. He has been working as an SEO Manager at IONOS since July 2020.

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