How to Change Your Discord Server to a Community Server

If you have an existing private server with a lot of members in it, you can convert it into a Community server. To do that, select your server name in the top-left corner and choose “Server Settings” from the drop-down menu.

In your server’s settings menu, click the “Enable Community” option under the “Community” section on the left column, and select the “Get Started” button from the right side.

That reveals a window in which to choose the settings for your Community server. Check the box for “Verified email required” to allow only people with a verified email to join your Community server.

Next, check the box for “Scan media content from all members” to let Discord automatically scan and delete media if it contains explicit content. Then, click the “Next” button to proceed.

If you want Discord to create a new Rules and Community Updates channel automatically, click Next. Or, you can use the dropdown to pick the channel for Rules and Community Updates. Then, click “Next.”

Check the box for “Default notifications to Mentions Only” if you want your server to send notifications only for mentions.

Check the box for “Remove moderation permissions for @everyone” to revoke all moderator-level permissions for all members.

Finally, check the box for “I agree and understand” if you agree to follow Discord’s rules for Community servers.

After checking any relevant boxes, select the “Finish Setup” button. Discord shows you a banner notifying you that “Your server is now a Community Server.”

Under the “Server Description” section, add a description of your Community Server. This description will appear when you create custom invite links when embedded on social networks, messengers, or other sites. Once that’s done, hit the “Save Changes” button at the bottom.