Community Server
Scales to large public servers. Verification gate, well-organized topic channels, robust moderation tooling.
Public community servers fail in predictable ways: raids hit unprotected, channels go inactive because there are too many of them, and moderation collapses because nobody documented the escalation path. This template addresses each. The verification gate (captcha + role-react) keeps drive-by raids out before they ever see your channels. Topic channels are kept to three or four because activity in fewer channels feels more alive than the same activity split eight ways. The mod hierarchy has explicit tiers — head-mod, mod, helper — so disputes have a clear escalation path instead of every issue going straight to the owner.
Channel structure
- 📢
welcome - #
rules - #
roles— Reaction-role menu - #
verify— Captcha gate before access
- #
general - #
introductions - #
topic-1— Replace with your community's niche - #
topic-2 - #
topic-3 - 📋
questions— Forum channel for Q&A
- #
showcase— Member work, projects, wins - #
feedback— Critique requests
- 🔊
Lounge 1 - 🔊
Lounge 2 - 🔊
Study Hall— Quiet voice for co-working
- #
staff-chat - #
mod-log - #
reports
Role structure
@owner— You.@admin— Server config@head-mod— Senior mod@mod— Standard mod perms@helper— Trusted member, no kick/ban@booster— Boosters@regular— Auto-granted at 30 days tenure@member— Verified@unverified— RestrictedRules starter
- Be respectful. No harassment, slurs, doxxing, or hate.
- Stay on topic in topic channels. Off-topic goes in #general.
- No advertising or self-promo without staff approval.
- Use spoiler tags for spoilers; mark NSFW content properly (or remove it — depending on server policy).
- Follow Discord ToS. Bans for repeat violations are permanent.
When to use this template
Use this template if you're running a public server around a topic — a hobby, a fandom, a tool, a niche interest — and expect 500+ members or want room to grow there. If your server is private and small, the Friend Group template fits better. If it's a creator's fan server, use the Streamer template instead. If you're providing customer support for a product, use the Support template.
Common mistakes when setting this up
Two failure modes dominate: skipping verification and over-channeling. Without a captcha gate, your server becomes raid bait the moment it gets any visibility — every public Discord with >100 members has been raid-targeted at least once. Add the gate before you grow, not after. Over-channeling is more subtle: every "what if we made a channel for X?" idea sounds harmless, but each empty channel makes the server feel deader. Resist the urge. If you must add a channel, retire one that hasn't had a message in 30 days. Also: don't put #introductions front-and-center unless you'll actually moderate it; lurkers ignore it and bots use it as a posting target.
Build this template in 30 seconds
Describe your server in plain English and VibeBot creates every channel, role, and permission for you. The community server structure above takes ~30 seconds to spin up.
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