Managing Your Discord

Lesson Plan for fellow project owners, creators, and colleagues

Prepared by Komard

OVERVIEW & PURPOSE

The purpose of this lesson is to show you how to manage your Discord account and the servers you're a part of for safety and manageability of the Discord servers.

There is a lot to knowing Discord and for those just entering the world of Discord it can be overwhelming. We wanted to take a moment to give you some of the basics of Discord as well as some Pro-Tips to help make your journey using Discord a bit easier.

GETTING STARTED ON DISCORD

The first thing to know is that Discord has been around since May 13, 2015. Let me tell you it has come a long way since it was first introduced. The functionality that has been added over the years is amazing and has allowed a much wider spectrum of users outside of the gaming industry it was originally built for.

Some of those features include:

• Ability to have 1 on 1 voice and video calls
• Live streaming and screen sharing
• Music and entertainment integration
• Customization of profiles and servers
• Channel following (To keep you notified of things important to you)

So how are people using Discord? There are all kinds of reasons people use and set up discord servers. Among the top reasons are:

• Gaming
• Music
• Education
• Science and Technology
• Content creators
• Anime & Manga 
• Dating
• Communities and Social Clubs
• Web 3
• Journaling

The point here is that you can literally use Discord for nearly any reason you like.

SETTING UP YOUR DISCORD ACCOUNT

To create a Discord account in and of itself doesn't require much knowledge or time. Creating this account will allow you to not only use Discord but to become a part of the servers and communities you care about.

You should know that Discord can be used in a web browser as well as an application that can be added to your computer, mac, or smart devices, or all of your devices if you're anything like me.

1. Go to the official Discord Website, (discord.com) using your preferred browser.O
2. Click on the button “Open Discord in your browser”. You'll then see this page. V It's here you will decide what name you want to use. Some things to keep in mind here as you are creating your new username include that the name will be what represents you as a Discord user. So if you're representing a business you may want to use something that relates to the business you are in. Then click on the arrow to the right of the username creation field to continue.
3. Next you will see a box popup that asks if you are human and a captcha to verify you are not a bot. Complete the tasks and continue.
4. Next you will have to enter some of your personal information starting with your Date of Birth. This is because the Discord TOS requires users to be at least 13 years old. EOnce you have completed this step click the “Next” button.
5. On the next page you're going to be given a few options. The options give you the ability to create a brand new Discord Server from scratch or you can use a template including Gaming, School Club, Study Group, Friends, Artists & Creators, or even Local Communities. A couple of points I would like to make here are 1. If you're not sure what each template has or doesn't have that will or won't suit your needs you will want to research them to know which will fit your needs best. Or if you are feeling adventurous you can create your own from scratch. For the sake of this lesson we will be creatin