Set Up Your Discord Account

What Discord is

Discord is a free app for chat, voice and video. People use it for communities, study groups, teams and friends.

Create an account

1. Go to the Discord website (discord.com).
2. Click Open Discord in your browser.

   

3. Enter the user name you want to use and click the arrow.

   

4. Complete the captcha.
5. A pop-up offers you to Get Started.
6. Discord asks you to claim and secure your account with an email address and a password.

   

7. You may be offered a link to download the desktop app.
8. Open your email inbox and click the link in the message from Discord to verify your address.

Your account is ready.

Add friends

1. Click Add Friend at the top of the friends list.
2. Type the user name of the person you want to add.
3. Click Send Friend Request.
4. When the other person accepts, they appear in your friends list.

Join a community (server)

1. Click the magnifying glass icon to search for public communities.

   

2. Type what you are looking for in the search box.
3. Choose one of the results and click Join.
4. You can also use an invite link that someone sends you. Click + in the left bar, then Join a Server, and paste the link.

Change the notification settings

1. Right-click the name of a community and choose Notification Settings.
2. Choose All Messages, Only @mentions or Nothing.
3. In User Settings, then Notifications, you can set desktop and mobile alerts.

Stay safe

• Use a strong password and turn on two-factor authentication under User Settings, then My Account.
• Do not click links from strangers and never share your password.
• Only allow messages from people you know if you want fewer unwanted ones (Privacy & Safety).

Quick recap

• Create the account and verify your email.
• Add friends with their user name.
• Join communities with search or an invite link.