How to create a Discord server

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Discord is a messaging service widely used in the gaming field, but not only. It is appreciated because it allows you to easily create group chats, such as text and voice messages, and it also allows you to make calls and video calls .

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But before starting to chat with your friends or colleagues you need to create a server , or subscribe to the server created by someone else. In this article, we will delve into all the steps required to create a Discord server. We will start from installing the program or app, creating the account and then moving on to the server.

CREATE A DISCORD SERVER

  • Download Discord and create an account
  • How to create a Discord server
    • Creare server Discord da PC desktop
    • Create Discord Server from Mobile App

Download Discord and create an account

The official Discord client is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. To download it, just go to the official website, to the download page .

On desktop systems (Windows, Mac, and Linux) the site will show you the correct package to download and, once downloaded, just click on it to start the quick installation procedure (it has no traps and is completely in Italian).

On mobile (therefore on Android and iOS) you will be taken to the store page from which you can press the usual button for installing the apps.

The creation of a new account (if you do not have one is available both on all clients and on the official website.

To register a new account to log into Discord:

  • go to the site of the service, and click at the top on the word ” Login“;
  • below press on the word ” Register“;
  • in the new ” Create an account” screen enter a valid email, username, password and date of birth;
  • tick the only mandatory option and click on the blue “ Continue” button.

At this point you will have finished; Discord will invite you to create your first server (but that’s the topic of the next paragraph).

If you already have a server to join, click on ” X “, then you can choose to: add your friends to start chatting, or join one of the countless public servers available or get invited to your friends’ private servers.

How to create a Discord server

The procedure in this case is slightly different from a mobile app (Android and iOS) or from a desktop (essentially nothing changes between the Web and client versions for Windows, Linux and Mac).

Creare server Discord da PC desktop

From a computer it’s easy to create your own server, just:

  • open Discord (the client or website is the same), and log in with your credentials;
  • in the bar on the left of the screen click on the “ +“ icon;
  • At this point the procedure for creating a server will open, you can choose a template based on its intended use (there are several: Gaming, Study group, Friends, Artists and creators, Local community), or you can click on ” Create custom” to build one tailored to your needs;
  • once you have chosen one you will be asked for how many people it will have to be if ” For a club or a community” (ie for a large number of people), or For me and my friends (therefore for a smaller number of people), you can also choose to postpone the choice by clicking on “skip this question”;
  • choose and in the next screen you can put the name and photo to assign to your server (both can be changed later), and press the ” Create” button.

Once created, it will be easy to invite your friends, just go to the server control page by clicking on the icon in the left bar with the server name and then click on ” Invite your friends “, a link will be generated invitation to share with them.

Create Discord Server from Mobile App

The procedure to create a Discord server on a mobile application is very similar, you just need:

  • open the Discord app, and log in with your account;
  • in the bar on the left of the app, press the icon “ +“;
  • the screen for creating a server will open (it is similar to the desktop one), you can choose a theme based on the intended use (there are: Gaming, School Club, Study Group, Friends, Artists and Creators), or you can click on ” Create custom” to make one tailored to your needs;
  • once you have chosen, you will be asked who the group is for if for a limited number of people you will have to choose “For me and my friends” for a larger group you will have to choose ” For a club or a community“, if not you know how many there will be you can decide to skip this step by clicking on “Skip this question”;
  • then enter the server name and a photo of your choice and press the ” Create server” button.

Also this time, once the server has been created, it will be easy to invite friends or participants, just go to the server control page by clicking on the icon in the left bar with the initials of the server name you have created and then press the button “ Invite your friends “, an invitation link will be generated to share with them.

 

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