How To: Create a Discord Account and Join a Server

Creating a Discord Account

 * 1) Go to discordapp.com.
 * 2) Click Open Discord in your browser.
 * 3) Enter the username you want to use and click the arrow.
 * 4) Complete the Captcha as directed.
 * 5) A popup will appear and give you the option to Get Started with creating a new server, or skipping ahead to finish creating your account. Click Skip.
 * 6) Discord will then ask you to claim and secure your account by entering your email addressand setting a password. When done, click Claim Account.
 * 7) A popup will appear to offer a download link for the Discord desktop application, click X to skip this for now.
 * 8) To complete the account creation process, log into your email account and find the confirmation email. Click the link within that email to verify your new Discord account.

Congratulations, you have now created a Discord account!

Managing Discord Friends List
While most Discord users interact via Discord servers, it is also possible to set up a contact list or Friends Liston Discord. This list allows you to interact with other users via direct message and voice or video calls.


 * 1) To Add a friend on Discord, click on the Add Friend button at the top of the Discord Home Page.
 * 2) Next, you will be prompted to enter a username. This username will be the DiscordTag of the friend you wish to add.  The DiscordTag is a username followed by a # symbol and a series of random numbers and can be seen on the bottom left hand corner of the Discord interface.  You can also find the DiscordTag by clicking on the profile picture of the user you wish to add as a friend. This will take you to their profile page, which will show the DiscordTag. There is also a Send Friend Request button on the profile page that you can click to directly send a Friend Request.
 * 3) Once you have entered the DiscordTag you wish to add, click Send Friend Request.
 * 4) After the other user has accepted your friend request, they will then show up on your friends list.

Congratulations, you now know how to add friends in Discord!

Joining a Discord Server
As Discord communities are housed in distinct servers, you will need to find a server that suits your interests. Once you have located a community you’d like to participate in, you will then need to join their server. We will outline this process below:


 * 1) Click on the Magnifying Lens symbol to start searching for servers.
 * 2) On the following page, type what you want to search for in the text field and press the enterkey. In this example, we are looking for tech-centric communities with the search term “tech”.
 * 3) The search tool will then display a list of servers based on your search criteria. Click View to see the server homepage for any server that interests you.
 * 4) Once you’ve found a server you want to join, click Join Server at the bottom of the server homepage.
 * 5) The icon for the new server will now appear on the left-hand side of your Discord homepage for quick access.
 * 6) If you want to leave the server at any point, right-click on the server icon and select Leave Server. It will prompt you to confirm this decision. Click Leave Server again to complete the process.

By following these steps you can add as many servers to your Discord homepage as you would like, giving you easy access to your favorite communities.