Pick your server type and tone, switch rules on or off, and copy a ready rules channel as numbered text, emoji style, or an embed. Simple rules, voice chat rules, and moderator rules are included.
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📜General
🤝Be respectful
Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
🚫No hate speech
No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
🔞Keep it SFW
No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
📢No spam
Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
📣No self-promotion
No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
🔒Respect privacy
Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
🎣No scams or malicious links
No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
🎭No impersonation
Don't pretend to be staff, another member, or a public figure.
👤No alt accounts or ban evasion
One account per person. Using alts to get around a punishment means a ban.
🧯No drama
Keep arguments out of public channels. If something is wrong, open a ticket.
🗳️No politics or religion debates
Avoid political and religious debates — they rarely end well here.
🌍English only
Please use English in public channels so everyone can follow along.
📘Follow Discord's rules
Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
💬Chat
🗂️Use the right channel
Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
🔠No caps or emoji spam
Avoid excessive caps, emojis, and walls of text.
🔔Don't mass ping
Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
🙈Tag your spoilers
Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
🙏No begging
Don't beg for Nitro, roles, or items.
✉️No unsolicited DMs
Ask before you DM someone, and respect a no.
⚖️Enforcement
⚖️How we enforce
Breaking rules leads to a warning, then a timeout, kick, or ban.
🛡️Staff have the final say
Staff can act on anything that breaks the spirit of these rules.
🚩Report problems
See something wrong? Open a ticket or ping a moderator.
🔄Rules can change
These rules may change. We'll announce big updates.
Copy and paste Discord rules templates
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Simple Discord rules
Eight short rules that fit any server. Copy them as they are. 8 rules
**Server Rules**
1. Be respectful
2. No hate speech
3. Keep it SFW
4. No spam
5. No self-promotion
6. Respect privacy
7. Follow Discord's rules
8. Use the right channel
Staff decisions are final.
Community server rules
A complete rules channel for a general community server. 11 rules
# 📜 Community server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
### 💬 Chat
**9. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**10. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**11. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
# 📜 Gaming server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
**9. No cheats or exploits** — No cheating, hacks, exploits, or cracked games.
**10. No account trading** — No selling accounts, boosting services, or real-money trades.
### 💬 Chat
**11. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**12. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**13. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
**14. Use LFG channels** — Post team-ups in the LFG channels and include your rank and region.
**15. No toxicity after matches** — Lost a match? Don't flame teammates in chat.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Streamer server rules
For a creator's community: stream sniping, backseating, clips, and live chat. 15 rules
# 📜 Streamer server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
**9. No stream sniping** — Don't stream snipe or grief the streamer's games.
**10. No backseating** — No backseat gaming unless the streamer asks for help.
### 💬 Chat
**11. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**12. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**13. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
**14. Respect the live chat** — During streams, keep chat on topic and listen to the mods.
**15. Credit clips** — Share clips with credit, and don't reupload full streams.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Study server rules
Academic honesty, focus rooms, and good questions. 14 rules
# 📜 Study server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
**9. Academic honesty** — Help each other learn, but don't share exam answers or do someone's homework.
### 💬 Chat
**10. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**11. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**12. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
**13. Respect focus rooms** — Keep focus channels quiet — chat goes in the lounge.
**14. Ask good questions** — Search first, then ask with details: what you tried and what happened.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Support server rules
For product and help servers: tickets, threads, and never sharing tokens. 15 rules
# 📜 Support server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
**9. Never share passwords or tokens** — Don't share passwords, tokens, or payment details — staff will never ask.
### 💬 Chat
**10. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**11. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**12. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
**13. Ask good questions** — Search first, then ask with details: what you tried and what happened.
**14. One issue per thread** — Keep each issue in its own thread and be patient — we answer in order.
**15. Don't DM staff for support** — Please use tickets instead of DMing staff — it keeps help visible and fair.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Art server rules
Artist credit, AI labels, and kind critique. 14 rules
# 📜 Art server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
**9. Credit the artist** — Only share art you made or have permission to repost, and always credit the artist.
**10. Label AI-generated work** — Label AI-generated work and keep it in the right channel.
### 💬 Chat
**11. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**12. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**13. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
**14. Give kind feedback** — Critique only when someone asks for it, and keep it kind and specific.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Roleplay server rules
Consent, godmodding, and out-of-character chat. 14 rules
# 📜 Roleplay server rules
### 📜 General
**1. Be respectful** — Treat everyone with respect. No harassment, slurs, or targeted insults.
**2. No hate speech** — No discrimination based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability.
**3. Keep it SFW** — No NSFW or gore content. Keep profiles and nicknames appropriate too.
**4. No spam** — Don't spam messages, emojis, stickers, or links.
**5. No self-promotion** — No advertising other servers or your socials without staff permission. This includes DMs.
**6. Respect privacy** — Never share personal information about yourself or others — names, addresses, photos.
**7. No scams or malicious links** — No scams, fake giveaways, phishing, or suspicious downloads.
**8. Follow Discord's rules** — Follow Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines at all times.
**9. Consent in roleplay** — Check that everyone is okay with heavier themes before you write them.
**10. No godmodding** — No godmodding or powerplaying — only write for your own character.
### 💬 Chat
**11. Use the right channel** — Keep conversations in the right channel and check channel topics.
**12. Don't mass ping** — Don't mass mention people or ping staff without a good reason.
**13. Tag your spoilers** — Use ||spoiler tags|| for anything new.
**14. Mark out-of-character chat** — Use ((double brackets)) or the OOC channel for out-of-character talk.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Voice chat rules
Paste these into your voice channel's text chat or your rules channel. 7 rules
# 📜 Voice Chat Rules
🎙️ **No mic spam**
> No loud noises, earrape, or soundboard spam.
🎚️ **Use push-to-talk if it's noisy**
> Use push-to-talk or noise suppression if your background is loud.
⏺️ **No recording without consent**
> Don't record voice chats or streams without asking everyone first.
🗣️ **Let others talk**
> Give everyone a turn to talk and don't interrupt.
🎵 **Music bots in music channels**
> Use music bots in music channels only, and don't skip others' songs.
🐇 **No channel hopping**
> Don't hop between voice channels repeatedly.
🖥️ **Keep streams SFW**
> Screen shares and cameras must stay safe for work.
-# By being here you agree to follow these rules. Thanks for keeping the server a good place!
Discord moderator rules
Rules for your staff team — post them in a private moderator channel. 9 rules
# 📜 Moderator Rules
**1. Be fair and consistent** — Treat every member the same — friends get no special treatment.
**2. Follow the punishment ladder** — Use warnings and timeouts before kicks and bans unless it's serious.
**3. Log every action** — Log moderation actions with a short reason and a screenshot.
**4. Don't abuse permissions** — Staff permissions are for moderation only — never for personal gain or arguments.
**5. Step back when involved** — When you're personally involved, let another moderator handle it.
**6. Keep staff matters private** — What's said in staff channels stays in staff channels.
**7. Stay calm in public** — Keep disagreements with members and staff out of public channels.
**8. Stay active** — Let the team know if you'll be away for more than a week.
**9. Lead by example** — You represent the server — follow every rule you enforce.
-# Questions about these rules? Ask an admin in the staff channel.
Let your bot post — and enforce — these rules
FromFlow builds your own Discord bot that posts the rules as an embed, gives the Member role when someone clicks “I agree”, and removes spam and bad links automatically.
✓alex agreed to the rules — Your Bot gave them @Member
🛡️Your Bot removed a scam link from @raider · Rule 3
How to set up a rules channel on Discord
Create a text channel called #rules at the top of your channel list and make it read-only: in its permissions, deny Send Messages for @everyone. If your server has Community enabled, pick it as the Rules or Guidelines channel in Server Settings, then turn on Onboarding or Membership Screening so new members accept the rules before they can talk. Paste the generated rules, and pin nothing else in that channel.
Short, numbered rules get followed
Ten to fifteen one-line rules is plenty — the generator starts you there and keeps the rest as optional extras. Members actually read a short list, and numbering lets moderators point to a rule — “that's rule 4” — instead of arguing about wording. Specific beats generic: a gaming server needs a line about cheats and account trading, a support server needs one about never sharing tokens. That is why the generator changes the list with the server type instead of serving one boilerplate.
Voice chat rules and moderator rules
Voice channels have problems text rules never mention: mic spam, soundboards, people recording without asking, and channel hopping. Add the Voice chat section if your server talks a lot. Switch to Moderators to get a separate rule set for your staff team — fairness, a punishment ladder, logging every action, and keeping staff matters private. Post that one in a private moderator channel, not in #rules.
Rules only work when they are enforced
A rules channel nobody enforces turns into decoration within a week. Pick one punishment ladder — warning, timeout, kick, ban — apply it to everyone the same way, and write down every action. A bot can carry most of that load: it can ask new members to click “I agree” before unlocking the server, delete scam links and spam on its own, and log every moderation action for the team.
Post and enforce the rules automatically
Want new members to accept the rules before they can talk? A Discord rules bot posts them as an embed, unlocks the server when someone clicks “I agree”, and removes spam on its own — no code, hosted 24/7.
Create a text channel named #rules, deny Send Messages for @everyone so it stays read-only, and paste your rules. On Community servers, set it as the Rules or Guidelines channel in Server Settings and enable Onboarding or Membership Screening.
What are good rules for a Discord server?
Every server needs five basics: be respectful, no hate speech, keep it safe for work, no spam or unapproved self-promotion, and follow Discord's Terms of Service. Add one to three rules specific to your server's purpose on top.
How many rules should a Discord server have?
Ten to fifteen is enough for most servers, and a small server can start with the eight simple rules above. Long rule lists don't get read, so keep each rule to one sentence and number them so moderators can reference them.
Can I post my Discord rules as an embed?
Regular accounts can't send embeds — only bots and webhooks can. Choose the Embed format, copy the JSON, and send it through your bot or a webhook. To paste the rules yourself, use the Numbered, Emoji, or Simple format.
What are good voice chat rules for Discord?
Cover mic spam and loud noises, push-to-talk in noisy rooms, no recording without consent, letting others speak, music bots only in music channels, and keeping screen shares safe for work.
What should Discord moderator rules include?
Treat every member the same, follow a punishment ladder, log every action with a reason, never use permissions for personal reasons, step back when you're involved, and keep staff discussions private.