Guides
Running a Discord server, explained
Practical guides for the parts of server ownership nobody documents: handling a raid at 3am, writing rules two moderators can apply the same way, and giving people a reason to come back. No filler, no “10 tips” lists that say nothing.
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Long-form guides, written and kept current by the people who run Lyx.
How to stop a Discord raid, and what to do in the first ten minutes
Raids are cheap to run and most servers have no gate at all. Here is the setup that stops them, the steps that end one quickly, and the cleanup afterwards.
CommunityA Discord rules template your moderators can actually enforce
Most rule lists fail because they are vague. This template is short, numbered and written so two moderators would reach the same decision.
ModerationWarn, timeout, kick or ban: choosing the right moderation action
A practical decision guide for Discord moderators, including when a kick is worse than a ban and why warnings only work if they escalate.
GrowthHow to grow a Discord server without buying members or spamming invites
Growth is a retention problem more than an advertising problem. Here is what actually moves the numbers, and the shortcuts that quietly kill servers.
SetupHow to structure a Discord server: channels, categories and roles
A layout that works at 20 members and still works at 2,000, with the role hierarchy and permission mistakes that cause most server problems.
SecurityDiscord verification explained: which method to use and what it costs you
Button, CAPTCHA, maths, a question or staff review — each one stops a different kind of account. Here is how to pick without killing your join rate.
SecurityDiscord scams: how Nitro phishing works and how to protect your members
Fake Nitro, free games, QR codes and stolen tokens. What the links look like, what to do when an account is compromised, and the settings that block most of it.
SecurityThe Discord server security checklist (30 things worth checking)
A practical checklist for server owners: permissions, roles, bots, channels, raids, staff accounts and backups. Run it once and again every quarter.
SetupWhy your Discord bot cannot do that: permissions, roles and channel overrides
Most “the bot is broken” reports are a role position or a channel override. Here is how Discord permissions actually stack, and how to fix them in minutes.
CommunityDiscord events that keep a community active (without burning out staff)
A monthly rhythm, ten event formats that work at any server size, and the follow-up most servers skip.
Feature guides
One page per part of Lyx: what it does, the commands, and the settings worth changing. These are the same pages as the documentation, kept here too.
- Getting started Invite Lyx, set a log channel and understand slash commands versus the prefix.
- Moderation Cases, notes, hierarchy checks, timeouts, roles, purges and channel controls.
- AutoMod Five rule types, two punishments, a honeypot channel, and a staff bypass.
- Security Anti-raid, anti-nuke, scam links, account age, warning escalation and temporary bans.
- Verification Make new members prove they are real before they can chat.
- AI tools Summaries, translation, announcements, message cards, ticket replies and moderation help.
- Analytics Charts for growth, activity, moderation and levels, plus weekly reports.
- Community Tickets with web transcripts, modmail, ban appeals, giveaways, starboard, birthdays, AFK and reminders.
- Server tools Role menus, auto roles, join-to-create voice, stats channels, nicknames, custom commands and backups.
- Leveling How XP is calculated, why some messages do not count, and role rewards.
- Music Play music in voice, control it with commands or buttons, and open the Lyx Music player inside Discord.
- Economy and Lyx Coins One wallet that works in every server: daily coins, work, paying people, server shops and the web wallet.
- Feeds and scheduled messages Post new YouTube videos and RSS posts automatically, and send messages later or on repeat.
- Auto replies, sticky messages, counting and invites Automatic replies, messages that stay at the bottom, the counting game and invite tracking.
- Lyx Discovery List your server on lyx.lol/discover, pass the checks, bump it, and what happens with 18+ servers.
- Reports, blacklists and appeals Report people or servers to Lyx staff, what a Lyx blacklist means, and how to appeal one.
- Links and the status page Short links for inviting Lyx and joining support, and how the status page and updates work.
- Welcome and goodbye Templates, plain text or card layout, and the live preview.
- Logging Six event types, one channel, and what is deliberately not logged.
- Dashboard and sign-in How authorization works and what the session cookie contains.
- Troubleshooting Common failures and what they actually mean.
- Premium and AI limits Server Premium, User Premium, Lifetime, and how the daily AI requests work.
Still stuck?
Ask in the support server, or read the full command reference.