What is a community on Root?
A Root community is a group of people who share a common interest and want to stay connected. It gives your group an online home where you can talk, share, plan, and collaborate. Your members don’t need to live in the same place. Communities on Root are built for people anywhere in the world.
Some examples of Root communities:
- A gaming clan
- Fans of a university sports team
- Gaming mod group
- A volunteer group organizing events
What can communities do?
Root gives communities the tools to communicate and work together. Each community can:
- Talk over text, voice, and video
- Share files and media
- Create channels for different topics
- Install helpful Apps
- Control who can join and what they can do
You can make your community public and searchable, or keep it private and invite-only.
Who’s in charge?
The person who creates the community is the owner. Owners can:
- Manage roles and permissions
- Delete the community if needed
- Are marked with a crown icon
You can also assign admin roles to trusted members to help moderate and run things.
What are channels?
A channel is a space where members talk or share around a specific topic.
Communities often have multiple channels. For example, one for announcements, another for general chat, and others for projects, feedback, or events.
You can group related channels together using channel groups. This helps keep things organized, especially in larger communities.
What makes Root different?
Root isn’t just for chat. It’s built for collaboration. Communities can install Apps from the Root App Store. These Apps are made by developers and can do things like:
- Run polls
- Manage tasks or events
- Automate moderation
- Share content
- Power up your workflows
Apps can have a full user interface or work like bots inside chat. They run directly on Root’s servers, so your community doesn’t need to set up anything extra.
This makes it easy for communities to add powerful features and for casual developers to build useful tools.
Why build your community on Root?
- Everything your community needs in one place
- Full control over access and permissions
- Built for working together, not just talking
- Real-time updates for all members
- Easy to extend with custom Apps
Root helps your group stay organized, connected, and productive. Whether you're a team, a fan group, or just a bunch of friends, Root gives your community room to grow.