Create a community

Create a new community from scratch with default roles and channels.

Coming from Discord?

If you have an existing Discord server, you can import a Discord server template to recreate your roles, channels, and channel groups automatically.

Prerequisites

• Root client installed (download Root)
• A Root user account

Create your community

Desktop

1. Select the + button in the tab bar at the top of the screen to open a new tab.
2. In the new tab, select Create a community.
3. Enter your community name. The name must only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and be 1 to 256 characters long.
4. Choose a community color. On the Palette tab, choose from preset colors. On the Spectrum tab, use the color spectrum and slider, or type a 6-character hex code (e.g., FF5500) in the hex input field.
5. Upload your community image (optional).
6. Select Create to finish.

Mobile

1. Tap the menu icon in the top-left corner.
2. Select the + button.
3. Enter your community name. The name must only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and be 1 to 256 characters long.
4. Choose a community color.
5. Upload your community image (optional).
6. Tap Create to finish.

Community owner

The member who created the community is the owner. Owners have a crown icon next to their name and automatically have every permission. Only the owner can delete the community or transfer ownership to another member.

Default roles

New communities include two predefined roles. You can change the permissions for each role as needed.

Role	Description	Notes
EVERYONE	Basic role for all members. Includes permissions for everyday activity: viewing channels, sending messages, using voice, viewing files, and more. All members automatically get this role.	You cannot remove it from members, and you cannot delete the role from the community.
Admins	Higher-level role with nearly all permissions enabled. Give this role to members who help run the community.	Includes the ability to manage the community, roles, members, channels, and more. Does not include Full Control. Add only to trusted members. You can edit, remove, or delete this role.

Default channel groups

New communities include two predefined channel groups, one for members and one for administrators.

General group

The General group and all its channels are open to EVERYONE.

Channel	Type	Description
Text	Text	Standard text channel for general discussion. This is also set as the default channel for system messages.
Voice	Voice	Voice channel for calls.

Admin group

The Admin group and all its channels are only available to members with the Admins role. Members who are not Admins won't see the channel group or its channels.

Channel	Type	Description
Admin-Text	Text	Private text channel for administrator discussions.
Admin-Voice	Voice	Private voice channel for administrator meetings and conversations.