Import a Discord server template

Recreate your Discord server's structure in a new Root community.

When you import a Discord server template, Root recreates your roles, channels, and channel groups so you can get started quickly without setting everything up yourself.

What is a Discord server template?

A Discord server template is a shareable blueprint of your Discord server's structure. It includes roles, channels, and categories but not members, messages, or other content.

To learn how to create a template from your Discord server, see Discord's template documentation.

Before you start

You need a Discord server template URL. The URL looks like this: https://discord.new/abc123

Import a template

Desktop

1. Select the + button in the tab bar at the top of the screen.
2. Select Create community.
3. Select Import from Discord.
4. Paste your Discord template URL in the input field.
5. Select Import.
6. After the template loads, the community name auto-fills with your Discord server name. You can change it.
7. Choose a community color and upload a community image (optional).
8. Select Create to finish.

Mobile

1. Tap the menu icon in the top-left corner.
2. Select Create community.
3. Turn on Import from Discord.
4. Paste your Discord template link in the Template link field.
5. Tap Import. Root shows how many channel groups, channels and roles it found. Tap Clear to start again with a different link.
6. Enter your community name, and choose a community color and image (optional).
7. Tap Create.

Root shows Setting up while it creates the roles and channels. Keep Root open until it finishes. If some of the template couldn’t be copied, Root tells you, and you can add the rest yourself.

What gets imported

Discord element	Root equivalent	Notes
Server name	Community name	Auto-fills, but you can change it
@everyone role	EVERYONE role	Permissions from Discord's @everyone are applied to Root's EVERYONE role
Other roles	Roles	Includes name, color, and permissions
Categories	Channel groups	Structure preserved
Text channels	Text channels	Name, description, and position preserved
Voice channels	Voice channels	Name and position preserved
Permission overwrites	Channel Visibility and permissions	Role permissions set per channel

What doesn't get imported

• Members and member roles
• Message history
• Files and attachments
• Custom emojis and stickers
• Bots and webhooks
• Server settings (verification level, etc.)
• Integrations
• The default Admins role

Permission mapping

Discord permissions are automatically converted to the closest Root equivalents. Some Discord permissions don't have a direct match in Root and are skipped.

For example:

• Discord's Administrator becomes Root's Full Control
• Discord's Manage Server becomes Root's Manage Community
• Discord's Kick Members becomes Root's Kick

After importing, review your roles to verify the settings match your expectations.