# 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](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041033511-Server-Templates).

## 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.
1. Select **Create community**.
1. Select **Import from Discord**.
1. Paste your Discord template URL in the input field.
1. Select **Import**.
1. After the template loads, the community name auto-fills with your Discord server name. You can change it.
1. Choose a community color and upload a community image (optional).
1. Select **Create** to finish.

### Mobile

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

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