01 · First steps · CHAPTER 01
Your first ten minutes#
Invite Emerald, open the dashboard and launch one feature.
Emerald connects community activity, role rewards, moderation and games. Use Discord commands for member actions and the website for server configuration. You can enable each feature independently; start with one, test it, then add more.
Set up your server
- Invite Emerald.
Use Add to Discord on the home page. Choose a server you are authorized to manage and review the permissions.
- Open your dashboard.
Sign in with Discord and choose your server. An installed server opens its settings; a dimmed card opens the bot invitation.
- Set General preferences.
Choose the server timezone, prefixes, permitted prefix-command channels and moderator roles. Check the Free or Premium status displayed here.
- Enable one system.
For example, open Welcome, select a text channel, write a greeting and save. Check that Emerald can view and send messages in that channel.
- Test as a member.
Use a normal member account or ask a member to try the feature. Administrator permissions can hide channel-access problems.
Run /ping, open /profile, then configure a welcome message. These checks cover the bot connection, member-facing commands and the dashboard.
Where to go next
Read Dashboard access before granting staff permissions, then Saving and synchronization before changing reward rules. The command directory links each command to its relevant chapter.