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How we use Discord

Discord is the a de facto home for chat among communities in web3. XMTP has its own Discord server at https://discord.gg/xmtp, where the community gathers to chat.

This is a short guide on how to get set up with Discord, and with the XMTP server.

Get started with Discord​

  1. If you haven't used Discord before, check out "New to Discord?" below.
  2. Sign up for the XMTP Discord server
  3. Get set up with the XMTP Labs server role by clicking here to send an email containing your username
    • Only include your username and do not add the # or numbers after
    • This is a Zapier action to automatically grant you the role. If after 10 minutes you haven't gotten it, just let someone on the team know.
  4. Set up a new Ramp card and sign up for Discord Nitro with it

General tips​

  • You'll need to have two-factor authentication turned on in your Discord account to have certain privileges in the XMTP server
    • DO NOT use "SMS Backup Authentication" as SIM swapping is a potential risk, and Discord could be an attack vector for XMTP Labs
  • Privacy & Safety
    • Safe Direct Messaging
      • Keep me safe or My friends are nice are recommended
    • Allow direct messages from server members
      • We recommend this be turned off, but occasionally there may be a reason to have it on such as Captcha bots, or token verifications
    • Who can add you as a friend
      • Everyone should be turned off
  • Connections
    • Feel free to add your GitHub and Twitter usernames
      • The benefit here is that Discord authenticates these accounts, so someone can verify it's actually you

New to Discord?​

If you haven't used Discord before, just follow these steps.

Sign up for Discord​

Go here: https://discord.com/register

Selecting a username​

When considering a username, you may want to consider a similar username as your GitHub first, Twitter handle second, or basically anywhere that you might interact in open source projects, or publicly.

Note that Discord automatically appends four random digits to the end of your username. e.g. username#1234. Once you've signed up and purchased the premium plan (XMTP Labs covers this) you'll be able to customize those four digits.