# Community Servers

Community Servers are Discord servers with a dedicated set of features for building a public audience:

- [Structured Community Onboarding](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/10394859532823-Community-Onboarding-Examples)
- [Announcement Channels](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032008192-Announcement-Channel-FAQ)
- [AutoMod](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/4421269296535-AutoMod-FAQ)
- [Server Discovery](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023968311-Server-Discovery)
- [Server Insights](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360032807371-Server-Insights-FAQ)

Most game developers use a Community Server as the official home for their players as a place to share updates, offer support, and keep the community connected between game sessions.

## Enabling Community Server Features

Any server can become a Community Server by following the steps in [Enabling Your Community Server](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047132851-Enabling-Your-Community-Server). Once you enable Community features, you can start building out your server with the features listed above.

## Official Game Communities

Once you have a Community Server set up, you can claim it as your Official Game Community by [Claiming Your Game](/guides/growth-distribution-platform-claim-your-game). This gives you access to features like a custom vanity URL, a verified badge, and the ability to link your game to your server so players can easily find it from your game's store page and Discord profile.

## Next Steps

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:::card{title="Enabling Community Server Features" href="https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047132851-Enabling-Your-Community-Server"}
Step-by-step instructions for enabling Community features on your Discord server.
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:::card{title="Create a Community For Your Game" href="/guides/growth-distribution-game-development-how-to-create-a-community-for-your-game"}
Set up a community server, design roles and channels, and bring players in from your game
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:::card{title="Community Management Guides" href="/guides/communities-servers-communities"}
Guides for building and growing your Discord community.
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## Related pages

- [API Reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [App Fundamentals](./app-fundamentals-index.md)
- [Best Practices](./best-practices-index.md)
- [Bots & Companion Apps](./bots-companion-apps-index.md)
- [Building Games](./building-games-index.md)
- [Building on Discord](./building-on-discord-index.md)
- [Change Log](./change-log-index.md)
- [Communities & Servers](./communities-servers-index.md)
- [Components](./components-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)

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