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This guide gets verification running with sensible defaults. You can fine-tune every check afterwards.
You need the Manage Server permission in the server you want to protect.
1

Invite AuthenticateMe

Open the dashboard, sign in with Discord, and pick your server from the list on the left. Servers without the app show a + badge, and clicking one opens Discord’s invite screen.You can also use the Add to Discord button on authenticateme.xyz. Read Invite and permissions to see which permissions the app uses and why.
2

Create the roles and channel you need

Verification needs a Verified role that unlocks your server and a verification channel where new members start. Most servers also add a private logs channel for staff.Then go to Server Settings → Roles and drag the AuthenticateMe role above your Verified role, because Discord only lets the app give roles that sit below its own. Roles and channels covers the channel permissions in detail.
3

Finish the setup on the dashboard

A server that isn’t set up yet opens on the Setup screen. Pick your Verified Role and Verification Channel, then click Finish setup.
The dashboard setup screen with the Verified Role and Verification Channel pickersThe dashboard setup screen with the Verified Role and Verification Channel pickers
Your server starts on the Balanced preset, which blocks the clearest threats and logs everything else. AuthenticateMe also posts the verification message in your channel.
Prefer Discord? Run /setup role:@Verified channel:#verify instead. It does the same thing.
4

Lock your server behind the Verified role

Members should only see the verification channel until they verify. A common layout is to deny View Channel for @everyone on your other channels and allow it for the Verified role. You can also turn on the Unverified Role and restrict that role instead.
5

Check that everything works

Open the Health page on the dashboard, or run /health in Discord. It lists any missing permission, role, or channel that would stop members from verifying.
The Health page reporting that everything is running smoothlyThe Health page reporting that everything is running smoothly
Then verify with a second account, or ask a friend to join, and watch the result appear in your logs channel.

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Next steps

Choose a verification mode

Web-Link runs every check. Button-Click and Instant-Grant are faster with fewer checks.

Tune your settings

Switch between presets or adjust each check and its action.

Set up logs and alerts

Send each kind of log to the right channel and ping your moderators.

Customize the message

Change the verification message, its buttons, and the app’s profile.
Prefer video? Watch the initial setup tutorial on YouTube.