Initial Setup
Registering a Guild ties your Discord server to RivalRyze. Once it's set up, your members can use the bot, join guild-only Contests, and compete on guild leaderboards.
The flow starts on the RivalRyze website, not in Discord.
Prerequisites
An active RivalRyze account.
Your Discord account connected to RivalRyze.
Manage Server permission on the Discord server you want to register.
RivalRyze does not request Admin permissions on your Discord server. The bot uses a focused set of permissions — see Bot Permissions Checklist.
Step 1 — Make sure your account and Discord are connected
Visit rivalryze.com.
If you don't have an account, sign up — either Sign up with Discord or email/password.
If you signed up with email, connect Discord from Account Settings → Connections. See Connecting Discord.
Step 2 — Create the Guild
Navigate to the Guilds page on RivalRyze.
Click Create Guild.
Click Add RivalRyze to Discord.
This redirects you to Discord's authorization screen.
Step 3 — Authorize the bot to your server
From Discord's dropdown, choose the target server.
Review the requested permissions.
Click Authorize.
You'll be redirected back to RivalRyze.
If your server isn't in the dropdown, you don't have Manage Server permission on it. Ask the server owner to either grant you the permission or run the setup themselves.
Step 4 — Complete onboarding
The first time you return to the Guild page after authorizing, you'll see an onboarding flow:
4.1 — Start onboarding
Click Start Onboarding. The bot walks through the rest of the setup.
4.2 — Enable Community Mode (if needed)
If your server doesn't have Discord's Community Mode enabled, the onboarding offers to help you turn it on. Community Mode unlocks Discord features RivalRyze uses, such as forums and threads for Contest discussions.
Enabling Community Mode does not publicize your server.
You can configure it later from Discord's server settings if you prefer.
4.3 — Sync channels and category
RivalRyze creates a recommended channel structure for your server (or syncs to existing channels if you've already made them). Typical channels created:
A channel for Contest announcements
A channel for leaderboard updates
A channel for general RivalRyze bot interaction
You can rename, move, or remove these channels later — the bot adapts.
4.4 — Confirmation
When you see the completion screen, your Guild is registered. The bot is active and responding to commands.
Step 5 — Customize (optional)
From the Guild Settings page on RivalRyze, you can:
Update notification preferences
Adjust admin settings and member visibility
Change which channels the bot posts to
Configure default Contest visibility
See Guild Settings & Activity Feed for the full reference.
What gets created
After setup completes, the following exist:
A guild entry on RivalRyze identified by your Discord server's ID (so even if you rename the server, the entry persists).
You as the guild owner with full admin rights to the guild on RivalRyze.
A guild leaderboard that members can view from the dashboard.
An activity feed channel where the bot posts Contest updates.
Inviting your members
Members of your Discord server don't automatically appear on the guild leaderboard. Each member needs:
A RivalRyze account.
Discord linked to that account.
Members who meet both conditions automatically show on the guild leaderboard within minutes.
To encourage members to sign up:
Pin a welcome message in your server's intro channel with a link to rivalryze.com.
Host a small, low-stakes Bounty or Battle as a hook.
Use
/profile @usernamein chat — if they're not registered, the bot prompts them.
Troubleshooting
"Server missing from dropdown"
You don't have Manage Server permission on the target server. Ask the server owner to grant you the permission or run setup themselves.
"Onboarding incomplete after redirect"
You authorized the bot but didn't finish the onboarding wizard. Go back to the Guilds page and reopen your Guild — onboarding will pick up where you left off.
"Forum/threads unavailable"
This means your server doesn't have Community Mode enabled. Either enable it (from Discord's server settings) or skip the forum-related features.
"This guild is already registered"
Someone else has already registered this Discord server on RivalRyze. They're the current owner. They can transfer ownership to you from the guild settings page on the website.
Re-running setup
If something went wrong mid-setup, return to the Guilds page on RivalRyze and reopen your Guild. The onboarding flow resumes from where you left off.
You can also kick the bot from Discord and start over completely, but that's rarely necessary.
Next steps
Guild Settings & Activity Feed — customize bot behavior and notifications.
Bot Permissions Checklist — verify the bot has what it needs.
Hosting Guild Contests — your first guild-only Contest.
Bot Commands Reference — full command list for you and your members.
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