Applying a Server Template to an existing server!
Applying a Server Template to an existing server!
A Simple way to overhaul a server.
Having the ability to overhaul and revamp your own discord server in one click after working on a test template can greatly add to the professionalism of a server!
Not only does it make it simpler and more professional when updating your server, it can allow to find potential flaws before the change is made.
How it could work if implemented.
When applying a server template to an already existing server it can warn the owner about what applying said template could do to the server and the settings it would change. When it comes to roles I think having options and choice is a good thing and that is universal to almost anything; It can offer to keep current roles and apply all the new things from the template and or to overwrite everything. The same can be said with text channels as well, if anything text channels all the more important due to potential important conversations that would want to be archived.
Conclusion.
The server templates feature allows server future server owners to easily start their own server based off a template. But this does not really help current owners of bigger discords that want to roll out changes in a much more fluid manner. This potential update can change that for the better; being able to apply templates on top of already existing servers can allow for bigger servers to do drastic changes in a seamless manner while not needing to create a new server to use a template allowing for its fanbase to stay on the same server.
I hope to see what everyone thinks about this!
Thanks,
-Future
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Yes Please! I thought we could already do this and tried. This would be a wonderful addition to Discord!
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Yes! I'm looking for this feature. I'm currently building a test server for an existing server because there are some things I want to test before implementing in my company's public discord server and it would be great if I could make changes on a template and test before pushing to the official server.
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I beg for Discord to add this idea, I thought it already existed; it would've been extremely useful!
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I've been wanting this feature for a while, but although it would be a great feature, it can absolutely be a slippery slope applying a fresh template to an existing Discord server.
I would bet that the Discord staff has already considered this, but have probably come to the conclusion that it would be potentially way too risky to mess with existing, sizeable server configurations.
I am already spending a lot of time managing a rather small community of 65 active users. Tasks related to the planning and implementation of role- and channel permissions for bots and users is a time consuming effort, and I know I would be completely devastated if all those hours went to waste. As a consequence I have made it a routine to be vigilant about documenting the current configuration in detail.
Overwriting even my own community server's config with a fresh template would actually be something that I wouldn't even consider at this point. It would be way to risky, and would inevitably make my community suffer serious downtime.
Legally, Discord could, arguably, also be liable for intellectual property being potentially purged and/ or rendered useless by an overwrite, so it would be pretty scary for them, too.
Adding a backup feature should at least be a prerequisite in order to implement such a feature, so that the server admin can easily roll back any changes made.
Sorry if I sound like a party pooper, but even if they roll out such a feature with a big disclaimer attached, you can bet a trillion dollars that the Discord Support staff would be having their hands full 24/7.
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Probably this choice could be limited to the server owner only to not to grief.
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Please discord do this! It will help a lot for then stuff happens to a discord like overflow of bots etc
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i could definietly use this
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I actually thought this is how server templates would already work. I've finished a very detailed setup on a test-server and wanted to apply it to my existing 5k user community Now I have to reproduce all settings manually again..
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I WANT IT
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Cranky Dan I feel you pain
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can we do this yet?
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there is a bot that does this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4SEyMpYndw called Xenon. not used it yet.... going to test on a few smaller test servers before I test on the main one....
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I'm surprised (and sad) to see this only having 12 comments...
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YESS PLEASE ADD THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR AN HOUR OR SO JUST TO FIGURE OUT THAT IT DOES NOT EXIST.... I WOULD LOVE THE FEATURE TO JUST ADD A TEMPLATE TO AN EXISTING SERVER AND I KNOW FOR A FACT MANY OTHERS WOULD TOO! PLEASE ADD THIS INCREDIBLE UPDATE.
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