Rules
Five to eight rules, one line each, visible at spawn and in Discord:
- No griefing, no stealing. Everything is logged and rolled back.
- Be decent in chat: no slurs, no harassment.
- No cheating, no exploits, no lag machines.
- Claim your builds; unclaimed builds are fair game after 30 days.
- English/German in global chat.
- Staff decisions are final; appeal in a ticket, not in chat.
Add "no advertising other servers" and PvP rules if relevant. Enforce them the same way for everyone. The first time you let a friend off, the rules are gone.
Discord
Channels, from top: #announcements (only staff post), #rules, #status (bot posts server online/offline; many plugins do this), #general, #help, #suggestions, #screenshots, a voice lounge, and a private #staff. That is enough. Add channels when a topic genuinely fills them.
- Put the address and the rules in the channel topics.
- A DiscordSRV (Minecraft) or Discord bridge plugin mirrors in-game chat to Discord; it keeps the server feeling alive when few are online.
- Turn on Discord's community features (moderation, member screening) for free spam protection.
- One bot for verification/roles is plenty; five bots is noise.
Moderation
Warn, mute, kick, ban: in that order, logged in #staff with a screenshot. Consistency matters more than speed.