Copy a Discord server with a server template
- In the server you want to copy, open Server Settings → Server Template (you need Manage Server).
- Generate the template link, then open it yourself or share it.
- Discord creates a new server from it with the same channels, roles, permissions and settings.
- If you change the original later, press Sync Template so the link copies the new version.
What a copy leaves out
- Messages and members: the new server starts empty.
- Bots: add them again in the new server.
- Anything a bot set up, like role pickers, welcome messages and logs.
Copy a Discord server and change it first, with Foreman
Run /export in the server you want to copy and press Open in Builder: the whole layout opens at arsforeman.com. Change anything you like, save it, then run /deploy with its code in the new server. Foreman builds the channels, roles and permissions, plus anything you add in the Builder: welcome messages, role pickers, AutoMod and onboarding. Deploying a blueprint is a one-time unlock, or included on a Foreman Pro server.
Keep it up to date after copying
A Discord template link is a one-time copy. With Foreman the blueprint stays: change it later and push to update the server, and use Pull from Discord to bring in changes made in Discord.
Read more: How to set up a Discord server, step by step