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Before you begin
Be the owner of the Discord server.
Step by step
In the dashboard, open Settings › General.
In the Protection lock card, turn on Lock protections.
If needed, add up to 10 trusted people, for example a co-founder or your head of moderation.
Why a lock
On Discord, the Administrator permission grants every right, including on Spider. A hacked administrator account, or a hostile administrator, could switch anti-raid off before acting. The lock prevents that: even with Administrator, only the owner and trusted people can change what protects the server.
What is locked
- Anti-raid, Shield and turning raid mode off.
- Automoderation, Captcha, Verification and Alerts.
- Sensitive permissions, Night mode and Network alerts.
- Logs and moderation logs.
- Spider’s groups and permissions.
- Quick setup, templates, configuration and backup restores, stopping emergency mode.
What stays open
Day-to-day moderation, tickets, community features and statistics work as before. Staff can still turn raid mode on or start emergency mode: only turning them off is locked. The lock applies to the dashboard as well as to /settings in Discord.
Questions and solutions
Can an administrator still kick Spider?
Yes: Discord allows it and Spider cannot prevent it. Turn on Sensitive permissions and monitoring to be warned immediately if a role gets dangerous rights.
Who can remove the lock?
Only the server owner. Trusted people can change protections, but not the lock itself.
The team answers on the Spider server. Ask on Discord