Giveaway Server Discord Template and Setup

Who it is for

Use it for a community that runs giveaways for its own members or for a creator who gives back to fans. Make sure you can provide every prize and that your giveaways are free to enter. Check the rules where you and your winners live, and the rules of any platform you run them on.

Roles

Channel layout

Setup with Noxyr

1. Add a verify button with /verify setup so throwaway accounts have a harder time entering.
2. Start a giveaway with /giveaway and set prize, duration, winners and channel. Add requirements such as messages_required or roles_required.
3. Give a bonus entry role with roles_bonus_entries, and a role to winners with winners_roles.
4. End one early with /giveaway end and draw again with /giveaway reroll if a winner does not claim.
5. Use the participants view from the message menu to check who entered.
6. Post a ticket panel for prize problems and turn on logs with /serverlogs set.

Ground rules and week one

• Run a small test giveaway with a role as the prize.
• Keep winners to a sensible number for the prize you have.
• Reroll after a day if a winner is silent, and say so in the rules.
• Keep a log of what was won, by whom and when.

Fair and legal ground rules

Make every giveaway free to enter. State the prize, end time, winner count and how winners are picked. Do not ask people to pay, invite friends or share personal data. If a prize is a gift card or an item you ship, check laws on promotions where you live, since some places have rules about prize draws.

Stopping cheaters

Alt accounts are the main problem. Requirements like a minimum message count or a long-held role make that harder. Verification and the alt account check in the security settings help too. See the alt account glossary for what they are.

Common mistakes

• Vague end times. Use a Discord timestamp, which the giveaway embed does.
• Changing the rules after posting.
• Not announcing winners, which makes people suspect fraud.

Proof builds trust

After each giveaway ends, post the winners in #winners and screenshot the delivery when it is safe to do so. Keep ended giveaways visible. Members who see a pattern of real prizes handed out are far more likely to stay, and far less likely to ask whether the draw was fair.

Prizes you provide yourself, such as a role, a custom emoji or a shout-out, are the safest way to start. You never have to chase a vendor, and you can deliver the same minute.

Next reading

Read the giveaway bot page and the how to run a giveaway guide. For picking outside Discord, see the winner picker.