First Setup
The five-minute setup every new server should do — logging, moderation, and the basics.
New server? Do these five things in order and you have a solid foundation.
1. Set up logging
/logs config
Pick the channels for each log type (messages, members, mod actions, voice, roles). Every action in your server becomes searchable history — this is the single most valuable system to enable on day one. See Logging for all log types.
2. Turn on automod protection
/automod spam-messages
/automod flagged-words
/automod anti-link
Defaults are sane out of the box. See Automod for thresholds.
3. Configure verification
/verify-config
New members must pass a check before they can talk — kills bot raids instantly. Details in Verification.
4. Pick your fun & economy systems
/economy startacc+ set up your shop with/economy shop add/leveling enableto start tracking XP/giveaway startwhen you want to run an event
5. Optional but recommended
/ticket setup— member support channel with transcripts/welcome-message— greet joiners with embeds and autorole/ai-config— AI chat in one channel (AI Chat)
Where things are configured
Most systems have both a slash command and a dashboard page. The dashboard at dashboard.cortexhq.net is nicer for big changes; slash commands are quicker for small tweaks. Both write to the same config.