Discord Server Hub is a dedicated page for your server that sits as a Server Hub tab at the top of the channel list. Discord describes it as a shared place where members can "keep up with the server's top games, compete on a gaming leaderboard, and draw on the Whiteboard at the same time."
It's built from widgets that refresh with your server's latest activity, so the page looks a little different each visit. Server Hub only shows activity that members choose to share.
This page explains who can get Server Hub, what every widget does, how members share activity, and how admins publish, edit, restrict and turn it off.
At a glance - Where: a Server Hub tab at the top of the channel list - Availability: a desktop experiment, not widely available, servers under 1,000 members only - Cost: free, no Server Boosts needed - Who sets it up: the owner and members with the Administrator permission - Privacy: only includes members who turn on activity sharing
Key Information
| Detail | Summary |
|---|---|
| What it is | A widget-based home page for a server |
| Status | An experiment, not widely available yet |
| Platforms | Desktop only (viewing, sharing and admin setup) |
| Server size | Fewer than 1,000 members |
| Price | Free, including every widget |
| Permission needed | Administrator |
| Can it be unpublished? | No, but it can be turned off and back on |
| Whiteboard storage | Saved for up to 90 days after the last activity |
Important: if you can't see Server Hub, your server may not be in the experiment yet. An admin may also not have published it, or may have turned it off.
🏠 What Is Discord Server Hub?
The top of every Server Hub shows your server's identity: the icon, name and banner, plus how many members are online, your total member count and your number of Server Boosts. This section updates when you change those details in Server Settings, and it can't be removed.
Below that sit the widgets. Some fill in automatically from members who share activity. Others are customised by admins.
An example of a published Server Hub. Image: Discord.
🧩 Server Hub Widgets
| Widget | What it does | Filled by |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Banner Image | Uses a different banner on Server Hub than your main server banner (PNG, JPG or WebP) | Admins |
| Gaming Leaderboard | A weekly competition based on members' game activity | Shared activity |
| Popular Games | The server's most played games this week, with cover art and player counts | Shared activity |
| Text & Image | A short text block with an optional image, such as a welcome message | Admins |
| Whiteboard | A shared canvas for drawings, shapes, images, GIFs and sticky notes | Members |
The Text & Image widget stays hidden until an admin adds content. The Whiteboard is persistent and live, so several members can draw at once and everyone sees changes as they happen.
How the Gaming Leaderboard works
Each week features one of three challenges:
- Most Game Time
- Most Game Days
- Most Unique Games
Standings update once a day, not in real time. The top three players are highlighted, and your own row is marked (You). When a week ends, the winner is announced and the final results stay up for one day while a new competition starts.
The leaderboard only counts activity from the time you joined the server. If you leave and rejoin, your standing starts fresh from the day you came back.
Leaderboard badges
- Current Leader: goes to whoever is in first place this week. It can move between members from day to day.
- Leaderboard Winner: goes to each week's winner and appears next to their username in that server until the next competition ends. Back-to-back wins show as a streak.
Select the Leaderboard Winner badge, then View Leaderboard, to open the server's leaderboard. The badge is removed if the member leaves the server or turns off activity sharing, or if an admin removes the Gaming Leaderboard widget or turns off Server Hub.
How Members Find and Join In
- Open the server.
- Select Server Hub at the top of the channel list.
The Server Hub tab in the channel list. Image: Discord.
Server Hub also posts in chat. When there's a new leader or a weekly winner, a system message appears in a channel your admins choose. Select See the leaderboard on that message to jump straight to the Hub.
Share your activity
The Gaming Leaderboard and Popular Games only include members who share activity. If yours is off, the widget shows a prompt.
- In Server Hub, select Share Activity on the widget (or Settings if it doesn't have enough data yet).
- In the Share my activity window, turn on the settings that widget needs: - Share my activity - Use data to personalize my Discord experience
- Close the window. You'll appear the next time the widget updates.
If your status is Invisible, your activity won't be included. Widgets also need at least 3 members sharing before they show results, otherwise you'll see "Not enough data." To review these toggles later, see our Discord privacy settings guide.
⚙️ How to Set Up Discord Server Hub (Admins)
You need the Administrator permission, the same one used to manage Server Boosts. If you're unsure who holds it, check our Discord roles and permissions guide.
Server Hub arrives in one of two ways:
- Published automatically: if your server already has enough gaming activity, it goes live for everyone with the leaderboard and Popular Games filled in.
- Draft until you publish: otherwise it starts as a draft that only admins can see.
Publish your Server Hub
- Select Server Hub at the top of the channel list.
- Review the default widgets. Select Edit Server Hub to make changes first.
- Select Publish in the draft banner at the top of the page.
Once published, Server Hub can't be unpublished or turned back into a draft. You can only hide it (see below).
Edit Server Hub
- Select Server Hub, then Edit Server Hub in the top banner.
- Make your changes: - Add: select Add Widget at the bottom and choose one. - Move: drag a widget by its handle. - Edit: select the pencil icon. - Remove: select the trash icon. You can add it back anytime.
- Select Save Changes, or Reset to undo before saving.
Editing widgets in Server Hub. Image: Discord.
Restrict who can use the Whiteboard
Everyone can use the Whiteboard by default. To limit it:
- Select Edit Server Hub.
- Select the pencil icon on the Whiteboard widget.
- Under Restrict access by role, pick the roles that can use it.
Limiting the Whiteboard to chosen roles. Image: Discord.
Manage system messages
Each widget can send up to 1 system message per day.
- Open Server Settings, then select Engagement.
- Select Show Server Hub Settings.
- Choose the channel for Server Hub messages.
- Under Server Hub System Messages, turn each widget's messages on or off.
Pick a quiet channel so updates don't bury chat. Our guide to setting up a gaming Discord server has ideas for channel layouts.
🛡️ Whiteboard Safety and Reporting
Whiteboard content follows Discord's Community Guidelines, like anything else posted on Discord. To report an item:
- Select the item on the Whiteboard.
- Select the ellipsis on the toolbar at the bottom.
- Select Report.
- In the Report Object window, choose the option that fits.
- Follow the prompts to finish.
Whiteboard sessions are saved for up to 90 days after the last activity.
How to Turn Server Hub Off or Back On
Turning Server Hub off hides the tab from all members right away. Your widgets, layout and settings are saved.
From the channel list:
- Hover over Server Hub.
- Select the X next to it.
- Select Disable to confirm.
From Server Settings:
- Open Server Settings, then Engagement.
- Under Server Hub, switch Show Server Hub tab in channel list off or on.
You can only turn it back on from Server Settings. It returns in the state it was in before, published or draft.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Discord Server Hub cost anything?
No. It's free for every server, including the Whiteboard, and you don't need Server Boosts.
Why don't I see Discord Server Hub in my server?
It's an experiment available only in some servers with fewer than 1,000 members. If your server has it, an admin may not have published it yet or may have turned it off.
Can I use Server Hub on mobile?
No. Viewing, sharing activity and admin setup are desktop only for now.
Why am I not on the Gaming Leaderboard?
Turn on Share my activity and Use data to personalize my Discord experience, and make sure your status isn't Invisible. Only activity since you joined the server counts.
Is my activity shown outside the server?
No. Activity in Server Hub widgets is only shown to members of that server.
Who can see a draft Server Hub?
Only the server owner and members with the Administrator permission.
Summary
Discord Server Hub gives smaller servers a lively home page with a weekly Gaming Leaderboard, Popular Games, a Text & Image block and a shared Whiteboard. It's a desktop experiment for servers under 1,000 members, it's free, and it only uses activity members choose to share.
Admins with the Administrator permission can publish, edit and restrict it, but can't unpublish it. To hide it, turn it off from the channel list or Server Settings, then switch it back on from Engagement whenever you like.
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