Guide
How to stop a Discord raid, and prevent the next one
A raid is a wave of accounts, often new, that floods your server with spam, pings or slurs. A nuke is a compromised staff account deleting channels and banning members. Both are easier to stop with the right setup in place before it happens.
During a raid, lock the server, slow or lock the channels being spammed and ban the raid accounts. To prevent the next one, add a verification gate with a minimum account age, automod rules for spam, mentions and invite links, anti-raid and anti-nuke limits, a honeypot channel for spam bots, and regular backups. BluFox does all of this for free.
Setup
Step by step
- 01
During a raid: lock the server
On the BluFox dashboard open Security and start a server lockdown, or lock busy channels with /mod lock and slow them with /slowmode.
- 02
Remove the spam and the accounts
Clear messages with /purge and ban the raid accounts. Every ban becomes a moderation case, and with a ban network the bans reach your other servers too.
- 03
Add a verification gate
Open Verification and choose a button, captcha, account age or Discord login check before new members see the server.
- 04
Switch on automod
Open Automod and add rules for spam floods, mass mentions, invite links and phishing links, with timeouts as the action.
- 05
Set anti-raid and anti-nuke limits
On Security, set how many joins trigger a lockdown and how fast anyone may ban, kick or delete channels and roles.
- 06
Add a honeypot channel
On Security, create a trap channel members are told never to post in. Spam bots and hacked accounts that post there are removed at once.
- 07
Make a backup
Open Backups and create one, and switch on automatic backups so roles and channels can be restored after a nuke.
Why these layers work together
Verification stops most raids at the door
Fresh accounts and bots never see your channels.
Automod catches what gets through
Spam and pings are removed in seconds.
Anti-nuke protects you from your own staff accounts
A hacked moderator account cannot delete everything.
Backups are the last line
Restore roles, channels and settings if the worst happens.
FAQ
Questions
What should I do first when my Discord server is raided?
What is a honeypot channel?
Can I restore channels after a nuke?
Is BluFox raid protection free?
Related
Anti-raid & anti-nuke bot
Protect your Discord server from raids, nukes and spam bots: raid lockdown, anti-nuke limits, a honeypot trap channel, automod and a verification gate.
Verification & captcha bot
A free Discord verification bot: button, captcha, account age or OAuth check before new members get access, plus join roles and raid protection.
Ban network (ban sync)
Share bans between the Discord servers you trust.
Server backup bot
Back up your Discord server for free: roles, channels, permissions and module settings, automatic backups every 48 hours and a restore you pick parts of.
Ready to bring order to your server?
Add BluFox, log in with Discord, and the setup series walks you through the rest.