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title: Geek out with Funky Penguin's Discord Server
description: The most realtime and exciting way engage with our geeky community is in our Discord server!
icon: fontawesome/brands/discord
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# Community Geeking out in Discord
Do you want to talk to somebody, stat!? Are you a fan of group messaging / chat platforms?
One of the most realtime and exciting way engage with our geeky community is in our [Discord server][community/discord] (*which is also synced with our [Matrix][community/matrix] and [Slack][community/slack] servers*)
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Here's what Discord looks like:
!!! question "Eh? What's a Discord? Get off my lawn, young whippersnappers!!"
Yeah, I know. I also thought Discord was just for the gamer kids, but it turns out it's great for a geeky community. Why? [Let me elucidate ya.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qHoSWxVqtE)..
1. Native markdown for code blocks
2. Drag-drop screenshots
3. Costs nothing, no ads
4. Mobile notifications are reliable, individual channels mutable, etc
However, if Discord is not your thing, take a look at [Matrix][community/matrix] or [Slack][community/slack] ;)
## How do I join the Discord server?
1. Create [an account](https://discordapp.com)
2. [Join the geek party](http://chat.funkypenguin.co.nz)!
## Code of Conduct
With the goal of creating a safe and inclusive community, we've adopted the [Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct](https://www.contributor-covenant.org/), as described [here](/community/code-of-conduct/).
### Reporting abuse
To report a violation of our code of conduct in our Discord server, type `!report ` in any channel.
Your report message will immediately be deleted from the channel, and an alert raised to moderators, who will address the issue as detailed in the [enforcement guidelines](/community/code-of-conduct/#enforcement-guidelines).
## Channels
### 📔 Information (read-only)
The following channels are automated, and provide updates for issues like new PRs, subreddit posts, etc:
| Channel Name | Channel Use |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| [#announcements](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/456690093886013471) | Used for community announcements |
| [#blog-posts](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/456589284342890506) | Receives announcemnets about new [Geek Cookbook Blog Posts](/blog/) |
| [#cookbook-updates](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/454567388759982091) | Issues, PRs, commits on the [geek-cookbook/geek-cookbook](https://github.com/geek-cookbook/geek-cookbook) repo |
| [#premix-updates](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/459291605460058112) | Issues, PRs, commits on the [funkypenguin/geek-cookbook-premix](https://github.com/funkypenguin/geek-cookbook-premix) repo |
|[#forum-threads](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/515827101589569541) | New and updated [forum threads](https://forum.funkypenguin.co.nz) |
| [#subreddit-posts](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/1015041696033157210) | New topics in [r/funkypenguin](https://reddit.com/r/funkypenguin) |
### 💬 Discussion (read-write)
| Channel Name | Channel Use |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| [#introductions](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/586796820685127680) | New? Pop in here and say hi :) |
| [#general](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/396055506663374849) | General chat - anything goes |
| [#cookbook](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/456689991326760973) | Discussions specifically around the cookbook and recipes |
| [#kubernetes](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/720432577823113237) | Discussions about Kubernetes |
| [#docker-swarm](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/720432631853875251) | Discussions about Docker Swarm |
| [#today-i-learned](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/647643207932313620) | Post tips/tricks you've stumbled across
| [#jobs](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/566348370466308096) | For seeking / advertising jobs, bounties, projects, etc |
| [#promotion](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/645577294223769620) | In here you can advertise your stream, services or websites, at a limit of 2 posts per day |
| [#dev](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/473408473497993236) | Used for collaboration around current development.
### ❤️ Premium ([sponsors][github_sponsor])
[Sponsors][github_sponsor] get extra super-duper secrit access to the following:
| Channel Name | Channel Use |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| [#premium-chat](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/396058059182440448) | Premium discussion |
| [#premium-support](https://discord.com/channels/396055506072109067/1024789060348284989) | Premium support (*Discord forums, not synced*) |
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## How to get help.
If you need assistance at any time there are a few commands that you can run in order to get help.
* `!help` Shows help content.
* `!faq` Shows frequently asked questions.
## Spread the love (inviting others)
Invite your co-geeks to Discord by:
1. Sending them a link to , or
2. Right-click on the Discord server name and click "Invite People"
## Formatting your message
Discord supports minimal message formatting using [markdown](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/210298617-Markdown-Text-101-Chat-Formatting-Bold-Italic-Underline-).
!!! tip "Editing your most recent message"
You can edit your most-recent message by pushing the up arrow, make your edits, and then push `Enter` to save!
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