A well set up TeamSpeak server has three levels: server groups for roles such as admin, moderator and member, channel groups for permissions in individual rooms and a channel structure that newcomers understand without explanation. You always assign permissions to groups, never to individuals. That way the server stays manageable even with a hundred members.
The first steps after ordering
- Connect with the address from the web interface and redeem the privilege key. That makes you server admin.
- Set a server name and a welcome banner with the most important rules.
- Set a password if the server is not to be public, or leave it open and regulate access via groups.
- Set a server icon and channel icons. That takes five minutes and makes the difference between "default" and "our server".
Server groups: roles instead of individual permissions
Create a server group for every role and assign permissions only there. A proven structure for communities:
| Group | May | May not |
|---|---|---|
| Guest | Enter lobby and public channels, talk | Create channels, move members |
| Member | All community channels, create temporary channels | Kick, ban, change permissions |
| Moderator | Move, kick, ban briefly, edit channels | Change server settings and groups |
| Admin | Everything | Only a few people, with a second account without admin rights |
A channel structure that explains itself
Less is more. A lobby at the top, below it areas with spacer channels as headings, three to five channels per area. Temporary channels that members create themselves and that disappear after leaving keep the list clean. For groups that want to be undisturbed, password-protected channels or channels restricted to a group are suitable.
Channel groups for individual rooms
A clan leader should manage their clan area but not the whole server? That is what channel groups are for: permissions that only apply in one channel and its sub-channels. Being "channel admin" in one area changes nothing about the permissions in the rest of the server.
Maintenance and security
- Create a server snapshot regularly. This lets you restore channels, groups and permissions in seconds.
- Use the admin account only for administration, a normal member account for everyday use.
- Do not set anti-flood values too strictly, otherwise members with slow connections get disconnected.
- Add a music bot as its own product instead of running bots on members' computers.
Rent a TeamSpeak server
Available immediately, prepaid, DDoS-protected. Slots freely selectable, music bot as an extension, management in the web interface.