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Welcome to Patch Notes! In this series, we comb through the newest changes in performance, reliability, responsiveness, usability, and general bug-squishing we’ve done to make Discord better. If you discover an issue of your own, check out our Bimonthly Bug Megathread on the com…
Today, Steal a Brainrot, Brookhaven RP, Grow a Garden, and more are launching their Discord Social SDK integration, which provides them with additional server safety and engagement benefits for their player communities on Discord. This follows the latest developer-focused advanc…
Two of the most played games while on Discord are League of Legends and VALORANT. Just last December, during our inaugural Checkpoint, we even gave League of Legends the esteemed title of Discord’s Most Popular Game 2025 (seriously, y’all *really* love League). Every time League…
In August 2023, we shared that we were experimenting with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for voice and video on Discord. That post was short and deliberately understated. But it represented a real commitment, one we knew would take years to deliver on. It's been quite a journey si…
Aaah, 2015. There were some incredible games that came out that year, like The Witcher 3, Metal Gear Solid V, Rocket League, and a little indie game called… Undertale. It’s pretty niche, idk if you’ve heard of that one before. But how were people talking about and playing these…
I've been playing games with friends my entire life. These days, with two kids at home, that looks like maybe an hour after bedtime. And, that hour almost always starts on Discord, checking what friends are up to, figuring out what to play, and jumping in. I've been on the platf…
Editor’s Note: In May 2026, Nitro received one of its biggest expansions to date! We’ve updated this article to reflect all the cool new updates. What is Discord Nitro? How does it work? Is Nitro free? And if not, where do you buy it? These are all things that may be swirling a…
Starting today, you can now buy and gift official in-game items for Rust directly on Discord from both the Discord Shop and in the official Rust Server. This marks the first time Rust supports gifting official skins. Add Rust items directly to your Discord Wishlist, so your frie…
You've been asked to stand up a brand-new database cluster — a full replica of production, running real traffic, so you can validate a new release before it touches actual data. You're looking at the next day and a half, and it’s lookin’ stacked: provisioning and configuring doz…
Welcome to Patch Notes! In this series, we comb through the newest changes in performance, reliability, responsiveness, usability, and general bug-squishing we’ve done to make Discord better. If you discover an issue of your own, check out our Bimonthly Bug Megathread on the com…
This article is a collaborative piece by Bo Ingram, Senior Staff Engineer on Realtime Infrastructure, and Stephen Birarda, Senior Staff Engineer on Audio/Video infrastructure. The sad trombone haunts our dreams. Womp, womp, womp, woOoOoOoOmp. Womp, womp, womp, woOoOoOoOmp. Womp,…
If you’re reading this blog post, you’re likely familiar with the pull toward more metrics. As organizations grow, so too does the list of things people want to measure. Different metrics matter for different teams, and everyone has Metrics FOMO, worried that leaving one out cou…
You may have heard of ways to customize Discord’s style and colors before… things like changing your theme, making your own custom emoji, and all that fun stuff. But if you’re looking for ways to make your conversations more comfy for your eyes, you’ve found the right Discord Bl…
Welcome to Patch Notes! In this series, we comb through the newest changes in performance, reliability, responsiveness, usability, and general bug-squishing we’ve done to make Discord better. If you discover a bug of your own, check out our Bimonthly Bug Megathread on the commun…
After a harrowing adventure through flourishing forests, desolate deserts, and punishing plains, Wumpus has finally achieved physical contact with The Last Meadow. As they return to town to bask in their accomplishment, the celebration is cut short by a new emerging threat, a fe…