How HoneyGate works for owners

The big picture for running your server — the "rules give roles" model, and where to start.

This is the starting point for the owner/staff guides. If you've just added HoneyGate, do First-time setup first, then come back here.

The core idea: rules that hand out roles

Most of HoneyGate follows one simple pattern:

When [something is true] → give this role.

You set a rule once and HoneyGate enforces it automatically, for everyone, forever. Examples:

• When someone reacts to this message → give them a colour role.
• When someone reaches Level 10 → give them the "Regular" role.
• (crypto, optional) When someone holds your token → give them the "Holder" role.

Because almost everything grants roles, the single most important setup step is role hierarchy — drag the HoneyGate role above any role you want it to manage. If you only read one troubleshooting page, make it Bot permissions & role hierarchy.

Where to start (recommended order)

1. Welcome messages — greet new members.
2. Self-assign roles — let members pick their own roles.
3. Points & XP — reward activity.
4. Leveling & role rewards (Free) — turn XP into levels and unlock roles.
5. From there: quests, giveaways, a shop, tickets, moderation, and the rest.

When you're set up, read Recommended setup for a sensible starting configuration.

Gating by token or NFT (optional — for crypto communities)

If your community is built around a token or NFT collection, HoneyGate can check a member's wallet and grant roles based on what they hold. You build a gate:

1. Make sure wallet verification is on (members link a wallet with /verify).
2. Create a gate: choose the condition (a token with a minimum amount, an NFT collection, or a specific NFT trait), pick the role to grant.
3. (Pro) Combine conditions with AND/OR logic, or gate by individual NFT traits.

HoneyGate re-checks wallets automatically (about every 30 minutes on Free, every 5 minutes on Pro), granting and revoking roles as holdings change. The free plan includes up to two token gates and two NFT gates; Pro raises the limits and adds combo/trait gating. This is entirely optional — if you're not a crypto community, ignore it.

Free vs Pro

Some features below are marked Pro. See Free vs Pro for the full split — you never pay for anything you haven't turned on.