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DJ role and who can control the music

Learn who counts as a DJ, why some controls say "DJ only", and how server managers set DJ mode, DJ roles and DJ commands in the dashboard.

Updated Oct 30, 2026 · 1 min readCommands/dashboard/forceskip/skip

A server can keep some music controls for its DJs.

Who is a DJ

You are a DJ when one of these is true:

  • You have a DJ role of the server.
  • You have the Manage Messages or Manage Server permission.
  • A DJ made you DJ of the session.
  • You are the only listener with the bot. See Listener alone in voice.

If a control says that it is for DJs only, ask a DJ to do it, or ask a manager for a DJ role. See Why is this for DJs only?.

/skip is open to everyone when listeners can vote. /forceskip is for DJs. See Skip by vote.

Set the DJ rules

  1. Open the dashboard with /dashboard.
  2. Open Music settings, then DJ. DJ settingsDJ settings
  3. Use DJ mode to turn the DJ rules on or off.
  4. Use DJ roles to pick who counts as a DJ.
  5. Use DJ commands to pick the commands that only DJs can use.

Listener alone in voice

Let a listener alone in voice use DJ controls gives the DJ controls to the only person with the bot. Turn it off if your server uses the bot as a 24/7 radio.

It needs Manage Server

Settings need the Manage Server permission. Ask a server admin, or ask them to give you the permission.

Still stuck? Ask on the support server.

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