Midjourney Tutorial: A Discord Operations Guide from Registration to Your First Image

To successfully generate images with Midjourney, the key is registering on Discord, joining the official server, and mastering the most commonly used commands. Below, in the real operating sequence, we clearly walk through everything from zero to generating your first image, as well as the key points for device login and account switching.

Register Discord and Join the Midjourney Server

First, complete account registration and email verification on Discord—this is the foundation for logging in to Midjourney. Next, join the server via the Midjourney official website or an official invite link. After entering, you’ll usually see the rules; follow the prompts and click to agree before you can speak and use channels.

Beginners are advised to practice first in public channels like “newbies” or “general” to avoid ending up in read-only areas. If messages in the channel scroll quickly, don’t panic—Midjourney commands will echo the generation progress back in your own message thread.

Use /imagine to Generate Your First Image

In a channel where you can speak, type “/imagine,” write your description in the prompt field, and send it. Midjourney will return a four-panel grid of drafts. After generation finishes, the common buttons are U1–U4 (upscale one image) and V1–V4 (create variations based on one image). After you click, it will continue queuing for generation.

If you want more control, you can add common parameters at the end of the prompt, such as “--ar 16:9” to adjust the aspect ratio. Upscaled images can generally be opened at full size directly in Discord and saved—this is Midjourney’s most common way to retrieve images.

Get Comfortable with Midjourney Using /settings and /info

Entering “/settings” lets you switch model styles and some default preferences, reducing how often you need to repeatedly type parameters. Entering “/info” lets you view your current queue and personal usage status; if the queue is slow, first confirm whether it’s stuck waiting.

If you’re reproducing the same visual style, remember to pay attention to seed-related information (if the interface shows it); it can help you iterate more consistently in Midjourney. Fix your commonly used aspect ratios and style preferences, and both generation speed and hit rate will improve noticeably.

Midjourney Account Linking, Device Login, and Switching Methods

Midjourney’s account system is tightly bound to Discord: when you log in to Midjourney on the web, you’re essentially authorizing login via Discord. Logging into the same Discord account on both computer and phone is usually fine, and your history will follow the account.

When you need to switch Midjourney accounts, the core is switching Discord accounts: first log out of the current account in Discord, then log into another account, and then initiate authorized login again on the Midjourney website. If the website still shows the old account, in most cases it’s due to browser cache or authorization not refreshing—log out, clear the site’s cookies, and log in again.