Midjourney User Guide: Full Workflow from Signing Up and Joining Discord to Generating Images via DM

This Midjourney tutorial focuses on the steps where beginners most often get stuck: how to sign up and get into Discord, find the Midjourney Bot, generate images quietly via direct messages, and set parameters for the first time. Follow the steps and you’ll be able to reliably complete the full process from “getting in the door” to “getting your images.”

The Correct Path to Register for Midjourney and Enter Discord

After opening the Midjourney official website, you’ll usually be guided to log in with a Discord account—this is Midjourney’s main entry point. If you don’t have a Discord account yet, first complete registration on Discord and verify your email, then return to Midjourney to continue the authorization login. During authorization, make sure you’re confirming your own Discord account to avoid switching to the wrong account in the browser, which can later cause you to lose access or permissions.

Join the Official Server and Find the Midjourney Bot

After logging in, follow the on-page prompts to join Midjourney’s Discord server. Once inside, you’ll see many newbie channels (Newbies). In the channel member list, search for “Midjourney Bot.” Right-click its avatar to open a direct message window. It’s recommended to run through the process in DMs first: messages scroll very fast in channels, and beginners can easily lose track of their generation results.

How to Generate Your First Image: Two Must-Do Steps—/imagine and /settings

In your DM chat box with the Midjourney Bot, type “/imagine,” enter your description in the prompt field, and send it to start generating. For first-time use, it’s recommended to run “/settings” once to lock in commonly used parameters, such as your default style and quality tier, so you don’t have to tweak everything from scratch each time. After generation, you’ll see Upscale (U) and Variation (V) buttons: U is for getting a clear, larger image; V is for branching out based on the current result.

Common Sticking Points: Can’t See Commands, Can’t Generate, No Response After Sending

If you can’t get the “/imagine” dropdown command to appear in DMs, it’s most likely because you haven’t actually joined the Midjourney server, or Discord hasn’t loaded the application commands. Leaving and rejoining the server usually fixes it. If you can send commands but can’t generate, first check that you’re in the correct Midjourney Bot conversation, rather than messaging a different bot or a channel. If the channel is too noisy and you can’t find your images, simply go back to your DM history with the Midjourney Bot to track every generation record.