This Midjourney user guide focuses on three things: how to sign up and log in to Midjourney, how to link your account to Discord, and how to switch safely when you need multiple accounts. The process isn’t complicated, but there are a few authorization steps and entry points that are easy to click wrong. Follow the steps below and you’ll have everything set up in one go.
Register a Midjourney account and complete login
Open the official Midjourney website (midjourney.com). After clicking the login entry point, follow the prompts to log in with email or continue with a Google account. The first time you log in, you’ll usually need to complete email verification or account confirmation. It’s recommended to use an email address you use often, since account recovery will be easier later. After logging in successfully, go to your profile page first to confirm the displayed account information is correct, so you don’t mix up your work account and personal account.
Link Discord: authorization, joining the server, and basic permissions
Midjourney’s image generation and command system has long relied on Discord, so the second step is to complete Discord linking. After you click a button like “Connect Discord/连接Discord” on the website, you’ll be redirected to the Discord authorization page. Confirm the authorized account is the correct one, then click Authorize. After linking is complete, join the official Midjourney Discord server. When you join for the first time, you usually need to agree to the rules or complete a simple verification; otherwise, you won’t be able to see the available channels.
Start generating: enter commands in Discord and create on the web
In Discord, find a public channel with “newbies” or other creation-related channels. Type /imagine and enter your prompt in the pop-up box to start a job. If you want to add reference images, upload the image to the channel first (or paste an image link), then place the link before your prompt. Midjourney will use the reference image to guide the style. You can also start generation tasks from the “Create/创建” page on the website, but no matter which entry you use, Midjourney generally requires your account to have usable generation permissions for images to generate properly.
Switch accounts: the more reliable way on the web and on Discord
When you need to switch Midjourney accounts, first log out of the current account from the top-right corner of the website, then log in again with another email/third-party account to avoid the browser automatically carrying over the old session. Switching on Discord is even more critical: it’s recommended to “Log Out” directly in the Discord client, then log in to the other Discord account and re-authorize Midjourney. After switching, return to the Midjourney website and check whether the “connected Discord account” matches, ensuring that after you send commands, the job ownership won’t end up on the wrong account.
A small habit: two settings that make Midjourney smoother to use
Typing /settings in Discord lets you quickly view common toggles such as generation quality and style preference, which is useful to lock in a consistent setup before you start serious creation. If you don’t want your prompts and results exposed in public channels, use the private creation options officially provided (subject to the permissions actually available on your account) and avoid posting test drafts in crowded channels. Once you standardize these basic actions, everyday use of Midjourney will be much more stable.
