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title: /serverlock
description: Lock the server with an optional password gate for new members.
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## Overview

`/serverlock` marks the server as locked and, optionally, sets up a password gate: a dedicated channel where new members must type a password to be treated as let in.

## Required Permissions

- **Administrator**

## Options

| Option | Required | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| `action` | Yes | **Enable** or **Disable** |
| `password` | No | Password for the gate channel (only used with `enable`) |

## Behavior

- **Enable without a password**: marks the server as locked.
- **Enable with a password**: creates (or reuses) a `server-password` channel, visible to everyone even while other channels are locked, where the password is posted for staff reference and new members are expected to enter it.
- The password is stored in plain text in BetterAntiSpam's configuration. Anyone with access to `/serverlock enable` again can see it.
- **Disable**: clears the lock, removes the password, and deletes the password channel if one was created.
- Enabling or disabling logs a moderation-log entry and posts a public announcement in the channel where you ran the command.

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`/serverlock` is independent of `/lockdown`. Locking channel permissions with `/lockdown` doesn't affect the server lock state, and vice versa.
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