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# Community

Verge Aero runs a Discord server for customers and staff to coordinate, ask questions, and share work. The Web Portal can automatically link your portal account to your Discord account and grant you the right role — **Verge Partner** for customers, **Verge Employee** for Verge Aero staff — which unlocks access to the relevant private channels.

You only need to do this once. If your access changes later, repeat the steps to re-sync your role.

## Linking your Discord account

Open the user menu in the top right of the Web Portal and click **Community**.

<figure><img src="/files/lLvV50reNSMkixT3k1zH" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Community option in the user menu.</p></figcaption></figure>

You will be taken to the Discord linking page. Click **Link Discord Account** to begin.

<figure><img src="/files/dePRh4KFhONVoxhzl0nJ" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Discord linking page.</p></figcaption></figure>

You will be redirected to Discord, where you will be asked to authorize the **Verge Portal** application. If you are not already logged in to Discord, log in first. Then click **Authorize** to continue.

<figure><img src="/files/pbkPXCtFWh53kc8Sssdz" alt=""><figcaption><p>Discord's authorization screen for the Verge Portal application.</p></figcaption></figure>

Discord will redirect you back to the Web Portal, which will confirm the link and tell you which role was assigned.

<figure><img src="/files/b44haKnTMnc9oOD2rLXB" alt=""><figcaption><p>Successful link, with the Verge Partner role assigned.</p></figcaption></figure>

If you were not already a member of the Verge Aero Discord server, you will be added automatically as part of this flow.

## Confirming the role in Discord

Open the Verge Aero Discord server. Your assigned role will be visible on your profile, and you will now see any channels that role grants access to.

<figure><img src="/files/qJKzoSVRxMoUe5aagE6x" alt=""><figcaption><p>The role shown on your Discord profile after linking.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Re-syncing your role

If your role in Discord is ever removed or your access in the portal changes (for example, you join Verge Aero as staff after originally signing up as a customer), repeat the linking flow. The portal will reapply the correct role based on your current account.