Midjourney is an AI tool that generates images based on user prompts. Currently on the market there are several art generators but midjourney is arguably the king.
Prompts can work across multiple AI tools like Midjourney, Leonardo AI, Adobe Firefly, etc.
This midjourney guide will cover everything you need to know to get started with midjourney.
Key takeaways:
1. Intro on midjourney guide
Midjourney is a paid tool. To get an subscription, you need to create an account first.
Then you can request for an subscription link.
Visit midjourney.com & click “Join the beta”. Or you can click on this invitation link to directly join the midjourney discord server.
For new users, you will have use the discord server to create images. Once you reach 1,000 image creations, you will get access to the midjourney website version for creating images.
I already have an discord account so i will just login to my existing account.
2. Buying the subscription
Once you are in discord, locate an newbies room from left corner. Type /subscribe + enter.
Now click on “Manage Account”. You will be taken into the subscription page where you have to buy an plan.
3. Setting up the private discord server
After Buying an subscription, you need to setup the discord server to create images.
There are 2 options for you to create images.
- Using midjourney’s discord server.
- By adding midjourney bot into your own discord server.
When you create images on midjourney’s server, you are using the server along with ton of other users.
As a lot of people keep using newbies room at the same time you have to consistantly scroll so its better to create your own server.
On the otherhand, managing the image creations is very easy using a private server.
Setting up midjourney in an private server is actually quite easy just with 2-3 clicks your done.
To create a private server, click on the plus icon on the left corner below. Then click on “Create my own”.
Now click on “skip the question” for now. Then you need enter a name for your server and click on create.
Now you’ve created the private discord server, then you have to add the midjourney bot to the server.
To do this open midjourney server then head over to an newbie room. On top[ of the image creations you can see the midjourney bot, Click on the midjourney bot.
Click on “Add app” then select the server tat you’ve created and click on continue.
Congratulations, you created your private discord server with midjourney bot.
Using a private server makes it more organized as the images stays in one place. So its easier to use and navigate through your own private server where you can categorize them and sort them out how you want.
But a private server does not hide your image creations from public, means even if you create your images on private server or midjourneys server it would still be publicly available on midjourneys website for people to see.
The only way to hide the images is by taking a plan that covers stealth mode. If you really wants full privacy you need to buy an midjourney pro plan which costs $60/mo. Learn more about midjourney pricing plan.
4. In summary
Getting started with midjourney is really easy with these simple steps. But you need an subscription to use midjourney to create images. There are greate free alternatives but when it comes to an paid tool for creating ai images, midjourney is the best.
