> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vetox.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How Vetox works

> The concepts that explain most of Vetox — dashboard-first configuration, feature switches, server versus account, and premium.

Four ideas explain most of how Vetox behaves. Understanding them makes the rest of this documentation much faster to read.

## 1. Configuration lives in the dashboard

Most Discord bots are configured with chat commands. Vetox is configured on the [web dashboard](https://vetox.io/dashboard).

Slash commands are for **actions taken in the moment** — banning someone, starting a giveaway, checking a rank. They are not for setup.

<Note>
  If you are looking for a command to configure a feature, there usually is not one. Open the dashboard instead.
</Note>

## 2. Features have a master switch

Every major feature has an on/off switch on the [Setup](/en/server-management/setup) page, and **most are off by default**.

<Warning>
  Configuring a feature's own page does nothing until its switch is on. This is the single most common source of confusion — the settings save correctly, and nothing happens.

  Notifications need **two** switches: the platform toggle on Setup, and the feature itself.
</Warning>

A few features are always on and have no switch: Commands, Auto-Mod, Moderation Tools, Embed Messages, Dashboard Permissions and Dashboard Logs.

<Note>
  Auto-Mod being always-on does not mean it is filtering anything. Its individual rules still ship disabled.
</Note>

## 3. Server settings and account settings are separate

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Server" icon="server">
    Configured per Discord server, affects everyone in it, and needs permission in that server.

    Moderation, leveling, tickets, notifications.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Account" icon="user">
    Yours alone, follows you into every server, and only you can change it.

    Vito, profile, badges, customisation, membership.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

This distinction runs through the whole product, including premium — see below.

## 4. Two kinds of premium

|            | [Server premium](/en/premium/overview) | [Membership](/en/premium/membership)    |
| ---------- | -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Applies to | One server                             | Your account                            |
| Benefits   | Everyone in that server                | You, everywhere                         |
| Tiers      | Starter, Basic, Max, Black             | Normal, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond |
| Unlocks    | Server feature limits and gates        | Multipliers and profile features        |

They are bought separately and do not overlap. Buying Membership does not upgrade your server, and server premium does not upgrade your profile.

<Note>
  Membership XP multipliers deliberately apply only to your **global** XP, never to a server's leaderboard. Server rankings always reflect genuine activity in that server.
</Note>

## Downgrades keep your data

When premium ends or you drop a tier, Vetox **disables or clamps** over-limit items rather than deleting them. Re-upgrading restores them automatically.

A small number of settings are cleared rather than disabled — see [feature limits](/en/premium/feature-limits) for the list.

## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Adding Vetox" icon="rocket" href="/en/quickstart">
    Invite the bot and get through first-time setup.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Permissions" icon="user-lock" href="/en/permissions">
    Role hierarchy, command access and dashboard access.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>