# Joining The Server

Upon joining the server, you will land in the spawn world and be greeted with the following messages in your chat:

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The above message is a greeting, reminding you of some commands you can use. This can be disabled/enabled via the [preferences menu](https://vertex-wiki.gitbook.io/allura/menus/preferences-menu) in the notifications category.

The lower message is a disclaimer about the rules of this server. This too can also be disabled/enabled via the [preferences menu](https://vertex-wiki.gitbook.io/allura/menus/preferences-menu) in the notifications category.