# Start a Town? Mineseed does not have any server-driven towns, but you and your friends are welcome to start a town, and even make your town members into a team! Since towns do contradict some of the server's rules and recommendations, we do have some notes to create the best gameplay within the server's [rules](/mineseed/rules-and-information.md#in-game) and capabilities. Some guidelines include: * Determine 1 person who will [claim the land](/mineseed/claiming-land.md#how-to-claim) in which your town will exist. * The town leader (land claimer) should claim all land that the town will exist within. * The town leader (land claimer) can provide both /**trust** AND /**permissiontrust** to players that can also give permission to build or access the main claim. * The town leader (land claimer) should create subdivisions in the land claim that your townsfolks can live within. You can create subdivisions by holding the gold shovel from /kit claim and typing /subdivideclaim before re-claiming within the already-claimed land. You will know if you're doing it right because subdivisions use iron blocks and white wool to provide the lines (normal claims use gold blocks and glowstone). * You can use claim flags to have people buy into the town vs ask you for permission (also is helpful if you're not online to give subclaims to new townsfolk) — **/setclaimflag buysubclaim** * If your townsfolk become inactive, the town owner (as the land claimer) can remove /trust and the subclaim to police the town without staff intervention. Other important notes: * If you choose to create a town where each town member creates their own claim, your town will be subject to the [**server's guidelines**](https://docs.mineseed.org/mineseed/faq-how-do-i.../get-a-claim-near-mine-moved) if you need to have one of the claims in your town unclaimed. Still have other questions? Hit up an Admin for more! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.mineseed.org/mineseed/faq/start-a-town.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.