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# 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!