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'''Instances''' are unique sessions for a [[Special:MyLanguage/Worlds|world]]. Users can create and join instances of a world, and users in the same instance can perceive and interact with each other in the shared world space, but not with users in other instances of the same world. Instances themselves can have specific properties that affect who is allowed to join, invite, or see who is in the instance. They also have a region, which correlates to a real world server that handles passing connection information between the users in the session.
'''Instances''' are unique sessions for a [[Special:MyLanguage/Worlds|world]]. Users can create and join instances of a world, and users in the same instance can perceive and interact with each other in the shared world space, but not with users in other instances of the same world. Instances themselves can have specific properties that affect who is allowed to join, invite, or see who is in the instance. They also have a region, which correlates to a real world server that handles passing connection information between the users in the session.
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==Instance types==
==Instance types==
There are many public and private environments of all genres that the user can explore. Users may also create and join various community groups to meet other users with mutual interests. Users can choose to join a public instance, or create a private instance to be alone or invite friends after adding them. The type of privacy of created instances is up to the user, and follows under the various tiers:
There are many public and private environments of all genres that the user can explore. Users may also create and join various community groups to meet other users with mutual interests. Users can choose to join a public instance, or create a private instance to be alone or invite friends after adding them. The type of privacy of created instances is up to the user, and follows under the various tiers:
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!'''Public'''  
!'''<translate><!--T:3--> Public</translate>'''  
|A publicly listed instance to which anyone can join.
|<translate><!--T:34--> A publicly listed instance to which anyone can join.</translate>
|-
|-
!'''Friends+'''
!'''<translate><!--T:35--> Friends+</translate>'''
|Your friends, and their friends, and so on can join.
|<translate><!--T:36--> Your friends, and their friends, and so on can join.</translate>
|-
|-
!'''Friends'''  
!'''<translate><!--T:36--> Friends</translate>'''  
|Only your friends may join; friends of friends are excluded.
|<translate><!--T:37--> Only your friends may join; friends of friends are excluded.</translate>
|-
|-
!'''Invite+'''
!'''<translate><!--T:38--> Invite+</translate>'''
|Users and friends of users must request to join your instance, unless you or an invited user's [[Special:MyLanguage/social status|social status]] is set to "Join Me".
|<translate><!--T:39--> Users and friends of users must request to join your instance, unless you or an invited user's [[Special:MyLanguage/social status|social status]] is set to "Join Me".</translate>
|-
|-
!'''Invite'''  
!'''<translate><!--T:40--> Invite</translate>'''  
|Users must send a join request to join you, unless your social status is set to "Join Me"; friends of friends are excluded.
|<translate><!--T:41--> Users must send a join request to join you, unless your social status is set to "Join Me"; friends of friends are excluded.</translate>
|-
|-
!'''[[Special:MyLanguage/Groups|Group]]'''
!'''<translate><!--T:42--> [[Special:MyLanguage/Groups|Group]]</translate>'''
|An instance that only members of a group, or specific roles within that group can access.
|<translate><!--T:43--> An instance that only members of a group, or specific roles within that group can access.</translate>
|-
|-
!'''Group+'''
!'''<translate><!--T:44--> Group+</translate>'''
|An instance hosted by a group, in which friends of group members, friends of their friends, and so on, can join. Group+ instances may have appointed group moderators to manage an instance. Being a member of the hosting group is not required to join the instance.
|<translate><!--T:45--> An instance hosted by a group, in which friends of group members, friends of their friends, and so on, can join. Group+ instances may have appointed group moderators to manage an instance. Being a member of the hosting group is not required to join the instance.</translate>
|-
|-
!'''Group Public'''
!'''<translate><!--T:46--> Group Public</translate>'''
|A publicly listed instance, hosted by a group, to which anyone can join. Group Public instances may have appointed [[Special:MyLanguage/Groups#Group roles and permissions|group moderators]] to manage an instance.
|<translate><!--T:47--> A publicly listed instance, hosted by a group, to which anyone can join. Group Public instances may have appointed [[Special:MyLanguage/Groups#Group roles and permissions|group moderators]] to manage an instance.</translate>
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Who can join specific instance types
|+<translate><!--T:4--> Who can join specific instance types</translate>
!
!
!Anyone
!<translate><!--T:48--> Anyone</translate>
!User
!<translate><!--T:49--> User</translate>
friends
<translate><!--T:50--> friends</translate>
!Invited
!<translate><!--T:51> Invited</translate>
user  
<translate><!--T:52> user</translate>
 
 
<translate><!--T:23> friends</translate>
!<translate><!--T:53> Owner</translate>
<translate><!--T:54> friends</translate>
!<translate><!--T:55> Invited</translate>
<translate><!--T:56> owner</translate>


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<translate><!--T:24> friends</translate>
friends
!<translate><!--T:57> Selected</translate>
!Owner
<translate><!--T:58> group role</translate>
friends
!Invited
owner


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friends
!Selected
group role


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<translate><!--T:25> members</translate>
members
!<translate><!--T:59> All group</translate>
!All group
<translate><!--T:60> members</translate>
members
|-
|-
!Public
!<translate><!--T:60> Public</translate>
| style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
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| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | -
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
!Friends+
!<translate><!--T:61> Friends+</translate>
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | -
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
!Friends
!<translate><!--T:62> Friends</translate>
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | -
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
!Invite+
!<translate><!--T:63>Invite+</translate>
| style="text-align:center;" |✔️<ref group="note">UI only allows to send an invite after the friend requested to join.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" |✔️<ref group="note"><translate><!--T:64> UI only allows to send an invite after the friend requested to join.</translate></ref>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | -
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
!Invite
!<translate><!--T:65> Invite</translate>
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | -
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | -
|-
|-
!Group
!<translate><!--T:66> Group</translate>
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | -
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | -
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️<ref group="note">All or selected roles ("Join Group Instances" group role permission required). Note that all group members can still see the instance, even if they don’t have join permission.</ref>
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️<ref group="note"><translate><!--T:67> All or selected roles ("Join Group Instances" group role permission required). Note that all group members can still see the instance, even if they don’t have join permission.</translate></ref>
|-
|-
!Group+
!<translate><!--T:68> Group+</translate>
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |✔️
|-
|-
!Group Public
!<translate><!--T:69> Group Public</translate>
| style="text-align:center;" |✔️
| style="text-align:center;" |✔️
|}
|}
<references group="note" />
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===Public instances===
===Public instances===
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Historically, VRChat ran solely on the U.S. West server. On June 16, 2021, two extra regions - '''Europe, and Japan''' were added to the platform in the [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202124 Regions update]<ref>https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202124</ref> to distribute server load, and offset increasing user count. On December 1, 2021, VRChat added the '''U.S. East'''<ref>https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202142</ref> region, and renamed the current USA server to ''''U.S. West'''<nowiki/>'. Users are also encouraged to check VRChat's {{VRC link|https://status.vrchat.com|server status}} website or their [https://x.com/VRChat_Status VRChat Status account] on social media for outages, or upon discovering issues when connecting to VRChat.
Historically, VRChat ran solely on the U.S. West server. On June 16, 2021, two extra regions - '''Europe, and Japan''' were added to the platform in the [https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202124 Regions update]<ref>https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202124</ref> to distribute server load, and offset increasing user count. On December 1, 2021, VRChat added the '''U.S. East'''<ref>https://docs.vrchat.com/docs/vrchat-202142</ref> region, and renamed the current USA server to ''''U.S. West'''<nowiki/>'. Users are also encouraged to check VRChat's {{VRC link|https://status.vrchat.com|server status}} website or their [https://x.com/VRChat_Status VRChat Status account] on social media for outages, or upon discovering issues when connecting to VRChat.
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
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!Token
!<translate><!--T:70> Token</translate>
!Region
!<translate><!--T:71> Region</translate>
!Location
!<translate><!--T:72> Location</translate>
|-
|-
|usw
|<translate><!--T:73> usw</translate>
|U.S. West
|<translate><!--T:74> U.S. West</translate>
|San José
|<translate><!--T:75> San José</translate>
|-
|-
|use
|<translate><!--T:76> use</translate>
|U.S. East
|<translate><!--T:77> U.S. East</translate>
|Washington D.C.
|<translate><!--T:78> Washington D.C.</translate>
|-
|-
|eu
|<translate><!--T:79> eu</translate>
|Europe
|<translate><!--T:80> Europe</translate>
|Amsterdam
|<translate><!--T:81> Amsterdam</translate>
|-
|-
|jp
|<translate><!--T:82> jp</translate>
|Japan
|<translate><!--T:83> Japan</translate>
|Tokyo
|<translate><!--T:84> Tokyo</translate>
|}
|}


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== Instance naming ==
== Instance naming ==
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=== World author ===
=== World author ===
The author of the world have the same core set of moderation tools as an instance owner, being able to moderate users in the form of kicking, warning, and muting. The author have these additional powers, depending on instance type.
The author of the world have the same core set of moderation tools as an instance owner, being able to moderate users in the form of kicking, warning, and muting. The author have these additional powers, depending on instance type.
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===<translate><!--T:20--> Permission chart </translate>===
=== Permission chart ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Moderation permissions for instances
|+<translate><!--T:85> Moderation permissions for instances</translate>
!Instance type
!<translate><!--T:86> Instance type</translate>
|'''Public'''
|'''<translate><!--T:87> Public</translate>'''
|'''Friends+'''
|'''<translate><!--T:88> Friends+</translate>'''
|'''Friends'''
|'''<translate><!--T:89> Friends</translate>'''
|'''Invite+'''
|'''<translate><!--T:90> Invite+</translate>'''
|'''Invite'''
|'''<translate><!--T:91> Invite</translate>'''
|'''Group Public'''
|'''<translate><!--T:92> Group Public</translate>'''
|'''Group+'''
|'''<translate><!--T:93> Group+</translate>'''
|'''Group'''
|'''<translate><!--T:94> Group</translate>'''
|-
|-
|'''World author'''
|'''<translate><!--T:95> World author</translate>'''
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
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|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|No
|<translate><!--T:96> No</translate>
|No
|<translate><!--T:97> No</translate>
|-
|-
|'''Instance owner'''
|'''<translate><!--T:98> Instance owner</translate>'''
|No
|<translate><!--T:99> No</translate>
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|If moderator
|<translate><!--T:100> If moderator</translate>
|If moderator
|<translate><!--T:101> If moderator</translate>
|If moderator
|<translate><!--T:102> If moderator</translate>
|-
|-
|'''Group moderator'''
|'''<translate><!--T:103> Group moderator</translate>'''
|No
|<translate><!--T:104> No</translate>
|No
|<translate><!--T:105> No</translate>
|No
|<translate><!--T:106> No</translate>
|No
|<translate><!--T:107> No</translate>
|No
|<translate><!--T:108> No</translate>
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
|✔️
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== Instance duration and automatic resets ==
== Instance duration and automatic resets ==

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Instances are unique sessions for a world. Users can create and join instances of a world, and users in the same instance can perceive and interact with each other in the shared world space, but not with users in other instances of the same world. Instances themselves can have specific properties that affect who is allowed to join, invite, or see who is in the instance. They also have a region, which correlates to a real world server that handles passing connection information between the users in the session.

Instance types

There are many public and private environments of all genres that the user can explore. Users may also create and join various community groups to meet other users with mutual interests. Users can choose to join a public instance, or create a private instance to be alone or invite friends after adding them. The type of privacy of created instances is up to the user, and follows under the various tiers:

Public A publicly listed instance to which anyone can join.
Friends+ Your friends, and their friends, and so on can join.
Friends Only your friends may join; friends of friends are excluded.
Invite+ Users and friends of users must request to join your instance, unless you or an invited user's social status is set to "Join Me".
Invite Users must send a join request to join you, unless your social status is set to "Join Me"; friends of friends are excluded.
Group An instance that only members of a group, or specific roles within that group can access.
Group+ An instance hosted by a group, in which friends of group members, friends of their friends, and so on, can join. Group+ instances may have appointed group moderators to manage an instance. Being a member of the hosting group is not required to join the instance.
Group Public A publicly listed instance, hosted by a group, to which anyone can join. Group Public instances may have appointed group moderators to manage an instance.


Who can join specific instance types
Anyone User

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