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MalteseFalconPunch Wish I could give more concrete tips. I don't really know your community though, nor what makes it tick. And being honest, building a community is tough even when you do everything right. I've made a fair few mistakes in my attempts and still have a lot of improvement potential in the one I head.
Since you're talking about streaming I wouldn't be too wrong saying gaming is a significant focus? Gaming nights with community even if off-stream can certainly help a bit. Particularly with games that are fairly chill so it allows people to talk off-topic but at the same time participate in the game.
If you do have a core group of people around you, friends in particular, that helps a lot so long as you try to encourage them to converse in the public areas of your Discord. One of the mistakes I made was that a lot of our core group (basically mods/leadership) often unintentionally had our banter in the non-public channel... which essentially excludes the broader community. Often there are people willing to talk, but aren't good at starting a conversation. If they see folks talking in public, even if it is about something seemingly boring, it might give them something to latch on to.
Sometimes something as simple and "boring" as someone saying their a bit frustrated because they want to participate in some game event but due to something related to work they don't think they can is enough to get it going. Someone asks what they work with, another person realizes they are in similar fields and soon enough you have people talking about cargo hauls or oil rigs. Of course, doesn't work everytime, but if you keep at it eventually there will be something someone can latch on to.
Just look at SW, isn't that how a lot of conversations get going with new folks? You or the new folk stumble into some random topic they are able to latch on to and relate to, and a while later they have become regulars.
