Funkwhale's major strength is its focus on federated sharing of music. Users can share
music with one another through the network using library links.
Library Permissions
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Libraries are set up with specific permissions that determine their visibility to users on the local instance
and wider federated network. These permissions also determine whether or not follow requests need to be accepted
by the library owner. These permissions are as follows:
-**Everyone, across all instances** - the library will automatically accept follows from all users
-**Everyone on this instance** - the library will automatically accept follows from users on the same instance, but external users will need to be accepted by the library owner
-**Nobody Except Me** - all follows will need to be approved by the library owner
Getting Library Links
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The first step to following a library is getting a valid library link. These links typically look like
``https://instance-url/federation/music/libraries/a-random-string-of-numbers-and-letters``. Users can
share their library links with you directly, or you can find the library links for public libraries by
visiting their instance. To do this:
- Visit the instance containing the library you wish to follow
- Select an item contained within the library
- Scroll down to the "User libraries" section. You should see the name of the library in question
- The library link will be under "Sharing link". Click on "Copy" to copy the link to your clipboard
Following Other Libraries
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Once you've got the library link, you can start following the library by doing the following: