funkwhale/docs/user/channels/artist/upload.md

Upload content to an Artist channel

Once you have created a channel, you can start to add content to it. Users who follow your channel can see and play your content from their {term}pods <Pod>.

You can also create albums to organize your channel content.

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Create an album (optional)

Albums are a good way of organizing your content. You can create as many albums as you want. To create a new album:

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1. Log in to your pod.
2. Select the upload icon ({fa}upload) in the top of the sidebar.
3. Select {guilabel}Get started under {guilabel}Publish your work in a channel. Your user profile opens.
4. Select the channel you want to add an album to under the {guilabel}Channels header. The channel's page opens.
5. Select {guilabel}+ Add new next to the {guilabel}Albums section. A {guilabel}New album screen appears.
6. Enter the {guilabel}Title of your album.
7. Select {guilabel}Create to create your new album. The album appears on the screen.

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1. Log in to your pod.
2. Select the upload icon ({fa}upload) at the top of the screen.
3. Select {guilabel}Get started under {guilabel}Publish your work in a channel. Your user profile opens.
4. Select the channel you want to add an album to under the {guilabel}Channels header. The channel's page opens.
5. Select {guilabel}+ Add new next to the {guilabel}Albums section. A {guilabel}New album screen appears.
6. Enter the {guilabel}Title of your album.
7. Select {guilabel}Create to create your new album. The album appears on the screen.

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Once you've created your album, you can add some details to it. To do this:

1. Select the album. The album details screen opens.
2. Select the kebab menu ({fa}ellipsis-v) to show the album options.
3. Select {guilabel}Edit. The {guilabel}Edit this album screen opens.
4. Change the details in any of these fields:
   • {guilabel}Title – the title of the album.
   • {guilabel}Description – a description of the album.
   • {guilabel}Release date – the release date of the album.
   • {guilabel}Cover – the cover art of the album.
   • {guilabel}Tags – the genre of the album.
5. Optional – enter a {guilabel}Summary of your changes.
6. Select {guilabel}Submit and apply edit to save your changes.

That's it! You can now add content to your album.

Add your content

To add content to your channel:

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1. Log in to your pod.
2. Select the upload icon ({fa}upload) in the top of the sidebar.
3. Select {guilabel}Get started under {guilabel}Publish your work in a channel. Your user profile opens.
4. Select the channel you want to add content to under the {guilabel}Channels header. The channel's page opens.
5. Select {guilabel}⇧ Upload. The {guilabel}Publish audio screen appears.
6. Select the {guilabel}Channel you want to publish your audio in. This populates with the channel you selected by default.
7. Optional – choose which {guilabel}Album you want to publish the music in.
8. Optional – choose a {guilabel}License to apply to your music. Funkwhale supports Creative Commons licenses.
9. Select {guilabel}Next step. The {guilabel}Files to upload screen appears.
10. Click on the section marked {guilabel}Browse… to open a file picker, or drag and drop your files on to it.
    • If you opened the file picker, select the files you want to upload and confirm.
11. The files appear at the top when you upload them. Select {guilabel}Remove to remove them.

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1. Log in to your pod.
2. Select the upload icon ({fa}upload) at the top of the screen.
3. Select {guilabel}Get started under {guilabel}Publish your work in a channel. Your user profile opens.
4. Select the channel you want to add content to under the {guilabel}Channels header. The channel's page opens.
5. Select {guilabel}⇧ Upload. The {guilabel}Publish audio screen appears.
6. Select the {guilabel}Channel you want to publish your audio in. This populates with the channel you selected by default.
7. Optional – choose which {guilabel}Album you want to publish the music in.
8. Optional – choose a {guilabel}License to apply to your music. Funkwhale supports Creative Commons licenses.
9. Select {guilabel}Next step. The {guilabel}Files to upload screen appears.
10. Click on the section marked {guilabel}Browse… to open a file picker. Select the files you want to upload and confirm.
11. The files appear at the top when you upload them. Select {guilabel}Remove to remove them.

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Edit your uploads

Once you have uploaded your files, you can change their details. To do this:

1. Select the edit icon ({fa}edit) to edit the track details. The {guilabel}Upload details screen appears.
2. Change the details in any of these fields:
   • {guilabel}Title – the title of the track
   • {guilabel}Track Picture – the picture that shows up next to the track.
   • {guilabel}Tags – the genre of the track.
   • {guilabel}Position – the position of the track in the album.
   • {guilabel}Description – a description of the track.
3. Select {guilabel}Update to save the track details.
4. Do this for all tracks you want to publish.
5. Select {guilabel}Publish to publish the content. To save the content to upload later, select {menuselection}Down arrow --> Finish later.

That's it! You've added content to your channel. Your followers can now listen to your content from their pods.

Continue your upload later

If you selected {guilabel}Finish later, Funkwhale saves your files and edits. You can continue your upload later by doing the following:

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1. Log in to your pod.
2. Select the upload icon ({fa}upload) in the top of the sidebar.
3. Select {guilabel}Get started under {guilabel}Publish your work in a channel. Your user profile opens.
4. Select the channel you want to add content to under the {guilabel}Channels header. The channel's page opens.
5. Select {guilabel}⇧ Upload. The {guilabel}Publish audio screen appears.
6. Select the {guilabel}Channel you want to publish your audio in. This populates with the channel you selected by default.
7. Optional – choose which {guilabel}Album you want to publish the music in.
8. Optional – choose a {guilabel}License to apply to your music. Funkwhale supports Creative Commons licenses.
9. Select {guilabel}Next step. The {guilabel}Files to upload screen appears.
10. If there are pending uploads, a {guilabel}You have some draft uploads pending publication note shows. Select {guilabel}Resume to resume your upload.
11. Add new files or edit the pending files.
12. Once you're finished, select {guilabel}Publish to publish your music.

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:::{tab-item} Mobile :sync: mobile

1. Log in to your pod.
2. Select the upload icon ({fa}upload) at the top of the screen.
3. Select {guilabel}Get started under {guilabel}Publish your work in a channel. Your user profile opens.
4. Select the channel you want to add content to under the {guilabel}Channels header. The channel's page opens.
5. Select {guilabel}⇧ Upload. The {guilabel}Publish audio screen appears.
6. Select the {guilabel}Channel you want to publish your audio in. This populates with the channel you selected by default.
7. Optional – choose which {guilabel}Album you want to publish the music in.
8. Optional – choose a {guilabel}License to apply to your music. Funkwhale supports Creative Commons licenses.
9. Select {guilabel}Next step. The {guilabel}Files to upload screen appears.
10. If there are pending uploads, a {guilabel}You have some draft uploads pending publication note shows. Select {guilabel}Resume to resume your upload.
11. Add new files or edit the pending files.
12. Once you're finished, select {guilabel}Publish to publish your music.

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Congratulations! You've finished uploading the saved content. Your followers can now listen to your content from their pods.