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category: getstarted category: getstarted
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Right now, it's simple: you host what you download and publish on the LBRY Desktop app (hosting not available on lbry.tv, odysee.com or Android). The hosted data is stored in the [lbrynet/blob files folder](https://lbry.com/faq/lbry-directories). On publish, the content is also sent to LBRY in order to help re-host content so your PC does not need to remain available. Right now, it's simple: you host what you download and publish on the LBRY Desktop app (hosting not available on odysee.com or Android). The hosted data is stored in the [lbrynet/blob files folder](https://lbry.com/faq/lbry-directories). On publish, the content is also sent to LBRY in order to help re-host content so your PC does not need to remain available.
While LBRY Desktop is running, it communicates to the network whatever content you're making available. For proper communication to occur, your router must have UPNP enabled or you have to manually port forward 3333 TCP / 4444 UDP (see router on how to do so, each one is different). While LBRY Desktop is running, it communicates to the network whatever content you're making available. For proper communication to occur, your router must have UPNP enabled or you have to manually port forward 3333 TCP / 4444 UDP (see router on how to do so, each one is different).
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## Deleting hosted content ## Deleting hosted content
You can delete files from the blob folder directly, or you can also delete them from the My LBRY section of the App - both will get rid of the hosted content and you'll lose the ability to seed it anymore. You can delete files from the blob folder directly, or you can also delete them from the My LBRY section of the App - both will get rid of the hosted content and you'll lose the ability to seed it anymore.
## Web apps (lbry.tv / odysee.com) ## Web app (odysee.com)
Currently, the web applications take advantage of LBRY Inc hosted reflector servers to provide a high bandwidth and availablity solution to casual web users. All content is still available on the P2P network via the Desktop application regardless of where it's uploaded. In the future, we'll be looking into ways of providing the power of P2P over the web. Currently, the web application takes advantage of LBRY Inc hosted reflector servers to provide a high bandwidth and availablity solution to casual web users. All content is still available on the P2P network via the Desktop application regardless of where it's uploaded. In the future, we'll be looking into ways of providing the power of P2P over the web.
**Please note: Hosting fees are currently disabled on the network as we're currently working on a better way to implement the fee structure.** **Please note: Hosting fees are currently disabled on the network as we're currently working on a better way to implement the fee structure.**