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title: How does content hosting work?
category: getstarted
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Right now, it's simple: you host what you download. The hosted data is stored in the [lbrynet/blob files folder](https://lbry.com/faq/lbry-directories)

While the LBRY app is running, it communicates to the network whatever content you're making available.

Think of it like how torrents or any other peer-to-peer (P2P) service works. First, you download a file from the host(s) that have made it available via seeding.

When the download has finished, you become a host in the network (seeder) that other people can download from.

**Please note: Hosting fees are currently disabled on the network as we're currently working on a better way to implement the fee structure.**