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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.

While the LBRY app is running, it communicates to the network what
content you're making available. If somebody downloads content from
you, you will receive LBRY Credits (LBC) for that. The prices are
currently set by the app and can't be changed.

Think of it like how torrents or any other peer-to-peer (P2P) service 
works. First you download a file from the hosts that have it available. 
When the download has finished, you become a host in the network 
other people can download from.