--- author: samuel-lbryian title: 'Community Update August 2019' date: '2019-08-12 13:00:00' cover: 'wave.jpg' category: community-update --- # Welcome to the August 2019 LBRY Community update! If you aren’t part of our Discord community yet, [join us](https://chat.lbry.com) anytime and say hello! Our community allows LBRYians to interact with the team directly and for us to engage users and grow the LBRY platform. If you don't already, follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/lbrycom), [Facebook](https://facebook.com/lbrycom), [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/lbry), and [Telegram](https://t.me/lbryofficial). ## In This Update: {#updates} * [Swarm Program Updates](#swarm) * [Level 3 Hive News](#level3) * [100,000 LBC is still up for grabs!](#puzzle) To read all of our previous updates, please visit our [Development and Community Update archive](https://lbry.com/news/category/community-update). ## Swarm Program Updates{#swarm} Since announcing the Swarm program last quarter, a total of 23 hives have been created spanning six continents! If you’re interested in finding out more about the Swarm program, how to start a hive or join one, [please check out this link.](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDabPptaLx7TI7DeT_dAOZgeulSRD1A-VnYYypbuc_r4wlhA/viewform?usp=sf_link) We have a discussion list for all, plus Hive Officers get access to a special LBRY team Slack channel. ### New Hives #### LBRY Brasil LBRY Brasil objective is to bring and promote localized content and support in Portuguese, spread free speech, and teach Brazilians about the blockchain technology. So far, the LBRY Brasil Hive has brought many huge Brazilian YouTubers with millions of subscribers to the LBRY platform! ![Brasil Content](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/brasil.png) * [Visit their Discord](https://lbry.com.br/discord) * [Visit their website](https://lbry.com.br) #### LBRY.Turkey/LBRY.Türkiye Hive LBRY.Turkey creates Turkish language support of LBRY and promotes localized content in Turkish. Beginners are welcome and this hive aims to inform Turkish speakers through Turkish Blogs, Turkish Guides, Events & Meetings. * [Join their Discord server](https://discord.gg/ZBfTY53) #### LBRY Kerala Hive On the southernmost tip of India is the LBRY Keral Hive! LBRY Kerala Hive's prime goal is to spread knowledge and create more awareness about the LBRY platform. Their campaigning is focused in Southern India promoting LBRY by creating the awareness among potential users through public presentations, webinars in schools, colleges, and IT parks. * [Visit LBRY Kerala Hive's Discord server](https://discord.gg/3Qymt6U) * [LBRY Kerala Hive's Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/LBRYKerala) * [LBRY Kerala Hive's Twitter Page](https://twitter.com/LBRYKerala) * [LBRY Kerala Hive's Telegram Channel](https://t.me/LBRYKerala) * [LBRY Kerala's Website](https://www.lbrykerala.com) #### LBRY dorminate Africa Hive LBRY dorminate Africa is a Ugandan based Hive that is aimed at spreading the LBRY concept allover Africa and using the LBRY platform to transform lives and mindsets of many Africans socially, economically and financially. * [Whatsapp home](https://chat.whatsapp.com/L5zjha7QIXgInooamVgKMJ) * [Visit their Twitter](https://twitter.com/lbrydorminateafrica) * [LBRY Africa Facebook](https://web.facebook.com/LBRY-Dorminate-Africa-718662951924624/?view_public_for=718662951924624) ![LBRY Africa](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/lbryafrica.jpg) #### Abulic Hive Connecting and do meetups with Flemish people with an interest in Gaming, Twitch and other streaming platforms. And inform them about LBRY. * [Join Abulic Hive's Discord](https://discord.gg/dNGBur) #### LBRY Poland/Erydan Esports We are an organization which is focused on spreading Polish language and esports content. We are growing our community by educating, organizing events, competitions and sharing content about LBRY and also publishing to LBRY. * [Join their Discord](https://discord.gg/3qm48F) * [Erydan Esports Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/ErydanEsports) * [Erydan Esports Website](https://erydanesports.pl) ![Erydan Esports](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/erydanesports.jpg) #### Długoszyjce Hive Polish Syrach gaming community about Polish language and Elder Scrolls Online gaming. * [Visit their Discord home for more information!](https://discord.gg/3z8CCAJ) ### Level 3 Hives{#level3} These hives have the distinction of being the busiest hives in the Swarm program, by volume of membership and through hive accomplishments. In the last three months, a total of nine hives earned this distinction. ![LBRY India](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/lbry-india-team.jpg) #### LBRY India LBRY India hive members have been busy, signing up over 1000 students in India to download and use the app. They have been working in cooperation with the Vellore Institute of Technology in Chennai, India. ![VIT LBRY Workshop](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/vit-aug.jpg) Most recently, over 150 students attended classes to learn how to code and develop on the LBRY protocol. The classes are ongoing weekly. If you'd like to learn more about LBRY India or the program at VIT, please email Clement at [clement@lbry.com.](mailto:clement@lbry.com) ![VIT LBRY Workshop](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/vit-classroom.jpg) * [Visit LBRY India Supporters Hive's Discord server](https://discord.gg/Q9NE3k7) * [Visit LBRY India Supporters Hive's Website](https://lbryindia.com) * [LBRY India WhatsApp](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IpHSjQzbw7Z8ix3YQgpdRO) * [Visit LBRY India Twitter page](https://twitter.com/LBRYIndia) #### LBRY Social Super Hive One of the key contributions by the LBRY Social Super Hive is a beautiful and information-packed website created for the entire LBRY community. The site includes information about projects developed on the LBRY blockchain, information about hives, meetups, jobs, and more. LBRY users from novice to advanced can find information and resources at [their website here.](https://lbry.social) * [Visit LBRY Social's Discord server](https://discord.gg/4MyNyUe) * [Visit LBRY Social's Website](https://lbry.social) * [Visit LBRY Social's Twitter page](https://twitter.com/LBRYSocial) ![LBRY Social Website](https://spee.ch/4/lbry-social-comm.jpg) #### LBRY en Español The LBRY en Español hive has been busy creating Spanish language information and graphics about LBRY. Spanish language content is regularly added on their [LBRY channel lbry://@lbryesp.](https://open.lbry.com/@LBRYesp#4) ![LBRY en Español Graphics](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/espanol.jpg) * [Visit LBRY en Español Hive's Discord server](https://discord.gg/jPm86Qy) * [Visit LBRY en Español Twitter page](https://twitter.com/LBRY_Esp) #### China LBRY Hive The China Hive is dedicated to teaching Chinese users how to use LBRY. Most recently, they've been working on translating and localizing the LBRY app and documents in Chinese language and will be in an upcoming version of LBRY. * Visit LBRY China Hive on WeChat: add ID: 327904087 #### Lazybit Hive Lazybit hive is working towards raising the level of knowledge about cryptocurrency and distributed technologies in the geographic area of ex-Yugoslavia/Balkans/Adriatic region. * [Visit Lazybit Hive's Discord server](https://discord.gg/n8TJqBv) ![Lazybit Hive](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/lazybit.png) #### Open Source LBRY The Open Source LBRY Hive develops software to help automate collecting and publishing of content to the LBRY Network. * [Visit Open Source LBRY's Discord server](https://discord.gg/xDc3f4F) #### LBRY-C Hive The LBRY.Community hive is dedicated to bringing attention to the LBRY protocol and applications built on the LBRY protocol. * [Visit LBRYC's Discord server](https://discord.gg/Nsp2Ncd) * [Visit LBRYC's Website](https://lbry.community) * [Visit LBRYC's Twitter page](https://twitter.com/LBRYCommunity) #### Poland Noob Team Hive The Noob Team hive has been involved in esports events as well as actively working to translate the LBRY app into Polish! The first version of the Polish translation shipped in the LBRY app, and they are blazing a trail for many other localizations to soon follow! ![Karolajn vs. Kinder Eggs](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/karolajin.jpg) #### LBRY.records Hive The LBRY.records Hive met in person in Izmir to strategize to launch their own record label utilizing the LBRY protocol for publication. They're also working on a website as a home to promote and market their music. ![LBRY.records Meetup](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/lbryrecords.png) ### Level 2 Hive Highlights #### Interactive Fiction Hive The most recent achievement by this hive is a Wiki to document how to create and upload LitRPG, Interactive Fiction, and text games to LBRY. This is a combination how-to guide plus an index of interesting interactive fiction content on LBRY. * [Visit Interactive Fiction Hive's Discord server](https://discord.gg/hhMr9pD) ![Interactive Fiction Wiki](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/ifthen.jpg) #### Ukraine LBRY Supporters The Ukraine LBRY Supporters Hive focuses on bringing attention to LBRY in Ukraine. * [Visit the Ukraine LBRY Supporters' Discord](https://discord.gg/sqNHTpd) The LBRY Swarm is a community program to promote awareness, use, and development of the LBRY protocol and network. We believe in empowering people across the globe to be able to promote and monetize their content and regain control from corporate-controlled centralized platforms. If you’re interested in finding out more about the Swarm program, how to start a hive or join one, [please check out this link.](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDabPptaLx7TI7DeT_dAOZgeulSRD1A-VnYYypbuc_r4wlhA/viewform?usp=sf_link) We have a discussion list for all, plus Hive Officers get access to a special LBRY team Slack channel. ## 100,000 LBC is still up for grabs if you solve this cryptopuzzle! {#puzzle} ![Siteswapping Puzzle](https://spee.ch/@lbrynews:0/siteswapping) Entering its fourth month, Lucas Abduch's crypto juggling puzzle remains unsolved! For hints, in English and Portuguese check the [Malabarize-se Discord server.](http://bit.ly/siteswappingdiscordEN) Watch the video on [lbry://siteswapping](https://open.lbry.com/@juggling#1f9bb08bfa2259629f4aaa9ed40f97e9a41b6fa1/siteswapping) or on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERMjC6qzzOc) and see if you can be the first to solve the puzzle! ## Want to Develop on the LBRY Ecosystem? All of our code is open source and available on [GitHub](https://github.com/lbryio). Are you a developer and want to find out more? Check out our [contributing guide](https://lbry.tech/contribute) and our [LBRY App specific contributing document](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-app/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). Make sure you have turned on the Developer option in your email preferences (see app overview page), or sign up at [lbry.tech](https://lbry.tech). We also have a [LBRY Discourse Forum](https://discourse.lbry.io) where developers can interact with the team and ask questions across all our different projects. If you aren’t part of our Discord community yet, [join us](https://chat.lbry.com) anytime and say hello! Enter rewards code `surfs-up-lbry` for some extra LBC in the app! [Back to **Community Updates**](#updates) Thanks for supporting LBRY - stay tuned for more news and updates! And if you haven’t downloaded the [LBRY app](https://lbry.com/get?auto=1) yet, what are you waiting for?