Managing Channels
Channels are a collection of audio files published directly on Funkwhale. While libraries are used to store collections of music such as your personal music collection or a collection of publicly available music, channels come in two forms:
Podcasts - A podcast published on Funkwhale
Artist Discography - A collection of music by a specific artist
While libraries come with different privacy levels due to the type of content they host, channels are public and are designed to be followed by others across the fediverse.
Creating a Channel
Note
Channel social network names need to be unique as these are used for federation. They also cannot be altered at a later date, so make sure you’re happy with what you choose
To create a channel:
Click or tap on the upload button in the sidebar
Select “Get Started” in the “Publish your work in a channel” section
Click or tap on the “Add New” option next to the Channels header
Select whether you are creating a “Podcasts” channel or an “Artist Discography channel” and click “Next Step”
Give your channel a name and a Social Network Name. The social network name will be filled in with the channel name by default
Upload a cover image for the channel
Add tags and languages for podcasts, or just tags for artist discographies
Write a description of your channel
If the channel is for podcasts, assign a category and a subcategory
When all details have been filled in, click “Create Channel”
Uploading Files to a Channel
Once you have created a channel, you can start uploading content to it.
Click or tap on the upload button in the sidebar
Select “Get Started” in the “Publish your work in a channel” section
Select the channel you would like to publish your work in
If you would like to create a new series or add a new album, click on the “Add New” button under the “Albums” or “Series” section and enter an album/series name
Click on the “Upload” button to bring up the upload wizard
Select the album/series from the drop down menu (or leave this blank if not required)
Select a License to publish the work under and click “Next Step”
Drag and drop your file(s) or click on the “Browse” button to open your file browser
Once the file is uploaded, you can click on the pencil icon to edit details such as tags and position
When you’re finished with the update, click “Publish” to publish the new track or select “Finish Later” from the drop-down arrow menu to store your changes for later publication
If you have saved files for later publication, these will be shown the next time you go through the upload process with the option to “Ignore” or “Resume” the file upload
Editing a Channel
If you would like to change the details of a channel, such as the name, tags, language, picture or description, you can easily do this by doing the following:
Click or tap on the upload button in the sidebar
Select “Get Started” in the “Publish your work in a channel” section
Select the channel you would like to edit
Click on the three dot menu and select “Edit”
In the screen that appears, make your changes then click “Update Channel” to save them
Deleting Content From a Channel
Warning
Deleting a series or album also deletes all associated tracks. Deleting tracks/episodes removes the files from the server and is not reversible. If you delete something and want to add it to the channel again, you will need to go through the uploading process again
If you no longer want an episode/track or series/album in a channel, you can remove them.
Click or tap on the upload button in the sidebar
Select “Get Started” in the “Publish your work in a channel” section
Select the channel you would like to remove content from
Click on the track/episode or album/series you would like to remove to bring up its details
Click on the three dot menu and select “Delete…”
A warning will appear. If you want to continue, click “Delete” to remove the item
Deleting a Channel
Warning
Deleting a channel is irreversible. If you delete a channel all content will be removed and the channel will be unavailable to other users. The name of the channel will not be re-usable as these are used for federation
If you want to remove your channel entirely, do the following:
Click or tap on the upload button in the sidebar
Select “Get Started” in the “Publish your work in a channel” section
Select the channel you would like to delete
Click on the three dot menu and select “Delete”
A warning will appear. If you want to continue, click “Delete” to remove the channel