In Status Communities, owners can customize community permissions using tokens. Tokens are digital assets in a blockchain (such as the [Ethereum blockchain](../getting-started/about-the-ethereum-blockchain.md)), including virtual coins, collectibles and domain names.
Once you set up token-based permissions, certain actions within your community are only available to users who own a particular token. For instance, owners can [restrict access to their community](./set-up-a-private-community.md) or [delegate admin functions](./delegate-admin-functions-to-community-members.md) to specific token holders.
- You set up community permissions in the same way you [set up channel permissions](./set-up-channel-permissions.md). The only difference is the permissions you grant, either community-level (Become admin or Become member) or channel-level (Moderate, View and post or View only).
- Use the Become member permission to [restrict access to your community](./set-up-a-private-community.md). Use the Become admin permission to [delegate admin functions](./delegate-admin-functions-to-community-members.md) to someone.
Community owners customize permissions using three different variables: `Who holds` (optional), `Is allowed to` and `In`. For each variable, follow the same procedure using the table below for reference.
=== "Desktop"
1. From the navigation sidebar, click your community.
1. On top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo and then, click **Permissions**.
1. Click **Add permission** to start from scratch or click :desktop-duplicate: **Duplicate** to start from an existing permission.
1. For the `Who holds`, `Is allowed to` and `In` variables, click :desktop-plus: **Add** next to the variable and choose your values. Use the table below for reference.
1. Optionally, check :desktop-hide: **Hide permission** to hide this permission from members who don't meet the requirements.
1. Click **Create permission**. The new permission takes effect immediately.
| `Who holds` (optional) | The tokens and amounts (for assets and collectibles) someone needs to hold. | Assets, Collectibles, ENS |
| `Is allowed to` | The community role that you assign to someone. | :desktop-admin: Become admin, :desktop-member: Become member |
| `In` | The community this permission applies to. | Community |
- If you turn the **Who holds** option off, the permission isn't bound to a token. This option only applies to channel-level permissions.
- Tokens are linked by `AND` operators. This means the new permission takes effect when the holder owns all the tokens. If you want to use the `OR` operator instead, create additional permissions.
- You can include up to five tokens in a single permission.
- You can create a maximum of five different Become member community-level permissions.
## Edit community permissions
=== "Desktop"
1. From the navigation sidebar, click your community.
1. On top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo and then, click **Permissions**.
1. In the permission you want to edit, click :desktop-edit: **Edit**.
1. To customize the permission, follow the steps in the [Add community permissions](#add-community-permissions) section.
## Delete community permissions
=== "Desktop"
1. From the navigation sidebar, click your community.
1. On top of the channel sidebar, click your community logo and then, click **Permissions**.
1. In the permission you want to delete, click :desktop-delete: **Delete**.
1. Click **Delete permission** to confirm your action.
