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title: Status Communities
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Create your community, set up private channels or join others' communities and channels.

## Status Communities

- [**Import** a community someone shares with you][import-a-community-someone-shares-with-you]
- [**Invite** people to a Status community][invite-people-to-a-status-community]
- [About community **request approvals**][about-community-request-approvals]
- [Understand **token requirements** in communities][understand-token-requirements-in-communities]
- [**Leave** a Status Community][leave-a-status-community]
- [About **losing access** to a community][about-losing-access-to-a-community]

## Channels

- [**Channels**: your quick start guide][channels-your-quick-start-guide]
- [**Join** a channel][join-a-channel]
- [**Invite** people to a channel][invite-people-to-a-channel]
- [Understand **token requirements** in channels][understand-token-requirements-in-channels]
- [About **losing access** to a channel][about-losing-access-to-a-channel]

## Create your community

- [How to **run a community**: your quick start guide][how-to-run-a-community-your-quick-start-guide]
- [**Create** a Status community][create-a-status-community]
- [**Customize** your community][customize-your-community]
- [**Import a Discord Community** into status][import-a-discord-community-into-status]
- [**Back up** your community's private key][back-up-your-community-s-private-key]

## Administer your community

- [Manage community **join requests**][manage-community-join-requests]
- [About the **control node** in Status Communities][about-the-control-node-in-status-communities]
- [**Replace** your community's control node][replace-your-community-s-control-node]
- [**Transfer** your community's ownership][transfer-your-community-s-ownership]
- [**Restore** your Status Community][restore-your-status-community]
- [About the **Community History Service**][about-the-community-history-service]
- [**Turn off** the Community **History** Service][turn-off-the-community-history-service]
- [**Kick or ban** someone from your community][kick-or-ban-someone-from-your-community]
- [**Delete** your Status **Community**][delete-your-status-community]

## Administer channels

- [**Create** a channel][create-a-channel]
- [**Customize** your channel][customize-your-channel]
- [**Change** a private channel to public][change-a-private-channel-to-public]
- [Set up **channel permissions**][set-up-channel-permissions]
- [About **view-only channels**][about-view-only-channels]
- [Set up a view-only channel][set-up-a-view-only-channel]
- [Set up a private channel][set-up-a-private-channel]
- [**Delete** a channel][delete-a-channel]

## Use tokens and set community permissions

- [**Token-based access** to communities and channels][token-based-access-to-communities-and-channels]
- [Set up a **private community**][set-up-a-private-community]
- [**Change** a private community to public][change-a-private-community-to-public]
- [**Permissions by role** in Status Communities][permissions-by-role-in-status-communities]
- [Set up your **community permissions**][set-up-your-community-permissions]
- [Grant **exclusive access** with tokens][grant-exclusive-access-with-tokens]
- [**Mint tokens** for your community][mint-tokens-for-your-community]
- [How to mint an **admin token**][how-to-mint-an-admin-token]
- [**Import tokens** to your community][import-tokens-to-your-community]
- [How to **airdrop tokens** in status][how-to-airdrop-tokens-in-status]
- [**Delegate admin functions** to community members][delegate-admin-functions-to-community-members]
- [**Remotely self destruct** a token][remotely-self-destruct-a-token]
- [**Burn** your community tokens][burn-your-community-tokens]

## Status Web Communities

- [About status **web communities**][about-status-web-communities]
- [**Join** a Community on Status Web][join-a-community-on-status-web]
- [Understand **throwaway profiles** in Status Web][understand-throwaway-profiles-in-status-web]
- [**Use a throwaway profile** in Status Web][use-a-throwaway-profile-in-status-web]