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# piped-federation
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All information about Piped's federation protocol on Matrix.
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## How to join?
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You must first be running a public instance, listed in the instances list. This requirement is in place to limit and curb any potential abuse.
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Register on a homeserver with no rate-limiting, or create your own homeserver.
If you would like an account on the `federation.piped.video` homeserver, message [@kavin1337:matrix.org ](https://matrix.to/#/@kavin1337:matrix.org ) on Matrix.
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Set the homeserver URL in `config/config.properties` with the `MATRIX_SERVER` property.
Example: `MATRIX_SERVER: https://homeserver-domain.org`
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Set the Matrix Access Token with the `MATRIX_TOKEN` property.
Example: `MATRIX_TOKEN: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ`
- To get the Access Token using Element, go to Settings > Help & About > Advanced
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Restart your Piped backend.
Send a PR to add your account to the [authorized-users.json ](/authorized-users.json ) file.
## Recommended homeservers to Host
Conduit: https://conduit.rs/
