---
title: Share materials and recordings
sidebarTitle: Materials & recordings
description: >-
  Give members files they can keep and recordings of past gatherings, for
  everyone or for one circle.
audience: luminary
feature: community
type: guide
availability: live
last_verified: '2026-10-13'
keywords:
  - share files
  - community materials
  - recordings
  - replays
  - downloads
  - gathering recordings
  - resources for members
url: 'https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/community/share-materials'
---

# Share materials and recordings

> Give members files they can keep and recordings of past gatherings, for everyone or for one circle.

Materials is _"Everything your community can return to: recordings of past gatherings, shared files, and the words that welcome each new member."_ It has two tabs: Files and Recordings. (Welcome steps now live in [Onboarding](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/community/set-up-onboarding).)

## When to use this

- You want to share a welcome guide, meditation or worksheet with members.
- You want members to catch up on a gathering they missed.
- You want a resource only one circle can see.

## Share a file

**Step 1: Open Files**

Go to [Community → Materials](https://portal.bringsoul.life/community/library) and open the
Files tab.

**Step 2: Choose who can see it**

In the sharing menu above the upload area, pick All members, or one of your circles.

**Step 3: Upload**

Drop your file in the upload area, or click to choose one. PDF, audio, image or markdown, up to
50 MB each.

**Step 4: Adjust later**

Change a file's sharing from its row in the table at any time.

You can also attach an existing file to a circle from the circle's page with Attach a material.

## Recordings of gatherings

Gatherings held in the Live audio room are recorded while the room is open. After you click End the room, the recording appears on the Recordings tab once it's ready (_"Preparing playback…"_ shows while it's processing). The newest one is marked Latest. A recording from a circle's gathering is marked Held in a circle and follows that circle's access.

Gatherings on an External link (Zoom, Meet) aren't recorded by Soul. Record them in that tool and upload the file here.

## Tips

- Use clear, member-facing titles, not file names like `final_v3.pdf`.
- Keep circle material in the circle. Choose the smallest audience that fits.
- Watch your storage. A bar at the top of Materials shows how much space you've used.
- Too large? If a file is over 50 MB you'll see _"That file is too large."_ Compress it, or share it as a [Content Library](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/content-library/introduction) item instead.

## What your members see

Members open the Library in your community to find the files and recordings shared with them. Files shared with a circle only show to that circle's members.

## Related

- [Host a live gathering](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/community/host-a-live-gathering)
- [Create circles](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/community/create-circles)
- [Content Library](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/content-library/introduction)