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title: Creating media libraries
related:
  - https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/configuring-kentico/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-media-libraries.md
---

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There are two kinds of media libraries that you can create:

- Site related media libraries – belong to a specific site.
- [Group media libraries](#creating-group-media-libraries) – media libraries belonging to a specific [community group](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/community-features/groups.md).

> **Note:** **Creating media libraries on the live site**
>
> Note that your site may be set up so that both site related and group media libraries can be created directly on the live site.

## Creating site-related media libraries

1. Open the **Media libraries** application.
2. Click **New media library**.
3. Fill in the following details:
   - **Display name** – the name of the media library displayed in the administration interface and on the live site.
   - **Code name** – the name of the media library used by developers in code.
   - **Description** – the text describing the media library.
   - **Teaser image** – the image used as the media library teaser.
   - **Folder name** – the name of the folder where files will be stored.

     ![Creating media library](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k12sp/creating-media-libraries/creating_media_library.png)
4. **Save** the media library. The **Media library**  interface appears.

   - The **Files tab** allows you to manage the media library content.
   - The **General**  **tab** is used to edit the properties that you entered when creating the media library.
   - The **Security tab** allows you to adjust permissions to work with folders and files in the given media library. For more details on how to adjust permissions in media libraries, see [Assigning permissions to media libraries](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/configuring-kentico/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-media-libraries/assigning-permissions-to-media-libraries.md).

## Creating group media libraries

1. Open the **Groups** application.
2. (Optional) If you do not have one yet, create a [New group](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/community-features/groups.md) .
3. **Edit** the group for which you want to create the media library.
4. Switch to the **Media libraries** tab.
5. Click **New media library**.
6. Fill in the following details:
   - **Display name** – the name of the media library displayed in the administration interface and on the live site.
   - **Code name** – the name of the media library used by developers in code.
   - **Description** – the text describing the media library.
   - **Teaser image** – the image used as the media library teaser.
   - **Folder name** – the name of the folder where files will be stored. This folder will be created under \<web project>\\\<site name>\media\ or in a [custom location](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/configuring-kentico/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-media-libraries.md#configuring-custom-storage-for-media-libraries).

     ![Creating group media library](https://docs.kentico.com/docsassets/k12sp/creating-media-libraries/creating_group_media_library.png)
7. **Save** the Media library. The **Media library** appears.
   - The **Files**  **tab** allows you to manage the media library content.
   - The **General tab** is used to edit media library general properties that you entered when creating the media library.
   - The **Security tab** allows you to adjust permissions to work with folders and files in the given media library. For more details on how to adjust permissions in media libraries, please refer to [Assigning permissions to media libraries](https://docs.kentico.com/k12sp/configuring-kentico/configuring-the-environment-for-content-editors/configuring-media-libraries/assigning-permissions-to-media-libraries.md).