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Getting Started with Time Capsules

Discover that you have absolute control. You are the architect who decides the who, the when, and the how your capsule's content is accessed.

The Power is in Your Hands

Hello! In this guide, you'll discover that you have absolute control. You are the architect who decides the who, the when, and the how your capsule's content is accessed.

First Level of Control: Choose Your Audience (The "Who")

It all starts with a simple choice: who is this experience for?

Public Capsule

This is for the world. Anyone can find it and attempt to access it. Note: "Public" doesn't mean "unprotected." You can add challenges to it, turning it into an open challenge for everyone.

Private Capsule

This is for your circle. You decide if it's just for you or for special people. Only the users you explicitly invite will even be able to see the capsule's door.

Second Level of Control: Design the Challenge (The "When" and the "How")

Once you've defined your audience, it's time to design the access experience. For this, let's return to our door and locks analogy.

Conditions are Your Locks 🔐

To control when the door can be opened, you use timed locks like a specific Date or an access window with a Date Range. To control how it opens and reinforce who can enter, you can require a secret key (Password), the correct answer to a secret Question, a multi-choice Quiz, or for them to be in an exact place (Location).

Date
Date Range
Password
Question
Quiz
Location

Strategy is Your Master Plan 🔑

If you place multiple locks on the door, you need a plan. Must they all be opened together, or is opening just one enough? That decision is your Strategy, your personal rulebook that defines the unlocking experience.

Third Level of Control: Collaborate with Total Security

You don't have to build alone.

1

Invite Collaborators

You can invite other people to add content to a specific capsule.

2

Create Your Team

For total security, you can build your own team of collaborators, assigning roles and permissions to control who can view, edit, or manage your projects.

3

Owner Access

And remember, as the owner of the capsule, you always hold the master key to access your content.

In summary, the power is yours at every layer:

You choose your audience: Public or Private?
You design the challenge: Add your Conditions
You define the rules: Choose your Strategy
You control the creation: Work alone, invite collaborators, or manage a team

Related Help Articles

Unlock Conditions Guide

Learn how to set up passwords, questions, location triggers, and time-based releases.

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