5 # Correspond to your reverse proxy server_name/listen configuration (i.e., your public PeerTube instance URL)
8 hostname: 'example.com'
13 # 50 attempts in 10 seconds
17 # 15 attempts in 5 min
21 # 2 attempts in 5 min (only succeeded attempts are taken into account)
29 # Proxies to trust to get real client IP
30 # If you run PeerTube just behind a local proxy (nginx), keep 'loopback'
31 # If you run PeerTube behind a remote proxy, add the proxy IP address (or subnet)
35 # Your database name will be database.name OR 'peertube'+database.suffix
46 # Redis server for short time storage
47 # You can also specify a 'socket' path to a unix socket but first need to
48 # comment out hostname and port
55 # SMTP server to send emails
59 # Path to sendmail command. Required if you use sendmail transport
62 port: 465 # If you use StartTLS: 587
65 tls: true # If you use StartTLS: false
66 disable_starttls: false
67 ca_file: null # Used for self signed certificates
68 from_address: 'admin@example.com'
76 # Update default PeerTube values
77 # Set by API when the field is not provided and put as default value in client
79 # Change default values when publishing a video (upload/import/go Live)
81 download_enabled: true
83 comments_enabled: true
85 # public = 1, unlisted = 2, private = 3, internal = 4
88 # CC-BY = 1, CC-SA = 2, CC-ND = 3, CC-NC = 4, CC-NC-SA = 5, CC-NC-ND = 6, Public Domain = 7
89 # You can also choose a custom licence value added by a plugin
90 # No licence by default
94 # Enable P2P by default
95 # Can be enabled/disabled by anonymous users and logged in users
98 # From the project root directory
100 tmp: '/var/www/peertube/storage/tmp/' # Use to download data (imports etc), store uploaded files before and during processing...
101 bin: '/var/www/peertube/storage/bin/'
102 avatars: '/var/www/peertube/storage/avatars/'
103 videos: '/var/www/peertube/storage/videos/'
104 streaming_playlists: '/var/www/peertube/storage/streaming-playlists/'
105 redundancy: '/var/www/peertube/storage/redundancy/'
106 logs: '/var/www/peertube/storage/logs/'
107 previews: '/var/www/peertube/storage/previews/'
108 thumbnails: '/var/www/peertube/storage/thumbnails/'
109 torrents: '/var/www/peertube/storage/torrents/'
110 captions: '/var/www/peertube/storage/captions/'
111 cache: '/var/www/peertube/storage/cache/'
112 plugins: '/var/www/peertube/storage/plugins/'
113 # Overridable client files in client/dist/assets/images:
116 # - default-playlist.jpg
117 # - default-avatar-account.png
118 # - default-avatar-video-channel.png
119 # - and icons/*.png (PWA)
120 # Could contain for example assets/images/favicon.png
121 # If the file exists, peertube will serve it
122 # If not, peertube will fallback to the default file
123 client_overrides: '/var/www/peertube/storage/client-overrides/'
128 # Without protocol, will default to HTTPS
129 endpoint: '' # 's3.amazonaws.com' or 's3.fr-par.scw.cloud' for example
134 # You can also use AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID env variable
136 # You can also use AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY env variable
137 secret_access_key: ''
139 # Maximum amount to upload in one request to object storage
143 bucket_name: 'streaming-playlists'
145 # Allows setting all buckets to the same value but with a different prefix
146 prefix: '' # Example: 'streaming-playlists:'
148 # Base url for object URL generation, scheme and host will be replaced by this URL
149 # Useful when you want to use a CDN/external proxy
150 base_url: '' # Example: 'https://mirror.example.com'
152 # Same settings but for webtorrent videos
154 bucket_name: 'videos'
159 level: 'info' # 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error'
161 enabled : true # Enabled by default, if disabled make sure that 'storage.logs' is pointing to a folder handled by logrotate
165 log_ping_requests: true
170 interval_days: 7 # Compute trending videos for the last x days
173 - 'best' # adaptation of Reddit's 'Best' algorithm (Hot minus History)
174 - 'hot' # adaptation of Reddit's 'Hot' algorithm
175 - 'most-viewed' # default, used initially by PeerTube as the trending page
177 default: 'most-viewed'
179 # Cache remote videos on your server, to help other instances to broadcast the video
180 # You can define multiple caches using different sizes/strategies
181 # Once you have defined your strategies, choose which instances you want to cache in admin -> manage follows -> following
184 check_interval: '1 hour' # How often you want to check new videos to cache
185 strategies: # Just uncomment strategies you want
188 # # Minimum time the video must remain in the cache. Only accept values > 10 hours (to not overload remote instances)
189 # min_lifetime: '48 hours'
190 # strategy: 'most-views' # Cache videos that have the most views
193 # # Minimum time the video must remain in the cache. Only accept values > 10 hours (to not overload remote instances)
194 # min_lifetime: '48 hours'
195 # strategy: 'trending' # Cache trending videos
198 # # Minimum time the video must remain in the cache. Only accept values > 10 hours (to not overload remote instances)
199 # min_lifetime: '48 hours'
200 # strategy: 'recently-added' # Cache recently added videos
201 # min_views: 10 # Having at least x views
203 # Other instances that duplicate your content
206 # 'nobody': Do not accept remote redundancies
207 # 'anybody': Accept remote redundancies from anybody
208 # 'followings': Accept redundancies from instance followings
209 accept_from: 'anybody'
213 report_only: true # CSP directives are still being tested, so disable the report only mode at your own risk!
217 # Set the X-Frame-Options header to help to mitigate clickjacking attacks
222 # If you disable the tracker, you disable the P2P aspect of PeerTube
224 # Only handle requests on your videos
225 # If you set this to false it means you have a public tracker
226 # Then, it is possible that clients overload your instance with external torrents
228 # Reject peers that do a lot of announces (could improve privacy of TCP/UDP peers)
229 reject_too_many_announces: false
233 # If you want to limit users videos history
234 # -1 means there is no limitations
235 # Other values could be '6 months' or '30 days' etc (PeerTube will periodically delete old entries from database)
240 # PeerTube creates a database entry every hour for each video to track views over a period of time
241 # This is used in particular by the Trending page
242 # PeerTube could remove old remote video views if you want to reduce your database size (video view counter will not be altered)
243 # -1 means no cleanup
244 # Other values could be '6 months' or '30 days' etc (PeerTube will periodically delete old entries from database)
248 # PeerTube buffers local video views before updating and federating the video
249 local_buffer_update_interval: '30 minutes'
251 ip_view_expiration: '1 hour'
254 # The website PeerTube will ask for available PeerTube plugins and themes
255 # This is an unmoderated plugin index, so only install plugins/themes you trust
258 check_latest_versions_interval: '12 hours' # How often you want to check new plugins/themes versions
259 url: 'https://packages.joinpeertube.org'
263 federate_unlisted: false
265 # Add a weekly job that cleans up remote AP interactions on local videos (shares, rates and comments)
266 # It removes objects that do not exist anymore, and potentially fix their URLs
267 cleanup_remote_interactions: true
270 check_latest_version:
271 # Check and notify admins of new PeerTube versions
273 # You can use a custom URL if your want, that respect the format behind https://joinpeertube.org/api/v1/versions.json
274 url: 'https://joinpeertube.org/api/v1/versions.json'
279 # Set this to false if you don't want to allow config edition in the web interface by instance admins
282 ###############################################################################
284 # From this point, all the following keys can be overridden by the web interface
285 # (local-production.json file). If you need to change some values, prefer to
286 # use the web interface because the configuration will be automatically
287 # reloaded without any need to restart PeerTube
289 # /!\ If you already have a local-production.json file, the modification of the
290 # following keys will have no effect /!\
292 ###############################################################################
296 size: 500 # Max number of previews you want to cache
298 size: 500 # Max number of video captions/subtitles you want to cache
300 size: 500 # Max number of video torrents you want to cache
303 # Used to generate the root user at first startup
304 # And to receive emails from the contact form
305 email: 'admin@example.com'
312 limit: 10 # When the limit is reached, registrations are disabled. -1 == unlimited
313 minimum_age: 16 # Used to configure the signup form
314 requires_email_verification: false
316 cidr: # You can specify CIDR ranges to whitelist (empty = no filtering) or blacklist
321 # Default value of maximum video bytes the user can upload (does not take into account transcoded files)
322 # Byte format is supported ("1GB" etc)
325 video_quota_daily: -1
328 max_per_user: 20 # Allows each user to create up to 20 video channels.
330 # If enabled, the video will be transcoded to mp4 (x264) with `faststart` flag
331 # In addition, if some resolutions are enabled the mp4 video file will be transcoded to these new resolutions
332 # Please, do not disable transcoding since many uploaded videos will not work
336 # Allow your users to upload .mkv, .mov, .avi, .wmv, .flv, .f4v, .3g2, .3gp, .mts, m2ts, .mxf, .nut videos
337 allow_additional_extensions: true
339 # If a user uploads an audio file, PeerTube will create a video by merging the preview file and the audio file
340 allow_audio_files: true
342 # Amount of threads used by ffmpeg for 1 transcoding job
344 # Amount of transcoding jobs to execute in parallel
347 # Choose the transcoding profile
348 # New profiles can be added by plugins
349 # Available in core PeerTube: 'default'
352 resolutions: # Only created if the original video has a higher resolution, uses more storage!
353 0p: false # audio-only (creates mp4 without video stream, always created when enabled)
363 # Generate videos in a WebTorrent format (what we do since the first PeerTube release)
364 # If you also enabled the hls format, it will multiply videos storage by 2
365 # If disabled, breaks federation with PeerTube instances < 2.1
369 # /!\ Requires ffmpeg >= 4.1
370 # Generate HLS playlists and fragmented MP4 files. Better playback than with WebTorrent:
371 # * Resolution change is smoother
372 # * Faster playback in particular with long videos
373 # * More stable playback (less bugs/infinite loading)
374 # If you also enabled the webtorrent format, it will multiply videos storage by 2
381 # Limit lives duration
383 max_duration: -1 # For example: '5 hours'
385 # Limit max number of live videos created on your instance
387 max_instance_lives: 20
389 # Limit max number of live videos created by a user on your instance
393 # Allow your users to save a replay of their live
394 # PeerTube will transcode segments in a video file
395 # If the user daily/total quota is reached, PeerTube will stop the live
396 # /!\ transcoding.enabled (and not live.transcoding.enabled) has to be true to create a replay
399 # Your firewall should accept traffic from this port in TCP if you enable live
412 # Allow to transcode the live streaming in multiple live resolutions
417 # Choose the transcoding profile
418 # New profiles can be added by plugins
419 # Available in core PeerTube: 'default'
433 # Add ability for your users to import remote videos (from YouTube, torrent...)
435 # Amount of import jobs to execute in parallel
438 http: # Classic HTTP or all sites supported by youtube-dl https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/supportedsites.html
442 # Direct download URL to youtube-dl binary
443 # Github releases API is also supported
445 # * https://api.github.com/repos/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/releases
446 # * https://api.github.com/repos/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases
447 url: 'https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl'
449 # youtube-dl binary name
450 # yt-dlp is also supported
453 # IPv6 is very strongly rate-limited on most sites supported by youtube-dl
456 torrent: # Magnet URI or torrent file (use classic TCP/UDP/WebSeed to download the file)
460 # New videos automatically blacklisted so moderators can review before publishing
468 short_description: 'PeerTube, an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform using P2P directly in your web browser.'
469 description: 'Welcome to this PeerTube instance!' # Support markdown
470 terms: 'No terms for now.' # Support markdown
471 code_of_conduct: '' # Supports markdown
473 # Who moderates the instance? What is the policy regarding NSFW videos? Political videos? etc
474 moderation_information: '' # Supports markdown
476 # Why did you create this instance?
477 creation_reason: '' # Supports Markdown
479 # Who is behind the instance? A single person? A non profit?
480 administrator: '' # Supports Markdown
482 # How long do you plan to maintain this instance?
483 maintenance_lifetime: '' # Supports Markdown
485 # How will you pay the PeerTube instance server? With your own funds? With users donations? Advertising?
486 business_model: '' # Supports Markdown
488 # If you want to explain on what type of hardware your PeerTube instance runs
489 # Example: '2 vCore, 2GB RAM...'
490 hardware_information: '' # Supports Markdown
492 # What are the main languages of your instance? To interact with your users for example
493 # Uncomment or add the languages you want
494 # List of supported languages: https://peertube.cpy.re/api/v1/videos/languages
500 # You can specify the main categories of your instance (dedicated to music, gaming or politics etc)
501 # Uncomment or add the category ids you want
502 # List of supported categories: https://peertube.cpy.re/api/v1/videos/categories
513 # - 10 # Entertainment
514 # - 11 # News & Politics
518 # - 15 # Science & Technology
523 default_client_route: '/videos/trending'
525 # Whether or not the instance is dedicated to NSFW content
526 # Enabling it will allow other administrators to know that you are mainly federating sensitive content
527 # Moreover, the NSFW checkbox on video upload will be automatically checked by default
529 # By default, `do_not_list` or `blur` or `display` NSFW videos
530 # Could be overridden per user with a setting
531 default_nsfw_policy: 'do_not_list'
534 javascript: '' # Directly your JavaScript code (without <script> tags). Will be eval at runtime
535 css: '' # Directly your CSS code (without <style> tags). Will be injected at runtime
536 # Robot.txt rules. To disallow robots to crawl your instance and disallow indexation of your site, add `/` to `Disallow:`
540 # Security.txt rules. To discourage researchers from testing your instance and disable security.txt integration, set this to an empty string
542 '# If you would like to report a security issue\n# you may report it to:\nContact: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/develop/SECURITY.md\nContact: mailto:'
545 # Cards configuration to format video in Twitter
547 username: '@Chocobozzz' # Indicates the Twitter account for the website or platform on which the content was published
548 # If true, a video player will be embedded in the Twitter feed on PeerTube video share
549 # If false, we use an image link card that will redirect on your PeerTube instance
550 # Change it to `true`, and then test on https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator to see if you are whitelisted
555 # Allow or not other instances to follow yours
557 # Whether or not an administrator must manually validate a new follower
558 manual_approval: false
562 # If you want to automatically follow back new instance followers
563 # If this option is enabled, use the mute feature instead of deleting followings
564 # /!\ Don't enable this if you don't have a reactive moderation team /!\
568 # If you want to automatically follow instances of the public index
569 # If this option is enabled, use the mute feature instead of deleting followings
570 # /!\ Don't enable this if you don't have a reactive moderation team /!\
573 # Host your own using https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/instances-peertube#peertube-auto-follow
581 message: '' # Support markdown
582 level: 'info' # 'info' | 'warning' | 'error'
586 # Add ability to fetch remote videos/actors by their URI, that may not be federated with your instance
587 # If enabled, the associated group will be able to "escape" from the instance follows
588 # That means they will be able to follow channels, watch videos, list videos of non followed instances
593 # Use a third party index instead of your local index, only for search results
594 # Useful to discover content outside of your instance
595 # If you enable search_index, you must enable remote_uri search for users
596 # If you do not enable remote_uri search for anonymous user, your instance will redirect the user on the origin instance
597 # instead of loading the video locally
600 # URL of the search index, that should use the same search API and routes
601 # than PeerTube: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html
602 # You should deploy your own with https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/search-index,
603 # and can use https://search.joinpeertube.org/ for tests, but keep in mind the latter is an unmoderated search index
605 # You can disable local search, so users only use the search index
606 disable_local_search: false
607 # If you did not disable local search, you can decide to use the search index by default
608 is_default_search: false
610 # PeerTube client/interface configuration
614 # By default PeerTube client displays author username
615 prefer_author_display_name: false
619 # If you enable only one external auth plugin
620 # You can automatically redirect your users on this external platform when they click on the login button
621 redirect_on_single_external_auth: false