X-Git-Url: https://git.immae.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=FAQ.md;h=971be03d21836055ab99c9f486a6d1930ffa6aef;hb=03efb1419d33627939ee9593633fc703b957199d;hp=e335868f8194a6b05ec93cd62e1b007e2419e3bb;hpb=8f6e554bd6a790ca31deed0a5d3ebd5a05071002;p=github%2FChocobozzz%2FPeerTube.git diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index e335868f8..971be03d2 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ is named "Framatube". Yes, the origin server always seeds videos uploaded on it thanks to [Webseed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html). -It can also be helped by other servers using [redundancy](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/lang/en/devdocs/architecture.html#redundancy-between-instances). +It can also be helped by other servers using [redundancy](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/contribute-architecture?id=redundancy-between-instances). ## What is WebSeed? @@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ We think it is acceptable for a video platform. ## Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload? -WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos. +WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos are supported by default (they are streamable formats), +but instance administrators can additionally enable support for MKV, MOV, AVI +and FLV formats when transcoding is enabled on their instance. ## I want to change my domain name, how can I do that? @@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ We need this information because Twitter requires an account for links share/vid ## How video views are calculated? -Your web browser sends a view to the server after 30 seconds of playback. Then, the IP cannot send another view in the next hour. +Your web browser sends a view to the server after 30 seconds of playback. If a video is less than 30 seconds in length, a view is sent after 75% of the video. After giving a view, that IP address cannot add another view in the next hour. Views are buffered, so don't panic if the view counter stays the same after you watched a video. @@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ So you would need: ## Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)? Yes you can, but you won't be able to send data to users that watch the video in their web browser. -The reason is they connects to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP. +The reason is they connect to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP. To check if your BitTorrent client supports WebTorrent you can see this issue: https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent/issues/369