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author | Chocobozzz <me@florianbigard.com> | 2018-03-22 19:46:56 +0100 |
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committer | Chocobozzz <me@florianbigard.com> | 2018-03-22 19:46:56 +0100 |
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Add "Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client" in FAQ
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10 | - [If a client requests each chunk of a video through HTTP, will the server be overloaded?](#if-a-client-requests-each-chunk-of-a-video-through-http-will-the-server-be-overloaded) | 10 | - [If a client requests each chunk of a video through HTTP, will the server be overloaded?](#if-a-client-requests-each-chunk-of-a-video-through-http-will-the-server-be-overloaded) |
11 | - [Will an index of all the videos of servers you follow be too large for small servers?](#will-an-index-of-all-the-videos-of-servers-you-follow-be-too-large-for-small-servers) | 11 | - [Will an index of all the videos of servers you follow be too large for small servers?](#will-an-index-of-all-the-videos-of-servers-you-follow-be-too-large-for-small-servers) |
12 | - [What codecs can I use for the videos I want to upload?](#what-codecs-can-i-use-for-the-videos-i-want-to-upload) | 12 | - [What codecs can I use for the videos I want to upload?](#what-codecs-can-i-use-for-the-videos-i-want-to-upload) |
13 | - [I want to change my host, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-host-how-can-i-do-that) | 13 | - [I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-domain-name-how-can-i-do-that) |
14 | - [Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?](#should-i-have-a-big-server-to-run-peertube) | 14 | - [Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?](#should-i-have-a-big-server-to-run-peertube) |
15 | - [Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?](#can-i-seed-videos-with-my-classic-bittorrent-client-transmission-rtorrent) | ||
15 | - [Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?](#are-you-going-to-use-the-steem-blockchain) | 16 | - [Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?](#are-you-going-to-use-the-steem-blockchain) |
16 | - [Are you going to support advertisements?](#are-you-going-to-support-advertisements) | 17 | - [Are you going to support advertisements?](#are-you-going-to-support-advertisements) |
17 | - [What is "creation dynamic" and why not modify it?](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it) | 18 | - [What is "creation dynamic" and why not modify it?](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it) |
@@ -49,10 +50,11 @@ We think it is acceptable for a video platform. | |||
49 | WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos. | 50 | WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos. |
50 | 51 | ||
51 | 52 | ||
52 | ## I want to change my host, how can I do that? | 53 | ## I want to change my domain name, how can I do that? |
53 | 54 | ||
54 | You can't. You'll need to re install an instance and reupload your videos. | 55 | You can't. You'll need to re install an instance and reupload your videos. |
55 | 56 | ||
57 | |||
56 | ## Should I have a big server to run PeerTube? | 58 | ## Should I have a big server to run PeerTube? |
57 | 59 | ||
58 | Not really. For instance, the demonstration server [https://peertube.cpy.re](https://peertube.cpy.re) has 2 vCore and 2GB of RAM and consumes on average: | 60 | Not really. For instance, the demonstration server [https://peertube.cpy.re](https://peertube.cpy.re) has 2 vCore and 2GB of RAM and consumes on average: |
@@ -65,6 +67,13 @@ So you would need: | |||
65 | * **Storage** Completely depends on how many videos your users will upload | 67 | * **Storage** Completely depends on how many videos your users will upload |
66 | 68 | ||
67 | 69 | ||
70 | ## Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)? | ||
71 | |||
72 | Yes you can, but you won't be able to send data to users that watch the video in their web browser. | ||
73 | The reason is they connects to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP. | ||
74 | We hope to see compatibility with WebRTC in popular BitTorrent client in the future. See this issue for more information: https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent/issues/369 | ||
75 | |||
76 | |||
68 | ## Are you going to use the Steem blockchain? | 77 | ## Are you going to use the Steem blockchain? |
69 | 78 | ||
70 | Short answer: no, since like most appchains/votechains, it modifies the dynamic of creation, and as such cannot be integrated into mainline PeerTube. Read more about that in [the dedicated section](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it). | 79 | Short answer: no, since like most appchains/votechains, it modifies the dynamic of creation, and as such cannot be integrated into mainline PeerTube. Read more about that in [the dedicated section](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it). |