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72## If a client requests each chunk of a video through HTTP, will the server be overloaded? 72## If a client requests each chunk of a video through HTTP, will the server be overloaded?
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74Not really. Reverse proxies like Nginx handle very well requests of static 74Not really. Reverse proxies like Nginx handle static file requests very well. In my tests, it can send chunks at 10MB/s without consuming more than 5% CPU on a very small VPS.
75files. In my tests, it can send chunks at 10MB/s without consuming more than 5%
76of CPU on a very small VPS.
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79## Will an index of all the videos of servers you follow be too large for small servers? 77## Will an index of all the videos of servers you follow be too large for small servers?
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81In our benchmarks, 1,000,000 videos takes around 2GB of storage on PostgreSQL. 79In our benchmarks, 1,000,000 videos consume around 2GB of PostgreSQL storage.
82We think it is acceptable for a video platform. 80We think that is acceptable for a video platform.
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85## Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload? 83## Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload?
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94It's not officially supported, but you can try the `update-host` script: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/maintain-tools?id=update-hostjs 92It's not officially supported, but you can try the `update-host` script: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/maintain-tools?id=update-hostjs
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97## Why do we have to put our Twitter username in PeerTube configuration? 95## Why do we have to put our Twitter username in the PeerTube configuration?
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99You don't have to: we set a default value if you don't have a Twitter account. 97You don't have to: we set a default value if you don't have a Twitter account.
100We need this information because Twitter requires an account for links share/videos embed on their platform. 98We need this information because Twitter requires an account for links share/videos embed on their platform.
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103## How video views are calculated? 101## How are video views counted?
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105Your 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. 103Your 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.
106Views are buffered, so don't panic if the view counter stays the same after you watched a video. 104Views are buffered, so don't panic if the view counter stays the same after you watched a video.
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123Yes you can, but you won't be able to send data to users that watch the video in their web browser. 121Yes you can, but you won't be able to send data to users that watch the video in their web browser.
124The reason is they connect to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP. 122The reason is they connect to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP.
125To check if your BitTorrent client supports WebTorrent you can see this issue: https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent/issues/369 123You can check if your BitTorrent client supports WebTorrent in this issue: https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent/issues/369
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128## Why host on GitHub and Framagit? 126## Why host on GitHub and Framagit?
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130The project has initially been hosted on GitHub by Chocobozzz. A full migration to [Framagit](https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/PeerTube) would be ideal now that Framasoft supports PeerTube, but it would take a lot of time and is an ongoing effort. 128The project was initially hosted on GitHub by Chocobozzz. A full migration to [Framagit](https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/PeerTube) would be ideal now that Framasoft supports PeerTube, but it would take a lot of time and is an ongoing effort.
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133## Are you going to use the Steem blockchain? 131## Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?