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8 | - [Why did you create PeerTube?](#why-did-you-create-peertube) | ||
8 | - [I don't like the name "PeerTube"](#i-dont-like-the-name-peertube) | 9 | - [I don't like the name "PeerTube"](#i-dont-like-the-name-peertube) |
9 | - [If nobody watches a video, is it seeded?](#if-nobody-watches-a-video-is-it-seeded) | 10 | - [If nobody watches a video, is it seeded?](#if-nobody-watches-a-video-is-it-seeded) |
10 | - [What is WebSeed?](#what-is-webseed) | 11 | - [What is WebSeed?](#what-is-webseed) |
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12 | - [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) | 13 | - [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) |
13 | - [Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload?](#which-container-formats-can-i-use-for-the-videos-i-want-to-upload) | 14 | - [Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload?](#which-container-formats-can-i-use-for-the-videos-i-want-to-upload) |
14 | - [I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-domain-name-how-can-i-do-that) | 15 | - [I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-domain-name-how-can-i-do-that) |
16 | - [Why do we have to put our Twitter username in PeerTube configuration?](#why-do-we-have-to-put-our-twitter-username-in-peertube-configuration) | ||
17 | - [How video views are calculated?](#how-video-views-are-calculated) | ||
15 | - [Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?](#should-i-have-a-big-server-to-run-peertube) | 18 | - [Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?](#should-i-have-a-big-server-to-run-peertube) |
16 | - [Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?](#can-i-seed-videos-with-my-classic-bittorrent-client-transmission-rtorrent) | 19 | - [Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?](#can-i-seed-videos-with-my-classic-bittorrent-client-transmission-rtorrent) |
17 | - [Why host on GitHub and Framagit?](#why-host-on-github-and-framagit) | 20 | - [Why host on GitHub and Framagit?](#why-host-on-github-and-framagit) |
18 | - [Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?](#are-you-going-to-use-the-steem-blockchain) | 21 | - [Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?](#are-you-going-to-use-the-steem-blockchain) |
19 | - [Are you going to support advertisements?](#are-you-going-to-support-advertisements) | 22 | - [Are you going to support advertisements?](#are-you-going-to-support-advertisements) |
20 | - [What is "creation dynamic" and why not modify it?](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it) | 23 | - [What is "creation dynamic" and why not modify it?](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it) |
24 | - [I have found a security vulnerability in PeerTube. Where and how should I report it?](#i-have-found-a-security-vulnerability-in-peertube-where-and-how-should-i-report-it) | ||
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28 | ## Why did you create PeerTube? | ||
29 | |||
30 | We can't build a FOSS video streaming alternative to YouTube, Dailymotion, | ||
31 | Vimeo... with centralized software. One organization alone may not have | ||
32 | enough money to pay for bandwidth and video storage of its servers. | ||
33 | |||
34 | Our stance is that only a decentralized network of servers can provide an | ||
35 | acceptable answer to technical issues (bandwidth, transcoding expenses, etc.) | ||
36 | and social answers (need for a particular moderation policy, preserving | ||
37 | content, etc.). | ||
38 | |||
39 | While a paragraph is not enough to answer all these problems, PeerTube has | ||
40 | very early prouded itself for using a contributory design, both for creating | ||
41 | communities as federated nodes (as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) for | ||
42 | example), and for seeding videos (instances can seed each other's videos). But it's not | ||
43 | enough because one video could become popular and overload the server. That is | ||
44 | why we need to use a P2P protocol to limit the server load. Thanks to | ||
45 | [WebTorrent](https://github.com/feross/webtorrent), we can use BitTorrent | ||
46 | inside most modern web browsers, and users become seeds as the video gets | ||
47 | more viewers. | ||
48 | |||
49 | |||
24 | ## I don't like the name "PeerTube" | 50 | ## I don't like the name "PeerTube" |
25 | 51 | ||
26 | PeerTube is just the name of the software. You can install it on your | 52 | PeerTube is just the name of the software. You can install it on your |
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32 | 58 | ||
33 | Yes, the origin server always seeds videos uploaded on it thanks to | 59 | Yes, the origin server always seeds videos uploaded on it thanks to |
34 | [Webseed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html). | 60 | [Webseed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html). |
35 | It can also be helped by other servers using [redundancy](/support/doc/redundancy.md). | 61 | It can also be helped by other servers using [redundancy](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/lang/en/devdocs/architecture.html#redundancy-between-instances). |
36 | 62 | ||
37 | 63 | ||
38 | ## What is WebSeed? | 64 | ## What is WebSeed? |
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65 | You can't. You'll need to reinstall an instance and reupload your videos. | 91 | You can't. You'll need to reinstall an instance and reupload your videos. |
66 | 92 | ||
67 | 93 | ||
94 | ## Why do we have to put our Twitter username in PeerTube configuration? | ||
95 | |||
96 | You don't have to: we set a default value if you don't have a Twitter account. | ||
97 | We need this information because Twitter requires an account for links share/videos embed on their platform. | ||
98 | |||
99 | |||
100 | ## How video views are calculated? | ||
101 | |||
102 | 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. | ||
103 | Views are buffered, so don't panic if the view counter stays the same after you watched a video. | ||
104 | |||
105 | |||
68 | ## Should I have a big server to run PeerTube? | 106 | ## Should I have a big server to run PeerTube? |
69 | 107 | ||
70 | 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: | 108 | 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: |
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120 | 158 | ||
121 | With that being said, know that we are not against these features *per se*. | 159 | With that being said, know that we are not against these features *per se*. |
122 | We are always open to discussion about potential PRs bringing in features, even of that kind. But we certainly won't dedicate our limited resources to develop them ourselves when there is so much to be done elsewhere. | 160 | We are always open to discussion about potential PRs bringing in features, even of that kind. But we certainly won't dedicate our limited resources to develop them ourselves when there is so much to be done elsewhere. |
161 | |||
162 | ## I have found a security vulnerability in PeerTube. Where and how should I report it? | ||
163 | |||
164 | We have a policy for contributions related to security. Please refer to [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md) | ||