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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)
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26## Why did you create PeerTube?
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28We can't build a FOSS video streaming alternative to YouTube, Dailymotion,
29Vimeo... with centralized software. One organization alone may not have
30enough money to pay for bandwidth and video storage of its servers.
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32Our stance is that only a decentralized network of servers can provide an
33acceptable answer to technical issues (bandwidth, transcoding expenses, etc.)
34and social answers (need for a particular moderation policy, preserving
35content, etc.).
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37While a paragraph is not enough to answer all these problems, PeerTube has
38very early prouded itself for using a contributory design, both for creating
39communities as federated nodes (as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) for
40example), and for seeding videos (instances can seed each other's videos). But it's not
41enough because one video could become popular and overload the server. That is
42why we need to use a P2P protocol to limit the server load. Thanks to
43[WebTorrent](https://github.com/feross/webtorrent), we can use BitTorrent
44inside most modern web browsers, and users become seeds as the video gets
45more viewers.
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25## I don't like the name "PeerTube" 48## I don't like the name "PeerTube"
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27PeerTube is just the name of the software. You can install it on your 50PeerTube is just the name of the software. You can install it on your