417 files changed, 12345 insertions, 8138 deletions

diff --git a/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts b/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts
index 1b4acc234..d7de1b9bd 100644
--- a/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ import { videoFileRedundancyGetValidator, videoPlaylistRedundancyGetValidator }
 import { videoPlaylistElementAPGetValidator, videoPlaylistsGetValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../models/account/account-video-rate'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { VideoModel } from '../../models/video/video'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { VideoCaptionModel } from '../../models/video/video-caption'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../models/video/video-comment'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist'
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ activityPubClientRouter.use(cors())
 // Intercept ActivityPub client requests
 
 activityPubClientRouter.get(
-  [ '/accounts?/:name', '/accounts?/:name/video-channels' ],
+  [ '/accounts?/:name', '/accounts?/:name/video-channels', '/a/:name', '/a/:name/video-channels' ],
   executeIfActivityPub,
   asyncMiddleware(localAccountValidator),
   accountController
@@ -75,15 +74,16 @@ activityPubClientRouter.get('/accounts?/:name/dislikes/:videoId',
   getAccountVideoRateFactory('dislike')
 )
 
-activityPubClientRouter.get('/videos/watch/:id',
+activityPubClientRouter.get(
+  [ '/videos/watch/:id', '/w/:id' ],
   executeIfActivityPub,
   asyncMiddleware(cacheRoute()(ROUTE_CACHE_LIFETIME.ACTIVITY_PUB.VIDEOS)),
-  asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('only-video-with-rights')),
+  asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('all')),
   asyncMiddleware(videoController)
 )
 activityPubClientRouter.get('/videos/watch/:id/activity',
   executeIfActivityPub,
-  asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('only-video-with-rights')),
+  asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('all')),
   asyncMiddleware(videoController)
 )
 activityPubClientRouter.get('/videos/watch/:id/announces',
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ activityPubClientRouter.get('/videos/watch/:videoId/comments/:commentId/activity
 )
 
 activityPubClientRouter.get(
-  [ '/video-channels/:name', '/video-channels/:name/videos' ],
+  [ '/video-channels/:name', '/video-channels/:name/videos', '/c/:name', '/c/:name/videos' ],
   executeIfActivityPub,
   asyncMiddleware(localVideoChannelValidator),
   videoChannelController
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ activityPubClientRouter.get('/redundancy/streaming-playlists/:streamingPlaylistT
   asyncMiddleware(videoRedundancyController)
 )
 
-activityPubClientRouter.get('/video-playlists/:playlistId',
+activityPubClientRouter.get(
+  [ '/video-playlists/:playlistId', '/videos/watch/playlist/:playlistId', '/w/p/:playlistId' ],
   executeIfActivityPub,
   asyncMiddleware(videoPlaylistsGetValidator('all')),
   asyncMiddleware(videoPlaylistController)
@@ -222,8 +223,7 @@ function getAccountVideoRateFactory (rateType: VideoRateType) {
 }
 
 async function videoController (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  // We need more attributes
-  const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(res.locals.onlyVideoWithRights.id)
+  const video = res.locals.videoAll
 
   if (redirectIfNotOwned(video.url, res)) return
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/activitypub/utils.ts b/server/controllers/activitypub/utils.ts
index 599cf48ab..19bdd58eb 100644
--- a/server/controllers/activitypub/utils.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/activitypub/utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 function activityPubResponse (data: any, res: express.Response) {
   return res.type('application/activity+json; charset=utf-8')
             .json(data)
-            .end()
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/abuse.ts b/server/controllers/api/abuse.ts
index 0ab74bdff..ba5b94840 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/abuse.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/abuse.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   deleteAbuseMessageValidator,
   ensureUserHasRight,
   getAbuseValidator,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
   paginationValidator,
   setDefaultPagination,
   setDefaultSort
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
 const abuseRouter = express.Router()
 
 abuseRouter.get('/',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getAbuses' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_ABUSES),
   paginationValidator,
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ async function updateAbuse (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   // Do not send the delete to other instances, we updated OUR copy of this abuse
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function deleteAbuse (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ async function deleteAbuse (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   // Do not send the delete to other instances, we delete OUR copy of this abuse
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function reportAbuse (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -244,5 +246,5 @@ async function deleteAbuseMessage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
     return abuseMessage.destroy({ transaction: t })
   })
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/bulk.ts b/server/controllers/api/bulk.ts
index 649351029..192daccde 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/bulk.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/bulk.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async function bulkRemoveCommentsOf (req: express.Request, res: express.Response
   const comments = await VideoCommentModel.listForBulkDelete(account, filter)
 
   // Don't wait result
-  res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 
   for (const comment of comments) {
     await removeComment(comment)
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/config.ts b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
index 2ddb73519..9bd8c21c5 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/config.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { ServerConfigManager } from '@server/lib/server-config-manager'
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { remove, writeJSON } from 'fs-extra'
 import { snakeCase } from 'lodash'
 import validator from 'validator'
-import { getServerConfig } from '@server/lib/config'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../shared'
 import { About } from '../../../shared/models/server/about.model'
 import { CustomConfig } from '../../../shared/models/server/custom-config.model'
@@ -10,37 +10,47 @@ import { auditLoggerFactory, CustomConfigAuditView, getAuditIdFromRes } from '..
 import { objectConverter } from '../../helpers/core-utils'
 import { CONFIG, reloadConfig } from '../../initializers/config'
 import { ClientHtml } from '../../lib/client-html'
-import { asyncMiddleware, authenticate, ensureUserHasRight } from '../../middlewares'
+import { asyncMiddleware, authenticate, ensureUserHasRight, openapiOperationDoc } from '../../middlewares'
 import { customConfigUpdateValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators/config'
 
 const configRouter = express.Router()
 
 const auditLogger = auditLoggerFactory('config')
 
-configRouter.get('/about', getAbout)
 configRouter.get('/',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getConfig' }),
   asyncMiddleware(getConfig)
 )
 
+configRouter.get('/about',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getAbout' }),
+  getAbout
+)
+
 configRouter.get('/custom',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getCustomConfig' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_CONFIGURATION),
   getCustomConfig
 )
+
 configRouter.put('/custom',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'putCustomConfig' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_CONFIGURATION),
   customConfigUpdateValidator,
   asyncMiddleware(updateCustomConfig)
 )
+
 configRouter.delete('/custom',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'delCustomConfig' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_CONFIGURATION),
   asyncMiddleware(deleteCustomConfig)
 )
 
 async function getConfig (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const json = await getServerConfig(req.ip)
+  const json = await ServerConfigManager.Instance.getServerConfig(req.ip)
 
   return res.json(json)
 }
@@ -67,13 +77,13 @@ function getAbout (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     }
   }
 
-  return res.json(about).end()
+  return res.json(about)
 }
 
 function getCustomConfig (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const data = customConfig()
 
-  return res.json(data).end()
+  return res.json(data)
 }
 
 async function deleteCustomConfig (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -171,7 +181,8 @@ function customConfig (): CustomConfig {
     signup: {
       enabled: CONFIG.SIGNUP.ENABLED,
       limit: CONFIG.SIGNUP.LIMIT,
-      requiresEmailVerification: CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION
+      requiresEmailVerification: CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION,
+      minimumAge: CONFIG.SIGNUP.MINIMUM_AGE
     },
     admin: {
       email: CONFIG.ADMIN.EMAIL
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/custom-page.ts b/server/controllers/api/custom-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c19f03c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/custom-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { ServerConfigManager } from '@server/lib/server-config-manager'
+import { ActorCustomPageModel } from '@server/models/account/actor-custom-page'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { UserRight } from '@shared/models'
+import { asyncMiddleware, authenticate, ensureUserHasRight } from '../../middlewares'
+
+const customPageRouter = express.Router()
+
+customPageRouter.get('/homepage/instance',
+  asyncMiddleware(getInstanceHomepage)
+)
+
+customPageRouter.put('/homepage/instance',
+  authenticate,
+  ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_INSTANCE_CUSTOM_PAGE),
+  asyncMiddleware(updateInstanceHomepage)
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  customPageRouter
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function getInstanceHomepage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const page = await ActorCustomPageModel.loadInstanceHomepage()
+  if (!page) {
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Instance homepage could not be found'
+    })
+  }
+
+  return res.json(page.toFormattedJSON())
+}
+
+async function updateInstanceHomepage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const content = req.body.content
+
+  await ActorCustomPageModel.updateInstanceHomepage(content)
+  ServerConfigManager.Instance.updateHomepageState(content)
+
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/index.ts
index 7ade1df3a..28378654a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { abuseRouter } from './abuse'
 import { accountsRouter } from './accounts'
 import { bulkRouter } from './bulk'
 import { configRouter } from './config'
+import { customPageRouter } from './custom-page'
 import { jobsRouter } from './jobs'
 import { oauthClientsRouter } from './oauth-clients'
 import { overviewsRouter } from './overviews'
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ apiRouter.use('/jobs', jobsRouter)
 apiRouter.use('/search', searchRouter)
 apiRouter.use('/overviews', overviewsRouter)
 apiRouter.use('/plugins', pluginRouter)
+apiRouter.use('/custom-pages', customPageRouter)
 apiRouter.use('/ping', pong)
 apiRouter.use('/*', badRequest)
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/jobs.ts b/server/controllers/api/jobs.ts
index d7cee1605..9e333322b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/jobs.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/jobs.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight,
   jobsSortValidator,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
   paginationValidatorBuilder,
   setDefaultPagination,
   setDefaultSort
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { listJobsValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators/jobs'
 const jobsRouter = express.Router()
 
 jobsRouter.get('/:state?',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getJobs' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_JOBS),
   paginationValidatorBuilder([ 'jobs' ]),
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/oauth-clients.ts b/server/controllers/api/oauth-clients.ts
index c21e2298d..15bbf5c4d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/oauth-clients.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/oauth-clients.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { OAuthClientLocal } from '../../../shared'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
-import { asyncMiddleware } from '../../middlewares'
+import { asyncMiddleware, openapiOperationDoc } from '../../middlewares'
 import { OAuthClientModel } from '../../models/oauth/oauth-client'
 
 const oauthClientsRouter = express.Router()
 
 oauthClientsRouter.get('/local',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getOAuthClient' }),
   asyncMiddleware(getLocalClient)
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@ async function getLocalClient (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next
   // Don't make this check if this is a test instance
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test' && req.get('host') !== headerHostShouldBe) {
     logger.info('Getting client tokens for host %s is forbidden (expected %s).', req.get('host'), headerHostShouldBe)
-    return res.type('json').status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403).end()
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: `Getting client tokens for host ${req.get('host')} is forbidden`
+    })
   }
 
   const client = await OAuthClientModel.loadFirstClient()
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts b/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
index a186de010..1e6a02c49 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../helpers/utils'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { getFormattedObjects } from '@server/helpers/utils'
+import { listAvailablePluginsFromIndex } from '@server/lib/plugins/plugin-index'
+import { PluginManager } from '@server/lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
   authenticate,
+  availablePluginsSortValidator,
   ensureUserHasRight,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
   paginationValidator,
+  pluginsSortValidator,
   setDefaultPagination,
   setDefaultSort
-} from '../../middlewares'
-import { availablePluginsSortValidator, pluginsSortValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators'
-import { PluginModel } from '../../models/server/plugin'
-import { UserRight } from '../../../shared/models/users'
+} from '@server/middlewares'
 import {
   existingPluginValidator,
   installOrUpdatePluginValidator,
@@ -18,20 +21,22 @@ import {
   listPluginsValidator,
   uninstallPluginValidator,
   updatePluginSettingsValidator
-} from '../../middlewares/validators/plugins'
-import { PluginManager } from '../../lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
-import { InstallOrUpdatePlugin } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/install-plugin.model'
-import { ManagePlugin } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/manage-plugin.model'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { listAvailablePluginsFromIndex } from '../../lib/plugins/plugin-index'
-import { PeertubePluginIndexList } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin-index-list.model'
-import { RegisteredServerSettings } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/register-server-setting.model'
-import { PublicServerSetting } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/public-server.setting'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+} from '@server/middlewares/validators/plugins'
+import { PluginModel } from '@server/models/server/plugin'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import {
+  InstallOrUpdatePlugin,
+  ManagePlugin,
+  PeertubePluginIndexList,
+  PublicServerSetting,
+  RegisteredServerSettings,
+  UserRight
+} from '@shared/models'
 
 const pluginRouter = express.Router()
 
 pluginRouter.get('/available',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getAvailablePlugins' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_PLUGINS),
   listAvailablePluginsValidator,
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ pluginRouter.get('/available',
 )
 
 pluginRouter.get('/',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getPlugins' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_PLUGINS),
   listPluginsValidator,
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@ pluginRouter.get('/:npmName',
 )
 
 pluginRouter.post('/install',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'addPlugin' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_PLUGINS),
   installOrUpdatePluginValidator,
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ pluginRouter.post('/install',
 )
 
 pluginRouter.post('/update',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'updatePlugin' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_PLUGINS),
   installOrUpdatePluginValidator,
@@ -95,6 +103,7 @@ pluginRouter.post('/update',
 )
 
 pluginRouter.post('/uninstall',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'uninstallPlugin' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_PLUGINS),
   uninstallPluginValidator,
@@ -141,7 +150,7 @@ async function installPlugin (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     return res.json(plugin.toFormattedJSON())
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn('Cannot install plugin %s.', toInstall, { err })
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+    return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot install plugin ' + toInstall })
   }
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@ async function updatePlugin (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     return res.json(plugin.toFormattedJSON())
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn('Cannot update plugin %s.', toUpdate, { err })
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+    return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot update plugin ' + toUpdate })
   }
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ async function uninstallPlugin (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   await PluginManager.Instance.uninstall(body.npmName)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 function getPublicPluginSettings (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ async function updatePluginSettings (req: express.Request, res: express.Response
 
   await PluginManager.Instance.onSettingsChanged(plugin.name, plugin.settings)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function listAvailablePlugins (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -203,8 +212,10 @@ async function listAvailablePlugins (req: express.Request, res: express.Response
   const resultList = await listAvailablePluginsFromIndex(query)
 
   if (!resultList) {
-    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE_503)
-      .json({ error: 'Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later' })
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE_503,
+      message: 'Plugin index unavailable. Please retry later'
+    })
   }
 
   return res.json(resultList)
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search.ts b/server/controllers/api/search.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f0cdf3a89..000000000
--- a/server/controllers/api/search.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,286 +0,0 @@
-import * as express from 'express'
-import { sanitizeUrl } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
-import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
-import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '@server/lib/activitypub/videos'
-import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
-import { AccountBlocklistModel } from '@server/models/account/account-blocklist'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '@server/models/server/server-blocklist'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { ResultList, Video, VideoChannel } from '@shared/models'
-import { SearchTargetQuery } from '@shared/models/search/search-target-query.model'
-import { VideoChannelsSearchQuery, VideosSearchQuery } from '../../../shared/models/search'
-import { buildNSFWFilter, isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI } from '../../helpers/express-utils'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../helpers/utils'
-import { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../helpers/webfinger'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from '../../lib/activitypub/actor'
-import {
-  asyncMiddleware,
-  commonVideosFiltersValidator,
-  optionalAuthenticate,
-  paginationValidator,
-  setDefaultPagination,
-  setDefaultSearchSort,
-  videoChannelsListSearchValidator,
-  videoChannelsSearchSortValidator,
-  videosSearchSortValidator,
-  videosSearchValidator
-} from '../../middlewares'
-import { VideoModel } from '../../models/video/video'
-import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../models/video/video-channel'
-import { MChannelAccountDefault, MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles } from '../../types/models'
-
-const searchRouter = express.Router()
-
-searchRouter.get('/videos',
-  paginationValidator,
-  setDefaultPagination,
-  videosSearchSortValidator,
-  setDefaultSearchSort,
-  optionalAuthenticate,
-  commonVideosFiltersValidator,
-  videosSearchValidator,
-  asyncMiddleware(searchVideos)
-)
-
-searchRouter.get('/video-channels',
-  paginationValidator,
-  setDefaultPagination,
-  videoChannelsSearchSortValidator,
-  setDefaultSearchSort,
-  optionalAuthenticate,
-  videoChannelsListSearchValidator,
-  asyncMiddleware(searchVideoChannels)
-)
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export { searchRouter }
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function searchVideoChannels (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const query: VideoChannelsSearchQuery = req.query
-  const search = query.search
-
-  const isURISearch = search.startsWith('http://') || search.startsWith('https://')
-
-  const parts = search.split('@')
-
-  // Handle strings like @toto@example.com
-  if (parts.length === 3 && parts[0].length === 0) parts.shift()
-  const isWebfingerSearch = parts.length === 2 && parts.every(p => p && !p.includes(' '))
-
-  if (isURISearch || isWebfingerSearch) return searchVideoChannelURI(search, isWebfingerSearch, res)
-
-  // @username -> username to search in DB
-  if (query.search.startsWith('@')) query.search = query.search.replace(/^@/, '')
-
-  if (isSearchIndexSearch(query)) {
-    return searchVideoChannelsIndex(query, res)
-  }
-
-  return searchVideoChannelsDB(query, res)
-}
-
-async function searchVideoChannelsIndex (query: VideoChannelsSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
-  const result = await buildMutedForSearchIndex(res)
-
-  const body = await Hooks.wrapObject(Object.assign(query, result), 'filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.params')
-
-  const url = sanitizeUrl(CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL) + '/api/v1/search/video-channels'
-
-  try {
-    logger.debug('Doing video channels search index request on %s.', url, { body })
-
-    const { body: searchIndexResult } = await doJSONRequest<ResultList<VideoChannel>>(url, { method: 'POST', json: body })
-    const jsonResult = await Hooks.wrapObject(searchIndexResult, 'filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.result')
-
-    return res.json(jsonResult)
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.warn('Cannot use search index to make video channels search.', { err })
-
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500)
-  }
-}
-
-async function searchVideoChannelsDB (query: VideoChannelsSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
-  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
-
-  const apiOptions = await Hooks.wrapObject({
-    actorId: serverActor.id,
-    search: query.search,
-    start: query.start,
-    count: query.count,
-    sort: query.sort
-  }, 'filter:api.search.video-channels.local.list.params')
-
-  const resultList = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
-    VideoChannelModel.searchForApi,
-    apiOptions,
-    'filter:api.search.video-channels.local.list.result'
-  )
-
-  return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
-}
-
-async function searchVideoChannelURI (search: string, isWebfingerSearch: boolean, res: express.Response) {
-  let videoChannel: MChannelAccountDefault
-  let uri = search
-
-  if (isWebfingerSearch) {
-    try {
-      uri = await loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger(search)
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot load actor URL or get from webfinger.', { search, err })
-
-      return res.json({ total: 0, data: [] })
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI(res)) {
-    try {
-      const actor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(uri, 'all', true, true)
-      videoChannel = actor.VideoChannel
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.info('Cannot search remote video channel %s.', uri, { err })
-    }
-  } else {
-    videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(uri)
-  }
-
-  return res.json({
-    total: videoChannel ? 1 : 0,
-    data: videoChannel ? [ videoChannel.toFormattedJSON() ] : []
-  })
-}
-
-function searchVideos (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const query: VideosSearchQuery = req.query
-  const search = query.search
-
-  if (search && (search.startsWith('http://') || search.startsWith('https://'))) {
-    return searchVideoURI(search, res)
-  }
-
-  if (isSearchIndexSearch(query)) {
-    return searchVideosIndex(query, res)
-  }
-
-  return searchVideosDB(query, res)
-}
-
-async function searchVideosIndex (query: VideosSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
-  const result = await buildMutedForSearchIndex(res)
-
-  let body: VideosSearchQuery = Object.assign(query, result)
-
-  // Use the default instance NSFW policy if not specified
-  if (!body.nsfw) {
-    const nsfwPolicy = res.locals.oauth
-      ? res.locals.oauth.token.User.nsfwPolicy
-      : CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_NSFW_POLICY
-
-    body.nsfw = nsfwPolicy === 'do_not_list'
-      ? 'false'
-      : 'both'
-  }
-
-  body = await Hooks.wrapObject(body, 'filter:api.search.videos.index.list.params')
-
-  const url = sanitizeUrl(CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL) + '/api/v1/search/videos'
-
-  try {
-    logger.debug('Doing videos search index request on %s.', url, { body })
-
-    const { body: searchIndexResult } = await doJSONRequest<ResultList<Video>>(url, { method: 'POST', json: body })
-    const jsonResult = await Hooks.wrapObject(searchIndexResult, 'filter:api.search.videos.index.list.result')
-
-    return res.json(jsonResult)
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.warn('Cannot use search index to make video search.', { err })
-
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500)
-  }
-}
-
-async function searchVideosDB (query: VideosSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
-  const apiOptions = await Hooks.wrapObject(Object.assign(query, {
-    includeLocalVideos: true,
-    nsfw: buildNSFWFilter(res, query.nsfw),
-    filter: query.filter,
-    user: res.locals.oauth ? res.locals.oauth.token.User : undefined
-  }), 'filter:api.search.videos.local.list.params')
-
-  const resultList = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
-    VideoModel.searchAndPopulateAccountAndServer,
-    apiOptions,
-    'filter:api.search.videos.local.list.result'
-  )
-
-  return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
-}
-
-async function searchVideoURI (url: string, res: express.Response) {
-  let video: MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles
-
-  // Check if we can fetch a remote video with the URL
-  if (isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI(res)) {
-    try {
-      const syncParam = {
-        likes: false,
-        dislikes: false,
-        shares: false,
-        comments: false,
-        thumbnail: true,
-        refreshVideo: false
-      }
-
-      const result = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: url, syncParam })
-      video = result ? result.video : undefined
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.info('Cannot search remote video %s.', url, { err })
-    }
-  } else {
-    video = await VideoModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(url)
-  }
-
-  return res.json({
-    total: video ? 1 : 0,
-    data: video ? [ video.toFormattedJSON() ] : []
-  })
-}
-
-function isSearchIndexSearch (query: SearchTargetQuery) {
-  if (query.searchTarget === 'search-index') return true
-
-  const searchIndexConfig = CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX
-
-  if (searchIndexConfig.ENABLED !== true) return false
-
-  if (searchIndexConfig.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH) return true
-  if (searchIndexConfig.IS_DEFAULT_SEARCH && !query.searchTarget) return true
-
-  return false
-}
-
-async function buildMutedForSearchIndex (res: express.Response) {
-  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
-  const accountIds = [ serverActor.Account.id ]
-
-  if (res.locals.oauth) {
-    accountIds.push(res.locals.oauth.token.User.Account.id)
-  }
-
-  const [ blockedHosts, blockedAccounts ] = await Promise.all([
-    ServerBlocklistModel.listHostsBlockedBy(accountIds),
-    AccountBlocklistModel.listHandlesBlockedBy(accountIds)
-  ])
-
-  return {
-    blockedHosts,
-    blockedAccounts
-  }
-}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/search/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67adbb307
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/search/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { searchChannelsRouter } from './search-video-channels'
+import { searchPlaylistsRouter } from './search-video-playlists'
+import { searchVideosRouter } from './search-videos'
+
+const searchRouter = express.Router()
+
+searchRouter.use('/', searchVideosRouter)
+searchRouter.use('/', searchChannelsRouter)
+searchRouter.use('/', searchPlaylistsRouter)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  searchRouter
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search/search-video-channels.ts b/server/controllers/api/search/search-video-channels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16beeed60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/search/search-video-channels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { sanitizeUrl } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { buildMutedForSearchIndex, isSearchIndexSearch, isURISearch } from '@server/lib/search'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { ResultList, VideoChannel } from '@shared/models'
+import { VideoChannelsSearchQuery } from '../../../../shared/models/search'
+import { isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor, loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../../lib/activitypub/actors'
+import {
+  asyncMiddleware,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
+  paginationValidator,
+  setDefaultPagination,
+  setDefaultSearchSort,
+  videoChannelsListSearchValidator,
+  videoChannelsSearchSortValidator
+} from '../../../middlewares'
+import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../../models/video/video-channel'
+import { MChannelAccountDefault } from '../../../types/models'
+
+const searchChannelsRouter = express.Router()
+
+searchChannelsRouter.get('/video-channels',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'searchChannels' }),
+  paginationValidator,
+  setDefaultPagination,
+  videoChannelsSearchSortValidator,
+  setDefaultSearchSort,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
+  videoChannelsListSearchValidator,
+  asyncMiddleware(searchVideoChannels)
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export { searchChannelsRouter }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function searchVideoChannels (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const query: VideoChannelsSearchQuery = req.query
+  const search = query.search
+
+  const parts = search.split('@')
+
+  // Handle strings like @toto@example.com
+  if (parts.length === 3 && parts[0].length === 0) parts.shift()
+  const isWebfingerSearch = parts.length === 2 && parts.every(p => p && !p.includes(' '))
+
+  if (isURISearch(search) || isWebfingerSearch) return searchVideoChannelURI(search, isWebfingerSearch, res)
+
+  // @username -> username to search in DB
+  if (query.search.startsWith('@')) query.search = query.search.replace(/^@/, '')
+
+  if (isSearchIndexSearch(query)) {
+    return searchVideoChannelsIndex(query, res)
+  }
+
+  return searchVideoChannelsDB(query, res)
+}
+
+async function searchVideoChannelsIndex (query: VideoChannelsSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
+  const result = await buildMutedForSearchIndex(res)
+
+  const body = await Hooks.wrapObject(Object.assign(query, result), 'filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.params')
+
+  const url = sanitizeUrl(CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL) + '/api/v1/search/video-channels'
+
+  try {
+    logger.debug('Doing video channels search index request on %s.', url, { body })
+
+    const { body: searchIndexResult } = await doJSONRequest<ResultList<VideoChannel>>(url, { method: 'POST', json: body })
+    const jsonResult = await Hooks.wrapObject(searchIndexResult, 'filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.result')
+
+    return res.json(jsonResult)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn('Cannot use search index to make video channels search.', { err })
+
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500,
+      message: 'Cannot use search index to make video channels search'
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+async function searchVideoChannelsDB (query: VideoChannelsSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
+  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
+
+  const apiOptions = await Hooks.wrapObject({
+    actorId: serverActor.id,
+    search: query.search,
+    start: query.start,
+    count: query.count,
+    sort: query.sort
+  }, 'filter:api.search.video-channels.local.list.params')
+
+  const resultList = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
+    VideoChannelModel.searchForApi,
+    apiOptions,
+    'filter:api.search.video-channels.local.list.result'
+  )
+
+  return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
+}
+
+async function searchVideoChannelURI (search: string, isWebfingerSearch: boolean, res: express.Response) {
+  let videoChannel: MChannelAccountDefault
+  let uri = search
+
+  if (isWebfingerSearch) {
+    try {
+      uri = await loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger(search)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot load actor URL or get from webfinger.', { search, err })
+
+      return res.json({ total: 0, data: [] })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI(res)) {
+    try {
+      const actor = await getOrCreateAPActor(uri, 'all', true, true)
+      videoChannel = actor.VideoChannel
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.info('Cannot search remote video channel %s.', uri, { err })
+    }
+  } else {
+    videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(sanitizeLocalUrl(uri))
+  }
+
+  return res.json({
+    total: videoChannel ? 1 : 0,
+    data: videoChannel ? [ videoChannel.toFormattedJSON() ] : []
+  })
+}
+
+function sanitizeLocalUrl (url: string) {
+  if (!url) return ''
+
+  // Handle alternative channel URLs
+  return url.replace(new RegExp('^' + WEBSERVER.URL + '/c/'), WEBSERVER.URL + '/video-channels/')
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search/search-video-playlists.ts b/server/controllers/api/search/search-video-playlists.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b231ff1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/search/search-video-playlists.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { sanitizeUrl } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI } from '@server/helpers/express-utils'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { getFormattedObjects } from '@server/helpers/utils'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideoPlaylist } from '@server/lib/activitypub/playlists/get'
+import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { buildMutedForSearchIndex, isSearchIndexSearch, isURISearch } from '@server/lib/search'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist'
+import { MVideoPlaylistFullSummary } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { ResultList, VideoPlaylist, VideoPlaylistsSearchQuery } from '@shared/models'
+import {
+  asyncMiddleware,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
+  paginationValidator,
+  setDefaultPagination,
+  setDefaultSearchSort,
+  videoPlaylistsListSearchValidator,
+  videoPlaylistsSearchSortValidator
+} from '../../../middlewares'
+import { WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+
+const searchPlaylistsRouter = express.Router()
+
+searchPlaylistsRouter.get('/video-playlists',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'searchPlaylists' }),
+  paginationValidator,
+  setDefaultPagination,
+  videoPlaylistsSearchSortValidator,
+  setDefaultSearchSort,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
+  videoPlaylistsListSearchValidator,
+  asyncMiddleware(searchVideoPlaylists)
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export { searchPlaylistsRouter }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function searchVideoPlaylists (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const query: VideoPlaylistsSearchQuery = req.query
+  const search = query.search
+
+  if (isURISearch(search)) return searchVideoPlaylistsURI(search, res)
+
+  if (isSearchIndexSearch(query)) {
+    return searchVideoPlaylistsIndex(query, res)
+  }
+
+  return searchVideoPlaylistsDB(query, res)
+}
+
+async function searchVideoPlaylistsIndex (query: VideoPlaylistsSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
+  const result = await buildMutedForSearchIndex(res)
+
+  const body = await Hooks.wrapObject(Object.assign(query, result), 'filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.params')
+
+  const url = sanitizeUrl(CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL) + '/api/v1/search/video-playlists'
+
+  try {
+    logger.debug('Doing video playlists search index request on %s.', url, { body })
+
+    const { body: searchIndexResult } = await doJSONRequest<ResultList<VideoPlaylist>>(url, { method: 'POST', json: body })
+    const jsonResult = await Hooks.wrapObject(searchIndexResult, 'filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.result')
+
+    return res.json(jsonResult)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn('Cannot use search index to make video playlists search.', { err })
+
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500,
+      message: 'Cannot use search index to make video playlists search'
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+async function searchVideoPlaylistsDB (query: VideoPlaylistsSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
+  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
+
+  const apiOptions = await Hooks.wrapObject({
+    followerActorId: serverActor.id,
+    search: query.search,
+    start: query.start,
+    count: query.count,
+    sort: query.sort
+  }, 'filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.params')
+
+  const resultList = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
+    VideoPlaylistModel.searchForApi,
+    apiOptions,
+    'filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.result'
+  )
+
+  return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
+}
+
+async function searchVideoPlaylistsURI (search: string, res: express.Response) {
+  let videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylistFullSummary
+
+  if (isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI(res)) {
+    try {
+      videoPlaylist = await getOrCreateAPVideoPlaylist(search)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.info('Cannot search remote video playlist %s.', search, { err })
+    }
+  } else {
+    videoPlaylist = await VideoPlaylistModel.loadByUrlWithAccountAndChannelSummary(sanitizeLocalUrl(search))
+  }
+
+  return res.json({
+    total: videoPlaylist ? 1 : 0,
+    data: videoPlaylist ? [ videoPlaylist.toFormattedJSON() ] : []
+  })
+}
+
+function sanitizeLocalUrl (url: string) {
+  if (!url) return ''
+
+  // Handle alternative channel URLs
+  return url.replace(new RegExp('^' + WEBSERVER.URL + '/videos/watch/playlist/'), WEBSERVER.URL + '/video-playlists/')
+            .replace(new RegExp('^' + WEBSERVER.URL + '/w/p/'), WEBSERVER.URL + '/video-playlists/')
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search/search-videos.ts b/server/controllers/api/search/search-videos.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b626baa28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/search/search-videos.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { sanitizeUrl } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '@server/lib/activitypub/videos'
+import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { buildMutedForSearchIndex, isSearchIndexSearch, isURISearch } from '@server/lib/search'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { ResultList, Video } from '@shared/models'
+import { VideosSearchQuery } from '../../../../shared/models/search'
+import { buildNSFWFilter, isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
+import {
+  asyncMiddleware,
+  commonVideosFiltersValidator,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
+  paginationValidator,
+  setDefaultPagination,
+  setDefaultSearchSort,
+  videosSearchSortValidator,
+  videosSearchValidator
+} from '../../../middlewares'
+import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
+import { MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles } from '../../../types/models'
+
+const searchVideosRouter = express.Router()
+
+searchVideosRouter.get('/videos',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'searchVideos' }),
+  paginationValidator,
+  setDefaultPagination,
+  videosSearchSortValidator,
+  setDefaultSearchSort,
+  optionalAuthenticate,
+  commonVideosFiltersValidator,
+  videosSearchValidator,
+  asyncMiddleware(searchVideos)
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export { searchVideosRouter }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function searchVideos (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const query: VideosSearchQuery = req.query
+  const search = query.search
+
+  if (isURISearch(search)) {
+    return searchVideoURI(search, res)
+  }
+
+  if (isSearchIndexSearch(query)) {
+    return searchVideosIndex(query, res)
+  }
+
+  return searchVideosDB(query, res)
+}
+
+async function searchVideosIndex (query: VideosSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
+  const result = await buildMutedForSearchIndex(res)
+
+  let body: VideosSearchQuery = Object.assign(query, result)
+
+  // Use the default instance NSFW policy if not specified
+  if (!body.nsfw) {
+    const nsfwPolicy = res.locals.oauth
+      ? res.locals.oauth.token.User.nsfwPolicy
+      : CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_NSFW_POLICY
+
+    body.nsfw = nsfwPolicy === 'do_not_list'
+      ? 'false'
+      : 'both'
+  }
+
+  body = await Hooks.wrapObject(body, 'filter:api.search.videos.index.list.params')
+
+  const url = sanitizeUrl(CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL) + '/api/v1/search/videos'
+
+  try {
+    logger.debug('Doing videos search index request on %s.', url, { body })
+
+    const { body: searchIndexResult } = await doJSONRequest<ResultList<Video>>(url, { method: 'POST', json: body })
+    const jsonResult = await Hooks.wrapObject(searchIndexResult, 'filter:api.search.videos.index.list.result')
+
+    return res.json(jsonResult)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn('Cannot use search index to make video search.', { err })
+
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500,
+      message: 'Cannot use search index to make video search'
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+async function searchVideosDB (query: VideosSearchQuery, res: express.Response) {
+  const apiOptions = await Hooks.wrapObject(Object.assign(query, {
+    includeLocalVideos: true,
+    nsfw: buildNSFWFilter(res, query.nsfw),
+    filter: query.filter,
+    user: res.locals.oauth ? res.locals.oauth.token.User : undefined
+  }), 'filter:api.search.videos.local.list.params')
+
+  const resultList = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
+    VideoModel.searchAndPopulateAccountAndServer,
+    apiOptions,
+    'filter:api.search.videos.local.list.result'
+  )
+
+  return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
+}
+
+async function searchVideoURI (url: string, res: express.Response) {
+  let video: MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles
+
+  // Check if we can fetch a remote video with the URL
+  if (isUserAbleToSearchRemoteURI(res)) {
+    try {
+      const syncParam = {
+        likes: false,
+        dislikes: false,
+        shares: false,
+        comments: false,
+        thumbnail: true,
+        refreshVideo: false
+      }
+
+      const result = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: url, syncParam })
+      video = result ? result.video : undefined
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.info('Cannot search remote video %s.', url, { err })
+    }
+  } else {
+    video = await VideoModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(sanitizeLocalUrl(url))
+  }
+
+  return res.json({
+    total: video ? 1 : 0,
+    data: video ? [ video.toFormattedJSON() ] : []
+  })
+}
+
+function sanitizeLocalUrl (url: string) {
+  if (!url) return ''
+
+  // Handle alternative video URLs
+  return url.replace(new RegExp('^' + WEBSERVER.URL + '/w/'), WEBSERVER.URL + '/videos/watch/')
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/server/debug.ts b/server/controllers/api/server/debug.ts
index ff0d9ca3c..a6e9147f3 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/server/debug.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/server/debug.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { InboxManager } from '@server/lib/activitypub/inbox-manager'
 import { RemoveDanglingResumableUploadsScheduler } from '@server/lib/schedulers/remove-dangling-resumable-uploads-scheduler'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { SendDebugCommand } from '@shared/models'
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
@@ -41,5 +42,5 @@ async function runCommand (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     await RemoveDanglingResumableUploadsScheduler.Instance.execute()
   }
 
-  return res.sendStatus(204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/server/follows.ts b/server/controllers/api/server/follows.ts
index 80025bc5b..12357a2ca 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/server/follows.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/server/follows.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
 import { SERVER_ACTOR_NAME } from '../../../initializers/constants'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
+import { autoFollowBackIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/activitypub/follow'
 import { sendAccept, sendReject, sendUndoFollow } from '../../../lib/activitypub/send'
+import { JobQueue } from '../../../lib/job-queue'
+import { removeRedundanciesOfServer } from '../../../lib/redundancy'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
   authenticate,
@@ -19,16 +25,10 @@ import {
   followingSortValidator,
   followValidator,
   getFollowerValidator,
-  removeFollowingValidator,
-  listFollowsValidator
+  listFollowsValidator,
+  removeFollowingValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares/validators'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { JobQueue } from '../../../lib/job-queue'
-import { removeRedundanciesOfServer } from '../../../lib/redundancy'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
-import { autoFollowBackIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/activitypub/follow'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 
 const serverFollowsRouter = express.Router()
 serverFollowsRouter.get('/following',
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async function removeOrRejectFollower (req: express.Request, res: express.Respon
 async function acceptFollower (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const follow = res.locals.follow
 
-  await sendAccept(follow)
+  sendAccept(follow)
 
   follow.state = 'accepted'
   await follow.save()
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/server/redundancy.ts b/server/controllers/api/server/redundancy.ts
index 7c13dc21b..bc593ad43 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/server/redundancy.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/server/redundancy.ts
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ async function addVideoRedundancy (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
     payload
   })
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function removeVideoRedundancyController (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   await removeVideoRedundancy(res.locals.videoRedundancy)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function updateRedundancy (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -110,5 +110,5 @@ async function updateRedundancy (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   removeRedundanciesOfServer(server.id)
     .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot remove redundancy of %s.', server.host, { err }))
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/server/server-blocklist.ts b/server/controllers/api/server/server-blocklist.ts
index 6e341c0fb..a86bc7d19 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/server/server-blocklist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/server/server-blocklist.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'multer'
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
-import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/account/user-notification'
+import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/user/user-notification'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
 import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts
index e2b1ea7cd..d907b49bf 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {
   usersResetPasswordValidator,
   usersVerifyEmailValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares/validators'
-import { UserModel } from '../../../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../../../models/user/user'
 import { meRouter } from './me'
 import { myAbusesRouter } from './my-abuses'
 import { myBlocklistRouter } from './my-blocklist'
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ async function removeUser (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   Hooks.runAction('action:api.user.deleted', { user })
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function updateUser (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -323,14 +323,20 @@ async function updateUser (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const oldUserAuditView = new UserAuditView(userToUpdate.toFormattedJSON())
   const roleChanged = body.role !== undefined && body.role !== userToUpdate.role
 
-  if (body.password !== undefined) userToUpdate.password = body.password
-  if (body.email !== undefined) userToUpdate.email = body.email
-  if (body.emailVerified !== undefined) userToUpdate.emailVerified = body.emailVerified
-  if (body.videoQuota !== undefined) userToUpdate.videoQuota = body.videoQuota
-  if (body.videoQuotaDaily !== undefined) userToUpdate.videoQuotaDaily = body.videoQuotaDaily
-  if (body.role !== undefined) userToUpdate.role = body.role
-  if (body.adminFlags !== undefined) userToUpdate.adminFlags = body.adminFlags
-  if (body.pluginAuth !== undefined) userToUpdate.pluginAuth = body.pluginAuth
+  const keysToUpdate: (keyof UserUpdate)[] = [
+    'password',
+    'email',
+    'emailVerified',
+    'videoQuota',
+    'videoQuotaDaily',
+    'role',
+    'adminFlags',
+    'pluginAuth'
+  ]
+
+  for (const key of keysToUpdate) {
+    if (body[key] !== undefined) userToUpdate.set(key, body[key])
+  }
 
   const user = await userToUpdate.save()
 
@@ -343,7 +349,7 @@ async function updateUser (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   // Don't need to send this update to followers, these attributes are not federated
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function askResetUserPassword (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts
index 0763d1900..1f2b2f9dd 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
 import { MIMETYPES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { sendUpdateActor } from '../../../lib/activitypub/send'
-import { deleteLocalActorImageFile, updateLocalActorImageFile } from '../../../lib/actor-image'
+import { deleteLocalActorImageFile, updateLocalActorImageFile } from '../../../lib/local-actor'
 import { getOriginalVideoFileTotalDailyFromUser, getOriginalVideoFileTotalFromUser, sendVerifyUserEmail } from '../../../lib/user'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ import { deleteMeValidator, videoImportsSortValidator, videosSortValidator } fro
 import { updateAvatarValidator } from '../../../middlewares/validators/actor-image'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../../models/account/account'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../../models/account/account-video-rate'
-import { UserModel } from '../../../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../../../models/user/user'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoImportModel } from '../../../models/video/video-import'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 const auditLogger = auditLoggerFactory('users')
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ async function deleteMe (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   await user.destroy()
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function updateMe (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -191,17 +192,23 @@ async function updateMe (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   const user = res.locals.oauth.token.user
 
-  if (body.password !== undefined) user.password = body.password
-  if (body.nsfwPolicy !== undefined) user.nsfwPolicy = body.nsfwPolicy
-  if (body.webTorrentEnabled !== undefined) user.webTorrentEnabled = body.webTorrentEnabled
-  if (body.autoPlayVideo !== undefined) user.autoPlayVideo = body.autoPlayVideo
-  if (body.autoPlayNextVideo !== undefined) user.autoPlayNextVideo = body.autoPlayNextVideo
-  if (body.autoPlayNextVideoPlaylist !== undefined) user.autoPlayNextVideoPlaylist = body.autoPlayNextVideoPlaylist
-  if (body.videosHistoryEnabled !== undefined) user.videosHistoryEnabled = body.videosHistoryEnabled
-  if (body.videoLanguages !== undefined) user.videoLanguages = body.videoLanguages
-  if (body.theme !== undefined) user.theme = body.theme
-  if (body.noInstanceConfigWarningModal !== undefined) user.noInstanceConfigWarningModal = body.noInstanceConfigWarningModal
-  if (body.noWelcomeModal !== undefined) user.noWelcomeModal = body.noWelcomeModal
+  const keysToUpdate: (keyof UserUpdateMe & keyof AttributesOnly<UserModel>)[] = [
+    'password',
+    'nsfwPolicy',
+    'webTorrentEnabled',
+    'autoPlayVideo',
+    'autoPlayNextVideo',
+    'autoPlayNextVideoPlaylist',
+    'videosHistoryEnabled',
+    'videoLanguages',
+    'theme',
+    'noInstanceConfigWarningModal',
+    'noWelcomeModal'
+  ]
+
+  for (const key of keysToUpdate) {
+    if (body[key] !== undefined) user.set(key, body[key])
+  }
 
   if (body.email !== undefined) {
     if (CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION) {
@@ -215,22 +222,22 @@ async function updateMe (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     await user.save({ transaction: t })
 
-    if (body.displayName !== undefined || body.description !== undefined) {
-      const userAccount = await AccountModel.load(user.Account.id, t)
+    if (body.displayName === undefined && body.description === undefined) return
 
-      if (body.displayName !== undefined) userAccount.name = body.displayName
-      if (body.description !== undefined) userAccount.description = body.description
-      await userAccount.save({ transaction: t })
+    const userAccount = await AccountModel.load(user.Account.id, t)
 
-      await sendUpdateActor(userAccount, t)
-    }
+    if (body.displayName !== undefined) userAccount.name = body.displayName
+    if (body.description !== undefined) userAccount.description = body.description
+    await userAccount.save({ transaction: t })
+
+    await sendUpdateActor(userAccount, t)
   })
 
   if (sendVerificationEmail === true) {
     await sendVerifyUserEmail(user, true)
   }
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function updateMyAvatar (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -250,5 +257,5 @@ async function deleteMyAvatar (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const userAccount = await AccountModel.load(user.Account.id)
   await deleteLocalActorImageFile(userAccount, ActorImageType.AVATAR)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/my-blocklist.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/my-blocklist.ts
index faaef3ac0..a1561b751 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/my-blocklist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/my-blocklist.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { AccountBlocklistModel } from '../../../models/account/account-blocklist'
 import { addAccountInBlocklist, addServerInBlocklist, removeAccountFromBlocklist, removeServerFromBlocklist } from '../../../lib/blocklist'
 import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '../../../models/server/server-blocklist'
-import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/account/user-notification'
+import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/user/user-notification'
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/my-history.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/my-history.ts
index 72c7da373..cff1697ab 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/my-history.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/my-history.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   userHistoryRemoveValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares'
 import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
-import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/account/user-video-history'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/user/user-video-history'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/my-notifications.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/my-notifications.ts
index 0a9101a46..2909770da 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/my-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/my-notifications.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import * as express from 'express'
 import 'multer'
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/user/user-notification'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { UserNotificationSetting } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
+import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
   asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware,
@@ -9,17 +13,13 @@ import {
   setDefaultSort,
   userNotificationsSortValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares'
-import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
-import { UserNotificationModel } from '../../../models/account/user-notification'
-import { meRouter } from './me'
 import {
   listUserNotificationsValidator,
   markAsReadUserNotificationsValidator,
   updateNotificationSettingsValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares/validators/user-notifications'
-import { UserNotificationSetting } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
-import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '../../../models/account/user-notification-setting'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '../../../models/user/user-notification-setting'
+import { meRouter } from './me'
 
 const myNotificationsRouter = express.Router()
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/my-subscriptions.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/my-subscriptions.ts
index 56b93276f..46a73d49e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/my-subscriptions.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/my-subscriptions.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
   userSubscriptionsSortValidator,
   videosSortValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares/validators'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 
 const mySubscriptionsRouter = express.Router()
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/token.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/token.ts
index 694bb0a92..b405ddbf4 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/token.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/token.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import * as RateLimit from 'express-rate-limit'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { getAuthNameFromRefreshGrant, getBypassFromExternalAuth, getBypassFromPasswordGrant } from '@server/lib/auth/external-auth'
 import { handleOAuthToken } from '@server/lib/auth/oauth'
 import { BypassLogin, revokeToken } from '@server/lib/auth/oauth-model'
 import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
-import { asyncMiddleware, authenticate } from '@server/middlewares'
+import { asyncMiddleware, authenticate, openapiOperationDoc } from '@server/middlewares'
 import { ScopedToken } from '@shared/models/users/user-scoped-token'
 
 const tokensRouter = express.Router()
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ const loginRateLimiter = RateLimit({
 
 tokensRouter.post('/token',
   loginRateLimiter,
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getOAuthToken' }),
   asyncMiddleware(handleToken)
 )
 
 tokensRouter.post('/revoke-token',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'revokeOAuthToken' }),
   authenticate,
   asyncMiddleware(handleTokenRevocation)
 )
@@ -78,9 +80,10 @@ async function handleToken (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: e
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn('Login error', { err })
 
-    return res.status(err.code || 400).json({
-      code: err.name,
-      error: err.message
+    return res.fail({
+      status: err.code,
+      message: err.message,
+      type: err.name
     })
   }
 }
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ function getScopedTokens (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 async function renewScopedTokens (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const user = res.locals.oauth.token.user
 
-  user.feedToken = uuidv4()
+  user.feedToken = buildUUID()
   await user.save()
 
   return res.json({
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts b/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts
index a755d7e57..bc8d203b0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
 import { MIMETYPES } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { sendUpdateActor } from '../../lib/activitypub/send'
-import { deleteLocalActorImageFile, updateLocalActorImageFile } from '../../lib/actor-image'
 import { JobQueue } from '../../lib/job-queue'
+import { deleteLocalActorImageFile, updateLocalActorImageFile } from '../../lib/local-actor'
 import { createLocalVideoChannel, federateAllVideosOfChannel } from '../../lib/video-channel'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   videoChannelsUpdateValidator,
   videoPlaylistsSortValidator
 } from '../../middlewares'
-import { videoChannelsNameWithHostValidator, videoChannelsOwnSearchValidator, videosSortValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators'
+import { videoChannelsListValidator, videoChannelsNameWithHostValidator, videosSortValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators'
 import { updateAvatarValidator, updateBannerValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators/actor-image'
 import { commonVideoPlaylistFiltersValidator } from '../../middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ videoChannelRouter.get('/',
   videoChannelsSortValidator,
   setDefaultSort,
   setDefaultPagination,
-  videoChannelsOwnSearchValidator,
+  videoChannelsListValidator,
   asyncMiddleware(listVideoChannels)
 )
 
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ async function updateVideoChannelBanner (req: express.Request, res: express.Resp
 
   return res.json({ banner: banner.toFormattedJSON() })
 }
+
 async function updateVideoChannelAvatar (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const avatarPhysicalFile = req.files['avatarfile'][0]
   const videoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ async function deleteVideoChannelAvatar (req: express.Request, res: express.Resp
 
   await deleteLocalActorImageFile(videoChannel, ActorImageType.AVATAR)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function deleteVideoChannelBanner (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ async function deleteVideoChannelBanner (req: express.Request, res: express.Resp
 
   await deleteLocalActorImageFile(videoChannel, ActorImageType.BANNER)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function addVideoChannel (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -221,10 +222,6 @@ async function updateVideoChannel (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
 
   try {
     await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      const sequelizeOptions = {
-        transaction: t
-      }
-
       if (videoChannelInfoToUpdate.displayName !== undefined) videoChannelInstance.name = videoChannelInfoToUpdate.displayName
       if (videoChannelInfoToUpdate.description !== undefined) videoChannelInstance.description = videoChannelInfoToUpdate.description
 
@@ -238,7 +235,7 @@ async function updateVideoChannel (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
         }
       }
 
-      const videoChannelInstanceUpdated = await videoChannelInstance.save(sequelizeOptions) as MChannelBannerAccountDefault
+      const videoChannelInstanceUpdated = await videoChannelInstance.save({ transaction: t }) as MChannelBannerAccountDefault
       await sendUpdateActor(videoChannelInstanceUpdated, t)
 
       auditLogger.update(
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts b/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
index aab16533d..87a6f6bbe 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { join } from 'path'
+import { uuidToShort } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
+import { scheduleRefreshIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/activitypub/playlists'
+import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { MVideoPlaylistFull, MVideoPlaylistThumbnail, MVideoThumbnail } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { VideoPlaylistCreate } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-create.model'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementCreate } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-element-create.model'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementUpdate } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-element-update.model'
@@ -17,8 +21,7 @@ import { MIMETYPES, VIDEO_PLAYLIST_PRIVACIES } from '../../initializers/constant
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { sendCreateVideoPlaylist, sendDeleteVideoPlaylist, sendUpdateVideoPlaylist } from '../../lib/activitypub/send'
 import { getLocalVideoPlaylistActivityPubUrl, getLocalVideoPlaylistElementActivityPubUrl } from '../../lib/activitypub/url'
-import { JobQueue } from '../../lib/job-queue'
-import { createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting } from '../../lib/thumbnail'
+import { updatePlaylistMiniatureFromExisting } from '../../lib/thumbnail'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
   asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware,
@@ -42,7 +45,6 @@ import {
 import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist-element'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const reqThumbnailFile = createReqFiles([ 'thumbnailfile' ], MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT, { thumbnailfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR })
 
@@ -144,9 +146,7 @@ async function listVideoPlaylists (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
 function getVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const videoPlaylist = res.locals.videoPlaylistSummary
 
-  if (videoPlaylist.isOutdated()) {
-    JobQueue.Instance.createJob({ type: 'activitypub-refresher', payload: { type: 'video-playlist', url: videoPlaylist.url } })
-  }
+  scheduleRefreshIfNeeded(videoPlaylist)
 
   return res.json(videoPlaylist.toFormattedJSON())
 }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ async function addVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   const thumbnailField = req.files['thumbnailfile']
   const thumbnailModel = thumbnailField
-    ? await createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting({
+    ? await updatePlaylistMiniatureFromExisting({
       inputPath: thumbnailField[0].path,
       playlist: videoPlaylist,
       automaticallyGenerated: false
@@ -200,9 +200,10 @@ async function addVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   return res.json({
     videoPlaylist: {
       id: videoPlaylistCreated.id,
+      shortUUID: uuidToShort(videoPlaylistCreated.uuid),
       uuid: videoPlaylistCreated.uuid
     }
-  }).end()
+  })
 }
 
 async function updateVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ async function updateVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
 
   const thumbnailField = req.files['thumbnailfile']
   const thumbnailModel = thumbnailField
-    ? await createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting({
+    ? await updatePlaylistMiniatureFromExisting({
       inputPath: thumbnailField[0].path,
       playlist: videoPlaylistInstance,
       automaticallyGenerated: false
@@ -332,6 +333,8 @@ async function addVideoInPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
 
   logger.info('Video added in playlist %s at position %d.', videoPlaylist.uuid, playlistElement.position)
 
+  Hooks.runAction('action:api.video-playlist-element.created', { playlistElement })
+
   return res.json({
     videoPlaylistElement: {
       id: playlistElement.id
@@ -482,7 +485,7 @@ async function generateThumbnailForPlaylist (videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylistThumbn
   }
 
   const inputPath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.THUMBNAILS_DIR, videoMiniature.filename)
-  const thumbnailModel = await createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting({
+  const thumbnailModel = await updatePlaylistMiniatureFromExisting({
     inputPath,
     playlist: videoPlaylist,
     automaticallyGenerated: true,
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts
index fa8448c86..530e17965 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/blacklist.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   authenticate,
   blacklistSortValidator,
   ensureUserHasRight,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
   paginationValidator,
   setBlacklistSort,
   setDefaultPagination,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-c
 const blacklistRouter = express.Router()
 
 blacklistRouter.post('/:videoId/blacklist',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'addVideoBlock' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_VIDEO_BLACKLIST),
   asyncMiddleware(videosBlacklistAddValidator),
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ blacklistRouter.post('/:videoId/blacklist',
 )
 
 blacklistRouter.get('/blacklist',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getVideoBlocks' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_VIDEO_BLACKLIST),
   paginationValidator,
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ blacklistRouter.put('/:videoId/blacklist',
 )
 
 blacklistRouter.delete('/:videoId/blacklist',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'delVideoBlock' }),
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_VIDEO_BLACKLIST),
   asyncMiddleware(videosBlacklistRemoveValidator),
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ async function addVideoToBlacklistController (req: express.Request, res: express
 
   logger.info('Video %s blacklisted.', videoInstance.uuid)
 
-  return res.type('json').sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.type('json').status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function updateVideoBlacklistController (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ async function updateVideoBlacklistController (req: express.Request, res: expres
     return videoBlacklist.save({ transaction: t })
   })
 
-  return res.type('json').sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.type('json').status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function listBlacklist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -105,5 +109,5 @@ async function removeVideoFromBlacklistController (req: express.Request, res: ex
 
   logger.info('Video %s removed from blacklist.', video.uuid)
 
-  return res.type('json').sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.type('json').status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/comment.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/comment.ts
index f1f53d354..e6f28c1cb 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/comment.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/comment.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { ResultList, ThreadsResultList, UserRight } from '../../../../shared/models'
-import { VideoCommentCreate } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { VideoCommentCreate } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/comment/video-comment.model'
 import { auditLoggerFactory, CommentAuditView, getAuditIdFromRes } from '../../../helpers/audit-logger'
 import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ async function listVideoThreadComments (req: express.Request, res: express.Respo
   }
 
   if (resultList.data.length === 0) {
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'No comments were found'
+    })
   }
 
   return res.json(buildFormattedCommentTree(resultList))
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/import.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/import.ts
index 3b9b887e2..de9a5308a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/import.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/import.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import { move, readFile } from 'fs-extra'
 import * as magnetUtil from 'magnet-uri'
 import * as parseTorrent from 'parse-torrent'
 import { join } from 'path'
+import { ServerConfigManager } from '@server/lib/server-config-manager'
 import { setVideoTags } from '@server/lib/video'
+import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '@server/types'
 import {
   MChannelAccountDefault,
   MThumbnail,
@@ -14,23 +16,22 @@ import {
   MVideoThumbnail,
   MVideoWithBlacklistLight
 } from '@server/types/models'
-import { MVideoImport, MVideoImportFormattable } from '@server/types/models/video/video-import'
-import { VideoImportCreate, VideoImportState, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '../../../../shared'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { MVideoImportFormattable } from '@server/types/models/video/video-import'
+import { ServerErrorCode, VideoImportCreate, VideoImportState, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '../../../../shared'
 import { ThumbnailType } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/thumbnail.type'
 import { auditLoggerFactory, getAuditIdFromRes, VideoImportAuditView } from '../../../helpers/audit-logger'
 import { moveAndProcessCaptionFile } from '../../../helpers/captions-utils'
 import { isArray } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { createReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
+import { cleanUpReqFiles, createReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { getSecureTorrentName } from '../../../helpers/utils'
-import { getYoutubeDLInfo, getYoutubeDLSubs, YoutubeDLInfo } from '../../../helpers/youtube-dl'
+import { YoutubeDL, YoutubeDLInfo } from '../../../helpers/youtube-dl'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
 import { MIMETYPES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl } from '../../../lib/activitypub/url'
 import { JobQueue } from '../../../lib/job-queue/job-queue'
-import { createVideoMiniatureFromExisting, createVideoMiniatureFromUrl } from '../../../lib/thumbnail'
+import { updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting, updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl } from '../../../lib/thumbnail'
 import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/video-blacklist'
 import { asyncMiddleware, asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware, authenticate, videoImportAddValidator } from '../../../middlewares'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
@@ -81,22 +82,15 @@ async function addTorrentImport (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, to
   let magnetUri: string
 
   if (torrentfile) {
-    torrentName = torrentfile.originalname
+    const result = await processTorrentOrAbortRequest(req, res, torrentfile)
+    if (!result) return
 
-    // Rename the torrent to a secured name
-    const newTorrentPath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.TORRENTS_DIR, getSecureTorrentName(torrentName))
-    await move(torrentfile.path, newTorrentPath)
-    torrentfile.path = newTorrentPath
-
-    const buf = await readFile(torrentfile.path)
-    const parsedTorrent = parseTorrent(buf)
-
-    videoName = isArray(parsedTorrent.name) ? parsedTorrent.name[0] : parsedTorrent.name as string
+    videoName = result.name
+    torrentName = result.torrentName
   } else {
-    magnetUri = body.magnetUri
-
-    const parsed = magnetUtil.decode(magnetUri)
-    videoName = isArray(parsed.name) ? parsed.name[0] : parsed.name as string
+    const result = processMagnetURI(body)
+    magnetUri = result.magnetUri
+    videoName = result.name
   }
 
   const video = buildVideo(res.locals.videoChannel.id, body, { name: videoName })
@@ -104,26 +98,26 @@ async function addTorrentImport (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, to
   const thumbnailModel = await processThumbnail(req, video)
   const previewModel = await processPreview(req, video)
 
-  const tags = body.tags || undefined
-  const videoImportAttributes = {
-    magnetUri,
-    torrentName,
-    state: VideoImportState.PENDING,
-    userId: user.id
-  }
   const videoImport = await insertIntoDB({
     video,
     thumbnailModel,
     previewModel,
     videoChannel: res.locals.videoChannel,
-    tags,
-    videoImportAttributes,
-    user
+    tags: body.tags || undefined,
+    user,
+    videoImportAttributes: {
+      magnetUri,
+      torrentName,
+      state: VideoImportState.PENDING,
+      userId: user.id
+    }
   })
 
   // Create job to import the video
   const payload = {
-    type: torrentfile ? 'torrent-file' as 'torrent-file' : 'magnet-uri' as 'magnet-uri',
+    type: torrentfile
+      ? 'torrent-file' as 'torrent-file'
+      : 'magnet-uri' as 'magnet-uri',
     videoImportId: videoImport.id,
     magnetUri
   }
@@ -139,17 +133,21 @@ async function addYoutubeDLImport (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
   const targetUrl = body.targetUrl
   const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
 
+  const youtubeDL = new YoutubeDL(targetUrl, ServerConfigManager.Instance.getEnabledResolutions('vod'))
+
   // Get video infos
   let youtubeDLInfo: YoutubeDLInfo
   try {
-    youtubeDLInfo = await getYoutubeDLInfo(targetUrl)
+    youtubeDLInfo = await youtubeDL.getYoutubeDLInfo()
   } catch (err) {
     logger.info('Cannot fetch information from import for URL %s.', targetUrl, { err })
 
-    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-              .json({
-                error: 'Cannot fetch remote information of this URL.'
-              })
+    return res.fail({
+      message: 'Cannot fetch remote information of this URL.',
+      data: {
+        targetUrl
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   const video = buildVideo(res.locals.videoChannel.id, body, youtubeDLInfo)
@@ -170,45 +168,22 @@ async function addYoutubeDLImport (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
     previewModel = await processPreviewFromUrl(youtubeDLInfo.thumbnailUrl, video)
   }
 
-  const tags = body.tags || youtubeDLInfo.tags
-  const videoImportAttributes = {
-    targetUrl,
-    state: VideoImportState.PENDING,
-    userId: user.id
-  }
   const videoImport = await insertIntoDB({
     video,
     thumbnailModel,
     previewModel,
     videoChannel: res.locals.videoChannel,
-    tags,
-    videoImportAttributes,
-    user
+    tags: body.tags || youtubeDLInfo.tags,
+    user,
+    videoImportAttributes: {
+      targetUrl,
+      state: VideoImportState.PENDING,
+      userId: user.id
+    }
   })
 
   // Get video subtitles
-  try {
-    const subtitles = await getYoutubeDLSubs(targetUrl)
-
-    logger.info('Will create %s subtitles from youtube import %s.', subtitles.length, targetUrl)
-
-    for (const subtitle of subtitles) {
-      const videoCaption = new VideoCaptionModel({
-        videoId: video.id,
-        language: subtitle.language,
-        filename: VideoCaptionModel.generateCaptionName(subtitle.language)
-      }) as MVideoCaption
-
-      // Move physical file
-      await moveAndProcessCaptionFile(subtitle, videoCaption)
-
-      await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-        await VideoCaptionModel.insertOrReplaceLanguage(videoCaption, t)
-      })
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.warn('Cannot get video subtitles.', { err })
-  }
+  await processYoutubeSubtitles(youtubeDL, targetUrl, video.id)
 
   // Create job to import the video
   const payload = {
@@ -240,7 +215,9 @@ function buildVideo (channelId: number, body: VideoImportCreate, importData: You
     privacy: body.privacy || VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE,
     duration: 0, // duration will be set by the import job
     channelId: channelId,
-    originallyPublishedAt: body.originallyPublishedAt || importData.originallyPublishedAt
+    originallyPublishedAt: body.originallyPublishedAt
+      ? new Date(body.originallyPublishedAt)
+      : importData.originallyPublishedAt
   }
   const video = new VideoModel(videoData)
   video.url = getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl(video)
@@ -253,7 +230,7 @@ async function processThumbnail (req: express.Request, video: MVideoThumbnail) {
   if (thumbnailField) {
     const thumbnailPhysicalFile = thumbnailField[0]
 
-    return createVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
+    return updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
       inputPath: thumbnailPhysicalFile.path,
       video,
       type: ThumbnailType.MINIATURE,
@@ -269,7 +246,7 @@ async function processPreview (req: express.Request, video: MVideoThumbnail): Pr
   if (previewField) {
     const previewPhysicalFile = previewField[0]
 
-    return createVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
+    return updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
       inputPath: previewPhysicalFile.path,
       video,
       type: ThumbnailType.PREVIEW,
@@ -282,7 +259,7 @@ async function processPreview (req: express.Request, video: MVideoThumbnail): Pr
 
 async function processThumbnailFromUrl (url: string, video: MVideoThumbnail) {
   try {
-    return createVideoMiniatureFromUrl({ downloadUrl: url, video, type: ThumbnailType.MINIATURE })
+    return updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl({ downloadUrl: url, video, type: ThumbnailType.MINIATURE })
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn('Cannot generate video thumbnail %s for %s.', url, video.url, { err })
     return undefined
@@ -291,7 +268,7 @@ async function processThumbnailFromUrl (url: string, video: MVideoThumbnail) {
 
 async function processPreviewFromUrl (url: string, video: MVideoThumbnail) {
   try {
-    return createVideoMiniatureFromUrl({ downloadUrl: url, video, type: ThumbnailType.PREVIEW })
+    return updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl({ downloadUrl: url, video, type: ThumbnailType.PREVIEW })
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn('Cannot generate video preview %s for %s.', url, video.url, { err })
     return undefined
@@ -304,7 +281,7 @@ async function insertIntoDB (parameters: {
   previewModel: MThumbnail
   videoChannel: MChannelAccountDefault
   tags: string[]
-  videoImportAttributes: Partial<MVideoImport>
+  videoImportAttributes: FilteredModelAttributes<VideoImportModel>
   user: MUser
 }): Promise<MVideoImportFormattable> {
   const { video, thumbnailModel, previewModel, videoChannel, tags, videoImportAttributes, user } = parameters
@@ -342,3 +319,69 @@ async function insertIntoDB (parameters: {
 
   return videoImport
 }
+
+async function processTorrentOrAbortRequest (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, torrentfile: Express.Multer.File) {
+  const torrentName = torrentfile.originalname
+
+  // Rename the torrent to a secured name
+  const newTorrentPath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.TORRENTS_DIR, getSecureTorrentName(torrentName))
+  await move(torrentfile.path, newTorrentPath, { overwrite: true })
+  torrentfile.path = newTorrentPath
+
+  const buf = await readFile(torrentfile.path)
+  const parsedTorrent = parseTorrent(buf) as parseTorrent.Instance
+
+  if (parsedTorrent.files.length !== 1) {
+    cleanUpReqFiles(req)
+
+    res.fail({
+      type: ServerErrorCode.INCORRECT_FILES_IN_TORRENT,
+      message: 'Torrents with only 1 file are supported.'
+    })
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  return {
+    name: extractNameFromArray(parsedTorrent.name),
+    torrentName
+  }
+}
+
+function processMagnetURI (body: VideoImportCreate) {
+  const magnetUri = body.magnetUri
+  const parsed = magnetUtil.decode(magnetUri)
+
+  return {
+    name: extractNameFromArray(parsed.name),
+    magnetUri
+  }
+}
+
+function extractNameFromArray (name: string | string[]) {
+  return isArray(name) ? name[0] : name
+}
+
+async function processYoutubeSubtitles (youtubeDL: YoutubeDL, targetUrl: string, videoId: number) {
+  try {
+    const subtitles = await youtubeDL.getYoutubeDLSubs()
+
+    logger.info('Will create %s subtitles from youtube import %s.', subtitles.length, targetUrl)
+
+    for (const subtitle of subtitles) {
+      const videoCaption = new VideoCaptionModel({
+        videoId,
+        language: subtitle.language,
+        filename: VideoCaptionModel.generateCaptionName(subtitle.language)
+      }) as MVideoCaption
+
+      // Move physical file
+      await moveAndProcessCaptionFile(subtitle, videoCaption)
+
+      await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+        await VideoCaptionModel.insertOrReplaceLanguage(videoCaption, t)
+      })
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn('Cannot get video subtitles.', { err })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
index c32626d30..74b100e59 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,22 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { move } from 'fs-extra'
-import { extname } from 'path'
 import toInt from 'validator/lib/toInt'
-import { deleteResumableUploadMetaFile, getResumableUploadPath } from '@server/helpers/upload'
-import { createTorrentAndSetInfoHash } from '@server/helpers/webtorrent'
-import { changeVideoChannelShare } from '@server/lib/activitypub/share'
-import { getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl } from '@server/lib/activitypub/url'
-import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live-manager'
-import { addOptimizeOrMergeAudioJob, buildLocalVideoFromReq, buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq, setVideoTags } from '@server/lib/video'
-import { generateVideoFilename, getVideoFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live'
+import { openapiOperationDoc } from '@server/middlewares/doc'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { MVideo, MVideoFile, MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
-import { uploadx } from '@uploadx/core'
-import { VideoCreate, VideosCommonQuery, VideoState, VideoUpdate } from '../../../../shared'
+import { MVideoAccountLight } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideosCommonQuery } from '../../../../shared'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs'
 import { auditLoggerFactory, getAuditIdFromRes, VideoAuditView } from '../../../helpers/audit-logger'
-import { resetSequelizeInstance, retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
-import { buildNSFWFilter, createReqFiles, getCountVideos } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
-import { getMetadataFromFile, getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution } from '../../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
-import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { buildNSFWFilter, getCountVideos } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { getFormattedObjects } from '../../../helpers/utils'
-import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
-import {
-  DEFAULT_AUDIO_RESOLUTION,
-  MIMETYPES,
-  VIDEO_CATEGORIES,
-  VIDEO_LANGUAGES,
-  VIDEO_LICENCES,
-  VIDEO_PRIVACIES
-} from '../../../initializers/constants'
+import { REMOTE_SCHEME, VIDEO_CATEGORIES, VIDEO_LANGUAGES, VIDEO_LICENCES, VIDEO_PRIVACIES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { sendView } from '../../../lib/activitypub/send/send-view'
-import { federateVideoIfNeeded, fetchRemoteVideoDescription } from '../../../lib/activitypub/videos'
 import { JobQueue } from '../../../lib/job-queue'
-import { Notifier } from '../../../lib/notifier'
 import { Hooks } from '../../../lib/plugins/hooks'
 import { Redis } from '../../../lib/redis'
-import { generateVideoMiniature } from '../../../lib/thumbnail'
-import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/video-blacklist'
 import {
   asyncMiddleware,
   asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware,
@@ -49,16 +28,11 @@ import {
   setDefaultPagination,
   setDefaultVideosSort,
   videoFileMetadataGetValidator,
-  videosAddLegacyValidator,
-  videosAddResumableInitValidator,
-  videosAddResumableValidator,
   videosCustomGetValidator,
   videosGetValidator,
   videosRemoveValidator,
-  videosSortValidator,
-  videosUpdateValidator
+  videosSortValidator
 } from '../../../middlewares'
-import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../../../models/video/schedule-video-update'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoFileModel } from '../../../models/video/video-file'
 import { blacklistRouter } from './blacklist'
@@ -68,40 +42,12 @@ import { videoImportsRouter } from './import'
 import { liveRouter } from './live'
 import { ownershipVideoRouter } from './ownership'
 import { rateVideoRouter } from './rate'
+import { updateRouter } from './update'
+import { uploadRouter } from './upload'
 import { watchingRouter } from './watching'
 
-const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('api', 'video')
 const auditLogger = auditLoggerFactory('videos')
 const videosRouter = express.Router()
-const uploadxMiddleware = uploadx.upload({ directory: getResumableUploadPath() })
-
-const reqVideoFileAdd = createReqFiles(
-  [ 'videofile', 'thumbnailfile', 'previewfile' ],
-  Object.assign({}, MIMETYPES.VIDEO.MIMETYPE_EXT, MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT),
-  {
-    videofile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR,
-    thumbnailfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR,
-    previewfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR
-  }
-)
-
-const reqVideoFileAddResumable = createReqFiles(
-  [ 'thumbnailfile', 'previewfile' ],
-  MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT,
-  {
-    thumbnailfile: getResumableUploadPath(),
-    previewfile: getResumableUploadPath()
-  }
-)
-
-const reqVideoFileUpdate = createReqFiles(
-  [ 'thumbnailfile', 'previewfile' ],
-  MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT,
-  {
-    thumbnailfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR,
-    previewfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR
-  }
-)
 
 videosRouter.use('/', blacklistRouter)
 videosRouter.use('/', rateVideoRouter)
@@ -111,13 +57,28 @@ videosRouter.use('/', videoImportsRouter)
 videosRouter.use('/', ownershipVideoRouter)
 videosRouter.use('/', watchingRouter)
 videosRouter.use('/', liveRouter)
+videosRouter.use('/', uploadRouter)
+videosRouter.use('/', updateRouter)
 
-videosRouter.get('/categories', listVideoCategories)
-videosRouter.get('/licences', listVideoLicences)
-videosRouter.get('/languages', listVideoLanguages)
-videosRouter.get('/privacies', listVideoPrivacies)
+videosRouter.get('/categories',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getCategories' }),
+  listVideoCategories
+)
+videosRouter.get('/licences',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getLicences' }),
+  listVideoLicences
+)
+videosRouter.get('/languages',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getLanguages' }),
+  listVideoLanguages
+)
+videosRouter.get('/privacies',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getPrivacies' }),
+  listVideoPrivacies
+)
 
 videosRouter.get('/',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getVideos' }),
   paginationValidator,
   videosSortValidator,
   setDefaultVideosSort,
@@ -127,40 +88,8 @@ videosRouter.get('/',
   asyncMiddleware(listVideos)
 )
 
-videosRouter.post('/upload',
-  authenticate,
-  reqVideoFileAdd,
-  asyncMiddleware(videosAddLegacyValidator),
-  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(addVideoLegacy)
-)
-
-videosRouter.post('/upload-resumable',
-  authenticate,
-  reqVideoFileAddResumable,
-  asyncMiddleware(videosAddResumableInitValidator),
-  uploadxMiddleware
-)
-
-videosRouter.delete('/upload-resumable',
-  authenticate,
-  uploadxMiddleware
-)
-
-videosRouter.put('/upload-resumable',
-  authenticate,
-  uploadxMiddleware, // uploadx doesn't use call next() before the file upload completes
-  asyncMiddleware(videosAddResumableValidator),
-  asyncMiddleware(addVideoResumable)
-)
-
-videosRouter.put('/:id',
-  authenticate,
-  reqVideoFileUpdate,
-  asyncMiddleware(videosUpdateValidator),
-  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(updateVideo)
-)
-
 videosRouter.get('/:id/description',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getVideoDesc' }),
   asyncMiddleware(videosGetValidator),
   asyncMiddleware(getVideoDescription)
 )
@@ -169,17 +98,20 @@ videosRouter.get('/:id/metadata/:videoFileId',
   asyncMiddleware(getVideoFileMetadata)
 )
 videosRouter.get('/:id',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'getVideo' }),
   optionalAuthenticate,
-  asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('only-video-with-rights')),
+  asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('for-api')),
   asyncMiddleware(checkVideoFollowConstraints),
   asyncMiddleware(getVideo)
 )
 videosRouter.post('/:id/views',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'addView' }),
   asyncMiddleware(videosCustomGetValidator('only-immutable-attributes')),
   asyncMiddleware(viewVideo)
 )
 
 videosRouter.delete('/:id',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'delVideo' }),
   authenticate,
   asyncMiddleware(videosRemoveValidator),
   asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(removeVideo)
@@ -209,287 +141,8 @@ function listVideoPrivacies (_req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   res.json(VIDEO_PRIVACIES)
 }
 
-async function addVideoLegacy (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  // Uploading the video could be long
-  // Set timeout to 10 minutes, as Express's default is 2 minutes
-  req.setTimeout(1000 * 60 * 10, () => {
-    logger.error('Upload video has timed out.')
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.REQUEST_TIMEOUT_408)
-  })
-
-  const videoPhysicalFile = req.files['videofile'][0]
-  const videoInfo: VideoCreate = req.body
-  const files = req.files
-
-  return addVideo({ res, videoPhysicalFile, videoInfo, files })
-}
-
-async function addVideoResumable (_req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const videoPhysicalFile = res.locals.videoFileResumable
-  const videoInfo = videoPhysicalFile.metadata
-  const files = { previewfile: videoInfo.previewfile }
-
-  // Don't need the meta file anymore
-  await deleteResumableUploadMetaFile(videoPhysicalFile.path)
-
-  return addVideo({ res, videoPhysicalFile, videoInfo, files })
-}
-
-async function addVideo (options: {
-  res: express.Response
-  videoPhysicalFile: express.VideoUploadFile
-  videoInfo: VideoCreate
-  files: express.UploadFiles
-}) {
-  const { res, videoPhysicalFile, videoInfo, files } = options
-  const videoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
-  const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
-
-  const videoData = buildLocalVideoFromReq(videoInfo, videoChannel.id)
-
-  videoData.state = CONFIG.TRANSCODING.ENABLED
-    ? VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE
-    : VideoState.PUBLISHED
-
-  videoData.duration = videoPhysicalFile.duration // duration was added by a previous middleware
-
-  const video = new VideoModel(videoData) as MVideoFullLight
-  video.VideoChannel = videoChannel
-  video.url = getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl(video) // We use the UUID, so set the URL after building the object
-
-  const videoFile = new VideoFileModel({
-    extname: extname(videoPhysicalFile.filename),
-    size: videoPhysicalFile.size,
-    videoStreamingPlaylistId: null,
-    metadata: await getMetadataFromFile(videoPhysicalFile.path)
-  })
-
-  if (videoFile.isAudio()) {
-    videoFile.resolution = DEFAULT_AUDIO_RESOLUTION
-  } else {
-    videoFile.fps = await getVideoFileFPS(videoPhysicalFile.path)
-    videoFile.resolution = (await getVideoFileResolution(videoPhysicalFile.path)).videoFileResolution
-  }
-
-  videoFile.filename = generateVideoFilename(video, false, videoFile.resolution, videoFile.extname)
-
-  // Move physical file
-  const destination = getVideoFilePath(video, videoFile)
-  await move(videoPhysicalFile.path, destination)
-  // This is important in case if there is another attempt in the retry process
-  videoPhysicalFile.filename = getVideoFilePath(video, videoFile)
-  videoPhysicalFile.path = destination
-
-  const [ thumbnailModel, previewModel ] = await buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq({
-    video,
-    files,
-    fallback: type => generateVideoMiniature({ video, videoFile, type })
-  })
-
-  const { videoCreated } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-    const sequelizeOptions = { transaction: t }
-
-    const videoCreated = await video.save(sequelizeOptions) as MVideoFullLight
-
-    await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
-    await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
-
-    // Do not forget to add video channel information to the created video
-    videoCreated.VideoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
-
-    videoFile.videoId = video.id
-    await videoFile.save(sequelizeOptions)
-
-    video.VideoFiles = [ videoFile ]
-
-    await setVideoTags({ video, tags: videoInfo.tags, transaction: t })
-
-    // Schedule an update in the future?
-    if (videoInfo.scheduleUpdate) {
-      await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.create({
-        videoId: video.id,
-        updateAt: videoInfo.scheduleUpdate.updateAt,
-        privacy: videoInfo.scheduleUpdate.privacy || null
-      }, { transaction: t })
-    }
-
-    // Channel has a new content, set as updated
-    await videoCreated.VideoChannel.setAsUpdated(t)
-
-    await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
-      video,
-      user,
-      isRemote: false,
-      isNew: true,
-      transaction: t
-    })
-
-    auditLogger.create(getAuditIdFromRes(res), new VideoAuditView(videoCreated.toFormattedDetailsJSON()))
-    logger.info('Video with name %s and uuid %s created.', videoInfo.name, videoCreated.uuid, lTags(videoCreated.uuid))
-
-    return { videoCreated }
-  })
-
-  // Create the torrent file in async way because it could be long
-  createTorrentAndSetInfoHashAsync(video, videoFile)
-    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot create torrent file for video %s', video.url, { err, ...lTags(video.uuid) }))
-    .then(() => VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(video.id))
-    .then(refreshedVideo => {
-      if (!refreshedVideo) return
-
-      // Only federate and notify after the torrent creation
-      Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(refreshedVideo)
-
-      return retryTransactionWrapper(() => {
-        return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(t => federateVideoIfNeeded(refreshedVideo, true, t))
-      })
-    })
-    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot federate or notify video creation %s', video.url, { err, ...lTags(video.uuid) }))
-
-  if (video.state === VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE) {
-    await addOptimizeOrMergeAudioJob(videoCreated, videoFile, user)
-  }
-
-  Hooks.runAction('action:api.video.uploaded', { video: videoCreated })
-
-  return res.json({
-    video: {
-      id: videoCreated.id,
-      uuid: videoCreated.uuid
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const videoInstance = res.locals.videoAll
-  const videoFieldsSave = videoInstance.toJSON()
-  const oldVideoAuditView = new VideoAuditView(videoInstance.toFormattedDetailsJSON())
-  const videoInfoToUpdate: VideoUpdate = req.body
-
-  const wasConfidentialVideo = videoInstance.isConfidential()
-  const hadPrivacyForFederation = videoInstance.hasPrivacyForFederation()
-
-  const [ thumbnailModel, previewModel ] = await buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq({
-    video: videoInstance,
-    files: req.files,
-    fallback: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
-    automaticallyGenerated: false
-  })
-
-  try {
-    const videoInstanceUpdated = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      const sequelizeOptions = { transaction: t }
-      const oldVideoChannel = videoInstance.VideoChannel
-
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.name !== undefined) videoInstance.name = videoInfoToUpdate.name
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.category !== undefined) videoInstance.category = videoInfoToUpdate.category
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.licence !== undefined) videoInstance.licence = videoInfoToUpdate.licence
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.language !== undefined) videoInstance.language = videoInfoToUpdate.language
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.nsfw !== undefined) videoInstance.nsfw = videoInfoToUpdate.nsfw
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.waitTranscoding !== undefined) videoInstance.waitTranscoding = videoInfoToUpdate.waitTranscoding
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.support !== undefined) videoInstance.support = videoInfoToUpdate.support
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.description !== undefined) videoInstance.description = videoInfoToUpdate.description
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.commentsEnabled !== undefined) videoInstance.commentsEnabled = videoInfoToUpdate.commentsEnabled
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.downloadEnabled !== undefined) videoInstance.downloadEnabled = videoInfoToUpdate.downloadEnabled
-
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.originallyPublishedAt !== undefined && videoInfoToUpdate.originallyPublishedAt !== null) {
-        videoInstance.originallyPublishedAt = new Date(videoInfoToUpdate.originallyPublishedAt)
-      }
-
-      let isNewVideo = false
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.privacy !== undefined) {
-        isNewVideo = videoInstance.isNewVideo(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy)
-
-        const newPrivacy = parseInt(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy.toString(), 10)
-        videoInstance.setPrivacy(newPrivacy)
-
-        // Unfederate the video if the new privacy is not compatible with federation
-        if (hadPrivacyForFederation && !videoInstance.hasPrivacyForFederation()) {
-          await VideoModel.sendDelete(videoInstance, { transaction: t })
-        }
-      }
-
-      const videoInstanceUpdated = await videoInstance.save(sequelizeOptions) as MVideoFullLight
-
-      if (thumbnailModel) await videoInstanceUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
-      if (previewModel) await videoInstanceUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
-
-      // Video tags update?
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.tags !== undefined) {
-        await setVideoTags({
-          video: videoInstanceUpdated,
-          tags: videoInfoToUpdate.tags,
-          transaction: t
-        })
-      }
-
-      // Video channel update?
-      if (res.locals.videoChannel && videoInstanceUpdated.channelId !== res.locals.videoChannel.id) {
-        await videoInstanceUpdated.$set('VideoChannel', res.locals.videoChannel, { transaction: t })
-        videoInstanceUpdated.VideoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
-
-        if (hadPrivacyForFederation === true) await changeVideoChannelShare(videoInstanceUpdated, oldVideoChannel, t)
-      }
-
-      // Schedule an update in the future?
-      if (videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate) {
-        await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.upsert({
-          videoId: videoInstanceUpdated.id,
-          updateAt: videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate.updateAt,
-          privacy: videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate.privacy || null
-        }, { transaction: t })
-      } else if (videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate === null) {
-        await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.deleteByVideoId(videoInstanceUpdated.id, t)
-      }
-
-      await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
-        video: videoInstanceUpdated,
-        user: res.locals.oauth.token.User,
-        isRemote: false,
-        isNew: false,
-        transaction: t
-      })
-
-      await federateVideoIfNeeded(videoInstanceUpdated, isNewVideo, t)
-
-      auditLogger.update(
-        getAuditIdFromRes(res),
-        new VideoAuditView(videoInstanceUpdated.toFormattedDetailsJSON()),
-        oldVideoAuditView
-      )
-      logger.info('Video with name %s and uuid %s updated.', videoInstance.name, videoInstance.uuid, lTags(videoInstance.uuid))
-
-      return videoInstanceUpdated
-    })
-
-    if (wasConfidentialVideo) {
-      Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(videoInstanceUpdated)
-    }
-
-    Hooks.runAction('action:api.video.updated', { video: videoInstanceUpdated, body: req.body })
-  } catch (err) {
-    // Force fields we want to update
-    // If the transaction is retried, sequelize will think the object has not changed
-    // So it will skip the SQL request, even if the last one was ROLLBACKed!
-    resetSequelizeInstance(videoInstance, videoFieldsSave)
-
-    throw err
-  }
-
-  return res.type('json')
-            .status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
-            .end()
-}
-
-async function getVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  // We need more attributes
-  const userId: number = res.locals.oauth ? res.locals.oauth.token.User.id : null
-
-  const video = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
-    VideoModel.loadForGetAPI,
-    { id: res.locals.onlyVideoWithRights.id, userId },
-    'filter:api.video.get.result'
-  )
+async function getVideo (_req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const video = res.locals.videoAPI
 
   if (video.isOutdated()) {
     JobQueue.Instance.createJob({ type: 'activitypub-refresher', payload: { type: 'video', url: video.url } })
@@ -505,7 +158,7 @@ async function viewVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const exists = await Redis.Instance.doesVideoIPViewExist(ip, immutableVideoAttrs.uuid)
   if (exists) {
     logger.debug('View for ip %s and video %s already exists.', ip, immutableVideoAttrs.uuid)
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
   }
 
   const video = await VideoModel.load(immutableVideoAttrs.id)
@@ -538,18 +191,15 @@ async function viewVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   Hooks.runAction('action:api.video.viewed', { video, ip })
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function getVideoDescription (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const videoInstance = res.locals.videoAll
-  let description = ''
 
-  if (videoInstance.isOwned()) {
-    description = videoInstance.description
-  } else {
-    description = await fetchRemoteVideoDescription(videoInstance)
-  }
+  const description = videoInstance.isOwned()
+    ? videoInstance.description
+    : await fetchRemoteVideoDescription(videoInstance)
 
   return res.json({ description })
 }
@@ -591,7 +241,7 @@ async function listVideos (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
 }
 
-async function removeVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+async function removeVideo (_req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const videoInstance = res.locals.videoAll
 
   await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
@@ -608,16 +258,14 @@ async function removeVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
             .end()
 }
 
-async function createTorrentAndSetInfoHashAsync (video: MVideo, fileArg: MVideoFile) {
-  await createTorrentAndSetInfoHash(video, fileArg)
-
-  // Refresh videoFile because the createTorrentAndSetInfoHash could be long
-  const refreshedFile = await VideoFileModel.loadWithVideo(fileArg.id)
-  // File does not exist anymore, remove the generated torrent
-  if (!refreshedFile) return fileArg.removeTorrent()
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  refreshedFile.infoHash = fileArg.infoHash
-  refreshedFile.torrentFilename = fileArg.torrentFilename
+// FIXME: Should not exist, we rely on specific API
+async function fetchRemoteVideoDescription (video: MVideoAccountLight) {
+  const host = video.VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Server.host
+  const path = video.getDescriptionAPIPath()
+  const url = REMOTE_SCHEME.HTTP + '://' + host + path
 
-  return refreshedFile.save()
+  const { body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(url)
+  return body.description || ''
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/live.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/live.ts
index 04d2494ce..d8c51c2d4 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/live.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/live.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { createReqFiles } from '@server/helpers/express-utils'
+import { buildUUID, uuidToShort } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { ASSETS_PATH, MIMETYPES } from '@server/initializers/constants'
 import { getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl } from '@server/lib/activitypub/url'
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import { videoLiveAddValidator, videoLiveGetValidator, videoLiveUpdateValidator
 import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
 import { MVideoDetails, MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
 import { LiveVideoCreate, LiveVideoUpdate, VideoState } from '../../../../shared'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
-import { createVideoMiniatureFromExisting } from '../../../lib/thumbnail'
+import { updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting } from '../../../lib/thumbnail'
 import { asyncMiddleware, asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware, authenticate } from '../../../middlewares'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const liveRouter = express.Router()
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ async function updateLiveVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   await federateVideoIfNeeded(video, false)
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
 }
 
 async function addLiveVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ async function addLiveVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const videoLive = new VideoLiveModel()
   videoLive.saveReplay = videoInfo.saveReplay || false
   videoLive.permanentLive = videoInfo.permanentLive || false
-  videoLive.streamKey = uuidv4()
+  videoLive.streamKey = buildUUID()
 
   const [ thumbnailModel, previewModel ] = await buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq({
     video,
     files: req.files,
     fallback: type => {
-      return createVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
+      return updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
         inputPath: ASSETS_PATH.DEFAULT_LIVE_BACKGROUND,
         video,
         type,
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ async function addLiveVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   return res.json({
     video: {
       id: videoCreated.id,
+      shortUUID: uuidToShort(videoCreated.uuid),
       uuid: videoCreated.uuid
     }
   })
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts
index a85d7c30b..1bb96e046 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ async function listVideoOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
   return res.json(getFormattedObjects(resultList.data, resultList.total))
 }
 
-async function acceptOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+function acceptOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     const videoChangeOwnership = res.locals.videoChangeOwnership
     const channel = res.locals.videoChannel
 
     // We need more attributes for federation
-    const targetVideo = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoChangeOwnership.Video.id)
+    const targetVideo = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoChangeOwnership.Video.id, t)
 
-    const oldVideoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadAndPopulateAccount(targetVideo.channelId)
+    const oldVideoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadAndPopulateAccount(targetVideo.channelId, t)
 
     targetVideo.channelId = channel.id
 
@@ -122,17 +122,17 @@ async function acceptOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     videoChangeOwnership.status = VideoChangeOwnershipStatus.ACCEPTED
     await videoChangeOwnership.save({ transaction: t })
 
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
   })
 }
 
-async function refuseOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+function refuseOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     const videoChangeOwnership = res.locals.videoChangeOwnership
 
     videoChangeOwnership.status = VideoChangeOwnershipStatus.REFUSED
     await videoChangeOwnership.save({ transaction: t })
 
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
   })
 }
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/update.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8affe71c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
+import { changeVideoChannelShare } from '@server/lib/activitypub/share'
+import { buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq, setVideoTags } from '@server/lib/video'
+import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '@server/types'
+import { MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoUpdate } from '../../../../shared'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs'
+import { auditLoggerFactory, getAuditIdFromRes, VideoAuditView } from '../../../helpers/audit-logger'
+import { resetSequelizeInstance } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
+import { createReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
+import { MIMETYPES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
+import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/activitypub/videos'
+import { Notifier } from '../../../lib/notifier'
+import { Hooks } from '../../../lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/video-blacklist'
+import { asyncMiddleware, asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware, authenticate, videosUpdateValidator } from '../../../middlewares'
+import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../../../models/video/schedule-video-update'
+import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
+import { openapiOperationDoc } from '@server/middlewares/doc'
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('api', 'video')
+const auditLogger = auditLoggerFactory('videos')
+const updateRouter = express.Router()
+
+const reqVideoFileUpdate = createReqFiles(
+  [ 'thumbnailfile', 'previewfile' ],
+  MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT,
+  {
+    thumbnailfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR,
+    previewfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR
+  }
+)
+
+updateRouter.put('/:id',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'putVideo' }),
+  authenticate,
+  reqVideoFileUpdate,
+  asyncMiddleware(videosUpdateValidator),
+  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(updateVideo)
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  updateRouter
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function updateVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const videoInstance = res.locals.videoAll
+  const videoFieldsSave = videoInstance.toJSON()
+  const oldVideoAuditView = new VideoAuditView(videoInstance.toFormattedDetailsJSON())
+  const videoInfoToUpdate: VideoUpdate = req.body
+
+  const wasConfidentialVideo = videoInstance.isConfidential()
+  const hadPrivacyForFederation = videoInstance.hasPrivacyForFederation()
+
+  const [ thumbnailModel, previewModel ] = await buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq({
+    video: videoInstance,
+    files: req.files,
+    fallback: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
+    automaticallyGenerated: false
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const videoInstanceUpdated = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+      const sequelizeOptions = { transaction: t }
+      const oldVideoChannel = videoInstance.VideoChannel
+
+      const keysToUpdate: (keyof VideoUpdate & FilteredModelAttributes<VideoModel>)[] = [
+        'name',
+        'category',
+        'licence',
+        'language',
+        'nsfw',
+        'waitTranscoding',
+        'support',
+        'description',
+        'commentsEnabled',
+        'downloadEnabled'
+      ]
+
+      for (const key of keysToUpdate) {
+        if (videoInfoToUpdate[key] !== undefined) videoInstance.set(key, videoInfoToUpdate[key])
+      }
+
+      if (videoInfoToUpdate.originallyPublishedAt !== undefined && videoInfoToUpdate.originallyPublishedAt !== null) {
+        videoInstance.originallyPublishedAt = new Date(videoInfoToUpdate.originallyPublishedAt)
+      }
+
+      // Privacy update?
+      let isNewVideo = false
+      if (videoInfoToUpdate.privacy !== undefined) {
+        isNewVideo = await updateVideoPrivacy({ videoInstance, videoInfoToUpdate, hadPrivacyForFederation, transaction: t })
+      }
+
+      const videoInstanceUpdated = await videoInstance.save(sequelizeOptions) as MVideoFullLight
+
+      // Thumbnail & preview updates?
+      if (thumbnailModel) await videoInstanceUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
+      if (previewModel) await videoInstanceUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
+
+      // Video tags update?
+      if (videoInfoToUpdate.tags !== undefined) {
+        await setVideoTags({ video: videoInstanceUpdated, tags: videoInfoToUpdate.tags, transaction: t })
+      }
+
+      // Video channel update?
+      if (res.locals.videoChannel && videoInstanceUpdated.channelId !== res.locals.videoChannel.id) {
+        await videoInstanceUpdated.$set('VideoChannel', res.locals.videoChannel, { transaction: t })
+        videoInstanceUpdated.VideoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
+
+        if (hadPrivacyForFederation === true) await changeVideoChannelShare(videoInstanceUpdated, oldVideoChannel, t)
+      }
+
+      // Schedule an update in the future?
+      await updateSchedule(videoInstanceUpdated, videoInfoToUpdate, t)
+
+      await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
+        video: videoInstanceUpdated,
+        user: res.locals.oauth.token.User,
+        isRemote: false,
+        isNew: false,
+        transaction: t
+      })
+
+      await federateVideoIfNeeded(videoInstanceUpdated, isNewVideo, t)
+
+      auditLogger.update(
+        getAuditIdFromRes(res),
+        new VideoAuditView(videoInstanceUpdated.toFormattedDetailsJSON()),
+        oldVideoAuditView
+      )
+      logger.info('Video with name %s and uuid %s updated.', videoInstance.name, videoInstance.uuid, lTags(videoInstance.uuid))
+
+      return videoInstanceUpdated
+    })
+
+    if (wasConfidentialVideo) {
+      Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(videoInstanceUpdated)
+    }
+
+    Hooks.runAction('action:api.video.updated', { video: videoInstanceUpdated, body: req.body })
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Force fields we want to update
+    // If the transaction is retried, sequelize will think the object has not changed
+    // So it will skip the SQL request, even if the last one was ROLLBACKed!
+    resetSequelizeInstance(videoInstance, videoFieldsSave)
+
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  return res.type('json')
+            .status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+            .end()
+}
+
+async function updateVideoPrivacy (options: {
+  videoInstance: MVideoFullLight
+  videoInfoToUpdate: VideoUpdate
+  hadPrivacyForFederation: boolean
+  transaction: Transaction
+}) {
+  const { videoInstance, videoInfoToUpdate, hadPrivacyForFederation, transaction } = options
+  const isNewVideo = videoInstance.isNewVideo(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy)
+
+  const newPrivacy = parseInt(videoInfoToUpdate.privacy.toString(), 10)
+  videoInstance.setPrivacy(newPrivacy)
+
+  // Unfederate the video if the new privacy is not compatible with federation
+  if (hadPrivacyForFederation && !videoInstance.hasPrivacyForFederation()) {
+    await VideoModel.sendDelete(videoInstance, { transaction })
+  }
+
+  return isNewVideo
+}
+
+function updateSchedule (videoInstance: MVideoFullLight, videoInfoToUpdate: VideoUpdate, transaction: Transaction) {
+  if (videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate) {
+    return ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.upsert({
+      videoId: videoInstance.id,
+      updateAt: new Date(videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate.updateAt),
+      privacy: videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate.privacy || null
+    }, { transaction })
+  } else if (videoInfoToUpdate.scheduleUpdate === null) {
+    return ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.deleteByVideoId(videoInstance.id, transaction)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcd21ac99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { move } from 'fs-extra'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { deleteResumableUploadMetaFile, getResumableUploadPath } from '@server/helpers/upload'
+import { uuidToShort } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
+import { createTorrentAndSetInfoHash } from '@server/helpers/webtorrent'
+import { getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl } from '@server/lib/activitypub/url'
+import { addOptimizeOrMergeAudioJob, buildLocalVideoFromReq, buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq, setVideoTags } from '@server/lib/video'
+import { generateVideoFilename, getVideoFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
+import { openapiOperationDoc } from '@server/middlewares/doc'
+import { MVideo, MVideoFile, MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
+import { uploadx } from '@uploadx/core'
+import { VideoCreate, VideoState } from '../../../../shared'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs'
+import { auditLoggerFactory, getAuditIdFromRes, VideoAuditView } from '../../../helpers/audit-logger'
+import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
+import { createReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
+import { getMetadataFromFile, getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution } from '../../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
+import { DEFAULT_AUDIO_RESOLUTION, MIMETYPES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
+import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/activitypub/videos'
+import { Notifier } from '../../../lib/notifier'
+import { Hooks } from '../../../lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { generateVideoMiniature } from '../../../lib/thumbnail'
+import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '../../../lib/video-blacklist'
+import {
+  asyncMiddleware,
+  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware,
+  authenticate,
+  videosAddLegacyValidator,
+  videosAddResumableInitValidator,
+  videosAddResumableValidator
+} from '../../../middlewares'
+import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../../../models/video/schedule-video-update'
+import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '../../../models/video/video-file'
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('api', 'video')
+const auditLogger = auditLoggerFactory('videos')
+const uploadRouter = express.Router()
+const uploadxMiddleware = uploadx.upload({ directory: getResumableUploadPath() })
+
+const reqVideoFileAdd = createReqFiles(
+  [ 'videofile', 'thumbnailfile', 'previewfile' ],
+  Object.assign({}, MIMETYPES.VIDEO.MIMETYPE_EXT, MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT),
+  {
+    videofile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR,
+    thumbnailfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR,
+    previewfile: CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR
+  }
+)
+
+const reqVideoFileAddResumable = createReqFiles(
+  [ 'thumbnailfile', 'previewfile' ],
+  MIMETYPES.IMAGE.MIMETYPE_EXT,
+  {
+    thumbnailfile: getResumableUploadPath(),
+    previewfile: getResumableUploadPath()
+  }
+)
+
+uploadRouter.post('/upload',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'uploadLegacy' }),
+  authenticate,
+  reqVideoFileAdd,
+  asyncMiddleware(videosAddLegacyValidator),
+  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(addVideoLegacy)
+)
+
+uploadRouter.post('/upload-resumable',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'uploadResumableInit' }),
+  authenticate,
+  reqVideoFileAddResumable,
+  asyncMiddleware(videosAddResumableInitValidator),
+  uploadxMiddleware
+)
+
+uploadRouter.delete('/upload-resumable',
+  authenticate,
+  uploadxMiddleware
+)
+
+uploadRouter.put('/upload-resumable',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'uploadResumable' }),
+  authenticate,
+  uploadxMiddleware, // uploadx doesn't use call next() before the file upload completes
+  asyncMiddleware(videosAddResumableValidator),
+  asyncMiddleware(addVideoResumable)
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  uploadRouter
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function addVideoLegacy (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  // Uploading the video could be long
+  // Set timeout to 10 minutes, as Express's default is 2 minutes
+  req.setTimeout(1000 * 60 * 10, () => {
+    logger.error('Video upload has timed out.')
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.REQUEST_TIMEOUT_408,
+      message: 'Video upload has timed out.'
+    })
+  })
+
+  const videoPhysicalFile = req.files['videofile'][0]
+  const videoInfo: VideoCreate = req.body
+  const files = req.files
+
+  return addVideo({ res, videoPhysicalFile, videoInfo, files })
+}
+
+export async function addVideoResumable (_req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const videoPhysicalFile = res.locals.videoFileResumable
+  const videoInfo = videoPhysicalFile.metadata
+  const files = { previewfile: videoInfo.previewfile }
+
+  // Don't need the meta file anymore
+  await deleteResumableUploadMetaFile(videoPhysicalFile.path)
+
+  return addVideo({ res, videoPhysicalFile, videoInfo, files })
+}
+
+async function addVideo (options: {
+  res: express.Response
+  videoPhysicalFile: express.VideoUploadFile
+  videoInfo: VideoCreate
+  files: express.UploadFiles
+}) {
+  const { res, videoPhysicalFile, videoInfo, files } = options
+  const videoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
+  const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
+
+  const videoData = buildLocalVideoFromReq(videoInfo, videoChannel.id)
+
+  videoData.state = CONFIG.TRANSCODING.ENABLED
+    ? VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE
+    : VideoState.PUBLISHED
+
+  videoData.duration = videoPhysicalFile.duration // duration was added by a previous middleware
+
+  const video = new VideoModel(videoData) as MVideoFullLight
+  video.VideoChannel = videoChannel
+  video.url = getLocalVideoActivityPubUrl(video) // We use the UUID, so set the URL after building the object
+
+  const videoFile = await buildNewFile(video, videoPhysicalFile)
+
+  // Move physical file
+  const destination = getVideoFilePath(video, videoFile)
+  await move(videoPhysicalFile.path, destination)
+  // This is important in case if there is another attempt in the retry process
+  videoPhysicalFile.filename = getVideoFilePath(video, videoFile)
+  videoPhysicalFile.path = destination
+
+  const [ thumbnailModel, previewModel ] = await buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq({
+    video,
+    files,
+    fallback: type => generateVideoMiniature({ video, videoFile, type })
+  })
+
+  const { videoCreated } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+    const sequelizeOptions = { transaction: t }
+
+    const videoCreated = await video.save(sequelizeOptions) as MVideoFullLight
+
+    await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
+    await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
+
+    // Do not forget to add video channel information to the created video
+    videoCreated.VideoChannel = res.locals.videoChannel
+
+    videoFile.videoId = video.id
+    await videoFile.save(sequelizeOptions)
+
+    video.VideoFiles = [ videoFile ]
+
+    await setVideoTags({ video, tags: videoInfo.tags, transaction: t })
+
+    // Schedule an update in the future?
+    if (videoInfo.scheduleUpdate) {
+      await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.create({
+        videoId: video.id,
+        updateAt: new Date(videoInfo.scheduleUpdate.updateAt),
+        privacy: videoInfo.scheduleUpdate.privacy || null
+      }, sequelizeOptions)
+    }
+
+    // Channel has a new content, set as updated
+    await videoCreated.VideoChannel.setAsUpdated(t)
+
+    await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
+      video,
+      user,
+      isRemote: false,
+      isNew: true,
+      transaction: t
+    })
+
+    auditLogger.create(getAuditIdFromRes(res), new VideoAuditView(videoCreated.toFormattedDetailsJSON()))
+    logger.info('Video with name %s and uuid %s created.', videoInfo.name, videoCreated.uuid, lTags(videoCreated.uuid))
+
+    return { videoCreated }
+  })
+
+  createTorrentFederate(video, videoFile)
+
+  if (video.state === VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE) {
+    await addOptimizeOrMergeAudioJob(videoCreated, videoFile, user)
+  }
+
+  Hooks.runAction('action:api.video.uploaded', { video: videoCreated })
+
+  return res.json({
+    video: {
+      id: videoCreated.id,
+      shortUUID: uuidToShort(videoCreated.uuid),
+      uuid: videoCreated.uuid
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+async function buildNewFile (video: MVideo, videoPhysicalFile: express.VideoUploadFile) {
+  const videoFile = new VideoFileModel({
+    extname: getLowercaseExtension(videoPhysicalFile.filename),
+    size: videoPhysicalFile.size,
+    videoStreamingPlaylistId: null,
+    metadata: await getMetadataFromFile(videoPhysicalFile.path)
+  })
+
+  if (videoFile.isAudio()) {
+    videoFile.resolution = DEFAULT_AUDIO_RESOLUTION
+  } else {
+    videoFile.fps = await getVideoFileFPS(videoPhysicalFile.path)
+    videoFile.resolution = (await getVideoFileResolution(videoPhysicalFile.path)).videoFileResolution
+  }
+
+  videoFile.filename = generateVideoFilename(video, false, videoFile.resolution, videoFile.extname)
+
+  return videoFile
+}
+
+async function createTorrentAndSetInfoHashAsync (video: MVideo, fileArg: MVideoFile) {
+  await createTorrentAndSetInfoHash(video, fileArg)
+
+  // Refresh videoFile because the createTorrentAndSetInfoHash could be long
+  const refreshedFile = await VideoFileModel.loadWithVideo(fileArg.id)
+  // File does not exist anymore, remove the generated torrent
+  if (!refreshedFile) return fileArg.removeTorrent()
+
+  refreshedFile.infoHash = fileArg.infoHash
+  refreshedFile.torrentFilename = fileArg.torrentFilename
+
+  return refreshedFile.save()
+}
+
+function createTorrentFederate (video: MVideoFullLight, videoFile: MVideoFile): void {
+  // Create the torrent file in async way because it could be long
+  createTorrentAndSetInfoHashAsync(video, videoFile)
+    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot create torrent file for video %s', video.url, { err, ...lTags(video.uuid) }))
+    .then(() => VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(video.id))
+    .then(refreshedVideo => {
+      if (!refreshedVideo) return
+
+      // Only federate and notify after the torrent creation
+      Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(refreshedVideo)
+
+      return retryTransactionWrapper(() => {
+        return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(t => federateVideoIfNeeded(refreshedVideo, true, t))
+      })
+    })
+    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot federate or notify video creation %s', video.url, { err, ...lTags(video.uuid) }))
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/watching.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/watching.ts
index 627f12aa9..8b15525aa 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/watching.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/watching.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { UserWatchingVideo } from '../../../../shared'
-import { asyncMiddleware, asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware, authenticate, videoWatchingValidator } from '../../../middlewares'
-import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/account/user-video-history'
+import {
+  asyncMiddleware,
+  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware,
+  authenticate,
+  openapiOperationDoc,
+  videoWatchingValidator
+} from '../../../middlewares'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/user/user-video-history'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const watchingRouter = express.Router()
 
 watchingRouter.put('/:videoId/watching',
+  openapiOperationDoc({ operationId: 'setProgress' }),
   authenticate,
   asyncMiddleware(videoWatchingValidator),
   asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(userWatchVideo)
diff --git a/server/controllers/bots.ts b/server/controllers/bots.ts
index 8d1fa72f3..9e92063d4 100644
--- a/server/controllers/bots.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/bots.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async function getSitemapLocalVideoUrls () {
   })
 
   return data.map(v => ({
-    url: WEBSERVER.URL + '/videos/watch/' + v.uuid,
+    url: WEBSERVER.URL + '/w/' + v.uuid,
     video: [
       {
         title: v.name,
diff --git a/server/controllers/client.ts b/server/controllers/client.ts
index 022a17ff4..eb1ee6cbd 100644
--- a/server/controllers/client.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/client.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ const testEmbedPath = join(distPath, 'standalone', 'videos', 'test-embed.html')
 
 // Special route that add OpenGraph and oEmbed tags
 // Do not use a template engine for a so little thing
-clientsRouter.use('/videos/watch/playlist/:id', asyncMiddleware(generateWatchPlaylistHtmlPage))
-clientsRouter.use('/videos/watch/:id', asyncMiddleware(generateWatchHtmlPage))
-clientsRouter.use('/accounts/:nameWithHost', asyncMiddleware(generateAccountHtmlPage))
-clientsRouter.use('/video-channels/:nameWithHost', asyncMiddleware(generateVideoChannelHtmlPage))
+clientsRouter.use([ '/w/p/:id', '/videos/watch/playlist/:id' ], asyncMiddleware(generateWatchPlaylistHtmlPage))
+clientsRouter.use([ '/w/:id', '/videos/watch/:id' ], asyncMiddleware(generateWatchHtmlPage))
+clientsRouter.use([ '/accounts/:nameWithHost', '/a/:nameWithHost' ], asyncMiddleware(generateAccountHtmlPage))
+clientsRouter.use([ '/video-channels/:nameWithHost', '/c/:nameWithHost' ], asyncMiddleware(generateVideoChannelHtmlPage))
+clientsRouter.use('/@:nameWithHost', asyncMiddleware(generateActorHtmlPage))
 
 const embedMiddlewares = [
   CONFIG.CSP.ENABLED
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ clientsRouter.use('/client', express.static(distPath, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.C
 
 // 404 for static files not found
 clientsRouter.use('/client/*', (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
-  res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 })
 
 // Always serve index client page (the client is a single page application, let it handle routing)
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ function serveServerTranslations (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     return res.sendFile(path, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.SERVER })
   }
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 }
 
 async function generateEmbedHtmlPage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -155,6 +156,12 @@ async function generateVideoChannelHtmlPage (req: express.Request, res: express.
   return sendHTML(html, res)
 }
 
+async function generateActorHtmlPage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  const html = await ClientHtml.getActorHTMLPage(req.params.nameWithHost, req, res)
+
+  return sendHTML(html, res)
+}
+
 async function generateManifest (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const manifestPhysicalPath = join(root(), 'client', 'dist', 'manifest.webmanifest')
   const manifestJson = await readFile(manifestPhysicalPath, 'utf8')
diff --git a/server/controllers/download.ts b/server/controllers/download.ts
index 9a8194c5c..4293a32e2 100644
--- a/server/controllers/download.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/download.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ export {
 
 async function downloadTorrent (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const result = await VideosTorrentCache.Instance.getFilePath(req.params.filename)
-  if (!result) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!result) {
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Torrent file not found'
+    })
+  }
 
   const allowParameters = { torrentPath: result.path, downloadName: result.downloadName }
 
@@ -60,7 +65,12 @@ async function downloadVideoFile (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const video = res.locals.videoAll
 
   const videoFile = getVideoFile(req, video.VideoFiles)
-  if (!videoFile) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
+  if (!videoFile) {
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video file not found'
+    })
+  }
 
   const allowParameters = { video, videoFile }
 
@@ -81,7 +91,12 @@ async function downloadHLSVideoFile (req: express.Request, res: express.Response
   if (!streamingPlaylist) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end
 
   const videoFile = getVideoFile(req, streamingPlaylist.VideoFiles)
-  if (!videoFile) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
+  if (!videoFile) {
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video file not found'
+    })
+  }
 
   const allowParameters = { video, streamingPlaylist, videoFile }
 
@@ -131,9 +146,11 @@ function isVideoDownloadAllowed (_object: {
 function checkAllowResult (res: express.Response, allowParameters: any, result?: AllowedResult) {
   if (!result || result.allowed !== true) {
     logger.info('Download is not allowed.', { result, allowParameters })
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: result?.errorMessage || 'Refused download' })
 
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: result?.errorMessage || 'Refused download'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/feeds.ts b/server/controllers/feeds.ts
index f0717bbbc..435b12193 100644
--- a/server/controllers/feeds.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/feeds.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import * as Feed from 'pfeed'
+import { getCategoryLabel } from '@server/models/video/formatter/video-format-utils'
 import { VideoFilter } from '../../shared/models/videos/video-query.type'
 import { buildNSFWFilter } from '../helpers/express-utils'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
@@ -286,14 +287,14 @@ function addVideosToFeed (feed, videos: VideoModel[]) {
     if (video.category) {
       categories.push({
         value: video.category,
-        label: VideoModel.getCategoryLabel(video.category)
+        label: getCategoryLabel(video.category)
       })
     }
 
     feed.addItem({
       title: video.name,
       id: video.url,
-      link: WEBSERVER.URL + '/videos/watch/' + video.uuid,
+      link: WEBSERVER.URL + '/w/' + video.uuid,
       description: video.getTruncatedDescription(),
       content: video.description,
       author: [
diff --git a/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts b/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts
index 6f71fdb16..9a7dacba0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import { VideosTorrentCache } from '@server/lib/files-cache/videos-torrent-cache
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
 import { LAZY_STATIC_PATHS, STATIC_MAX_AGE } from '../initializers/constants'
-import { actorImagePathUnsafeCache, pushActorImageProcessInQueue } from '../lib/actor-image'
 import { VideosCaptionCache, VideosPreviewCache } from '../lib/files-cache'
+import { actorImagePathUnsafeCache, pushActorImageProcessInQueue } from '../lib/local-actor'
 import { asyncMiddleware } from '../middlewares'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../models/account/actor-image'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../models/actor/actor-image'
 
 const lazyStaticRouter = express.Router()
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-async function getActorImage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+async function getActorImage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) {
   const filename = req.params.filename
 
   if (actorImagePathUnsafeCache.has(filename)) {
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ async function getActorImage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   }
 
   const image = await ActorImageModel.loadByName(filename)
-  if (!image) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!image) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   if (image.onDisk === false) {
-    if (!image.fileUrl) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    if (!image.fileUrl) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
     logger.info('Lazy serve remote actor image %s.', image.fileUrl)
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async function getActorImage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
       await pushActorImageProcessInQueue({ filename: image.filename, fileUrl: image.fileUrl, type: image.type })
     } catch (err) {
       logger.warn('Cannot process remote actor image %s.', image.fileUrl, { err })
-      return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
     }
 
     image.onDisk = true
@@ -78,26 +78,42 @@ async function getActorImage (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const path = image.getPath()
 
   actorImagePathUnsafeCache.set(filename, path)
-  return res.sendFile(path, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.LAZY_SERVER })
+
+  return res.sendFile(path, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.LAZY_SERVER }, (err: any) => {
+    if (!err) return
+
+    // It seems this actor image is not on the disk anymore
+    if (err.status === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 && !image.isOwned()) {
+      logger.error('Cannot lazy serve actor image %s.', filename, { err })
+
+      actorImagePathUnsafeCache.del(filename)
+
+      image.onDisk = false
+      image.save()
+       .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot save new actor image disk state.', { err }))
+    }
+
+    return next(err)
+  })
 }
 
 async function getPreview (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const result = await VideosPreviewCache.Instance.getFilePath(req.params.filename)
-  if (!result) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!result) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   return res.sendFile(result.path, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.LAZY_SERVER })
 }
 
 async function getVideoCaption (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const result = await VideosCaptionCache.Instance.getFilePath(req.params.filename)
-  if (!result) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!result) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   return res.sendFile(result.path, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.LAZY_SERVER })
 }
 
 async function getTorrent (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const result = await VideosTorrentCache.Instance.getFilePath(req.params.filename)
-  if (!result) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!result) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   // Torrents still use the old naming convention (video uuid + .torrent)
   return res.sendFile(result.path, { maxAge: STATIC_MAX_AGE.SERVER })
diff --git a/server/controllers/live.ts b/server/controllers/live.ts
index ff48b0e21..f2686fb23 100644
--- a/server/controllers/live.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/live.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as cors from 'cors'
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { mapToJSON } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
-import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live-manager'
+import { LiveSegmentShaStore } from '@server/lib/live'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const liveRouter = express.Router()
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ export {
 function getSegmentsSha256 (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const videoUUID = req.params.videoUUID
 
-  const result = LiveManager.Instance.getSegmentsSha256(videoUUID)
+  const result = LiveSegmentShaStore.Instance.getSegmentsSha256(videoUUID)
 
   if (!result) {
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
   }
 
   return res.json(mapToJSON(result))
diff --git a/server/controllers/plugins.ts b/server/controllers/plugins.ts
index 105f51518..7213e3f15 100644
--- a/server/controllers/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/plugins.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function getPluginTranslations (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
     return res.json(json)
   }
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 }
 
 function servePluginStaticDirectory (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function servePluginStaticDirectory (req: express.Request, res: express.Response
   const [ directory, ...file ] = staticEndpoint.split('/')
 
   const staticPath = plugin.staticDirs[directory]
-  if (!staticPath) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!staticPath) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   const filepath = file.join('/')
   return res.sendFile(join(plugin.path, staticPath, filepath), sendFileOptions)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function servePluginCustomRoutes (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, n
   const plugin: RegisteredPlugin = res.locals.registeredPlugin
   const router = PluginManager.Instance.getRouter(plugin.npmName)
 
-  if (!router) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!router) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   return router(req, res, next)
 }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function servePluginClientScripts (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
   const staticEndpoint = req.params.staticEndpoint
 
   const file = plugin.clientScripts[staticEndpoint]
-  if (!file) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  if (!file) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
 
   return res.sendFile(join(plugin.path, staticEndpoint), sendFileOptions)
 }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function serveThemeCSSDirectory (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const staticEndpoint = req.params.staticEndpoint
 
   if (plugin.css.includes(staticEndpoint) === false) {
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
   }
 
   return res.sendFile(join(plugin.path, staticEndpoint), sendFileOptions)
diff --git a/server/controllers/services.ts b/server/controllers/services.ts
index 189e1651b..8c0af9ff7 100644
--- a/server/controllers/services.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/services.ts
@@ -78,17 +78,18 @@ function buildOEmbed (options: {
   const maxWidth = parseInt(req.query.maxwidth, 10)
 
   const embedUrl = webserverUrl + embedPath
-  let embedWidth = EMBED_SIZE.width
-  let embedHeight = EMBED_SIZE.height
   const embedTitle = escapeHTML(title)
 
   let thumbnailUrl = previewPath
     ? webserverUrl + previewPath
     : undefined
 
-  if (maxHeight < embedHeight) embedHeight = maxHeight
+  let embedWidth = EMBED_SIZE.width
   if (maxWidth < embedWidth) embedWidth = maxWidth
 
+  let embedHeight = EMBED_SIZE.height
+  if (maxHeight < embedHeight) embedHeight = maxHeight
+
   // Our thumbnail is too big for the consumer
   if (
     (maxHeight !== undefined && maxHeight < previewSize.height) ||
diff --git a/server/controllers/static.ts b/server/controllers/static.ts
index 8d9003a3e..35e024dda 100644
--- a/server/controllers/static.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/static.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import * as cors from 'cors'
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { serveIndexHTML } from '@server/lib/client-html'
-import { getRegisteredPlugins, getRegisteredThemes } from '@server/lib/config'
+import { ServerConfigManager } from '@server/lib/server-config-manager'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { HttpNodeinfoDiasporaSoftwareNsSchema20 } from '../../shared/models/nodeinfo'
+import { HttpNodeinfoDiasporaSoftwareNsSchema20 } from '../../shared/models/nodeinfo/nodeinfo.model'
 import { root } from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import { CONFIG, isEmailEnabled } from '../initializers/config'
 import {
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ import {
   WEBSERVER
 } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { getThemeOrDefault } from '../lib/plugins/theme-utils'
-import { getEnabledResolutions } from '../lib/video-transcoding'
 import { asyncMiddleware } from '../middlewares'
 import { cacheRoute } from '../middlewares/cache'
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../models/user/user'
 import { VideoModel } from '../models/video/video'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../models/video/video-comment'
 
@@ -161,143 +160,145 @@ async function generateNodeinfo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const { totalVideos } = await VideoModel.getStats()
   const { totalLocalVideoComments } = await VideoCommentModel.getStats()
   const { totalUsers, totalMonthlyActiveUsers, totalHalfYearActiveUsers } = await UserModel.getStats()
-  let json = {}
 
-  if (req.params.version && (req.params.version === '2.0')) {
-    json = {
-      version: '2.0',
-      software: {
-        name: 'peertube',
-        version: PEERTUBE_VERSION
+  if (!req.params.version || req.params.version !== '2.0') {
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Nodeinfo schema version not handled'
+    })
+  }
+
+  const json = {
+    version: '2.0',
+    software: {
+      name: 'peertube',
+      version: PEERTUBE_VERSION
+    },
+    protocols: [
+      'activitypub'
+    ],
+    services: {
+      inbound: [],
+      outbound: [
+        'atom1.0',
+        'rss2.0'
+      ]
+    },
+    openRegistrations: CONFIG.SIGNUP.ENABLED,
+    usage: {
+      users: {
+        total: totalUsers,
+        activeMonth: totalMonthlyActiveUsers,
+        activeHalfyear: totalHalfYearActiveUsers
       },
-      protocols: [
-        'activitypub'
-      ],
-      services: {
-        inbound: [],
-        outbound: [
-          'atom1.0',
-          'rss2.0'
-        ]
+      localPosts: totalVideos,
+      localComments: totalLocalVideoComments
+    },
+    metadata: {
+      taxonomy: {
+        postsName: 'Videos'
       },
-      openRegistrations: CONFIG.SIGNUP.ENABLED,
-      usage: {
-        users: {
-          total: totalUsers,
-          activeMonth: totalMonthlyActiveUsers,
-          activeHalfyear: totalHalfYearActiveUsers
+      nodeName: CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME,
+      nodeDescription: CONFIG.INSTANCE.SHORT_DESCRIPTION,
+      nodeConfig: {
+        search: {
+          remoteUri: {
+            users: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.USERS,
+            anonymous: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.ANONYMOUS
+          }
         },
-        localPosts: totalVideos,
-        localComments: totalLocalVideoComments
-      },
-      metadata: {
-        taxonomy: {
-          postsName: 'Videos'
+        plugin: {
+          registered: ServerConfigManager.Instance.getRegisteredPlugins()
         },
-        nodeName: CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME,
-        nodeDescription: CONFIG.INSTANCE.SHORT_DESCRIPTION,
-        nodeConfig: {
-          search: {
-            remoteUri: {
-              users: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.USERS,
-              anonymous: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.ANONYMOUS
-            }
-          },
-          plugin: {
-            registered: getRegisteredPlugins()
-          },
-          theme: {
-            registered: getRegisteredThemes(),
-            default: getThemeOrDefault(CONFIG.THEME.DEFAULT, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME)
-          },
-          email: {
-            enabled: isEmailEnabled()
+        theme: {
+          registered: ServerConfigManager.Instance.getRegisteredThemes(),
+          default: getThemeOrDefault(CONFIG.THEME.DEFAULT, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME)
+        },
+        email: {
+          enabled: isEmailEnabled()
+        },
+        contactForm: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.CONTACT_FORM.ENABLED
+        },
+        transcoding: {
+          hls: {
+            enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.HLS.ENABLED
           },
-          contactForm: {
-            enabled: CONFIG.CONTACT_FORM.ENABLED
+          webtorrent: {
+            enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.WEBTORRENT.ENABLED
           },
+          enabledResolutions: ServerConfigManager.Instance.getEnabledResolutions('vod')
+        },
+        live: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED,
           transcoding: {
-            hls: {
-              enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.HLS.ENABLED
-            },
-            webtorrent: {
-              enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.WEBTORRENT.ENABLED
+            enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED,
+            enabledResolutions: ServerConfigManager.Instance.getEnabledResolutions('live')
+          }
+        },
+        import: {
+          videos: {
+            http: {
+              enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.ENABLED
             },
-            enabledResolutions: getEnabledResolutions('vod')
-          },
-          live: {
-            enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED,
-            transcoding: {
-              enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED,
-              enabledResolutions: getEnabledResolutions('live')
-            }
-          },
-          import: {
-            videos: {
-              http: {
-                enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.ENABLED
-              },
-              torrent: {
-                enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.TORRENT.ENABLED
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          autoBlacklist: {
-            videos: {
-              ofUsers: {
-                enabled: CONFIG.AUTO_BLACKLIST.VIDEOS.OF_USERS.ENABLED
-              }
+            torrent: {
+              enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.TORRENT.ENABLED
             }
-          },
-          avatar: {
-            file: {
-              size: {
-                max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
-              },
-              extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.EXTNAME
+          }
+        },
+        autoBlacklist: {
+          videos: {
+            ofUsers: {
+              enabled: CONFIG.AUTO_BLACKLIST.VIDEOS.OF_USERS.ENABLED
             }
-          },
-          video: {
-            image: {
-              extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.EXTNAME,
-              size: {
-                max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
-              }
+          }
+        },
+        avatar: {
+          file: {
+            size: {
+              max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
             },
-            file: {
-              extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME
-            }
-          },
-          videoCaption: {
-            file: {
-              size: {
-                max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.FILE_SIZE.max
-              },
-              extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.EXTNAME
-            }
-          },
-          user: {
-            videoQuota: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA,
-            videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY
-          },
-          trending: {
-            videos: {
-              intervalDays: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.INTERVAL_DAYS
+            extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.EXTNAME
+          }
+        },
+        video: {
+          image: {
+            extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.EXTNAME,
+            size: {
+              max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
             }
           },
-          tracker: {
-            enabled: CONFIG.TRACKER.ENABLED
+          file: {
+            extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME
+          }
+        },
+        videoCaption: {
+          file: {
+            size: {
+              max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.FILE_SIZE.max
+            },
+            extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.EXTNAME
           }
+        },
+        user: {
+          videoQuota: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA,
+          videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY
+        },
+        trending: {
+          videos: {
+            intervalDays: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.INTERVAL_DAYS
+          }
+        },
+        tracker: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.TRACKER.ENABLED
         }
       }
-    } as HttpNodeinfoDiasporaSoftwareNsSchema20
-    res.contentType('application/json; profile="http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/2.0#"')
-  } else {
-    json = { error: 'Nodeinfo schema version not handled' }
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-  }
+    }
+  } as HttpNodeinfoDiasporaSoftwareNsSchema20
 
-  return res.send(json).end()
+  res.contentType('application/json; profile="http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/2.0#"')
+      .send(json)
+      .end()
 }
 
 function getCup (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) {
diff --git a/server/helpers/actor.ts b/server/helpers/actor.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a60d3ed5d..000000000
--- a/server/helpers/actor.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { MActorAccountChannelId, MActorFull } from '../types/models'
-
-type ActorFetchByUrlType = 'all' | 'association-ids'
-
-function fetchActorByUrl (url: string, fetchType: ActorFetchByUrlType): Promise<MActorFull | MActorAccountChannelId> {
-  if (fetchType === 'all') return ActorModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccountAndChannel(url)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'association-ids') return ActorModel.loadByUrl(url)
-}
-
-export {
-  ActorFetchByUrlType,
-  fetchActorByUrl
-}
diff --git a/server/helpers/audit-logger.ts b/server/helpers/audit-logger.ts
index 6aae5e821..884bd187d 100644
--- a/server/helpers/audit-logger.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/audit-logger.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as winston from 'winston'
 import { AUDIT_LOG_FILENAME } from '@server/initializers/constants'
 import { AdminAbuse, User, VideoChannel, VideoDetails, VideoImport } from '../../shared'
 import { CustomConfig } from '../../shared/models/server/custom-config.model'
-import { VideoComment } from '../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { VideoComment } from '../../shared/models/videos/comment/video-comment.model'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { jsonLoggerFormat, labelFormatter } from './logger'
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/core-utils.ts b/server/helpers/core-utils.ts
index b93868c12..9abc532d2 100644
--- a/server/helpers/core-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/core-utils.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { exec, ExecOptions } from 'child_process'
 import { BinaryToTextEncoding, createHash, randomBytes } from 'crypto'
 import { truncate } from 'lodash'
-import { basename, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from 'path'
+import { basename, extname, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from 'path'
 import * as pem from 'pem'
 import { pipeline } from 'stream'
 import { URL } from 'url'
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ const objectConverter = (oldObject: any, keyConverter: (e: string) => string, va
   return newObject
 }
 
+function mapToJSON (map: Map<any, any>) {
+  const obj: any = {}
+
+  for (const [ k, v ] of map) {
+    obj[k] = v
+  }
+
+  return obj
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 const timeTable = {
   ms: 1,
   second: 1000,
@@ -110,6 +122,8 @@ export function parseBytes (value: string | number): number {
   }
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 function sanitizeUrl (url: string) {
   const urlObject = new URL(url)
 
@@ -129,6 +143,8 @@ function sanitizeHost (host: string, remoteScheme: string) {
   return host.replace(new RegExp(`:${toRemove}$`), '')
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 function isTestInstance () {
   return process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test'
 }
@@ -141,6 +157,8 @@ function getAppNumber () {
   return process.env.NODE_APP_INSTANCE
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 let rootPath: string
 
 function root () {
@@ -154,27 +172,19 @@ function root () {
   return rootPath
 }
 
-function pageToStartAndCount (page: number, itemsPerPage: number) {
-  const start = (page - 1) * itemsPerPage
+function buildPath (path: string) {
+  if (isAbsolute(path)) return path
 
-  return { start, count: itemsPerPage }
+  return join(root(), path)
 }
 
-function mapToJSON (map: Map<any, any>) {
-  const obj: any = {}
+function getLowercaseExtension (filename: string) {
+  const ext = extname(filename) || ''
 
-  for (const [ k, v ] of map) {
-    obj[k] = v
-  }
-
-  return obj
+  return ext.toLowerCase()
 }
 
-function buildPath (path: string) {
-  if (isAbsolute(path)) return path
-
-  return join(root(), path)
-}
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Consistent with .length, lodash truncate function is not
 function peertubeTruncate (str: string, options: { length: number, separator?: RegExp, omission?: string }) {
@@ -189,6 +199,27 @@ function peertubeTruncate (str: string, options: { length: number, separator?: R
   return truncate(str, options)
 }
 
+function pageToStartAndCount (page: number, itemsPerPage: number) {
+  const start = (page - 1) * itemsPerPage
+
+  return { start, count: itemsPerPage }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type SemVersion = { major: number, minor: number, patch: number }
+function parseSemVersion (s: string) {
+  const parsed = s.match(/^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$/i)
+
+  return {
+    major: parseInt(parsed[1]),
+    minor: parseInt(parsed[2]),
+    patch: parseInt(parsed[3])
+  } as SemVersion
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 function sha256 (str: string | Buffer, encoding: BinaryToTextEncoding = 'hex') {
   return createHash('sha256').update(str).digest(encoding)
 }
@@ -197,6 +228,8 @@ function sha1 (str: string | Buffer, encoding: BinaryToTextEncoding = 'hex') {
   return createHash('sha1').update(str).digest(encoding)
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 function execShell (command: string, options?: ExecOptions) {
   return new Promise<{ err?: Error, stdout: string, stderr: string }>((res, rej) => {
     exec(command, options, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
@@ -208,6 +241,20 @@ function execShell (command: string, options?: ExecOptions) {
   })
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function isOdd (num: number) {
+  return (num % 2) !== 0
+}
+
+function toEven (num: number) {
+  if (isOdd(num)) return num + 1
+
+  return num
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 function promisify0<A> (func: (cb: (err: any, result: A) => void) => void): () => Promise<A> {
   return function promisified (): Promise<A> {
     return new Promise<A>((resolve: (arg: A) => void, reject: (err: any) => void) => {
@@ -233,17 +280,6 @@ function promisify2<T, U, A> (func: (arg1: T, arg2: U, cb: (err: any, result: A)
   }
 }
 
-type SemVersion = { major: number, minor: number, patch: number }
-function parseSemVersion (s: string) {
-  const parsed = s.match(/^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$/i)
-
-  return {
-    major: parseInt(parsed[1]),
-    minor: parseInt(parsed[2]),
-    patch: parseInt(parsed[3])
-  } as SemVersion
-}
-
 const randomBytesPromise = promisify1<number, Buffer>(randomBytes)
 const createPrivateKey = promisify1<number, { key: string }>(pem.createPrivateKey)
 const getPublicKey = promisify1<string, { publicKey: string }>(pem.getPublicKey)
@@ -259,17 +295,21 @@ export {
   getAppNumber,
 
   objectConverter,
+  mapToJSON,
+
   root,
-  pageToStartAndCount,
+  buildPath,
+  getLowercaseExtension,
   sanitizeUrl,
   sanitizeHost,
-  buildPath,
+
   execShell,
+
+  pageToStartAndCount,
   peertubeTruncate,
 
   sha256,
   sha1,
-  mapToJSON,
 
   promisify0,
   promisify1,
@@ -282,5 +322,8 @@ export {
   execPromise,
   pipelinePromise,
 
-  parseSemVersion
+  parseSemVersion,
+
+  isOdd,
+  toEven
 }
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/playlist.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/playlist.ts
index bd0d16a4a..72c5b80e9 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/playlist.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/playlist.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-import { exists, isDateValid } from '../misc'
-import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
 import validator from 'validator'
 import { PlaylistElementObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-element-object'
+import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
+import { exists, isDateValid, isUUIDValid } from '../misc'
+import { isVideoPlaylistNameValid } from '../video-playlists'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from './misc'
 
 function isPlaylistObjectValid (object: PlaylistObject) {
   return exists(object) &&
     object.type === 'Playlist' &&
     validator.isInt(object.totalItems + '') &&
+    isVideoPlaylistNameValid(object.name) &&
+    isUUIDValid(object.uuid) &&
     isDateValid(object.published) &&
     isDateValid(object.updated)
 }
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts
index fd3b45804..528bfcfb8 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'multer'
 import { UploadFilesForCheck } from 'express'
 import { sep } from 'path'
 import validator from 'validator'
+import { isShortUUID, shortToUUID } from '../uuid'
 
 function exists (value: any) {
   return value !== undefined && value !== null
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ function isSafePath (p: string) {
     })
 }
 
-function isArray (value: any) {
+function isArray (value: any): value is any[] {
   return Array.isArray(value)
 }
 
@@ -50,42 +51,7 @@ function isIntOrNull (value: any) {
   return value === null || validator.isInt('' + value)
 }
 
-function toIntOrNull (value: string) {
-  const v = toValueOrNull(value)
-
-  if (v === null || v === undefined) return v
-  if (typeof v === 'number') return v
-
-  return validator.toInt('' + v)
-}
-
-function toBooleanOrNull (value: any) {
-  const v = toValueOrNull(value)
-
-  if (v === null || v === undefined) return v
-  if (typeof v === 'boolean') return v
-
-  return validator.toBoolean('' + v)
-}
-
-function toValueOrNull (value: string) {
-  if (value === 'null') return null
-
-  return value
-}
-
-function toArray (value: any) {
-  if (value && isArray(value) === false) return [ value ]
-
-  return value
-}
-
-function toIntArray (value: any) {
-  if (!value) return []
-  if (isArray(value) === false) return [ validator.toInt(value) ]
-
-  return value.map(v => validator.toInt(v))
-}
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function isFileFieldValid (
   files: { [ fieldname: string ]: Express.Multer.File[] } | Express.Multer.File[],
@@ -160,6 +126,51 @@ function isFileValid (
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function toCompleteUUID (value: string) {
+  if (isShortUUID(value)) return shortToUUID(value)
+
+  return value
+}
+
+function toIntOrNull (value: string) {
+  const v = toValueOrNull(value)
+
+  if (v === null || v === undefined) return v
+  if (typeof v === 'number') return v
+
+  return validator.toInt('' + v)
+}
+
+function toBooleanOrNull (value: any) {
+  const v = toValueOrNull(value)
+
+  if (v === null || v === undefined) return v
+  if (typeof v === 'boolean') return v
+
+  return validator.toBoolean('' + v)
+}
+
+function toValueOrNull (value: string) {
+  if (value === 'null') return null
+
+  return value
+}
+
+function toArray (value: any) {
+  if (value && isArray(value) === false) return [ value ]
+
+  return value
+}
+
+function toIntArray (value: any) {
+  if (!value) return []
+  if (isArray(value) === false) return [ validator.toInt(value) ]
+
+  return value.map(v => validator.toInt(v))
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export {
   exists,
   isArrayOf,
@@ -169,6 +180,7 @@ export {
   isIdValid,
   isSafePath,
   isUUIDValid,
+  toCompleteUUID,
   isIdOrUUIDValid,
   isDateValid,
   toValueOrNull,
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-comments.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-comments.ts
index 8d3ce580e..94bdf237a 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-comments.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-import * as express from 'express'
 import validator from 'validator'
-import { VideoCommentModel } from '@server/models/video/video-comment'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { MVideoId } from '@server/types/models'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const VIDEO_COMMENTS_CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_COMMENTS
 
@@ -11,83 +7,8 @@ function isValidVideoCommentText (value: string) {
   return value === null || validator.isLength(value, VIDEO_COMMENTS_CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.TEXT)
 }
 
-async function doesVideoCommentThreadExist (idArg: number | string, video: MVideoId, res: express.Response) {
-  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
-  const videoComment = await VideoCommentModel.loadById(id)
-
-  if (!videoComment) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-      .json({ error: 'Video comment thread not found' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  if (videoComment.videoId !== video.id) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-      .json({ error: 'Video comment is not associated to this video.' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  if (videoComment.inReplyToCommentId !== null) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-      .json({ error: 'Video comment is not a thread.' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  res.locals.videoCommentThread = videoComment
-  return true
-}
-
-async function doesVideoCommentExist (idArg: number | string, video: MVideoId, res: express.Response) {
-  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
-  const videoComment = await VideoCommentModel.loadByIdAndPopulateVideoAndAccountAndReply(id)
-
-  if (!videoComment) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-      .json({ error: 'Video comment thread not found' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  if (videoComment.videoId !== video.id) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-      .json({ error: 'Video comment is not associated to this video.' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  res.locals.videoCommentFull = videoComment
-  return true
-}
-
-async function doesCommentIdExist (idArg: number | string, res: express.Response) {
-  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
-  const videoComment = await VideoCommentModel.loadByIdAndPopulateVideoAndAccountAndReply(id)
-
-  if (!videoComment) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-      .json({ error: 'Video comment thread not found' })
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  res.locals.videoCommentFull = videoComment
-
-  return true
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
-  isValidVideoCommentText,
-  doesVideoCommentThreadExist,
-  doesVideoCommentExist,
-  doesCommentIdExist
+  isValidVideoCommentText
 }
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-imports.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-imports.ts
index 0063d3337..dbf6a3504 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-imports.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-imports.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import 'multer'
 import validator from 'validator'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, MIMETYPES, VIDEO_IMPORT_STATES } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { exists, isFileValid } from './misc'
-import * as express from 'express'
-import { VideoImportModel } from '../../models/video/video-import'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 function isVideoImportTargetUrlValid (url: string) {
   const isURLOptions = {
@@ -32,26 +29,10 @@ function isVideoImportTorrentFile (files: { [ fieldname: string ]: Express.Multe
   return isFileValid(files, videoTorrentImportRegex, 'torrentfile', CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_IMPORTS.TORRENT_FILE.FILE_SIZE.max, true)
 }
 
-async function doesVideoImportExist (id: number, res: express.Response) {
-  const videoImport = await VideoImportModel.loadAndPopulateVideo(id)
-
-  if (!videoImport) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Video import not found' })
-       .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  res.locals.videoImport = videoImport
-  return true
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
   isVideoImportStateValid,
   isVideoImportTargetUrlValid,
-  doesVideoImportExist,
   isVideoImportTorrentFile
 }
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-ownership.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-ownership.ts
index ee3cebe10..0e1c63bad 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-ownership.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/video-ownership.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,20 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { VideoChangeOwnershipModel } from '../../models/video/video-change-ownership'
-import { MVideoChangeOwnershipFull } from '@server/types/models/video/video-change-ownership'
 import { MUserId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { MVideoChangeOwnershipFull } from '@server/types/models/video/video-change-ownership'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
-export async function doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist (idArg: number | string, res: Response) {
-  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
-  const videoChangeOwnership = await VideoChangeOwnershipModel.load(id)
-
-  if (!videoChangeOwnership) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-      .json({ error: 'Video change ownership not found' })
-      .end()
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  res.locals.videoChangeOwnership = videoChangeOwnership
-  return true
-}
-
-export function checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange (user: MUserId, videoChangeOwnership: MVideoChangeOwnershipFull, res: Response) {
+function checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange (user: MUserId, videoChangeOwnership: MVideoChangeOwnershipFull, res: Response) {
   if (videoChangeOwnership.NextOwner.userId === user.id) {
     return true
   }
 
-  res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-    .json({ error: 'Cannot terminate an ownership change of another user' })
-    .end()
+  res.fail({
+    status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+    message: 'Cannot terminate an ownership change of another user'
+  })
   return false
 }
+
+export {
+  checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
index f9cb33aca..b5dc70c17 100644
--- a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function transactionRetryer <T> (func: (err: any, data: T) => any) {
 
         errorFilter: err => {
           const willRetry = (err.name === 'SequelizeDatabaseError')
-          logger.debug('Maybe retrying the transaction function.', { willRetry, err })
+          logger.debug('Maybe retrying the transaction function.', { willRetry, err, tags: [ 'sql', 'retry' ] })
           return willRetry
         }
       },
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ function transactionRetryer <T> (func: (err: any, data: T) => any) {
   })
 }
 
-function updateInstanceWithAnother <T extends Model<T>> (instanceToUpdate: Model<T>, baseInstance: Model<T>) {
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function updateInstanceWithAnother <M, T extends U, U extends Model<M>> (instanceToUpdate: T, baseInstance: U) {
   const obj = baseInstance.toJSON()
 
   for (const key of Object.keys(obj)) {
@@ -82,13 +84,7 @@ function resetSequelizeInstance (instance: Model<any>, savedFields: object) {
   })
 }
 
-function afterCommitIfTransaction (t: Transaction, fn: Function) {
-  if (t) return t.afterCommit(() => fn())
-
-  return fn()
-}
-
-function deleteNonExistingModels <T extends { hasSameUniqueKeysThan (other: T): boolean } & Model<T>> (
+function deleteNonExistingModels <T extends { hasSameUniqueKeysThan (other: T): boolean } & Pick<Model, 'destroy'>> (
   fromDatabase: T[],
   newModels: T[],
   t: Transaction
@@ -111,6 +107,20 @@ function setAsUpdated (table: string, id: number, transaction?: Transaction) {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+function runInReadCommittedTransaction <T> (fn: (t: Transaction) => Promise<T>) {
+  const options = { isolationLevel: Transaction.ISOLATION_LEVELS.READ_COMMITTED }
+
+  return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(options, t => fn(t))
+}
+
+function afterCommitIfTransaction (t: Transaction, fn: Function) {
+  if (t) return t.afterCommit(() => fn())
+
+  return fn()
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export {
   resetSequelizeInstance,
   retryTransactionWrapper,
@@ -118,5 +128,6 @@ export {
   updateInstanceWithAnother,
   afterCommitIfTransaction,
   deleteNonExistingModels,
-  setAsUpdated
+  setAsUpdated,
+  runInReadCommittedTransaction
 }
diff --git a/server/helpers/express-utils.ts b/server/helpers/express-utils.ts
index ede22a3cc..0ff113274 100644
--- a/server/helpers/express-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/express-utils.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import * as multer from 'multer'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { REMOTE_SCHEME } from '../initializers/constants'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from './core-utils'
+import { isArray } from './custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from './logger'
 import { deleteFileAndCatch, generateRandomString } from './utils'
-import { extname } from 'path'
-import { isArray } from './custom-validators/misc'
-import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { getExtFromMimetype } from './video'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 function buildNSFWFilter (res?: express.Response, paramNSFW?: string) {
   if (paramNSFW === 'true') return true
@@ -30,21 +30,19 @@ function buildNSFWFilter (res?: express.Response, paramNSFW?: string) {
   return null
 }
 
-function cleanUpReqFiles (req: { files: { [fieldname: string]: Express.Multer.File[] } | Express.Multer.File[] }) {
-  const files = req.files
-
-  if (!files) return
+function cleanUpReqFiles (req: express.Request) {
+  const filesObject = req.files
+  if (!filesObject) return
 
-  if (isArray(files)) {
-    (files as Express.Multer.File[]).forEach(f => deleteFileAndCatch(f.path))
+  if (isArray(filesObject)) {
+    filesObject.forEach(f => deleteFileAndCatch(f.path))
     return
   }
 
-  for (const key of Object.keys(files)) {
-    const file = files[key]
+  for (const key of Object.keys(filesObject)) {
+    const files = filesObject[key]
 
-    if (isArray(file)) file.forEach(f => deleteFileAndCatch(f.path))
-    else deleteFileAndCatch(file.path)
+    files.forEach(f => deleteFileAndCatch(f.path))
   }
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ function createReqFiles (
 
     filename: async (req, file, cb) => {
       let extension: string
-      const fileExtension = extname(file.originalname)
+      const fileExtension = getLowercaseExtension(file.originalname)
       const extensionFromMimetype = getExtFromMimetype(mimeTypes, file.mimetype)
 
       // Take the file extension if we don't understand the mime type
diff --git a/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts b/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts
index e328c49ac..6f5a71b4a 100644
--- a/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ import * as ffmpeg from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 import { readFile, remove, writeFile } from 'fs-extra'
 import { dirname, join } from 'path'
 import { FFMPEG_NICE, VIDEO_LIVE } from '@server/initializers/constants'
-import { AvailableEncoders, EncoderOptionsBuilder, EncoderOptions, EncoderProfile, VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
+import { AvailableEncoders, EncoderOptions, EncoderOptionsBuilder, EncoderProfile, VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { execPromise, promisify0 } from './core-utils'
 import { computeFPS, getAudioStream, getVideoFileFPS } from './ffprobe-utils'
 import { processImage } from './image-utils'
 import { logger } from './logger'
-import { FilterSpecification } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 
 /**
  *
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ interface BaseTranscodeOptions {
   availableEncoders: AvailableEncoders
   profile: string
 
-  resolution: VideoResolution
+  resolution: number
 
   isPortraitMode?: boolean
 
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ async function getLiveTranscodingCommand (options: {
 
   const varStreamMap: string[] = []
 
-  const complexFilter: FilterSpecification[] = [
+  const complexFilter: ffmpeg.FilterSpecification[] = [
     {
       inputs: '[v:0]',
       filter: 'split',
@@ -407,8 +406,7 @@ async function buildx264VODCommand (command: ffmpeg.FfmpegCommand, options: Tran
 async function buildAudioMergeCommand (command: ffmpeg.FfmpegCommand, options: MergeAudioTranscodeOptions) {
   command = command.loop(undefined)
 
-  // Avoid "height not divisible by 2" error
-  const scaleFilterValue = 'trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2'
+  const scaleFilterValue = getScaleCleanerValue()
   command = await presetVideo({ command, input: options.audioPath, transcodeOptions: options, scaleFilterValue })
 
   command.outputOption('-preset:v veryfast')
@@ -542,7 +540,7 @@ async function getEncoderBuilderResult (options: {
       }
     }
 
-    const result = await builder({ input, resolution: resolution, fps, streamNum })
+    const result = await builder({ input, resolution, fps, streamNum })
 
     return {
       result,
@@ -727,6 +725,11 @@ async function runCommand (options: {
   })
 }
 
+// Avoid "height not divisible by 2" error
+function getScaleCleanerValue () {
+  return 'trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2'
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
diff --git a/server/helpers/ffprobe-utils.ts b/server/helpers/ffprobe-utils.ts
index 40eaafd57..ef2aa3f89 100644
--- a/server/helpers/ffprobe-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/ffprobe-utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import * as ffmpeg from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
-import { VideoFileMetadata } from '@shared/models/videos/video-file-metadata'
-import { getMaxBitrate, VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
+import { getMaxBitrate, VideoFileMetadata, VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { VIDEO_TRANSCODING_FPS } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { logger } from './logger'
diff --git a/server/helpers/image-utils.ts b/server/helpers/image-utils.ts
index 6f6f8d4da..c76ed545b 100644
--- a/server/helpers/image-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/image-utils.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { copy, readFile, remove, rename } from 'fs-extra'
 import * as Jimp from 'jimp'
-import { extname } from 'path'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from './core-utils'
 import { convertWebPToJPG, processGIF } from './ffmpeg-utils'
 import { logger } from './logger'
+import { buildUUID } from './uuid'
 
 function generateImageFilename (extension = '.jpg') {
-  return uuidv4() + extension
+  return buildUUID() + extension
 }
 
 async function processImage (
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ async function processImage (
   newSize: { width: number, height: number },
   keepOriginal = false
 ) {
-  const extension = extname(path)
+  const extension = getLowercaseExtension(path)
 
   if (path === destination) {
     throw new Error('Jimp/FFmpeg needs an input path different that the output path.')
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ async function jimpProcessor (path: string, destination: string, newSize: { widt
   await remove(destination)
 
   // Optimization if the source file has the appropriate size
-  if (await skipProcessing({ jimpInstance, newSize, imageBytes: inputBuffer.byteLength, inputExt, outputExt: extname(destination) })) {
+  const outputExt = getLowercaseExtension(destination)
+  if (skipProcessing({ jimpInstance, newSize, imageBytes: inputBuffer.byteLength, inputExt, outputExt })) {
     return copy(path, destination)
   }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/logger.ts b/server/helpers/logger.ts
index a112fd300..29e06860d 100644
--- a/server/helpers/logger.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/logger.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ const bunyanLogger = {
   fatal: bunyanLogFactory('error')
 }
 
-function loggerTagsFactory (...defaultTags: string[]) {
+type LoggerTagsFn = (...tags: string[]) => { tags: string[] }
+function loggerTagsFactory (...defaultTags: string[]): LoggerTagsFn {
   return (...tags: string[]) => {
     return { tags: defaultTags.concat(tags) }
   }
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@ function loggerTagsFactory (...defaultTags: string[]) {
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
+  LoggerTagsFn,
+
   buildLogger,
   timestampFormatter,
   labelFormatter,
diff --git a/server/helpers/markdown.ts b/server/helpers/markdown.ts
index 2126bb752..41e57d857 100644
--- a/server/helpers/markdown.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/markdown.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { SANITIZE_OPTIONS, TEXT_WITH_HTML_RULES } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { getSanitizeOptions, TEXT_WITH_HTML_RULES } from '@shared/core-utils'
+
+const sanitizeOptions = getSanitizeOptions()
 
 const sanitizeHtml = require('sanitize-html')
 const markdownItEmoji = require('markdown-it-emoji/light')
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ const toSafeHtml = text => {
   const html = markdownIt.render(textWithLineFeed)
 
   // Convert to safe Html
-  return sanitizeHtml(html, SANITIZE_OPTIONS)
+  return sanitizeHtml(html, sanitizeOptions)
 }
 
 const mdToPlainText = text => {
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ const mdToPlainText = text => {
   const html = markdownIt.render(text)
 
   // Convert to safe Html
-  const safeHtml = sanitizeHtml(html, SANITIZE_OPTIONS)
+  const safeHtml = sanitizeHtml(html, sanitizeOptions)
 
   return safeHtml.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '')
                  .replace(/\n$/, '')
diff --git a/server/helpers/promise-cache.ts b/server/helpers/promise-cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07e8a9962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/helpers/promise-cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export class PromiseCache <A, R> {
+  private readonly running = new Map<string, Promise<R>>()
+
+  constructor (
+    private readonly fn: (arg: A) => Promise<R>,
+    private readonly keyBuilder: (arg: A) => string
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  run (arg: A) {
+    const key = this.keyBuilder(arg)
+
+    if (this.running.has(key)) return this.running.get(key)
+
+    const p = this.fn(arg)
+
+    this.running.set(key, p)
+
+    return p.finally(() => this.running.delete(key))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/requests.ts b/server/helpers/requests.ts
index fd2a56f30..36e69458e 100644
--- a/server/helpers/requests.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/requests.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createWriteStream, remove } from 'fs-extra'
 import got, { CancelableRequest, Options as GotOptions, RequestError } from 'got'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
-import { ACTIVITY_PUB, PEERTUBE_VERSION, WEBSERVER } from '../initializers/constants'
+import { ACTIVITY_PUB, PEERTUBE_VERSION, REQUEST_TIMEOUT, WEBSERVER } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { pipelinePromise } from './core-utils'
 import { processImage } from './image-utils'
 import { logger } from './logger'
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type PeerTubeRequestOptions = {
     key: string
     headers: string[]
   }
+  timeout?: number
   jsonResponse?: boolean
 } & Pick<GotOptions, 'headers' | 'json' | 'method' | 'searchParams'>
 
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ const peertubeGot = got.extend({
             path
           }, httpSignatureOptions)
         }
+      },
+
+      (options: GotOptions) => {
+        options.timeout = REQUEST_TIMEOUT
       }
     ]
   }
@@ -180,8 +185,10 @@ function buildGotOptions (options: PeerTubeRequestOptions) {
 
   return {
     method: options.method,
+    dnsCache: true,
     json: options.json,
     searchParams: options.searchParams,
+    timeout: options.timeout ?? REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
     headers,
     context
   }
diff --git a/server/helpers/uuid.ts b/server/helpers/uuid.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eb06c773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/helpers/uuid.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import * as short from 'short-uuid'
+
+const translator = short()
+
+function buildUUID () {
+  return short.uuid()
+}
+
+function uuidToShort (uuid: string) {
+  if (!uuid) return uuid
+
+  return translator.fromUUID(uuid)
+}
+
+function shortToUUID (shortUUID: string) {
+  if (!shortUUID) return shortUUID
+
+  return translator.toUUID(shortUUID)
+}
+
+function isShortUUID (value: string) {
+  if (!value) return false
+
+  return value.length === translator.maxLength
+}
+
+export {
+  buildUUID,
+  uuidToShort,
+  shortToUUID,
+  isShortUUID
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/video.ts b/server/helpers/video.ts
index 7c510f474..f5f645d3e 100644
--- a/server/helpers/video.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/video.ts
@@ -1,69 +1,10 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
-import {
-  isStreamingPlaylist,
-  MStreamingPlaylistVideo,
-  MVideo,
-  MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles,
-  MVideoFullLight,
-  MVideoIdThumbnail,
-  MVideoImmutable,
-  MVideoThumbnail,
-  MVideoWithRights
-} from '@server/types/models'
+import { isStreamingPlaylist, MStreamingPlaylistVideo, MVideo } from '@server/types/models'
 import { VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
-import { VideoModel } from '../models/video/video'
-
-type VideoFetchType = 'all' | 'only-video' | 'only-video-with-rights' | 'id' | 'none' | 'only-immutable-attributes'
-
-function fetchVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'all', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoFullLight>
-function fetchVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'only-immutable-attributes'): Promise<MVideoImmutable>
-function fetchVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'only-video', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoThumbnail>
-function fetchVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'only-video-with-rights', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoWithRights>
-function fetchVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'id' | 'none', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoIdThumbnail>
-function fetchVideo (
-  id: number | string,
-  fetchType: VideoFetchType,
-  userId?: number
-): Promise<MVideoFullLight | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoWithRights | MVideoIdThumbnail | MVideoImmutable>
-function fetchVideo (
-  id: number | string,
-  fetchType: VideoFetchType,
-  userId?: number
-): Promise<MVideoFullLight | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoWithRights | MVideoIdThumbnail | MVideoImmutable> {
-  if (fetchType === 'all') return VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(id, undefined, userId)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'only-immutable-attributes') return VideoModel.loadImmutableAttributes(id)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'only-video-with-rights') return VideoModel.loadWithRights(id)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'only-video') return VideoModel.load(id)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'id' || fetchType === 'none') return VideoModel.loadOnlyId(id)
-}
-
-type VideoFetchByUrlType = 'all' | 'only-video' | 'only-immutable-attributes'
-
-function fetchVideoByUrl (url: string, fetchType: 'all'): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles>
-function fetchVideoByUrl (url: string, fetchType: 'only-immutable-attributes'): Promise<MVideoImmutable>
-function fetchVideoByUrl (url: string, fetchType: 'only-video'): Promise<MVideoThumbnail>
-function fetchVideoByUrl (
-  url: string,
-  fetchType: VideoFetchByUrlType
-): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoImmutable>
-function fetchVideoByUrl (
-  url: string,
-  fetchType: VideoFetchByUrlType
-): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoImmutable> {
-  if (fetchType === 'all') return VideoModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(url)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'only-immutable-attributes') return VideoModel.loadByUrlImmutableAttributes(url)
-
-  if (fetchType === 'only-video') return VideoModel.loadByUrl(url)
-}
 
 function getVideoWithAttributes (res: Response) {
-  return res.locals.videoAll || res.locals.onlyVideo || res.locals.onlyVideoWithRights
+  return res.locals.videoAPI || res.locals.videoAll || res.locals.onlyVideo
 }
 
 function extractVideo (videoOrPlaylist: MVideo | MStreamingPlaylistVideo) {
@@ -100,11 +41,7 @@ function getExtFromMimetype (mimeTypes: { [id: string]: string | string[] }, mim
 }
 
 export {
-  VideoFetchType,
-  VideoFetchByUrlType,
-  fetchVideo,
   getVideoWithAttributes,
-  fetchVideoByUrl,
   extractVideo,
   getExtFromMimetype,
   isStateForFederation,
diff --git a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
index fac3da6ba..fdd361390 100644
--- a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, VIDEO_CATEGORIES, VIDEO_LANGUAGES, VIDEO_LICENCES } from '../initializers/constants'
-import { getEnabledResolutions } from '../lib/video-transcoding'
 import { peertubeTruncate, pipelinePromise, root } from './core-utils'
 import { isVideoFileExtnameValid } from './custom-validators/videos'
 import { logger } from './logger'
@@ -35,361 +34,359 @@ const processOptions = {
   maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024 * 10 // 10MB
 }
 
-function getYoutubeDLInfo (url: string, opts?: string[]): Promise<YoutubeDLInfo> {
-  return new Promise<YoutubeDLInfo>((res, rej) => {
-    let args = opts || [ '-j', '--flat-playlist' ]
+class YoutubeDL {
 
-    if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.FORCE_IPV4) {
-      args.push('--force-ipv4')
-    }
+  constructor (private readonly url: string = '', private readonly enabledResolutions: number[] = []) {
 
-    args = wrapWithProxyOptions(args)
-    args = [ '-f', getYoutubeDLVideoFormat() ].concat(args)
+  }
 
-    safeGetYoutubeDL()
-      .then(youtubeDL => {
-        youtubeDL.getInfo(url, args, processOptions, (err, info) => {
-          if (err) return rej(err)
-          if (info.is_live === true) return rej(new Error('Cannot download a live streaming.'))
+  getYoutubeDLInfo (opts?: string[]): Promise<YoutubeDLInfo> {
+    return new Promise<YoutubeDLInfo>((res, rej) => {
+      let args = opts || []
 
-          const obj = buildVideoInfo(normalizeObject(info))
-          if (obj.name && obj.name.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min) obj.name += ' video'
+      if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.FORCE_IPV4) {
+        args.push('--force-ipv4')
+      }
 
-          return res(obj)
-        })
-      })
-      .catch(err => rej(err))
-  })
-}
+      args = this.wrapWithProxyOptions(args)
+      args = [ '-f', this.getYoutubeDLVideoFormat() ].concat(args)
 
-function getYoutubeDLSubs (url: string, opts?: object): Promise<YoutubeDLSubs> {
-  return new Promise<YoutubeDLSubs>((res, rej) => {
-    const cwd = CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR
-    const options = opts || { all: true, format: 'vtt', cwd }
-
-    safeGetYoutubeDL()
-      .then(youtubeDL => {
-        youtubeDL.getSubs(url, options, (err, files) => {
-          if (err) return rej(err)
-          if (!files) return []
-
-          logger.debug('Get subtitles from youtube dl.', { url, files })
-
-          const subtitles = files.reduce((acc, filename) => {
-            const matched = filename.match(/\.([a-z]{2})(-[a-z]+)?\.(vtt|ttml)/i)
-            if (!matched || !matched[1]) return acc
-
-            return [
-              ...acc,
-              {
-                language: matched[1],
-                path: join(cwd, filename),
-                filename
-              }
-            ]
-          }, [])
+      YoutubeDL.safeGetYoutubeDL()
+        .then(youtubeDL => {
+          youtubeDL.getInfo(this.url, args, processOptions, (err, info) => {
+            if (err) return rej(err)
+            if (info.is_live === true) return rej(new Error('Cannot download a live streaming.'))
 
-          return res(subtitles)
+            const obj = this.buildVideoInfo(this.normalizeObject(info))
+            if (obj.name && obj.name.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min) obj.name += ' video'
+
+            return res(obj)
+          })
         })
-      })
-      .catch(err => rej(err))
-  })
-}
+        .catch(err => rej(err))
+    })
+  }
 
-function getYoutubeDLVideoFormat () {
-  /**
-   * list of format selectors in order or preference
-   * see https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#format-selection
-   *
-   * case #1 asks for a mp4 using h264 (avc1) and the exact resolution in the hope
-   * of being able to do a "quick-transcode"
-   * case #2 is the first fallback. No "quick-transcode" means we can get anything else (like vp9)
-   * case #3 is the resolution-degraded equivalent of #1, and already a pretty safe fallback
-   *
-   * in any case we avoid AV1, see https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/3499
-   **/
-  const enabledResolutions = getEnabledResolutions('vod')
-  const resolution = enabledResolutions.length === 0
-    ? VideoResolution.H_720P
-    : Math.max(...enabledResolutions)
-
-  return [
-    `bestvideo[vcodec^=avc1][height=${resolution}]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]`, // case #1
-    `bestvideo[vcodec!*=av01][vcodec!*=vp9.2][height=${resolution}]+bestaudio`, // case #2
-    `bestvideo[vcodec^=avc1][height<=${resolution}]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]`, // case #3
-    `bestvideo[vcodec!*=av01][vcodec!*=vp9.2]+bestaudio`,
-    'best[vcodec!*=av01][vcodec!*=vp9.2]', // case fallback for known formats
-    'best' // Ultimate fallback
-  ].join('/')
-}
+  getYoutubeDLSubs (opts?: object): Promise<YoutubeDLSubs> {
+    return new Promise<YoutubeDLSubs>((res, rej) => {
+      const cwd = CONFIG.STORAGE.TMP_DIR
+      const options = opts || { all: true, format: 'vtt', cwd }
+
+      YoutubeDL.safeGetYoutubeDL()
+        .then(youtubeDL => {
+          youtubeDL.getSubs(this.url, options, (err, files) => {
+            if (err) return rej(err)
+            if (!files) return []
+
+            logger.debug('Get subtitles from youtube dl.', { url: this.url, files })
+
+            const subtitles = files.reduce((acc, filename) => {
+              const matched = filename.match(/\.([a-z]{2})(-[a-z]+)?\.(vtt|ttml)/i)
+              if (!matched || !matched[1]) return acc
+
+              return [
+                ...acc,
+                {
+                  language: matched[1],
+                  path: join(cwd, filename),
+                  filename
+                }
+              ]
+            }, [])
+
+            return res(subtitles)
+          })
+        })
+        .catch(err => rej(err))
+    })
+  }
 
-function downloadYoutubeDLVideo (url: string, fileExt: string, timeout: number) {
-  // Leave empty the extension, youtube-dl will add it
-  const pathWithoutExtension = generateVideoImportTmpPath(url, '')
+  getYoutubeDLVideoFormat () {
+    /**
+     * list of format selectors in order or preference
+     * see https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#format-selection
+     *
+     * case #1 asks for a mp4 using h264 (avc1) and the exact resolution in the hope
+     * of being able to do a "quick-transcode"
+     * case #2 is the first fallback. No "quick-transcode" means we can get anything else (like vp9)
+     * case #3 is the resolution-degraded equivalent of #1, and already a pretty safe fallback
+     *
+     * in any case we avoid AV1, see https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/3499
+     **/
+    const resolution = this.enabledResolutions.length === 0
+      ? VideoResolution.H_720P
+      : Math.max(...this.enabledResolutions)
+
+    return [
+      `bestvideo[vcodec^=avc1][height=${resolution}]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]`, // case #1
+      `bestvideo[vcodec!*=av01][vcodec!*=vp9.2][height=${resolution}]+bestaudio`, // case #2
+      `bestvideo[vcodec^=avc1][height<=${resolution}]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]`, // case #3
+      `bestvideo[vcodec!*=av01][vcodec!*=vp9.2]+bestaudio`,
+      'best[vcodec!*=av01][vcodec!*=vp9.2]', // case fallback for known formats
+      'best' // Ultimate fallback
+    ].join('/')
+  }
 
-  let timer
+  downloadYoutubeDLVideo (fileExt: string, timeout: number) {
+    // Leave empty the extension, youtube-dl will add it
+    const pathWithoutExtension = generateVideoImportTmpPath(this.url, '')
 
-  logger.info('Importing youtubeDL video %s to %s', url, pathWithoutExtension)
+    let timer
 
-  let options = [ '-f', getYoutubeDLVideoFormat(), '-o', pathWithoutExtension ]
-  options = wrapWithProxyOptions(options)
+    logger.info('Importing youtubeDL video %s to %s', this.url, pathWithoutExtension)
 
-  if (process.env.FFMPEG_PATH) {
-    options = options.concat([ '--ffmpeg-location', process.env.FFMPEG_PATH ])
-  }
+    let options = [ '-f', this.getYoutubeDLVideoFormat(), '-o', pathWithoutExtension ]
+    options = this.wrapWithProxyOptions(options)
 
-  logger.debug('YoutubeDL options for %s.', url, { options })
+    if (process.env.FFMPEG_PATH) {
+      options = options.concat([ '--ffmpeg-location', process.env.FFMPEG_PATH ])
+    }
 
-  return new Promise<string>((res, rej) => {
-    safeGetYoutubeDL()
-      .then(youtubeDL => {
-        youtubeDL.exec(url, options, processOptions, async err => {
-          clearTimeout(timer)
+    logger.debug('YoutubeDL options for %s.', this.url, { options })
 
-          try {
-            // If youtube-dl did not guess an extension for our file, just use .mp4 as default
-            if (await pathExists(pathWithoutExtension)) {
-              await move(pathWithoutExtension, pathWithoutExtension + '.mp4')
-            }
+    return new Promise<string>((res, rej) => {
+      YoutubeDL.safeGetYoutubeDL()
+        .then(youtubeDL => {
+          youtubeDL.exec(this.url, options, processOptions, async err => {
+            clearTimeout(timer)
+
+            try {
+              // If youtube-dl did not guess an extension for our file, just use .mp4 as default
+              if (await pathExists(pathWithoutExtension)) {
+                await move(pathWithoutExtension, pathWithoutExtension + '.mp4')
+              }
 
-            const path = await guessVideoPathWithExtension(pathWithoutExtension, fileExt)
+              const path = await this.guessVideoPathWithExtension(pathWithoutExtension, fileExt)
 
-            if (err) {
-              remove(path)
-                .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot delete path on YoutubeDL error.', { err }))
+              if (err) {
+                remove(path)
+                  .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot delete path on YoutubeDL error.', { err }))
 
+                return rej(err)
+              }
+
+              return res(path)
+            } catch (err) {
               return rej(err)
             }
-
-            return res(path)
-          } catch (err) {
-            return rej(err)
-          }
+          })
+
+          timer = setTimeout(() => {
+            const err = new Error('YoutubeDL download timeout.')
+
+            this.guessVideoPathWithExtension(pathWithoutExtension, fileExt)
+              .then(path => remove(path))
+              .finally(() => rej(err))
+              .catch(err => {
+                logger.error('Cannot remove file in youtubeDL timeout.', { err })
+                return rej(err)
+              })
+          }, timeout)
         })
+        .catch(err => rej(err))
+    })
+  }
 
-        timer = setTimeout(() => {
-          const err = new Error('YoutubeDL download timeout.')
+  buildOriginallyPublishedAt (obj: any) {
+    let originallyPublishedAt: Date = null
 
-          guessVideoPathWithExtension(pathWithoutExtension, fileExt)
-            .then(path => remove(path))
-            .finally(() => rej(err))
-            .catch(err => {
-              logger.error('Cannot remove file in youtubeDL timeout.', { err })
-              return rej(err)
-            })
-        }, timeout)
-      })
-      .catch(err => rej(err))
-  })
-}
-
-// Thanks: https://github.com/przemyslawpluta/node-youtube-dl/blob/master/lib/downloader.js
-// We rewrote it to avoid sync calls
-async function updateYoutubeDLBinary () {
-  logger.info('Updating youtubeDL binary.')
+    const uploadDateMatcher = /^(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})$/.exec(obj.upload_date)
+    if (uploadDateMatcher) {
+      originallyPublishedAt = new Date()
+      originallyPublishedAt.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
-  const binDirectory = join(root(), 'node_modules', 'youtube-dl', 'bin')
-  const bin = join(binDirectory, 'youtube-dl')
-  const detailsPath = join(binDirectory, 'details')
-  const url = process.env.YOUTUBE_DL_DOWNLOAD_HOST || 'https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl'
+      const year = parseInt(uploadDateMatcher[1], 10)
+      // Month starts from 0
+      const month = parseInt(uploadDateMatcher[2], 10) - 1
+      const day = parseInt(uploadDateMatcher[3], 10)
 
-  await ensureDir(binDirectory)
+      originallyPublishedAt.setFullYear(year, month, day)
+    }
 
-  try {
-    const result = await got(url, { followRedirect: false })
+    return originallyPublishedAt
+  }
 
-    if (result.statusCode !== HttpStatusCode.FOUND_302) {
-      logger.error('youtube-dl update error: did not get redirect for the latest version link. Status %d', result.statusCode)
-      return
+  private async guessVideoPathWithExtension (tmpPath: string, sourceExt: string) {
+    if (!isVideoFileExtnameValid(sourceExt)) {
+      throw new Error('Invalid video extension ' + sourceExt)
     }
 
-    const newUrl = result.headers.location
-    const newVersion = /yt-dl\.org\/downloads\/(\d{4}\.\d\d\.\d\d(\.\d)?)\/youtube-dl/.exec(newUrl)[1]
+    const extensions = [ sourceExt, '.mp4', '.mkv', '.webm' ]
 
-    const downloadFileStream = got.stream(newUrl)
-    const writeStream = createWriteStream(bin, { mode: 493 })
+    for (const extension of extensions) {
+      const path = tmpPath + extension
 
-    await pipelinePromise(
-      downloadFileStream,
-      writeStream
-    )
-
-    const details = JSON.stringify({ version: newVersion, path: bin, exec: 'youtube-dl' })
-    await writeFile(detailsPath, details, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      if (await pathExists(path)) return path
+    }
 
-    logger.info('youtube-dl updated to version %s.', newVersion)
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.error('Cannot update youtube-dl.', { err })
+    throw new Error('Cannot guess path of ' + tmpPath)
   }
-}
 
-async function safeGetYoutubeDL () {
-  let youtubeDL
+  private normalizeObject (obj: any) {
+    const newObj: any = {}
 
-  try {
-    youtubeDL = require('youtube-dl')
-  } catch (e) {
-    // Download binary
-    await updateYoutubeDLBinary()
-    youtubeDL = require('youtube-dl')
-  }
+    for (const key of Object.keys(obj)) {
+      // Deprecated key
+      if (key === 'resolution') continue
 
-  return youtubeDL
-}
+      const value = obj[key]
 
-function buildOriginallyPublishedAt (obj: any) {
-  let originallyPublishedAt: Date = null
+      if (typeof value === 'string') {
+        newObj[key] = value.normalize()
+      } else {
+        newObj[key] = value
+      }
+    }
 
-  const uploadDateMatcher = /^(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})$/.exec(obj.upload_date)
-  if (uploadDateMatcher) {
-    originallyPublishedAt = new Date()
-    originallyPublishedAt.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0)
+    return newObj
+  }
 
-    const year = parseInt(uploadDateMatcher[1], 10)
-    // Month starts from 0
-    const month = parseInt(uploadDateMatcher[2], 10) - 1
-    const day = parseInt(uploadDateMatcher[3], 10)
+  private buildVideoInfo (obj: any): YoutubeDLInfo {
+    return {
+      name: this.titleTruncation(obj.title),
+      description: this.descriptionTruncation(obj.description),
+      category: this.getCategory(obj.categories),
+      licence: this.getLicence(obj.license),
+      language: this.getLanguage(obj.language),
+      nsfw: this.isNSFW(obj),
+      tags: this.getTags(obj.tags),
+      thumbnailUrl: obj.thumbnail || undefined,
+      originallyPublishedAt: this.buildOriginallyPublishedAt(obj),
+      ext: obj.ext
+    }
+  }
 
-    originallyPublishedAt.setFullYear(year, month, day)
+  private titleTruncation (title: string) {
+    return peertubeTruncate(title, {
+      length: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max,
+      separator: /,? +/,
+      omission: ' […]'
+    })
   }
 
-  return originallyPublishedAt
-}
+  private descriptionTruncation (description: string) {
+    if (!description || description.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.DESCRIPTION.min) return undefined
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    return peertubeTruncate(description, {
+      length: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.DESCRIPTION.max,
+      separator: /,? +/,
+      omission: ' […]'
+    })
+  }
 
-export {
-  updateYoutubeDLBinary,
-  getYoutubeDLVideoFormat,
-  downloadYoutubeDLVideo,
-  getYoutubeDLSubs,
-  getYoutubeDLInfo,
-  safeGetYoutubeDL,
-  buildOriginallyPublishedAt
-}
+  private isNSFW (info: any) {
+    return info.age_limit && info.age_limit >= 16
+  }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  private getTags (tags: any) {
+    if (Array.isArray(tags) === false) return []
 
-async function guessVideoPathWithExtension (tmpPath: string, sourceExt: string) {
-  if (!isVideoFileExtnameValid(sourceExt)) {
-    throw new Error('Invalid video extension ' + sourceExt)
+    return tags
+      .filter(t => t.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.max && t.length > CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.min)
+      .map(t => t.normalize())
+      .slice(0, 5)
   }
 
-  const extensions = [ sourceExt, '.mp4', '.mkv', '.webm' ]
+  private getLicence (licence: string) {
+    if (!licence) return undefined
 
-  for (const extension of extensions) {
-    const path = tmpPath + extension
+    if (licence.includes('Creative Commons Attribution')) return 1
 
-    if (await pathExists(path)) return path
-  }
+    for (const key of Object.keys(VIDEO_LICENCES)) {
+      const peertubeLicence = VIDEO_LICENCES[key]
+      if (peertubeLicence.toLowerCase() === licence.toLowerCase()) return parseInt(key, 10)
+    }
 
-  throw new Error('Cannot guess path of ' + tmpPath)
-}
+    return undefined
+  }
 
-function normalizeObject (obj: any) {
-  const newObj: any = {}
+  private getCategory (categories: string[]) {
+    if (!categories) return undefined
 
-  for (const key of Object.keys(obj)) {
-    // Deprecated key
-    if (key === 'resolution') continue
+    const categoryString = categories[0]
+    if (!categoryString || typeof categoryString !== 'string') return undefined
 
-    const value = obj[key]
+    if (categoryString === 'News & Politics') return 11
 
-    if (typeof value === 'string') {
-      newObj[key] = value.normalize()
-    } else {
-      newObj[key] = value
+    for (const key of Object.keys(VIDEO_CATEGORIES)) {
+      const category = VIDEO_CATEGORIES[key]
+      if (categoryString.toLowerCase() === category.toLowerCase()) return parseInt(key, 10)
     }
-  }
 
-  return newObj
-}
-
-function buildVideoInfo (obj: any): YoutubeDLInfo {
-  return {
-    name: titleTruncation(obj.title),
-    description: descriptionTruncation(obj.description),
-    category: getCategory(obj.categories),
-    licence: getLicence(obj.license),
-    language: getLanguage(obj.language),
-    nsfw: isNSFW(obj),
-    tags: getTags(obj.tags),
-    thumbnailUrl: obj.thumbnail || undefined,
-    originallyPublishedAt: buildOriginallyPublishedAt(obj),
-    ext: obj.ext
+    return undefined
   }
-}
 
-function titleTruncation (title: string) {
-  return peertubeTruncate(title, {
-    length: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max,
-    separator: /,? +/,
-    omission: ' […]'
-  })
-}
+  private getLanguage (language: string) {
+    return VIDEO_LANGUAGES[language] ? language : undefined
+  }
 
-function descriptionTruncation (description: string) {
-  if (!description || description.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.DESCRIPTION.min) return undefined
+  private wrapWithProxyOptions (options: string[]) {
+    if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.PROXY.ENABLED) {
+      logger.debug('Using proxy for YoutubeDL')
 
-  return peertubeTruncate(description, {
-    length: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.DESCRIPTION.max,
-    separator: /,? +/,
-    omission: ' […]'
-  })
-}
+      return [ '--proxy', CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.PROXY.URL ].concat(options)
+    }
 
-function isNSFW (info: any) {
-  return info.age_limit && info.age_limit >= 16
-}
+    return options
+  }
 
-function getTags (tags: any) {
-  if (Array.isArray(tags) === false) return []
+  // Thanks: https://github.com/przemyslawpluta/node-youtube-dl/blob/master/lib/downloader.js
+  // We rewrote it to avoid sync calls
+  static async updateYoutubeDLBinary () {
+    logger.info('Updating youtubeDL binary.')
 
-  return tags
-    .filter(t => t.length < CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.max && t.length > CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.min)
-    .map(t => t.normalize())
-    .slice(0, 5)
-}
+    const binDirectory = join(root(), 'node_modules', 'youtube-dl', 'bin')
+    const bin = join(binDirectory, 'youtube-dl')
+    const detailsPath = join(binDirectory, 'details')
+    const url = process.env.YOUTUBE_DL_DOWNLOAD_HOST || 'https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl'
 
-function getLicence (licence: string) {
-  if (!licence) return undefined
+    await ensureDir(binDirectory)
 
-  if (licence.includes('Creative Commons Attribution')) return 1
+    try {
+      const result = await got(url, { followRedirect: false })
 
-  for (const key of Object.keys(VIDEO_LICENCES)) {
-    const peertubeLicence = VIDEO_LICENCES[key]
-    if (peertubeLicence.toLowerCase() === licence.toLowerCase()) return parseInt(key, 10)
-  }
+      if (result.statusCode !== HttpStatusCode.FOUND_302) {
+        logger.error('youtube-dl update error: did not get redirect for the latest version link. Status %d', result.statusCode)
+        return
+      }
 
-  return undefined
-}
+      const newUrl = result.headers.location
+      const newVersion = /yt-dl\.org\/downloads\/(\d{4}\.\d\d\.\d\d(\.\d)?)\/youtube-dl/.exec(newUrl)[1]
 
-function getCategory (categories: string[]) {
-  if (!categories) return undefined
+      const downloadFileStream = got.stream(newUrl)
+      const writeStream = createWriteStream(bin, { mode: 493 })
 
-  const categoryString = categories[0]
-  if (!categoryString || typeof categoryString !== 'string') return undefined
+      await pipelinePromise(
+        downloadFileStream,
+        writeStream
+      )
 
-  if (categoryString === 'News & Politics') return 11
+      const details = JSON.stringify({ version: newVersion, path: bin, exec: 'youtube-dl' })
+      await writeFile(detailsPath, details, { encoding: 'utf8' })
 
-  for (const key of Object.keys(VIDEO_CATEGORIES)) {
-    const category = VIDEO_CATEGORIES[key]
-    if (categoryString.toLowerCase() === category.toLowerCase()) return parseInt(key, 10)
+      logger.info('youtube-dl updated to version %s.', newVersion)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot update youtube-dl.', { err })
+    }
   }
 
-  return undefined
-}
-
-function getLanguage (language: string) {
-  return VIDEO_LANGUAGES[language] ? language : undefined
-}
+  static async safeGetYoutubeDL () {
+    let youtubeDL
 
-function wrapWithProxyOptions (options: string[]) {
-  if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.PROXY.ENABLED) {
-    logger.debug('Using proxy for YoutubeDL')
+    try {
+      youtubeDL = require('youtube-dl')
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Download binary
+      await this.updateYoutubeDLBinary()
+      youtubeDL = require('youtube-dl')
+    }
 
-    return [ '--proxy', CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.PROXY.URL ].concat(options)
+    return youtubeDL
   }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  return options
+export {
+  YoutubeDL
 }
diff --git a/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts b/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
index a93c8b7fd..911734fa0 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { RecentlyAddedStrategy } from '../../shared/models/redundancy'
 import { isProdInstance, isTestInstance, parseSemVersion } from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import { isArray } from '../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../models/user/user'
 import { ApplicationModel, getServerActor } from '../models/application/application'
 import { OAuthClientModel } from '../models/oauth/oauth-client'
 import { CONFIG, isEmailEnabled } from './config'
diff --git a/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts b/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
index 2864b0287..93c019121 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker-before-init.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function checkMissedConfig () {
     'csp.enabled', 'csp.report_only', 'csp.report_uri',
     'security.frameguard.enabled',
     'cache.previews.size', 'cache.captions.size', 'cache.torrents.size', 'admin.email', 'contact_form.enabled',
-    'signup.enabled', 'signup.limit', 'signup.requires_email_verification',
+    'signup.enabled', 'signup.limit', 'signup.requires_email_verification', 'signup.minimum_age',
     'signup.filters.cidr.whitelist', 'signup.filters.cidr.blacklist',
     'redundancy.videos.strategies', 'redundancy.videos.check_interval',
     'transcoding.enabled', 'transcoding.threads', 'transcoding.allow_additional_extensions', 'transcoding.hls.enabled',
diff --git a/server/initializers/config.ts b/server/initializers/config.ts
index 5281d3a66..30a9823b9 100644
--- a/server/initializers/config.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/config.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ const CONFIG = {
     get ENABLED () { return config.get<boolean>('signup.enabled') },
     get LIMIT () { return config.get<number>('signup.limit') },
     get REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION () { return config.get<boolean>('signup.requires_email_verification') },
+    get MINIMUM_AGE () { return config.get<number>('signup.minimum_age') },
     FILTERS: {
       CIDR: {
         get WHITELIST () { return config.get<string[]>('signup.filters.cidr.whitelist') },
diff --git a/server/initializers/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 6f388420e..ab59320eb 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { CONFIG, registerConfigChangedHandler } from './config'
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 645
+const LAST_MIGRATION_VERSION = 650
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ const SORTABLE_COLUMNS = {
   // Don't forget to update peertube-search-index with the same values
   VIDEOS_SEARCH: [ 'name', 'duration', 'createdAt', 'publishedAt', 'originallyPublishedAt', 'views', 'likes', 'match' ],
   VIDEO_CHANNELS_SEARCH: [ 'match', 'displayName', 'createdAt' ],
+  VIDEO_PLAYLISTS_SEARCH: [ 'match', 'displayName', 'createdAt' ],
 
   ABUSES: [ 'id', 'createdAt', 'state' ],
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ const JOB_ATTEMPTS: { [id in JobType]: number } = {
 const JOB_CONCURRENCY: { [id in Exclude<JobType, 'video-transcoding' | 'video-import'>]: number } = {
   'activitypub-http-broadcast': 1,
   'activitypub-http-unicast': 5,
-  'activitypub-http-fetcher': 1,
+  'activitypub-http-fetcher': 3,
   'activitypub-cleaner': 1,
   'activitypub-follow': 1,
   'video-file-import': 1,
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ const CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = {
     CAPTION_FILE: {
       EXTNAME: [ '.vtt', '.srt' ],
       FILE_SIZE: {
-        max: 2 * 1024 * 1024 // 2MB
+        max: 4 * 1024 * 1024 // 4MB
       }
     }
   },
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ const CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = {
     IMAGE: {
       EXTNAME: [ '.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.webp' ],
       FILE_SIZE: {
-        max: 2 * 1024 * 1024 // 2MB
+        max: 4 * 1024 * 1024 // 4MB
       }
     },
     EXTNAME: [] as string[],
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ const CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = {
     IMAGE: {
       EXTNAME: [ '.jpg', '.jpeg' ],
       FILE_SIZE: {
-        max: 2 * 1024 * 1024 // 2MB
+        max: 4 * 1024 * 1024 // 4MB
       }
     }
   },
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ const CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS = {
     IMAGE: {
       EXTNAME: [ '.png', '.jpeg', '.jpg', '.gif', '.webp' ],
       FILE_SIZE: {
-        max: 2 * 1024 * 1024 // 2MB
+        max: 4 * 1024 * 1024 // 4MB
       }
     }
   },
@@ -447,9 +448,10 @@ const MIMETYPES = {
       'audio/ogg': '.ogg',
       'audio/x-ms-wma': '.wma',
       'audio/wav': '.wav',
+      'audio/x-wav': '.wav',
       'audio/x-flac': '.flac',
       'audio/flac': '.flac',
-      '‎audio/aac': '.aac',
+      'audio/aac': '.aac',
       'audio/m4a': '.m4a',
       'audio/mp4': '.m4a',
       'audio/x-m4a': '.m4a',
@@ -702,7 +704,8 @@ const CUSTOM_HTML_TAG_COMMENTS = {
   TITLE: '<!-- title tag -->',
   DESCRIPTION: '<!-- description tag -->',
   CUSTOM_CSS: '<!-- custom css tag -->',
-  META_TAGS: '<!-- meta tags -->'
+  META_TAGS: '<!-- meta tags -->',
+  SERVER_CONFIG: '<!-- server config -->'
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/initializers/database.ts b/server/initializers/database.ts
index edf12bc41..38e7a76d0 100644
--- a/server/initializers/database.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/database.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import { QueryTypes, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { Sequelize as SequelizeTypescript } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { TrackerModel } from '@server/models/server/tracker'
 import { VideoTrackerModel } from '@server/models/server/video-tracker'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
+import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/user/user-notification'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '@server/models/user/user-video-history'
 import { isTestInstance } from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
 import { AbuseModel } from '../models/abuse/abuse'
@@ -11,13 +14,9 @@ import { VideoCommentAbuseModel } from '../models/abuse/video-comment-abuse'
 import { AccountModel } from '../models/account/account'
 import { AccountBlocklistModel } from '../models/account/account-blocklist'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../models/account/account-video-rate'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../models/account/actor-image'
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
-import { UserNotificationModel } from '../models/account/user-notification'
-import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '../models/account/user-notification-setting'
-import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../models/account/user-video-history'
-import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel } from '../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../models/actor/actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../models/actor/actor-image'
 import { ApplicationModel } from '../models/application/application'
 import { OAuthClientModel } from '../models/oauth/oauth-client'
 import { OAuthTokenModel } from '../models/oauth/oauth-token'
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { PluginModel } from '../models/server/plugin'
 import { ServerModel } from '../models/server/server'
 import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '../models/server/server-blocklist'
+import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '../models/user/user-notification-setting'
 import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../models/video/schedule-video-update'
 import { TagModel } from '../models/video/tag'
 import { ThumbnailModel } from '../models/video/thumbnail'
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '../models/video/video-streaming-pla
 import { VideoTagModel } from '../models/video/video-tag'
 import { VideoViewModel } from '../models/video/video-view'
 import { CONFIG } from './config'
+import { ActorCustomPageModel } from '@server/models/account/actor-custom-page'
 
 require('pg').defaults.parseInt8 = true // Avoid BIGINT to be converted to string
 
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ async function initDatabaseModels (silent: boolean) {
     ThumbnailModel,
     TrackerModel,
     VideoTrackerModel,
-    PluginModel
+    PluginModel,
+    ActorCustomPageModel
   ])
 
   // Check extensions exist in the database
diff --git a/server/initializers/installer.ts b/server/initializers/installer.ts
index 8dcff64e2..676f88653 100644
--- a/server/initializers/installer.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/installer.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as passwordGenerator from 'password-generator'
 import { UserRole } from '../../shared'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
 import { createApplicationActor, createUserAccountAndChannelAndPlaylist } from '../lib/user'
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../models/user/user'
 import { ApplicationModel } from '../models/application/application'
 import { OAuthClientModel } from '../models/oauth/oauth-client'
 import { applicationExist, clientsExist, usersExist } from './checker-after-init'
diff --git a/server/initializers/migrations/0080-video-channels.ts b/server/initializers/migrations/0080-video-channels.ts
index 883224cb0..0e6952350 100644
--- a/server/initializers/migrations/0080-video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/migrations/0080-video-channels.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 
 async function up (utils: {
   transaction: Sequelize.Transaction
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async function up (utils: {
   {
     const authors = await utils.db.Author.findAll()
     for (const author of authors) {
-      author.uuid = uuidv4()
+      author.uuid = buildUUID()
       await author.save()
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/initializers/migrations/0345-video-playlists.ts b/server/initializers/migrations/0345-video-playlists.ts
index 89a14a6ee..8dd631dff 100644
--- a/server/initializers/migrations/0345-video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/migrations/0345-video-playlists.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy, VideoPlaylistType } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { WEBSERVER } from '../constants'
 
 async function up (utils: {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "videoPlaylistElement"
     const usernames = userResult.map(r => r.username)
 
     for (const username of usernames) {
-      const uuid = uuidv4()
+      const uuid = buildUUID()
 
       const baseUrl = WEBSERVER.URL + '/video-playlists/' + uuid
       const query = `
diff --git a/server/initializers/migrations/0560-user-feed-token.ts b/server/initializers/migrations/0560-user-feed-token.ts
index 7c61def17..042301352 100644
--- a/server/initializers/migrations/0560-user-feed-token.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/migrations/0560-user-feed-token.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 
 async function up (utils: {
   transaction: Sequelize.Transaction
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async function up (utils: {
     const users = await utils.sequelize.query<any>(query, options)
 
     for (const user of users) {
-      const queryUpdate = `UPDATE "user" SET "feedToken" = '${uuidv4()}' WHERE id = ${user.id}`
+      const queryUpdate = `UPDATE "user" SET "feedToken" = '${buildUUID()}' WHERE id = ${user.id}`
       await utils.sequelize.query(queryUpdate)
     }
   }
diff --git a/server/initializers/migrations/0650-actor-custom-pages.ts b/server/initializers/migrations/0650-actor-custom-pages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1338327e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/initializers/migrations/0650-actor-custom-pages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
+
+async function up (utils: {
+  transaction: Sequelize.Transaction
+  queryInterface: Sequelize.QueryInterface
+  sequelize: Sequelize.Sequelize
+  db: any
+}): Promise<void> {
+  {
+    const query = `
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "actorCustomPage" (
+      "id" serial,
+      "content" TEXT,
+      "type" varchar(255) NOT NULL,
+      "actorId" integer NOT NULL REFERENCES "actor" ("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
+      "createdAt" timestamp WITH time zone NOT NULL,
+      "updatedAt" timestamp WITH time zone NOT NULL,
+      PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+    );
+    `
+
+    await utils.sequelize.query(query)
+  }
+}
+
+function down (options) {
+  throw new Error('Not implemented.')
+}
+
+export {
+  up,
+  down
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actor.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actor.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fe7381c9..000000000
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/actor.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,594 +0,0 @@
-import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
-import { extname } from 'path'
-import { Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
-import { URL } from 'url'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { ActivityPubActor, ActivityPubActorType, ActivityPubOrderedCollection } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub'
-import { ActivityPubAttributedTo } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
-import { checkUrlsSameHost, getAPId } from '../../helpers/activitypub'
-import { ActorFetchByUrlType, fetchActorByUrl } from '../../helpers/actor'
-import { sanitizeAndCheckActorObject } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
-import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
-import { retryTransactionWrapper, updateInstanceWithAnother } from '../../helpers/database-utils'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { createPrivateAndPublicKeys } from '../../helpers/peertube-crypto'
-import { doJSONRequest, PeerTubeRequestError } from '../../helpers/requests'
-import { getUrlFromWebfinger } from '../../helpers/webfinger'
-import { MIMETYPES, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
-import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../../models/account/actor-image'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
-import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../models/video/video-channel'
-import {
-  MAccount,
-  MAccountDefault,
-  MActor,
-  MActorAccountChannelId,
-  MActorAccountChannelIdActor,
-  MActorAccountId,
-  MActorFull,
-  MActorFullActor,
-  MActorId,
-  MActorImage,
-  MActorImages,
-  MChannel
-} from '../../types/models'
-import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
-
-// Set account keys, this could be long so process after the account creation and do not block the client
-async function generateAndSaveActorKeys <T extends MActor> (actor: T) {
-  const { publicKey, privateKey } = await createPrivateAndPublicKeys()
-
-  actor.publicKey = publicKey
-  actor.privateKey = privateKey
-
-  return actor.save()
-}
-
-function getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel (
-  activityActor: string | ActivityPubActor,
-  fetchType: 'all',
-  recurseIfNeeded?: boolean,
-  updateCollections?: boolean
-): Promise<MActorFullActor>
-
-function getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel (
-  activityActor: string | ActivityPubActor,
-  fetchType?: 'association-ids',
-  recurseIfNeeded?: boolean,
-  updateCollections?: boolean
-): Promise<MActorAccountChannelId>
-
-async function getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel (
-  activityActor: string | ActivityPubActor,
-  fetchType: ActorFetchByUrlType = 'association-ids',
-  recurseIfNeeded = true,
-  updateCollections = false
-): Promise<MActorFullActor | MActorAccountChannelId> {
-  const actorUrl = getAPId(activityActor)
-  let created = false
-  let accountPlaylistsUrl: string
-
-  let actor = await fetchActorByUrl(actorUrl, fetchType)
-  // Orphan actor (not associated to an account of channel) so recreate it
-  if (actor && (!actor.Account && !actor.VideoChannel)) {
-    await actor.destroy()
-    actor = null
-  }
-
-  // We don't have this actor in our database, fetch it on remote
-  if (!actor) {
-    const { result } = await fetchRemoteActor(actorUrl)
-    if (result === undefined) throw new Error('Cannot fetch remote actor ' + actorUrl)
-
-    // Create the attributed to actor
-    // In PeerTube a video channel is owned by an account
-    let ownerActor: MActorFullActor
-    if (recurseIfNeeded === true && result.actor.type === 'Group') {
-      const accountAttributedTo = result.attributedTo.find(a => a.type === 'Person')
-      if (!accountAttributedTo) throw new Error('Cannot find account attributed to video channel ' + actor.url)
-
-      if (checkUrlsSameHost(accountAttributedTo.id, actorUrl) !== true) {
-        throw new Error(`Account attributed to ${accountAttributedTo.id} does not have the same host than actor url ${actorUrl}`)
-      }
-
-      try {
-        // Don't recurse another time
-        const recurseIfNeeded = false
-        ownerActor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(accountAttributedTo.id, 'all', recurseIfNeeded)
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error('Cannot get or create account attributed to video channel ' + actorUrl)
-        throw new Error(err)
-      }
-    }
-
-    actor = await retryTransactionWrapper(saveActorAndServerAndModelIfNotExist, result, ownerActor)
-    created = true
-    accountPlaylistsUrl = result.playlists
-  }
-
-  if (actor.Account) (actor as MActorAccountChannelIdActor).Account.Actor = actor
-  if (actor.VideoChannel) (actor as MActorAccountChannelIdActor).VideoChannel.Actor = actor
-
-  const { actor: actorRefreshed, refreshed } = await retryTransactionWrapper(refreshActorIfNeeded, actor, fetchType)
-  if (!actorRefreshed) throw new Error('Actor ' + actor.url + ' does not exist anymore.')
-
-  if ((created === true || refreshed === true) && updateCollections === true) {
-    const payload = { uri: actor.outboxUrl, type: 'activity' as 'activity' }
-    await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
-  }
-
-  // We created a new account: fetch the playlists
-  if (created === true && actor.Account && accountPlaylistsUrl) {
-    const payload = { uri: accountPlaylistsUrl, accountId: actor.Account.id, type: 'account-playlists' as 'account-playlists' }
-    await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
-  }
-
-  return actorRefreshed
-}
-
-function buildActorInstance (type: ActivityPubActorType, url: string, preferredUsername: string, uuid?: string) {
-  return new ActorModel({
-    type,
-    url,
-    preferredUsername,
-    uuid,
-    publicKey: null,
-    privateKey: null,
-    followersCount: 0,
-    followingCount: 0,
-    inboxUrl: url + '/inbox',
-    outboxUrl: url + '/outbox',
-    sharedInboxUrl: WEBSERVER.URL + '/inbox',
-    followersUrl: url + '/followers',
-    followingUrl: url + '/following'
-  }) as MActor
-}
-
-async function updateActorInstance (actorInstance: ActorModel, attributes: ActivityPubActor) {
-  const followersCount = await fetchActorTotalItems(attributes.followers)
-  const followingCount = await fetchActorTotalItems(attributes.following)
-
-  actorInstance.type = attributes.type
-  actorInstance.preferredUsername = attributes.preferredUsername
-  actorInstance.url = attributes.id
-  actorInstance.publicKey = attributes.publicKey.publicKeyPem
-  actorInstance.followersCount = followersCount
-  actorInstance.followingCount = followingCount
-  actorInstance.inboxUrl = attributes.inbox
-  actorInstance.outboxUrl = attributes.outbox
-  actorInstance.followersUrl = attributes.followers
-  actorInstance.followingUrl = attributes.following
-
-  if (attributes.published) actorInstance.remoteCreatedAt = new Date(attributes.published)
-
-  if (attributes.endpoints?.sharedInbox) {
-    actorInstance.sharedInboxUrl = attributes.endpoints.sharedInbox
-  }
-}
-
-type ImageInfo = {
-  name: string
-  fileUrl: string
-  height: number
-  width: number
-  onDisk?: boolean
-}
-async function updateActorImageInstance (actor: MActorImages, type: ActorImageType, imageInfo: ImageInfo | null, t: Transaction) {
-  const oldImageModel = type === ActorImageType.AVATAR
-    ? actor.Avatar
-    : actor.Banner
-
-  if (oldImageModel) {
-    // Don't update the avatar if the file URL did not change
-    if (imageInfo?.fileUrl && oldImageModel.fileUrl === imageInfo.fileUrl) return actor
-
-    try {
-      await oldImageModel.destroy({ transaction: t })
-
-      setActorImage(actor, type, null)
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.error('Cannot remove old actor image of actor %s.', actor.url, { err })
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (imageInfo) {
-    const imageModel = await ActorImageModel.create({
-      filename: imageInfo.name,
-      onDisk: imageInfo.onDisk ?? false,
-      fileUrl: imageInfo.fileUrl,
-      height: imageInfo.height,
-      width: imageInfo.width,
-      type
-    }, { transaction: t })
-
-    setActorImage(actor, type, imageModel)
-  }
-
-  return actor
-}
-
-async function deleteActorImageInstance (actor: MActorImages, type: ActorImageType, t: Transaction) {
-  try {
-    if (type === ActorImageType.AVATAR) {
-      await actor.Avatar.destroy({ transaction: t })
-
-      actor.avatarId = null
-      actor.Avatar = null
-    } else {
-      await actor.Banner.destroy({ transaction: t })
-
-      actor.bannerId = null
-      actor.Banner = null
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.error('Cannot remove old image of actor %s.', actor.url, { err })
-  }
-
-  return actor
-}
-
-async function fetchActorTotalItems (url: string) {
-  try {
-    const { body } = await doJSONRequest<ActivityPubOrderedCollection<unknown>>(url, { activityPub: true })
-
-    return body.totalItems || 0
-  } catch (err) {
-    logger.warn('Cannot fetch remote actor count %s.', url, { err })
-    return 0
-  }
-}
-
-function getImageInfoIfExists (actorJSON: ActivityPubActor, type: ActorImageType) {
-  const mimetypes = MIMETYPES.IMAGE
-  const icon = type === ActorImageType.AVATAR
-    ? actorJSON.icon
-    : actorJSON.image
-
-  if (!icon || icon.type !== 'Image' || !isActivityPubUrlValid(icon.url)) return undefined
-
-  let extension: string
-
-  if (icon.mediaType) {
-    extension = mimetypes.MIMETYPE_EXT[icon.mediaType]
-  } else {
-    const tmp = extname(icon.url)
-
-    if (mimetypes.EXT_MIMETYPE[tmp] !== undefined) extension = tmp
-  }
-
-  if (!extension) return undefined
-
-  return {
-    name: uuidv4() + extension,
-    fileUrl: icon.url,
-    height: icon.height,
-    width: icon.width,
-    type
-  }
-}
-
-async function addFetchOutboxJob (actor: Pick<ActorModel, 'id' | 'outboxUrl'>) {
-  // Don't fetch ourselves
-  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
-  if (serverActor.id === actor.id) {
-    logger.error('Cannot fetch our own outbox!')
-    return undefined
-  }
-
-  const payload = {
-    uri: actor.outboxUrl,
-    type: 'activity' as 'activity'
-  }
-
-  return JobQueue.Instance.createJob({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
-}
-
-async function refreshActorIfNeeded <T extends MActorFull | MActorAccountChannelId> (
-  actorArg: T,
-  fetchedType: ActorFetchByUrlType
-): Promise<{ actor: T | MActorFull, refreshed: boolean }> {
-  if (!actorArg.isOutdated()) return { actor: actorArg, refreshed: false }
-
-  // We need more attributes
-  const actor = fetchedType === 'all'
-    ? actorArg as MActorFull
-    : await ActorModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccountAndChannel(actorArg.url)
-
-  try {
-    let actorUrl: string
-    try {
-      actorUrl = await getUrlFromWebfinger(actor.preferredUsername + '@' + actor.getHost())
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot get actor URL from webfinger, keeping the old one.', err)
-      actorUrl = actor.url
-    }
-
-    const { result } = await fetchRemoteActor(actorUrl)
-
-    if (result === undefined) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot fetch remote actor in refresh actor.')
-      return { actor, refreshed: false }
-    }
-
-    return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      updateInstanceWithAnother(actor, result.actor)
-
-      await updateActorImageInstance(actor, ActorImageType.AVATAR, result.avatar, t)
-      await updateActorImageInstance(actor, ActorImageType.BANNER, result.banner, t)
-
-      // Force update
-      actor.setDataValue('updatedAt', new Date())
-      await actor.save({ transaction: t })
-
-      if (actor.Account) {
-        actor.Account.name = result.name
-        actor.Account.description = result.summary
-
-        await actor.Account.save({ transaction: t })
-      } else if (actor.VideoChannel) {
-        actor.VideoChannel.name = result.name
-        actor.VideoChannel.description = result.summary
-        actor.VideoChannel.support = result.support
-
-        await actor.VideoChannel.save({ transaction: t })
-      }
-
-      return { refreshed: true, actor }
-    })
-  } catch (err) {
-    if ((err as PeerTubeRequestError).statusCode === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404) {
-      logger.info('Deleting actor %s because there is a 404 in refresh actor.', actor.url)
-      actor.Account
-        ? await actor.Account.destroy()
-        : await actor.VideoChannel.destroy()
-
-      return { actor: undefined, refreshed: false }
-    }
-
-    logger.warn('Cannot refresh actor %s.', actor.url, { err })
-    return { actor, refreshed: false }
-  }
-}
-
-export {
-  getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel,
-  buildActorInstance,
-  generateAndSaveActorKeys,
-  fetchActorTotalItems,
-  getImageInfoIfExists,
-  updateActorInstance,
-  deleteActorImageInstance,
-  refreshActorIfNeeded,
-  updateActorImageInstance,
-  addFetchOutboxJob
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function setActorImage (actorModel: MActorImages, type: ActorImageType, imageModel: MActorImage) {
-  const id = imageModel
-    ? imageModel.id
-    : null
-
-  if (type === ActorImageType.AVATAR) {
-    actorModel.avatarId = id
-    actorModel.Avatar = imageModel
-  } else {
-    actorModel.bannerId = id
-    actorModel.Banner = imageModel
-  }
-
-  return actorModel
-}
-
-function saveActorAndServerAndModelIfNotExist (
-  result: FetchRemoteActorResult,
-  ownerActor?: MActorFullActor,
-  t?: Transaction
-): Bluebird<MActorFullActor> | Promise<MActorFullActor> {
-  const actor = result.actor
-
-  if (t !== undefined) return save(t)
-
-  return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(t => save(t))
-
-  async function save (t: Transaction) {
-    const actorHost = new URL(actor.url).host
-
-    const serverOptions = {
-      where: {
-        host: actorHost
-      },
-      defaults: {
-        host: actorHost
-      },
-      transaction: t
-    }
-    const [ server ] = await ServerModel.findOrCreate(serverOptions)
-
-    // Save our new account in database
-    actor.serverId = server.id
-
-    // Avatar?
-    if (result.avatar) {
-      const avatar = await ActorImageModel.create({
-        filename: result.avatar.name,
-        fileUrl: result.avatar.fileUrl,
-        width: result.avatar.width,
-        height: result.avatar.height,
-        onDisk: false,
-        type: ActorImageType.AVATAR
-      }, { transaction: t })
-
-      actor.avatarId = avatar.id
-    }
-
-    // Banner?
-    if (result.banner) {
-      const banner = await ActorImageModel.create({
-        filename: result.banner.name,
-        fileUrl: result.banner.fileUrl,
-        width: result.banner.width,
-        height: result.banner.height,
-        onDisk: false,
-        type: ActorImageType.BANNER
-      }, { transaction: t })
-
-      actor.bannerId = banner.id
-    }
-
-    // Force the actor creation, sometimes Sequelize skips the save() when it thinks the instance already exists
-    // (which could be false in a retried query)
-    const [ actorCreated, created ] = await ActorModel.findOrCreate<MActorFullActor>({
-      defaults: actor.toJSON(),
-      where: {
-        [Op.or]: [
-          {
-            url: actor.url
-          },
-          {
-            serverId: actor.serverId,
-            preferredUsername: actor.preferredUsername
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      transaction: t
-    })
-
-    // Try to fix non HTTPS accounts of remote instances that fixed their URL afterwards
-    if (created !== true && actorCreated.url !== actor.url) {
-      // Only fix http://example.com/account/djidane to https://example.com/account/djidane
-      if (actorCreated.url.replace(/^http:\/\//, '') !== actor.url.replace(/^https:\/\//, '')) {
-        throw new Error(`Actor from DB with URL ${actorCreated.url} does not correspond to actor ${actor.url}`)
-      }
-
-      actorCreated.url = actor.url
-      await actorCreated.save({ transaction: t })
-    }
-
-    if (actorCreated.type === 'Person' || actorCreated.type === 'Application') {
-      actorCreated.Account = await saveAccount(actorCreated, result, t) as MAccountDefault
-      actorCreated.Account.Actor = actorCreated
-    } else if (actorCreated.type === 'Group') { // Video channel
-      const channel = await saveVideoChannel(actorCreated, result, ownerActor, t)
-      actorCreated.VideoChannel = Object.assign(channel, { Actor: actorCreated, Account: ownerActor.Account })
-    }
-
-    actorCreated.Server = server
-
-    return actorCreated
-  }
-}
-
-type ImageResult = {
-  name: string
-  fileUrl: string
-  height: number
-  width: number
-}
-
-type FetchRemoteActorResult = {
-  actor: MActor
-  name: string
-  summary: string
-  support?: string
-  playlists?: string
-  avatar?: ImageResult
-  banner?: ImageResult
-  attributedTo: ActivityPubAttributedTo[]
-}
-async function fetchRemoteActor (actorUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode?: number, result: FetchRemoteActorResult }> {
-  logger.info('Fetching remote actor %s.', actorUrl)
-
-  const requestResult = await doJSONRequest<ActivityPubActor>(actorUrl, { activityPub: true })
-  const actorJSON = requestResult.body
-
-  if (sanitizeAndCheckActorObject(actorJSON) === false) {
-    logger.debug('Remote actor JSON is not valid.', { actorJSON })
-    return { result: undefined, statusCode: requestResult.statusCode }
-  }
-
-  if (checkUrlsSameHost(actorJSON.id, actorUrl) !== true) {
-    logger.warn('Actor url %s has not the same host than its AP id %s', actorUrl, actorJSON.id)
-    return { result: undefined, statusCode: requestResult.statusCode }
-  }
-
-  const followersCount = await fetchActorTotalItems(actorJSON.followers)
-  const followingCount = await fetchActorTotalItems(actorJSON.following)
-
-  const actor = new ActorModel({
-    type: actorJSON.type,
-    preferredUsername: actorJSON.preferredUsername,
-    url: actorJSON.id,
-    publicKey: actorJSON.publicKey.publicKeyPem,
-    privateKey: null,
-    followersCount: followersCount,
-    followingCount: followingCount,
-    inboxUrl: actorJSON.inbox,
-    outboxUrl: actorJSON.outbox,
-    followersUrl: actorJSON.followers,
-    followingUrl: actorJSON.following,
-
-    sharedInboxUrl: actorJSON.endpoints?.sharedInbox
-      ? actorJSON.endpoints.sharedInbox
-      : null
-  })
-
-  const avatarInfo = getImageInfoIfExists(actorJSON, ActorImageType.AVATAR)
-  const bannerInfo = getImageInfoIfExists(actorJSON, ActorImageType.BANNER)
-
-  const name = actorJSON.name || actorJSON.preferredUsername
-  return {
-    statusCode: requestResult.statusCode,
-    result: {
-      actor,
-      name,
-      avatar: avatarInfo,
-      banner: bannerInfo,
-      summary: actorJSON.summary,
-      support: actorJSON.support,
-      playlists: actorJSON.playlists,
-      attributedTo: actorJSON.attributedTo
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-async function saveAccount (actor: MActorId, result: FetchRemoteActorResult, t: Transaction) {
-  const [ accountCreated ] = await AccountModel.findOrCreate({
-    defaults: {
-      name: result.name,
-      description: result.summary,
-      actorId: actor.id
-    },
-    where: {
-      actorId: actor.id
-    },
-    transaction: t
-  })
-
-  return accountCreated as MAccount
-}
-
-async function saveVideoChannel (actor: MActorId, result: FetchRemoteActorResult, ownerActor: MActorAccountId, t: Transaction) {
-  const [ videoChannelCreated ] = await VideoChannelModel.findOrCreate({
-    defaults: {
-      name: result.name,
-      description: result.summary,
-      support: result.support,
-      actorId: actor.id,
-      accountId: ownerActor.Account.id
-    },
-    where: {
-      actorId: actor.id
-    },
-    transaction: t
-  })
-
-  return videoChannelCreated as MChannel
-}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/get.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8681ea02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+
+import { checkUrlsSameHost, getAPId } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { JobQueue } from '@server/lib/job-queue'
+import { ActorLoadByUrlType, loadActorByUrl } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
+import { MActor, MActorAccountChannelId, MActorAccountChannelIdActor, MActorAccountId, MActorFullActor } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActivityPubActor } from '@shared/models'
+import { refreshActorIfNeeded } from './refresh'
+import { APActorCreator, fetchRemoteActor } from './shared'
+
+function getOrCreateAPActor (
+  activityActor: string | ActivityPubActor,
+  fetchType: 'all',
+  recurseIfNeeded?: boolean,
+  updateCollections?: boolean
+): Promise<MActorFullActor>
+
+function getOrCreateAPActor (
+  activityActor: string | ActivityPubActor,
+  fetchType?: 'association-ids',
+  recurseIfNeeded?: boolean,
+  updateCollections?: boolean
+): Promise<MActorAccountChannelId>
+
+async function getOrCreateAPActor (
+  activityActor: string | ActivityPubActor,
+  fetchType: ActorLoadByUrlType = 'association-ids',
+  recurseIfNeeded = true,
+  updateCollections = false
+): Promise<MActorFullActor | MActorAccountChannelId> {
+  const actorUrl = getAPId(activityActor)
+  let actor = await loadActorFromDB(actorUrl, fetchType)
+
+  let created = false
+  let accountPlaylistsUrl: string
+
+  // We don't have this actor in our database, fetch it on remote
+  if (!actor) {
+    const { actorObject } = await fetchRemoteActor(actorUrl)
+    if (actorObject === undefined) throw new Error('Cannot fetch remote actor ' + actorUrl)
+
+    // actorUrl is just an alias/rediraction, so process object id instead
+    if (actorObject.id !== actorUrl) return getOrCreateAPActor(actorObject, 'all', recurseIfNeeded, updateCollections)
+
+    // Create the attributed to actor
+    // In PeerTube a video channel is owned by an account
+    let ownerActor: MActorFullActor
+    if (recurseIfNeeded === true && actorObject.type === 'Group') {
+      ownerActor = await getOrCreateAPOwner(actorObject, actorUrl)
+    }
+
+    const creator = new APActorCreator(actorObject, ownerActor)
+    actor = await retryTransactionWrapper(creator.create.bind(creator))
+    created = true
+    accountPlaylistsUrl = actorObject.playlists
+  }
+
+  if (actor.Account) (actor as MActorAccountChannelIdActor).Account.Actor = actor
+  if (actor.VideoChannel) (actor as MActorAccountChannelIdActor).VideoChannel.Actor = actor
+
+  const { actor: actorRefreshed, refreshed } = await refreshActorIfNeeded({ actor, fetchedType: fetchType })
+  if (!actorRefreshed) throw new Error('Actor ' + actor.url + ' does not exist anymore.')
+
+  await scheduleOutboxFetchIfNeeded(actor, created, refreshed, updateCollections)
+  await schedulePlaylistFetchIfNeeded(actor, created, accountPlaylistsUrl)
+
+  return actorRefreshed
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  getOrCreateAPActor
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function loadActorFromDB (actorUrl: string, fetchType: ActorLoadByUrlType) {
+  let actor = await loadActorByUrl(actorUrl, fetchType)
+
+  // Orphan actor (not associated to an account of channel) so recreate it
+  if (actor && (!actor.Account && !actor.VideoChannel)) {
+    await actor.destroy()
+    actor = null
+  }
+
+  return actor
+}
+
+function getOrCreateAPOwner (actorObject: ActivityPubActor, actorUrl: string) {
+  const accountAttributedTo = actorObject.attributedTo.find(a => a.type === 'Person')
+  if (!accountAttributedTo) throw new Error('Cannot find account attributed to video channel ' + actorUrl)
+
+  if (checkUrlsSameHost(accountAttributedTo.id, actorUrl) !== true) {
+    throw new Error(`Account attributed to ${accountAttributedTo.id} does not have the same host than actor url ${actorUrl}`)
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Don't recurse another time
+    const recurseIfNeeded = false
+    return getOrCreateAPActor(accountAttributedTo.id, 'all', recurseIfNeeded)
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error('Cannot get or create account attributed to video channel ' + actorUrl)
+    throw new Error(err)
+  }
+}
+
+async function scheduleOutboxFetchIfNeeded (actor: MActor, created: boolean, refreshed: boolean, updateCollections: boolean) {
+  if ((created === true || refreshed === true) && updateCollections === true) {
+    const payload = { uri: actor.outboxUrl, type: 'activity' as 'activity' }
+    await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
+  }
+}
+
+async function schedulePlaylistFetchIfNeeded (actor: MActorAccountId, created: boolean, accountPlaylistsUrl: string) {
+  // We created a new account: fetch the playlists
+  if (created === true && actor.Account && accountPlaylistsUrl) {
+    const payload = { uri: accountPlaylistsUrl, type: 'account-playlists' as 'account-playlists' }
+    await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/image.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/image.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..443ad0a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/image.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor-image'
+import { MActorImage, MActorImages } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
+
+type ImageInfo = {
+  name: string
+  fileUrl: string
+  height: number
+  width: number
+  onDisk?: boolean
+}
+
+async function updateActorImageInstance (actor: MActorImages, type: ActorImageType, imageInfo: ImageInfo | null, t: Transaction) {
+  const oldImageModel = type === ActorImageType.AVATAR
+    ? actor.Avatar
+    : actor.Banner
+
+  if (oldImageModel) {
+    // Don't update the avatar if the file URL did not change
+    if (imageInfo?.fileUrl && oldImageModel.fileUrl === imageInfo.fileUrl) return actor
+
+    try {
+      await oldImageModel.destroy({ transaction: t })
+
+      setActorImage(actor, type, null)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot remove old actor image of actor %s.', actor.url, { err })
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (imageInfo) {
+    const imageModel = await ActorImageModel.create({
+      filename: imageInfo.name,
+      onDisk: imageInfo.onDisk ?? false,
+      fileUrl: imageInfo.fileUrl,
+      height: imageInfo.height,
+      width: imageInfo.width,
+      type
+    }, { transaction: t })
+
+    setActorImage(actor, type, imageModel)
+  }
+
+  return actor
+}
+
+async function deleteActorImageInstance (actor: MActorImages, type: ActorImageType, t: Transaction) {
+  try {
+    if (type === ActorImageType.AVATAR) {
+      await actor.Avatar.destroy({ transaction: t })
+
+      actor.avatarId = null
+      actor.Avatar = null
+    } else {
+      await actor.Banner.destroy({ transaction: t })
+
+      actor.bannerId = null
+      actor.Banner = null
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error('Cannot remove old image of actor %s.', actor.url, { err })
+  }
+
+  return actor
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  ImageInfo,
+
+  updateActorImageInstance,
+  deleteActorImageInstance
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function setActorImage (actorModel: MActorImages, type: ActorImageType, imageModel: MActorImage) {
+  const id = imageModel
+    ? imageModel.id
+    : null
+
+  if (type === ActorImageType.AVATAR) {
+    actorModel.avatarId = id
+    actorModel.Avatar = imageModel
+  } else {
+    actorModel.bannerId = id
+    actorModel.Banner = imageModel
+  }
+
+  return actorModel
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/index.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ee2a6f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export * from './get'
+export * from './image'
+export * from './keys'
+export * from './refresh'
+export * from './updater'
+export * from './webfinger'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/keys.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/keys.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3d18abd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/keys.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { createPrivateAndPublicKeys } from '@server/helpers/peertube-crypto'
+import { MActor } from '@server/types/models'
+
+// Set account keys, this could be long so process after the account creation and do not block the client
+async function generateAndSaveActorKeys <T extends MActor> (actor: T) {
+  const { publicKey, privateKey } = await createPrivateAndPublicKeys()
+
+  actor.publicKey = publicKey
+  actor.privateKey = privateKey
+
+  return actor.save()
+}
+
+export {
+  generateAndSaveActorKeys
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/refresh.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/refresh.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2fe3932f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/refresh.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { PromiseCache } from '@server/helpers/promise-cache'
+import { PeerTubeRequestError } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { ActorLoadByUrlType } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { MActorAccountChannelId, MActorFull } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { fetchRemoteActor } from './shared'
+import { APActorUpdater } from './updater'
+import { getUrlFromWebfinger } from './webfinger'
+
+type RefreshResult <T> = Promise<{ actor: T | MActorFull, refreshed: boolean }>
+
+type RefreshOptions <T> = {
+  actor: T
+  fetchedType: ActorLoadByUrlType
+}
+
+const promiseCache = new PromiseCache(doRefresh, (options: RefreshOptions<MActorFull | MActorAccountChannelId>) => options.actor.url)
+
+function refreshActorIfNeeded <T extends MActorFull | MActorAccountChannelId> (options: RefreshOptions<T>): RefreshResult <T> {
+  const actorArg = options.actor
+  if (!actorArg.isOutdated()) return Promise.resolve({ actor: actorArg, refreshed: false })
+
+  return promiseCache.run(options)
+}
+
+export {
+  refreshActorIfNeeded
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function doRefresh <T extends MActorFull | MActorAccountChannelId> (options: RefreshOptions<T>): RefreshResult <MActorFull> {
+  const { actor: actorArg, fetchedType } = options
+
+  // We need more attributes
+  const actor = fetchedType === 'all'
+    ? actorArg as MActorFull
+    : await ActorModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccountAndChannel(actorArg.url)
+
+  const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'actor', 'refresh', actor.url)
+
+  logger.info('Refreshing actor %s.', actor.url, lTags())
+
+  try {
+    const actorUrl = await getActorUrl(actor)
+    const { actorObject } = await fetchRemoteActor(actorUrl)
+
+    if (actorObject === undefined) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot fetch remote actor in refresh actor.')
+      return { actor, refreshed: false }
+    }
+
+    const updater = new APActorUpdater(actorObject, actor)
+    await updater.update()
+
+    return { refreshed: true, actor }
+  } catch (err) {
+    if ((err as PeerTubeRequestError).statusCode === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404) {
+      logger.info('Deleting actor %s because there is a 404 in refresh actor.', actor.url, lTags())
+
+      actor.Account
+        ? await actor.Account.destroy()
+        : await actor.VideoChannel.destroy()
+
+      return { actor: undefined, refreshed: false }
+    }
+
+    logger.warn('Cannot refresh actor %s.', actor.url, { err, ...lTags() })
+    return { actor, refreshed: false }
+  }
+}
+
+function getActorUrl (actor: MActorFull) {
+  return getUrlFromWebfinger(actor.preferredUsername + '@' + actor.getHost())
+    .catch(err => {
+      logger.warn('Cannot get actor URL from webfinger, keeping the old one.', err)
+      return actor.url
+    })
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/creator.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/creator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..999aed97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/creator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import { Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database'
+import { AccountModel } from '@server/models/account/account'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { ServerModel } from '@server/models/server/server'
+import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
+import { MAccount, MAccountDefault, MActor, MActorFullActor, MActorId, MActorImages, MChannel, MServer } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActivityPubActor, ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
+import { updateActorImageInstance } from '../image'
+import { getActorAttributesFromObject, getActorDisplayNameFromObject, getImageInfoFromObject } from './object-to-model-attributes'
+import { fetchActorFollowsCount } from './url-to-object'
+
+export class APActorCreator {
+
+  constructor (
+    private readonly actorObject: ActivityPubActor,
+    private readonly ownerActor?: MActorFullActor
+  ) {
+
+  }
+
+  async create (): Promise<MActorFullActor> {
+    const { followersCount, followingCount } = await fetchActorFollowsCount(this.actorObject)
+
+    const actorInstance = new ActorModel(getActorAttributesFromObject(this.actorObject, followersCount, followingCount))
+
+    return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+      const server = await this.setServer(actorInstance, t)
+
+      await this.setImageIfNeeded(actorInstance, ActorImageType.AVATAR, t)
+      await this.setImageIfNeeded(actorInstance, ActorImageType.BANNER, t)
+
+      const { actorCreated, created } = await this.saveActor(actorInstance, t)
+
+      await this.tryToFixActorUrlIfNeeded(actorCreated, actorInstance, created, t)
+
+      if (actorCreated.type === 'Person' || actorCreated.type === 'Application') { // Account or PeerTube instance
+        actorCreated.Account = await this.saveAccount(actorCreated, t) as MAccountDefault
+        actorCreated.Account.Actor = actorCreated
+      }
+
+      if (actorCreated.type === 'Group') { // Video channel
+        const channel = await this.saveVideoChannel(actorCreated, t)
+        actorCreated.VideoChannel = Object.assign(channel, { Actor: actorCreated, Account: this.ownerActor.Account })
+      }
+
+      actorCreated.Server = server
+
+      return actorCreated
+    })
+  }
+
+  private async setServer (actor: MActor, t: Transaction) {
+    const actorHost = new URL(actor.url).host
+
+    const serverOptions = {
+      where: {
+        host: actorHost
+      },
+      defaults: {
+        host: actorHost
+      },
+      transaction: t
+    }
+    const [ server ] = await ServerModel.findOrCreate(serverOptions)
+
+    // Save our new account in database
+    actor.serverId = server.id
+
+    return server as MServer
+  }
+
+  private async setImageIfNeeded (actor: MActor, type: ActorImageType, t: Transaction) {
+    const imageInfo = getImageInfoFromObject(this.actorObject, type)
+    if (!imageInfo) return
+
+    return updateActorImageInstance(actor as MActorImages, type, imageInfo, t)
+  }
+
+  private async saveActor (actor: MActor, t: Transaction) {
+    // Force the actor creation using findOrCreate() instead of save()
+    // Sometimes Sequelize skips the save() when it thinks the instance already exists
+    // (which could be false in a retried query)
+    const [ actorCreated, created ] = await ActorModel.findOrCreate<MActorFullActor>({
+      defaults: actor.toJSON(),
+      where: {
+        [Op.or]: [
+          {
+            url: actor.url
+          },
+          {
+            serverId: actor.serverId,
+            preferredUsername: actor.preferredUsername
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      transaction: t
+    })
+
+    return { actorCreated, created }
+  }
+
+  private async tryToFixActorUrlIfNeeded (actorCreated: MActor, newActor: MActor, created: boolean, t: Transaction) {
+    // Try to fix non HTTPS accounts of remote instances that fixed their URL afterwards
+    if (created !== true && actorCreated.url !== newActor.url) {
+      // Only fix http://example.com/account/djidane to https://example.com/account/djidane
+      if (actorCreated.url.replace(/^http:\/\//, '') !== newActor.url.replace(/^https:\/\//, '')) {
+        throw new Error(`Actor from DB with URL ${actorCreated.url} does not correspond to actor ${newActor.url}`)
+      }
+
+      actorCreated.url = newActor.url
+      await actorCreated.save({ transaction: t })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async saveAccount (actor: MActorId, t: Transaction) {
+    const [ accountCreated ] = await AccountModel.findOrCreate({
+      defaults: {
+        name: getActorDisplayNameFromObject(this.actorObject),
+        description: this.actorObject.summary,
+        actorId: actor.id
+      },
+      where: {
+        actorId: actor.id
+      },
+      transaction: t
+    })
+
+    return accountCreated as MAccount
+  }
+
+  private async saveVideoChannel (actor: MActorId, t: Transaction) {
+    const [ videoChannelCreated ] = await VideoChannelModel.findOrCreate({
+      defaults: {
+        name: getActorDisplayNameFromObject(this.actorObject),
+        description: this.actorObject.summary,
+        support: this.actorObject.support,
+        actorId: actor.id,
+        accountId: this.ownerActor.Account.id
+      },
+      where: {
+        actorId: actor.id
+      },
+      transaction: t
+    })
+
+    return videoChannelCreated as MChannel
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/index.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52af1a8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from './creator'
+export * from './object-to-model-attributes'
+export * from './url-to-object'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1612b3ad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
+import { MIMETYPES } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '@server/types'
+import { ActivityPubActor, ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
+
+function getActorAttributesFromObject (
+  actorObject: ActivityPubActor,
+  followersCount: number,
+  followingCount: number
+): FilteredModelAttributes<ActorModel> {
+  return {
+    type: actorObject.type,
+    preferredUsername: actorObject.preferredUsername,
+    url: actorObject.id,
+    publicKey: actorObject.publicKey.publicKeyPem,
+    privateKey: null,
+    followersCount,
+    followingCount,
+    inboxUrl: actorObject.inbox,
+    outboxUrl: actorObject.outbox,
+    followersUrl: actorObject.followers,
+    followingUrl: actorObject.following,
+
+    sharedInboxUrl: actorObject.endpoints?.sharedInbox
+      ? actorObject.endpoints.sharedInbox
+      : null
+  }
+}
+
+function getImageInfoFromObject (actorObject: ActivityPubActor, type: ActorImageType) {
+  const mimetypes = MIMETYPES.IMAGE
+  const icon = type === ActorImageType.AVATAR
+    ? actorObject.icon
+    : actorObject.image
+
+  if (!icon || icon.type !== 'Image' || !isActivityPubUrlValid(icon.url)) return undefined
+
+  let extension: string
+
+  if (icon.mediaType) {
+    extension = mimetypes.MIMETYPE_EXT[icon.mediaType]
+  } else {
+    const tmp = getLowercaseExtension(icon.url)
+
+    if (mimetypes.EXT_MIMETYPE[tmp] !== undefined) extension = tmp
+  }
+
+  if (!extension) return undefined
+
+  return {
+    name: buildUUID() + extension,
+    fileUrl: icon.url,
+    height: icon.height,
+    width: icon.width,
+    type
+  }
+}
+
+function getActorDisplayNameFromObject (actorObject: ActivityPubActor) {
+  return actorObject.name || actorObject.preferredUsername
+}
+
+export {
+  getActorAttributesFromObject,
+  getImageInfoFromObject,
+  getActorDisplayNameFromObject
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/url-to-object.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/url-to-object.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4f16b044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/shared/url-to-object.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+import { checkUrlsSameHost } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { sanitizeAndCheckActorObject } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { ActivityPubActor, ActivityPubOrderedCollection } from '@shared/models'
+
+async function fetchRemoteActor (actorUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode: number, actorObject: ActivityPubActor }> {
+  logger.info('Fetching remote actor %s.', actorUrl)
+
+  const { body, statusCode } = await doJSONRequest<ActivityPubActor>(actorUrl, { activityPub: true })
+
+  if (sanitizeAndCheckActorObject(body) === false) {
+    logger.debug('Remote actor JSON is not valid.', { actorJSON: body })
+    return { actorObject: undefined, statusCode: statusCode }
+  }
+
+  if (checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, actorUrl) !== true) {
+    logger.warn('Actor url %s has not the same host than its AP id %s', actorUrl, body.id)
+    return { actorObject: undefined, statusCode: statusCode }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    statusCode,
+
+    actorObject: body
+  }
+}
+
+async function fetchActorFollowsCount (actorObject: ActivityPubActor) {
+  const followersCount = await fetchActorTotalItems(actorObject.followers)
+  const followingCount = await fetchActorTotalItems(actorObject.following)
+
+  return { followersCount, followingCount }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+export {
+  fetchActorFollowsCount,
+  fetchRemoteActor
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function fetchActorTotalItems (url: string) {
+  try {
+    const { body } = await doJSONRequest<ActivityPubOrderedCollection<unknown>>(url, { activityPub: true })
+
+    return body.totalItems || 0
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.warn('Cannot fetch remote actor count %s.', url, { err })
+    return 0
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/actors/updater.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/updater.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de5e03eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/updater.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { resetSequelizeInstance, runInReadCommittedTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
+import { MAccount, MActor, MActorFull, MChannel } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActivityPubActor, ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
+import { updateActorImageInstance } from './image'
+import { fetchActorFollowsCount } from './shared'
+import { getImageInfoFromObject } from './shared/object-to-model-attributes'
+
+export class APActorUpdater {
+
+  private accountOrChannel: MAccount | MChannel
+
+  private readonly actorFieldsSave: object
+  private readonly accountOrChannelFieldsSave: object
+
+  constructor (
+    private readonly actorObject: ActivityPubActor,
+    private readonly actor: MActorFull
+  ) {
+    this.actorFieldsSave = this.actor.toJSON()
+
+    if (this.actorObject.type === 'Group') this.accountOrChannel = this.actor.VideoChannel
+    else this.accountOrChannel = this.actor.Account
+
+    this.accountOrChannelFieldsSave = this.accountOrChannel.toJSON()
+  }
+
+  async update () {
+    const avatarInfo = getImageInfoFromObject(this.actorObject, ActorImageType.AVATAR)
+    const bannerInfo = getImageInfoFromObject(this.actorObject, ActorImageType.BANNER)
+
+    try {
+      await this.updateActorInstance(this.actor, this.actorObject)
+
+      this.accountOrChannel.name = this.actorObject.name || this.actorObject.preferredUsername
+      this.accountOrChannel.description = this.actorObject.summary
+
+      if (this.accountOrChannel instanceof VideoChannelModel) this.accountOrChannel.support = this.actorObject.support
+
+      await runInReadCommittedTransaction(async t => {
+        await updateActorImageInstance(this.actor, ActorImageType.AVATAR, avatarInfo, t)
+        await updateActorImageInstance(this.actor, ActorImageType.BANNER, bannerInfo, t)
+      })
+
+      await runInReadCommittedTransaction(async t => {
+        await this.actor.save({ transaction: t })
+        await this.accountOrChannel.save({ transaction: t })
+      })
+
+      logger.info('Remote account %s updated', this.actorObject.url)
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (this.actor !== undefined && this.actorFieldsSave !== undefined) {
+        resetSequelizeInstance(this.actor, this.actorFieldsSave)
+      }
+
+      if (this.accountOrChannel !== undefined && this.accountOrChannelFieldsSave !== undefined) {
+        resetSequelizeInstance(this.accountOrChannel, this.accountOrChannelFieldsSave)
+      }
+
+      // This is just a debug because we will retry the insert
+      logger.debug('Cannot update the remote account.', { err })
+      throw err
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async updateActorInstance (actorInstance: MActor, actorObject: ActivityPubActor) {
+    const { followersCount, followingCount } = await fetchActorFollowsCount(actorObject)
+
+    actorInstance.type = actorObject.type
+    actorInstance.preferredUsername = actorObject.preferredUsername
+    actorInstance.url = actorObject.id
+    actorInstance.publicKey = actorObject.publicKey.publicKeyPem
+    actorInstance.followersCount = followersCount
+    actorInstance.followingCount = followingCount
+    actorInstance.inboxUrl = actorObject.inbox
+    actorInstance.outboxUrl = actorObject.outbox
+    actorInstance.followersUrl = actorObject.followers
+    actorInstance.followingUrl = actorObject.following
+
+    if (actorObject.published) actorInstance.remoteCreatedAt = new Date(actorObject.published)
+
+    if (actorObject.endpoints?.sharedInbox) {
+      actorInstance.sharedInboxUrl = actorObject.endpoints.sharedInbox
+    }
+
+    // Force actor update
+    actorInstance.changed('updatedAt', true)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/webfinger.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/webfinger.ts
index da7e88077..1c7ec4717 100644
--- a/server/helpers/webfinger.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actors/webfinger.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import * as WebFinger from 'webfinger.js'
-import { WebFingerData } from '../../shared'
-import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { isTestInstance } from './core-utils'
-import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from './custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
-import { WEBSERVER } from '../initializers/constants'
-import { MActorFull } from '../types/models'
+import { isProdInstance } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
+import { REQUEST_TIMEOUT, WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { MActorFull } from '@server/types/models'
+import { WebFingerData } from '@shared/models'
 
 const webfinger = new WebFinger({
   webfist_fallback: false,
-  tls_only: isTestInstance(),
+  tls_only: isProdInstance(),
   uri_fallback: false,
-  request_timeout: 3000
+  request_timeout: REQUEST_TIMEOUT
 })
 
 async function loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger (uriArg: string) {
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/audience.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/audience.ts
index 2986714d3..d0558f191 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/audience.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/audience.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { ActivityAudience } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { ACTIVITY_PUB } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../models/video/video-share'
 import { MActorFollowersUrl, MActorLight, MActorUrl, MCommentOwner, MCommentOwnerVideo, MVideoId } from '../../types/models'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/cache-file.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/cache-file.ts
index 2e6dd34e0..a16d2cd93 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/cache-file.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/cache-file.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,27 @@
-import { CacheFileObject } from '../../../shared/index'
-import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.type'
 import { MActorId, MVideoRedundancy, MVideoWithAllFiles } from '@server/types/models'
+import { CacheFileObject } from '../../../shared/index'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.type'
+import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
 
-function cacheFileActivityObjectToDBAttributes (cacheFileObject: CacheFileObject, video: MVideoWithAllFiles, byActor: MActorId) {
-
-  if (cacheFileObject.url.mediaType === 'application/x-mpegURL') {
-    const url = cacheFileObject.url
-
-    const playlist = video.VideoStreamingPlaylists.find(t => t.type === VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS)
-    if (!playlist) throw new Error('Cannot find HLS playlist of video ' + video.url)
+async function createOrUpdateCacheFile (cacheFileObject: CacheFileObject, video: MVideoWithAllFiles, byActor: MActorId, t: Transaction) {
+  const redundancyModel = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadByUrl(cacheFileObject.id, t)
 
-    return {
-      expiresOn: cacheFileObject.expires ? new Date(cacheFileObject.expires) : null,
-      url: cacheFileObject.id,
-      fileUrl: url.href,
-      strategy: null,
-      videoStreamingPlaylistId: playlist.id,
-      actorId: byActor.id
-    }
+  if (redundancyModel) {
+    return updateCacheFile(cacheFileObject, redundancyModel, video, byActor, t)
   }
 
-  const url = cacheFileObject.url
-  const videoFile = video.VideoFiles.find(f => {
-    return f.resolution === url.height && f.fps === url.fps
-  })
-
-  if (!videoFile) throw new Error(`Cannot find video file ${url.height} ${url.fps} of video ${video.url}`)
-
-  return {
-    expiresOn: cacheFileObject.expires ? new Date(cacheFileObject.expires) : null,
-    url: cacheFileObject.id,
-    fileUrl: url.href,
-    strategy: null,
-    videoFileId: videoFile.id,
-    actorId: byActor.id
-  }
+  return createCacheFile(cacheFileObject, video, byActor, t)
 }
 
-async function createOrUpdateCacheFile (cacheFileObject: CacheFileObject, video: MVideoWithAllFiles, byActor: MActorId, t: Transaction) {
-  const redundancyModel = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadByUrl(cacheFileObject.id, t)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  if (!redundancyModel) {
-    await createCacheFile(cacheFileObject, video, byActor, t)
-  } else {
-    await updateCacheFile(cacheFileObject, redundancyModel, video, byActor, t)
-  }
+export {
+  createOrUpdateCacheFile
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 function createCacheFile (cacheFileObject: CacheFileObject, video: MVideoWithAllFiles, byActor: MActorId, t: Transaction) {
   const attributes = cacheFileActivityObjectToDBAttributes(cacheFileObject, video, byActor)
 
@@ -74,9 +47,37 @@ function updateCacheFile (
   return redundancyModel.save({ transaction: t })
 }
 
-export {
-  createOrUpdateCacheFile,
-  createCacheFile,
-  updateCacheFile,
-  cacheFileActivityObjectToDBAttributes
+function cacheFileActivityObjectToDBAttributes (cacheFileObject: CacheFileObject, video: MVideoWithAllFiles, byActor: MActorId) {
+
+  if (cacheFileObject.url.mediaType === 'application/x-mpegURL') {
+    const url = cacheFileObject.url
+
+    const playlist = video.VideoStreamingPlaylists.find(t => t.type === VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS)
+    if (!playlist) throw new Error('Cannot find HLS playlist of video ' + video.url)
+
+    return {
+      expiresOn: cacheFileObject.expires ? new Date(cacheFileObject.expires) : null,
+      url: cacheFileObject.id,
+      fileUrl: url.href,
+      strategy: null,
+      videoStreamingPlaylistId: playlist.id,
+      actorId: byActor.id
+    }
+  }
+
+  const url = cacheFileObject.url
+  const videoFile = video.VideoFiles.find(f => {
+    return f.resolution === url.height && f.fps === url.fps
+  })
+
+  if (!videoFile) throw new Error(`Cannot find video file ${url.height} ${url.fps} of video ${video.url}`)
+
+  return {
+    expiresOn: cacheFileObject.expires ? new Date(cacheFileObject.expires) : null,
+    url: cacheFileObject.id,
+    fileUrl: url.href,
+    strategy: null,
+    videoFileId: videoFile.id,
+    actorId: byActor.id
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/crawl.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/crawl.ts
index 278abf7de..cd117f571 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/crawl.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/crawl.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { URL } from 'url'
 import { ActivityPubOrderedCollection } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { doJSONRequest } from '../../helpers/requests'
-import { ACTIVITY_PUB, REQUEST_TIMEOUT, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { ACTIVITY_PUB, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
 
 type HandlerFunction<T> = (items: T[]) => (Promise<any> | Bluebird<any>)
 type CleanerFunction = (startedDate: Date) => (Promise<any> | Bluebird<any>)
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ async function crawlCollectionPage <T> (argUrl: string, handler: HandlerFunction
 
   logger.info('Crawling ActivityPub data on %s.', url)
 
-  const options = {
-    activityPub: true,
-    timeout: REQUEST_TIMEOUT
-  }
+  const options = { activityPub: true }
 
   const startDate = new Date()
 
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/follow.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/follow.ts
index 351499bd1..c1bd667e0 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/follow.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-import { MActorFollowActors } from '../../types/models'
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
 import { SERVER_ACTOR_NAME } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { MActorFollowActors } from '../../types/models'
+import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
 
-async function autoFollowBackIfNeeded (actorFollow: MActorFollowActors) {
+async function autoFollowBackIfNeeded (actorFollow: MActorFollowActors, transaction?: Transaction) {
   if (!CONFIG.FOLLOWINGS.INSTANCE.AUTO_FOLLOW_BACK.ENABLED) return
 
   const follower = actorFollow.ActorFollower
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ async function autoFollowBackIfNeeded (actorFollow: MActorFollowActors) {
 
     const me = await getServerActor()
 
-    const server = await ServerModel.load(follower.serverId)
+    const server = await ServerModel.load(follower.serverId, transaction)
     const host = server.host
 
     const payload = {
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/outbox.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/outbox.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecdc33a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/outbox.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
+
+async function addFetchOutboxJob (actor: Pick<ActorModel, 'id' | 'outboxUrl'>) {
+  // Don't fetch ourselves
+  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
+  if (serverActor.id === actor.id) {
+    logger.error('Cannot fetch our own outbox!')
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  const payload = {
+    uri: actor.outboxUrl,
+    type: 'activity' as 'activity'
+  }
+
+  return JobQueue.Instance.createJob({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
+}
+
+export {
+  addFetchOutboxJob
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlist.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlist.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7166c68a6..000000000
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/playlist.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { PlaylistElementObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-element-object'
-import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
-import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-privacy.model'
-import { checkUrlsSameHost } from '../../helpers/activitypub'
-import { isPlaylistElementObjectValid, isPlaylistObjectValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/playlist'
-import { isArray } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { doJSONRequest, PeerTubeRequestError } from '../../helpers/requests'
-import { ACTIVITY_PUB, CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
-import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist'
-import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist-element'
-import { MAccountDefault, MAccountId, MVideoId } from '../../types/models'
-import { MVideoPlaylist, MVideoPlaylistId, MVideoPlaylistOwner } from '../../types/models/video/video-playlist'
-import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '../../types/sequelize'
-import { createPlaylistMiniatureFromUrl } from '../thumbnail'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from './actor'
-import { crawlCollectionPage } from './crawl'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from './videos'
-
-function playlistObjectToDBAttributes (playlistObject: PlaylistObject, byAccount: MAccountId, to: string[]) {
-  const privacy = to.includes(ACTIVITY_PUB.PUBLIC)
-    ? VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC
-    : VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED
-
-  return {
-    name: playlistObject.name,
-    description: playlistObject.content,
-    privacy,
-    url: playlistObject.id,
-    uuid: playlistObject.uuid,
-    ownerAccountId: byAccount.id,
-    videoChannelId: null,
-    createdAt: new Date(playlistObject.published),
-    updatedAt: new Date(playlistObject.updated)
-  }
-}
-
-function playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes (elementObject: PlaylistElementObject, videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylistId, video: MVideoId) {
-  return {
-    position: elementObject.position,
-    url: elementObject.id,
-    startTimestamp: elementObject.startTimestamp || null,
-    stopTimestamp: elementObject.stopTimestamp || null,
-    videoPlaylistId: videoPlaylist.id,
-    videoId: video.id
-  }
-}
-
-async function createAccountPlaylists (playlistUrls: string[], account: MAccountDefault) {
-  await Bluebird.map(playlistUrls, async playlistUrl => {
-    try {
-      const exists = await VideoPlaylistModel.doesPlaylistExist(playlistUrl)
-      if (exists === true) return
-
-      // Fetch url
-      const { body } = await doJSONRequest<PlaylistObject>(playlistUrl, { activityPub: true })
-
-      if (!isPlaylistObjectValid(body)) {
-        throw new Error(`Invalid playlist object when fetch account playlists: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`)
-      }
-
-      if (!isArray(body.to)) {
-        throw new Error('Playlist does not have an audience.')
-      }
-
-      return createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(body, account, body.to)
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot add playlist element %s.', playlistUrl, { err })
-    }
-  }, { concurrency: CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY })
-}
-
-async function createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist (playlistObject: PlaylistObject, byAccount: MAccountId, to: string[]) {
-  const playlistAttributes = playlistObjectToDBAttributes(playlistObject, byAccount, to)
-
-  if (isArray(playlistObject.attributedTo) && playlistObject.attributedTo.length === 1) {
-    const actor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(playlistObject.attributedTo[0])
-
-    if (actor.VideoChannel) {
-      playlistAttributes.videoChannelId = actor.VideoChannel.id
-    } else {
-      logger.warn('Attributed to of video playlist %s is not a video channel.', playlistObject.id, { playlistObject })
-    }
-  }
-
-  const [ playlist ] = await VideoPlaylistModel.upsert<MVideoPlaylist>(playlistAttributes, { returning: true })
-
-  let accItems: string[] = []
-  await crawlCollectionPage<string>(playlistObject.id, items => {
-    accItems = accItems.concat(items)
-
-    return Promise.resolve()
-  })
-
-  const refreshedPlaylist = await VideoPlaylistModel.loadWithAccountAndChannel(playlist.id, null)
-
-  if (playlistObject.icon) {
-    try {
-      const thumbnailModel = await createPlaylistMiniatureFromUrl({ downloadUrl: playlistObject.icon.url, playlist: refreshedPlaylist })
-      await refreshedPlaylist.setAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, undefined)
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot generate thumbnail of %s.', playlistObject.id, { err })
-    }
-  } else if (refreshedPlaylist.hasThumbnail()) {
-    await refreshedPlaylist.Thumbnail.destroy()
-    refreshedPlaylist.Thumbnail = null
-  }
-
-  return resetVideoPlaylistElements(accItems, refreshedPlaylist)
-}
-
-async function refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded (videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylistOwner): Promise<MVideoPlaylistOwner> {
-  if (!videoPlaylist.isOutdated()) return videoPlaylist
-
-  try {
-    const { playlistObject } = await fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist(videoPlaylist.url)
-
-    if (playlistObject === undefined) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot refresh remote playlist %s: invalid body.', videoPlaylist.url)
-
-      await videoPlaylist.setAsRefreshed()
-      return videoPlaylist
-    }
-
-    const byAccount = videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount
-    await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject, byAccount, playlistObject.to)
-
-    return videoPlaylist
-  } catch (err) {
-    if ((err as PeerTubeRequestError).statusCode === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404) {
-      logger.info('Cannot refresh remote video playlist %s: it does not exist anymore. Deleting it.', videoPlaylist.url)
-
-      await videoPlaylist.destroy()
-      return undefined
-    }
-
-    logger.warn('Cannot refresh video playlist %s.', videoPlaylist.url, { err })
-
-    await videoPlaylist.setAsRefreshed()
-    return videoPlaylist
-  }
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export {
-  createAccountPlaylists,
-  playlistObjectToDBAttributes,
-  playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes,
-  createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist,
-  refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-async function resetVideoPlaylistElements (elementUrls: string[], playlist: MVideoPlaylist) {
-  const elementsToCreate: FilteredModelAttributes<VideoPlaylistElementModel>[] = []
-
-  await Bluebird.map(elementUrls, async elementUrl => {
-    try {
-      const { body } = await doJSONRequest<PlaylistElementObject>(elementUrl, { activityPub: true })
-
-      if (!isPlaylistElementObjectValid(body)) throw new Error(`Invalid body in video get playlist element ${elementUrl}`)
-
-      if (checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, elementUrl) !== true) {
-        throw new Error(`Playlist element url ${elementUrl} host is different from the AP object id ${body.id}`)
-      }
-
-      const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: { id: body.url }, fetchType: 'only-video' })
-
-      elementsToCreate.push(playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes(body, playlist, video))
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot add playlist element %s.', elementUrl, { err })
-    }
-  }, { concurrency: CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY })
-
-  await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-    await VideoPlaylistElementModel.deleteAllOf(playlist.id, t)
-
-    for (const element of elementsToCreate) {
-      await VideoPlaylistElementModel.create(element, { transaction: t })
-    }
-  })
-
-  logger.info('Reset playlist %s with %s elements.', playlist.url, elementsToCreate.length)
-
-  return undefined
-}
-
-async function fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist (playlistUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode: number, playlistObject: PlaylistObject }> {
-  logger.info('Fetching remote playlist %s.', playlistUrl)
-
-  const { body, statusCode } = await doJSONRequest<any>(playlistUrl, { activityPub: true })
-
-  if (isPlaylistObjectValid(body) === false || checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, playlistUrl) !== true) {
-    logger.debug('Remote video playlist JSON is not valid.', { body })
-    return { statusCode, playlistObject: undefined }
-  }
-
-  return { statusCode, playlistObject: body }
-}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/create-update.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/create-update.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea3e61ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/create-update.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
+import { getAPId } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { isArray } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database'
+import { updatePlaylistMiniatureFromUrl } from '@server/lib/thumbnail'
+import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist'
+import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist-element'
+import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '@server/types'
+import { MThumbnail, MVideoPlaylist, MVideoPlaylistFull, MVideoPlaylistVideosLength } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { PlaylistObject } from '@shared/models'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor } from '../actors'
+import { crawlCollectionPage } from '../crawl'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
+import {
+  fetchRemotePlaylistElement,
+  fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist,
+  playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes,
+  playlistObjectToDBAttributes
+} from './shared'
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video-playlist')
+
+async function createAccountPlaylists (playlistUrls: string[]) {
+  await Bluebird.map(playlistUrls, async playlistUrl => {
+    try {
+      const exists = await VideoPlaylistModel.doesPlaylistExist(playlistUrl)
+      if (exists === true) return
+
+      const { playlistObject } = await fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist(playlistUrl)
+
+      if (playlistObject === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(`Cannot refresh remote playlist ${playlistUrl}: invalid body.`)
+      }
+
+      return createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot add playlist element %s.', playlistUrl, { err, ...lTags(playlistUrl) })
+    }
+  }, { concurrency: CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY })
+}
+
+async function createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist (playlistObject: PlaylistObject, to?: string[]) {
+  const playlistAttributes = playlistObjectToDBAttributes(playlistObject, to || playlistObject.to)
+
+  await setVideoChannel(playlistObject, playlistAttributes)
+
+  const [ upsertPlaylist ] = await VideoPlaylistModel.upsert<MVideoPlaylistVideosLength>(playlistAttributes, { returning: true })
+
+  const playlistElementUrls = await fetchElementUrls(playlistObject)
+
+  // Refetch playlist from DB since elements fetching could be long in time
+  const playlist = await VideoPlaylistModel.loadWithAccountAndChannel(upsertPlaylist.id, null)
+
+  await updatePlaylistThumbnail(playlistObject, playlist)
+
+  const elementsLength = await rebuildVideoPlaylistElements(playlistElementUrls, playlist)
+  playlist.setVideosLength(elementsLength)
+
+  return playlist
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  createAccountPlaylists,
+  createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function setVideoChannel (playlistObject: PlaylistObject, playlistAttributes: AttributesOnly<VideoPlaylistModel>) {
+  if (!isArray(playlistObject.attributedTo) || playlistObject.attributedTo.length !== 1) {
+    throw new Error('Not attributed to for playlist object ' + getAPId(playlistObject))
+  }
+
+  const actor = await getOrCreateAPActor(playlistObject.attributedTo[0], 'all')
+
+  if (!actor.VideoChannel) {
+    logger.warn('Playlist "attributedTo" %s is not a video channel.', playlistObject.id, { playlistObject, ...lTags(playlistObject.id) })
+    return
+  }
+
+  playlistAttributes.videoChannelId = actor.VideoChannel.id
+  playlistAttributes.ownerAccountId = actor.VideoChannel.Account.id
+}
+
+async function fetchElementUrls (playlistObject: PlaylistObject) {
+  let accItems: string[] = []
+  await crawlCollectionPage<string>(playlistObject.id, items => {
+    accItems = accItems.concat(items)
+
+    return Promise.resolve()
+  })
+
+  return accItems
+}
+
+async function updatePlaylistThumbnail (playlistObject: PlaylistObject, playlist: MVideoPlaylistFull) {
+  if (playlistObject.icon) {
+    let thumbnailModel: MThumbnail
+
+    try {
+      thumbnailModel = await updatePlaylistMiniatureFromUrl({ downloadUrl: playlistObject.icon.url, playlist })
+      await playlist.setAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, undefined)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot set thumbnail of %s.', playlistObject.id, { err, ...lTags(playlistObject.id, playlist.uuid, playlist.url) })
+
+      if (thumbnailModel) await thumbnailModel.removeThumbnail()
+    }
+
+    return
+  }
+
+  // Playlist does not have an icon, destroy existing one
+  if (playlist.hasThumbnail()) {
+    await playlist.Thumbnail.destroy()
+    playlist.Thumbnail = null
+  }
+}
+
+async function rebuildVideoPlaylistElements (elementUrls: string[], playlist: MVideoPlaylist) {
+  const elementsToCreate = await buildElementsDBAttributes(elementUrls, playlist)
+
+  await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+    await VideoPlaylistElementModel.deleteAllOf(playlist.id, t)
+
+    for (const element of elementsToCreate) {
+      await VideoPlaylistElementModel.create(element, { transaction: t })
+    }
+  })
+
+  logger.info('Rebuilt playlist %s with %s elements.', playlist.url, elementsToCreate.length, lTags(playlist.uuid, playlist.url))
+
+  return elementsToCreate.length
+}
+
+async function buildElementsDBAttributes (elementUrls: string[], playlist: MVideoPlaylist) {
+  const elementsToCreate: FilteredModelAttributes<VideoPlaylistElementModel>[] = []
+
+  await Bluebird.map(elementUrls, async elementUrl => {
+    try {
+      const { elementObject } = await fetchRemotePlaylistElement(elementUrl)
+
+      const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: { id: elementObject.url }, fetchType: 'only-video' })
+
+      elementsToCreate.push(playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes(elementObject, playlist, video))
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot add playlist element %s.', elementUrl, { err, ...lTags(playlist.uuid, playlist.url) })
+    }
+  }, { concurrency: CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY })
+
+  return elementsToCreate
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/get.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c19c503a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { getAPId } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist'
+import { MVideoPlaylistFullSummary } from '@server/types/models'
+import { APObject } from '@shared/models'
+import { createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist } from './create-update'
+import { scheduleRefreshIfNeeded } from './refresh'
+import { fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist } from './shared'
+
+async function getOrCreateAPVideoPlaylist (playlistObjectArg: APObject): Promise<MVideoPlaylistFullSummary> {
+  const playlistUrl = getAPId(playlistObjectArg)
+
+  const playlistFromDatabase = await VideoPlaylistModel.loadByUrlWithAccountAndChannelSummary(playlistUrl)
+
+  if (playlistFromDatabase) {
+    scheduleRefreshIfNeeded(playlistFromDatabase)
+
+    return playlistFromDatabase
+  }
+
+  const { playlistObject } = await fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist(playlistUrl)
+  if (!playlistObject) throw new Error('Cannot fetch remote playlist with url: ' + playlistUrl)
+
+  // playlistUrl is just an alias/rediraction, so process object id instead
+  if (playlistObject.id !== playlistUrl) return getOrCreateAPVideoPlaylist(playlistObject)
+
+  const playlistCreated = await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject)
+
+  return playlistCreated
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  getOrCreateAPVideoPlaylist
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/index.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2470a674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from './get'
+export * from './create-update'
+export * from './refresh'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/refresh.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/refresh.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef3cb3fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/refresh.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { PeerTubeRequestError } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { JobQueue } from '@server/lib/job-queue'
+import { MVideoPlaylist, MVideoPlaylistOwner } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist } from './create-update'
+import { fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist } from './shared'
+
+function scheduleRefreshIfNeeded (playlist: MVideoPlaylist) {
+  if (!playlist.isOutdated()) return
+
+  JobQueue.Instance.createJob({ type: 'activitypub-refresher', payload: { type: 'video-playlist', url: playlist.url } })
+}
+
+async function refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded (videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylistOwner): Promise<MVideoPlaylistOwner> {
+  if (!videoPlaylist.isOutdated()) return videoPlaylist
+
+  const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video-playlist', 'refresh', videoPlaylist.uuid, videoPlaylist.url)
+
+  logger.info('Refreshing playlist %s.', videoPlaylist.url, lTags())
+
+  try {
+    const { playlistObject } = await fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist(videoPlaylist.url)
+
+    if (playlistObject === undefined) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot refresh remote playlist %s: invalid body.', videoPlaylist.url, lTags())
+
+      await videoPlaylist.setAsRefreshed()
+      return videoPlaylist
+    }
+
+    await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject)
+
+    return videoPlaylist
+  } catch (err) {
+    if ((err as PeerTubeRequestError).statusCode === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404) {
+      logger.info('Cannot refresh not existing playlist %s. Deleting it.', videoPlaylist.url, lTags())
+
+      await videoPlaylist.destroy()
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    logger.warn('Cannot refresh video playlist %s.', videoPlaylist.url, { err, ...lTags() })
+
+    await videoPlaylist.setAsRefreshed()
+    return videoPlaylist
+  }
+}
+
+export {
+  scheduleRefreshIfNeeded,
+  refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/index.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a217f2291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './object-to-model-attributes'
+export * from './url-to-object'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70fd335bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { ACTIVITY_PUB } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist'
+import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist-element'
+import { MVideoId, MVideoPlaylistId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { PlaylistElementObject, PlaylistObject, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+
+function playlistObjectToDBAttributes (playlistObject: PlaylistObject, to: string[]) {
+  const privacy = to.includes(ACTIVITY_PUB.PUBLIC)
+    ? VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC
+    : VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED
+
+  return {
+    name: playlistObject.name,
+    description: playlistObject.content,
+    privacy,
+    url: playlistObject.id,
+    uuid: playlistObject.uuid,
+    ownerAccountId: null,
+    videoChannelId: null,
+    createdAt: new Date(playlistObject.published),
+    updatedAt: new Date(playlistObject.updated)
+  } as AttributesOnly<VideoPlaylistModel>
+}
+
+function playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes (elementObject: PlaylistElementObject, videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylistId, video: MVideoId) {
+  return {
+    position: elementObject.position,
+    url: elementObject.id,
+    startTimestamp: elementObject.startTimestamp || null,
+    stopTimestamp: elementObject.stopTimestamp || null,
+    videoPlaylistId: videoPlaylist.id,
+    videoId: video.id
+  } as AttributesOnly<VideoPlaylistElementModel>
+}
+
+export {
+  playlistObjectToDBAttributes,
+  playlistElementObjectToDBAttributes
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/url-to-object.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/url-to-object.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec8c01255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/playlists/shared/url-to-object.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { isArray } from 'lodash'
+import { checkUrlsSameHost } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { isPlaylistElementObjectValid, isPlaylistObjectValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/playlist'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { PlaylistElementObject, PlaylistObject } from '@shared/models'
+
+async function fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist (playlistUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode: number, playlistObject: PlaylistObject }> {
+  const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video-playlist', playlistUrl)
+
+  logger.info('Fetching remote playlist %s.', playlistUrl, lTags())
+
+  const { body, statusCode } = await doJSONRequest<any>(playlistUrl, { activityPub: true })
+
+  if (isPlaylistObjectValid(body) === false || checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, playlistUrl) !== true) {
+    logger.debug('Remote video playlist JSON is not valid.', { body, ...lTags() })
+    return { statusCode, playlistObject: undefined }
+  }
+
+  if (!isArray(body.to)) {
+    logger.debug('Remote video playlist JSON does not have a valid audience.', { body, ...lTags() })
+    return { statusCode, playlistObject: undefined }
+  }
+
+  return { statusCode, playlistObject: body }
+}
+
+async function fetchRemotePlaylistElement (elementUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode: number, elementObject: PlaylistElementObject }> {
+  const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video-playlist', 'element', elementUrl)
+
+  logger.debug('Fetching remote playlist element %s.', elementUrl, lTags())
+
+  const { body, statusCode } = await doJSONRequest<PlaylistElementObject>(elementUrl, { activityPub: true })
+
+  if (!isPlaylistElementObjectValid(body)) throw new Error(`Invalid body in fetch playlist element ${elementUrl}`)
+
+  if (checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, elementUrl) !== true) {
+    throw new Error(`Playlist element url ${elementUrl} host is different from the AP object id ${body.id}`)
+  }
+
+  return { statusCode, elementObject: body }
+}
+
+export {
+  fetchRemoteVideoPlaylist,
+  fetchRemotePlaylistElement
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-accept.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-accept.ts
index 1799829f8..077b01eda 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-accept.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-accept.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { ActivityAccept } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { addFetchOutboxJob } from '../actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorDefault, MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
+import { addFetchOutboxJob } from '../outbox'
 
 async function processAcceptActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityAccept>) {
   const { byActor: targetActor, inboxActor } = options
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-announce.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-announce.ts
index 63082466e..ec23c705e 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-announce.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-announce.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async function processVideoShare (actorAnnouncer: MActorSignature, activity: Act
   let videoCreated: boolean
 
   try {
-    const result = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: objectUri })
+    const result = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: objectUri })
     video = result.video
     videoCreated = result.created
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-create.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-create.ts
index 9cded4dec..70e048d6e 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-create.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-create.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { isBlockedByServerOrAccount } from '@server/lib/blocklist'
 import { isRedundancyAccepted } from '@server/lib/redundancy'
 import { ActivityCreate, CacheFileObject, VideoObject } from '../../../../shared'
 import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
@@ -9,11 +10,10 @@ import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorSignature, MCommentOwnerVideo, MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles } from '../../../types/models'
 import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
 import { createOrUpdateCacheFile } from '../cache-file'
-import { createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist } from '../playlist'
+import { createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist } from '../playlists'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
 import { resolveThread } from '../video-comments'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../videos'
-import { isBlockedByServerOrAccount } from '@server/lib/blocklist'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 
 async function processCreateActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityCreate>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async function processCreateVideo (activity: ActivityCreate, notify: boolean) {
   const videoToCreateData = activity.object as VideoObject
 
   const syncParam = { likes: false, dislikes: false, shares: false, comments: false, thumbnail: true, refreshVideo: false }
-  const { video, created } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: videoToCreateData, syncParam })
+  const { video, created } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: videoToCreateData, syncParam })
 
   if (created && notify) Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(video)
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async function processCreateCacheFile (activity: ActivityCreate, byActor: MActor
 
   const cacheFile = activity.object as CacheFileObject
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: cacheFile.object })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: cacheFile.object })
 
   await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     return createOrUpdateCacheFile(cacheFile, video, byActor, t)
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@ async function processCreatePlaylist (activity: ActivityCreate, byActor: MActorS
 
   if (!byAccount) throw new Error('Cannot create video playlist with the non account actor ' + byActor.url)
 
-  await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject, byAccount, activity.to)
+  await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject, activity.to)
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-delete.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-delete.ts
index 88a968318..1d2279df5 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-delete.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-delete.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ActivityDelete } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../../models/video/video-comment'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../../models/video/video-playlist'
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   MChannelActor,
   MCommentOwnerVideo
 } from '../../../types/models'
-import { markCommentAsDeleted } from '../../video-comment'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
 
 async function processDeleteActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityDelete>) {
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ async function processDeleteVideoChannel (videoChannelToRemove: MChannelActor) {
 
 function processDeleteVideoComment (byActor: MActorSignature, videoComment: MCommentOwnerVideo, activity: ActivityDelete) {
   // Already deleted
-  if (videoComment.isDeleted()) return
+  if (videoComment.isDeleted()) return Promise.resolve()
 
   logger.debug('Removing remote video comment "%s".', videoComment.url)
 
@@ -139,11 +138,9 @@ function processDeleteVideoComment (byActor: MActorSignature, videoComment: MCom
       throw new Error(`Account ${byActor.url} does not own video comment ${videoComment.url} or video ${videoComment.Video.url}`)
     }
 
-    await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      markCommentAsDeleted(videoComment)
+    videoComment.markAsDeleted()
 
-      await videoComment.save()
-    })
+    await videoComment.save({ transaction: t })
 
     if (videoComment.Video.isOwned()) {
       // Don't resend the activity to the sender
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-dislike.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-dislike.ts
index 089c7b881..ecc57cd10 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-dislike.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-dislike.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../../models/account/account-video-rat
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 
 async function processDislikeActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityCreate | ActivityDislike>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function processDislike (activity: ActivityCreate | ActivityDislike, byAct
 
   if (!byAccount) throw new Error('Cannot create dislike with the non account actor ' + byActor.url)
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: dislikeObject })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: dislikeObject })
 
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     const existingRate = await AccountVideoRateModel.loadByAccountAndVideoOrUrl(byAccount.id, video.id, activity.id, t)
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
index 38d684512..f85238f8e 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { ActivityFollow } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
+import { getAPId } from '../../../helpers/activitypub'
 import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { sendAccept, sendReject } from '../send'
-import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
-import { getAPId } from '../../../helpers/activitypub'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorFollowActors, MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
+import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
 import { autoFollowBackIfNeeded } from '../follow'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { sendAccept, sendReject } from '../send'
 
 async function processFollowActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityFollow>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function processFollow (byActor: MActorSignature, activityId: string, targ
     if (isFollowingInstance && CONFIG.FOLLOWERS.INSTANCE.ENABLED === false) {
       logger.info('Rejecting %s because instance followers are disabled.', targetActor.url)
 
-      await sendReject(activityId, byActor, targetActor)
+      sendReject(activityId, byActor, targetActor)
 
       return { actorFollow: undefined as MActorFollowActors }
     }
@@ -84,8 +84,9 @@ async function processFollow (byActor: MActorSignature, activityId: string, targ
 
     // Target sends to actor he accepted the follow request
     if (actorFollow.state === 'accepted') {
-      await sendAccept(actorFollow)
-      await autoFollowBackIfNeeded(actorFollow)
+      sendAccept(actorFollow)
+
+      await autoFollowBackIfNeeded(actorFollow, t)
     }
 
     return { actorFollow, created, isFollowingInstance, targetActor }
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-like.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-like.ts
index 8688b3b47..cd4e86cbb 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-like.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-like.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../../models/account/account-video-rat
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 
 async function processLikeActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityLike>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function processLikeVideo (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityLik
   const byAccount = byActor.Account
   if (!byAccount) throw new Error('Cannot create like with the non account actor ' + byActor.url)
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: videoUrl })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: videoUrl })
 
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     const existingRate = await AccountVideoRateModel.loadByAccountAndVideoOrUrl(byAccount.id, video.id, activity.id, t)
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-reject.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-reject.ts
index 03b669fd9..7f7ab305f 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-reject.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-reject.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ActivityReject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/activity'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActor } from '../../../types/models'
 
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-undo.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-undo.ts
index e520c2f0d..d4b2a795f 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-undo.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-undo.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../../models/account/account-video-rate'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../../../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 
 async function processUndoActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityUndo>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export {
 async function processUndoLike (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUndo) {
   const likeActivity = activity.object as ActivityLike
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: likeActivity.object })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: likeActivity.object })
 
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     if (!byActor.Account) throw new Error('Unknown account ' + byActor.url)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ async function processUndoDislike (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityU
     ? activity.object
     : activity.object.object as DislikeObject
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: dislike.object })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: dislike.object })
 
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     if (!byActor.Account) throw new Error('Unknown account ' + byActor.url)
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ async function processUndoDislike (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityU
 async function processUndoCacheFile (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUndo) {
   const cacheFileObject = activity.object.object as CacheFileObject
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: cacheFileObject.object })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: cacheFileObject.object })
 
   return sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-    const cacheFile = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadByUrl(cacheFileObject.id)
+    const cacheFile = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadByUrl(cacheFileObject.id, t)
     if (!cacheFile) {
       logger.debug('Cannot undo unknown video cache %s.', cacheFileObject.id)
       return
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async function processUndoCacheFile (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: Activit
 
     if (cacheFile.actorId !== byActor.id) throw new Error('Cannot delete redundancy ' + cacheFile.url + ' of another actor.')
 
-    await cacheFile.destroy()
+    await cacheFile.destroy({ transaction: t })
 
     if (video.isOwned()) {
       // Don't resend the activity to the sender
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts
index 6df9b93b2..f40008a6b 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
+import { isRedundancyAccepted } from '@server/lib/redundancy'
 import { ActivityUpdate, CacheFileObject, VideoObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { ActivityPubActor } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/activitypub-actor'
-import { resetSequelizeInstance, retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
+import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
+import { isCacheFileObjectValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/cache-file'
+import { sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/videos'
+import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
-import { AccountModel } from '../../../models/account/account'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../../models/video/video-channel'
-import { getImageInfoIfExists, updateActorImageInstance, updateActorInstance } from '../actor'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel, getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject, updateVideoFromAP } from '../videos'
-import { sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/videos'
-import { isCacheFileObjectValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/cache-file'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
+import { MActorFull, MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
+import { APActorUpdater } from '../actors/updater'
 import { createOrUpdateCacheFile } from '../cache-file'
+import { createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist } from '../playlists'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
-import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
-import { createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist } from '../playlist'
-import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
-import { MActorSignature, MAccountIdActor } from '../../../types/models'
-import { isRedundancyAccepted } from '@server/lib/redundancy'
-import { ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
+import { APVideoUpdater, getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 
 async function processUpdateActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityUpdate>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -25,7 +22,7 @@ async function processUpdateActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityUpdate
   const objectType = activity.object.type
 
   if (objectType === 'Video') {
-    return retryTransactionWrapper(processUpdateVideo, byActor, activity)
+    return retryTransactionWrapper(processUpdateVideo, activity)
   }
 
   if (objectType === 'Person' || objectType === 'Application' || objectType === 'Group') {
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@ export {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-async function processUpdateVideo (actor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUpdate) {
+async function processUpdateVideo (activity: ActivityUpdate) {
   const videoObject = activity.object as VideoObject
 
   if (sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject(videoObject) === false) {
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@ async function processUpdateVideo (actor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUpd
     return undefined
   }
 
-  const { video, created } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({
+  const { video, created } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({
     videoObject: videoObject.id,
     allowRefresh: false,
     fetchType: 'all'
@@ -71,20 +68,8 @@ async function processUpdateVideo (actor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUpd
   // We did not have this video, it has been created so no need to update
   if (created) return
 
-  // Load new channel
-  const channelActor = await getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject(videoObject)
-
-  const account = actor.Account as MAccountIdActor
-  account.Actor = actor
-
-  const updateOptions = {
-    video,
-    videoObject,
-    account,
-    channel: channelActor.VideoChannel,
-    overrideTo: activity.to
-  }
-  return updateVideoFromAP(updateOptions)
+  const updater = new APVideoUpdater(videoObject, video)
+  return updater.update(activity.to)
 }
 
 async function processUpdateCacheFile (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUpdate) {
@@ -97,7 +82,7 @@ async function processUpdateCacheFile (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: Activ
     return undefined
   }
 
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: cacheFileObject.object })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: cacheFileObject.object })
 
   await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
     await createOrUpdateCacheFile(cacheFileObject, video, byActor, t)
@@ -111,56 +96,13 @@ async function processUpdateCacheFile (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: Activ
   }
 }
 
-async function processUpdateActor (actor: ActorModel, activity: ActivityUpdate) {
-  const actorAttributesToUpdate = activity.object as ActivityPubActor
+async function processUpdateActor (actor: MActorFull, activity: ActivityUpdate) {
+  const actorObject = activity.object as ActivityPubActor
 
-  logger.debug('Updating remote account "%s".', actorAttributesToUpdate.url)
-  let accountOrChannelInstance: AccountModel | VideoChannelModel
-  let actorFieldsSave: object
-  let accountOrChannelFieldsSave: object
+  logger.debug('Updating remote account "%s".', actorObject.url)
 
-  // Fetch icon?
-  const avatarInfo = getImageInfoIfExists(actorAttributesToUpdate, ActorImageType.AVATAR)
-  const bannerInfo = getImageInfoIfExists(actorAttributesToUpdate, ActorImageType.BANNER)
-
-  try {
-    await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      actorFieldsSave = actor.toJSON()
-
-      if (actorAttributesToUpdate.type === 'Group') accountOrChannelInstance = actor.VideoChannel
-      else accountOrChannelInstance = actor.Account
-
-      accountOrChannelFieldsSave = accountOrChannelInstance.toJSON()
-
-      await updateActorInstance(actor, actorAttributesToUpdate)
-
-      await updateActorImageInstance(actor, ActorImageType.AVATAR, avatarInfo, t)
-      await updateActorImageInstance(actor, ActorImageType.BANNER, bannerInfo, t)
-
-      await actor.save({ transaction: t })
-
-      accountOrChannelInstance.name = actorAttributesToUpdate.name || actorAttributesToUpdate.preferredUsername
-      accountOrChannelInstance.description = actorAttributesToUpdate.summary
-
-      if (accountOrChannelInstance instanceof VideoChannelModel) accountOrChannelInstance.support = actorAttributesToUpdate.support
-
-      await accountOrChannelInstance.save({ transaction: t })
-    })
-
-    logger.info('Remote account %s updated', actorAttributesToUpdate.url)
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (actor !== undefined && actorFieldsSave !== undefined) {
-      resetSequelizeInstance(actor, actorFieldsSave)
-    }
-
-    if (accountOrChannelInstance !== undefined && accountOrChannelFieldsSave !== undefined) {
-      resetSequelizeInstance(accountOrChannelInstance, accountOrChannelFieldsSave)
-    }
-
-    // This is just a debug because we will retry the insert
-    logger.debug('Cannot update the remote account.', { err })
-    throw err
-  }
+  const updater = new APActorUpdater(actorObject, actor)
+  return updater.update()
 }
 
 async function processUpdatePlaylist (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: ActivityUpdate) {
@@ -169,5 +111,5 @@ async function processUpdatePlaylist (byActor: MActorSignature, activity: Activi
 
   if (!byAccount) throw new Error('Cannot update video playlist with the non account actor ' + byActor.url)
 
-  await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject, byAccount, activity.to)
+  await createOrUpdateVideoPlaylist(playlistObject, activity.to)
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-view.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-view.ts
index 84697673b..5593ee257 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-view.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-view.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../videos'
 import { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
 import { Redis } from '../../redis'
 import { ActivityCreate, ActivityView, ViewObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
 import { MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
-import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live-manager'
+import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live/live-manager'
 
 async function processViewActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityCreate | ActivityView>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ async function processCreateView (activity: ActivityView | ActivityCreate, byAct
     ? activity.object
     : (activity.object as ViewObject).object
 
-  const options = {
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({
     videoObject,
-    fetchType: 'only-video' as 'only-video',
-    allowRefresh: false as false
-  }
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel(options)
+    fetchType: 'only-video',
+    allowRefresh: false
+  })
 
   if (!video.isLive) {
     await Redis.Instance.addVideoView(video.id)
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process.ts
index 5cef75665..02a23d098 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
+import { StatsManager } from '@server/lib/stat-manager'
 import { Activity, ActivityType } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { checkUrlsSameHost, getAPId } from '../../../helpers/activitypub'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
+import { MActorDefault, MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor } from '../actors'
 import { processAcceptActivity } from './process-accept'
 import { processAnnounceActivity } from './process-announce'
 import { processCreateActivity } from './process-create'
 import { processDeleteActivity } from './process-delete'
+import { processDislikeActivity } from './process-dislike'
+import { processFlagActivity } from './process-flag'
 import { processFollowActivity } from './process-follow'
 import { processLikeActivity } from './process-like'
 import { processRejectActivity } from './process-reject'
 import { processUndoActivity } from './process-undo'
 import { processUpdateActivity } from './process-update'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from '../actor'
-import { processDislikeActivity } from './process-dislike'
-import { processFlagActivity } from './process-flag'
 import { processViewActivity } from './process-view'
-import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
-import { MActorDefault, MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
-import { StatsManager } from '@server/lib/stat-manager'
 
 const processActivity: { [ P in ActivityType ]: (options: APProcessorOptions<Activity>) => Promise<any> } = {
   Create: processCreateActivity,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async function processActivities (
       continue
     }
 
-    const byActor = signatureActor || actorsCache[actorUrl] || await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl)
+    const byActor = signatureActor || actorsCache[actorUrl] || await getOrCreateAPActor(actorUrl)
     actorsCache[actorUrl] = byActor
 
     const activityProcessor = processActivity[activity.type]
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-delete.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-delete.ts
index e0acced18..d31f8c10b 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-delete.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-delete.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { ActivityAudience, ActivityDelete } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../../models/video/video-comment'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
 import { MActorUrl } from '../../../types/models'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-view.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-view.ts
index 9254dc7c5..153e94295 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-view.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/send/send-view.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { MActorAudience, MVideoImmutable, MVideoUrl } from '@server/types/models'
 import { ActivityAudience, ActivityView } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { audiencify, getAudience } from '../audience'
 import { getLocalVideoViewActivityPubUrl } from '../url'
 import { sendVideoRelatedActivity } from './utils'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/send/utils.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/send/utils.ts
index 85a9f009d..7cd8030e1 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/send/utils.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/send/utils.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { ContextType } from '@shared/models/activitypub/context'
 import { Activity, ActivityAudience } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
+import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
+import { MActor, MActorId, MActorLight, MActorWithInboxes, MVideoAccountLight, MVideoId, MVideoImmutable } from '../../../types/models'
 import { JobQueue } from '../../job-queue'
 import { getActorsInvolvedInVideo, getAudienceFromFollowersOf, getRemoteVideoAudience } from '../audience'
-import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
-import { MActor, MActorId, MActorLight, MActorWithInboxes, MVideoAccountLight, MVideoId, MVideoImmutable } from '../../../types/models'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { ContextType } from '@shared/models/activitypub/context'
 
 async function sendVideoRelatedActivity (activityBuilder: (audience: ActivityAudience) => Activity, options: {
   byActor: MActorLight
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ async function sendVideoRelatedActivity (activityBuilder: (audience: ActivityAud
 
   // Send to origin
   if (video.isOwned() === false) {
-    const accountActor = (video as MVideoAccountLight).VideoChannel?.Account?.Actor || await ActorModel.loadAccountActorByVideoId(video.id)
+    let accountActor: MActorLight = (video as MVideoAccountLight).VideoChannel?.Account?.Actor
+
+    if (!accountActor) accountActor = await ActorModel.loadAccountActorByVideoId(video.id, transaction)
 
     const audience = getRemoteVideoAudience(accountActor, actorsInvolvedInVideo)
     const activity = activityBuilder(audience)
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/share.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/share.ts
index c22fa0893..1ff01a175 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/share.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/share.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { doJSONRequest } from '../../helpers/requests'
 import { CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../models/video/video-share'
 import { MChannelActorLight, MVideo, MVideoAccountLight, MVideoId } from '../../types/models/video'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from './actor'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor } from './actors'
 import { sendUndoAnnounce, sendVideoAnnounce } from './send'
 import { getLocalVideoAnnounceActivityPubUrl } from './url'
 
@@ -40,23 +40,7 @@ async function changeVideoChannelShare (
 async function addVideoShares (shareUrls: string[], video: MVideoId) {
   await Bluebird.map(shareUrls, async shareUrl => {
     try {
-      const { body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(shareUrl, { activityPub: true })
-      if (!body || !body.actor) throw new Error('Body or body actor is invalid')
-
-      const actorUrl = getAPId(body.actor)
-      if (checkUrlsSameHost(shareUrl, actorUrl) !== true) {
-        throw new Error(`Actor url ${actorUrl} has not the same host than the share url ${shareUrl}`)
-      }
-
-      const actor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl)
-
-      const entry = {
-        actorId: actor.id,
-        videoId: video.id,
-        url: shareUrl
-      }
-
-      await VideoShareModel.upsert(entry)
+      await addVideoShare(shareUrl, video)
     } catch (err) {
       logger.warn('Cannot add share %s.', shareUrl, { err })
     }
@@ -71,6 +55,26 @@ export {
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+async function addVideoShare (shareUrl: string, video: MVideoId) {
+  const { body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(shareUrl, { activityPub: true })
+  if (!body || !body.actor) throw new Error('Body or body actor is invalid')
+
+  const actorUrl = getAPId(body.actor)
+  if (checkUrlsSameHost(shareUrl, actorUrl) !== true) {
+    throw new Error(`Actor url ${actorUrl} has not the same host than the share url ${shareUrl}`)
+  }
+
+  const actor = await getOrCreateAPActor(actorUrl)
+
+  const entry = {
+    actorId: actor.id,
+    videoId: video.id,
+    url: shareUrl
+  }
+
+  await VideoShareModel.upsert(entry)
+}
+
 async function shareByServer (video: MVideo, t: Transaction) {
   const serverActor = await getServerActor()
 
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/video-comments.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/video-comments.ts
index e23e0c0e7..6b7f9504f 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/video-comments.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { doJSONRequest } from '../../helpers/requests'
 import { ACTIVITY_PUB, CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../models/video/video-comment'
 import { MCommentOwner, MCommentOwnerVideo, MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles } from '../../types/models/video'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from './actor'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from './videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor } from './actors'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from './videos'
 
 type ResolveThreadParams = {
   url: string
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ async function addVideoComments (commentUrls: string[]) {
 
 async function resolveThread (params: ResolveThreadParams): ResolveThreadResult {
   const { url, isVideo } = params
+
   if (params.commentCreated === undefined) params.commentCreated = false
   if (params.comments === undefined) params.comments = []
 
-  // If it is not a video, or if we don't know if it's a video
+  // If it is not a video, or if we don't know if it's a video, try to get the thread from DB
   if (isVideo === false || isVideo === undefined) {
     const result = await resolveCommentFromDB(params)
     if (result) return result
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ async function resolveThread (params: ResolveThreadParams): ResolveThreadResult
     // If it is a video, or if we don't know if it's a video
     if (isVideo === true || isVideo === undefined) {
       // Keep await so we catch the exception
-      return await tryResolveThreadFromVideo(params)
+      return await tryToResolveThreadFromVideo(params)
     }
   } catch (err) {
     logger.debug('Cannot resolve thread from video %s, maybe because it was not a video', url, { err })
@@ -62,34 +63,32 @@ async function resolveCommentFromDB (params: ResolveThreadParams) {
   const { url, comments, commentCreated } = params
 
   const commentFromDatabase = await VideoCommentModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateReplyAndVideoUrlAndAccount(url)
-  if (commentFromDatabase) {
-    let parentComments = comments.concat([ commentFromDatabase ])
+  if (!commentFromDatabase) return undefined
 
-    // Speed up things and resolve directly the thread
-    if (commentFromDatabase.InReplyToVideoComment) {
-      const data = await VideoCommentModel.listThreadParentComments(commentFromDatabase, undefined, 'DESC')
+  let parentComments = comments.concat([ commentFromDatabase ])
 
-      parentComments = parentComments.concat(data)
-    }
+  // Speed up things and resolve directly the thread
+  if (commentFromDatabase.InReplyToVideoComment) {
+    const data = await VideoCommentModel.listThreadParentComments(commentFromDatabase, undefined, 'DESC')
 
-    return resolveThread({
-      url: commentFromDatabase.Video.url,
-      comments: parentComments,
-      isVideo: true,
-      commentCreated
-    })
+    parentComments = parentComments.concat(data)
   }
 
-  return undefined
+  return resolveThread({
+    url: commentFromDatabase.Video.url,
+    comments: parentComments,
+    isVideo: true,
+    commentCreated
+  })
 }
 
-async function tryResolveThreadFromVideo (params: ResolveThreadParams) {
+async function tryToResolveThreadFromVideo (params: ResolveThreadParams) {
   const { url, comments, commentCreated } = params
 
   // Maybe it's a reply to a video?
   // If yes, it's done: we resolved all the thread
   const syncParam = { likes: true, dislikes: true, shares: true, comments: false, thumbnail: true, refreshVideo: false }
-  const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel({ videoObject: url, syncParam })
+  const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo({ videoObject: url, syncParam })
 
   if (video.isOwned() && !video.hasPrivacyForFederation()) {
     throw new Error('Cannot resolve thread of video with privacy that is not compatible with federation')
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ async function resolveRemoteParentComment (params: ResolveThreadParams) {
   }
 
   const actor = actorUrl
-    ? await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl, 'all')
+    ? await getOrCreateAPActor(actorUrl, 'all')
     : null
 
   const comment = new VideoCommentModel({
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/video-rates.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/video-rates.ts
index f40c07fea..9fb97ef84 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/video-rates.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/video-rates.ts
@@ -3,44 +3,23 @@ import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
 import { VideoRateType } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { checkUrlsSameHost, getAPId } from '../../helpers/activitypub'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../models/account/account-video-rate'
 import { MAccountActor, MActorUrl, MVideo, MVideoAccountLight, MVideoId } from '../../types/models'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from './actor'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor } from './actors'
 import { sendLike, sendUndoDislike, sendUndoLike } from './send'
 import { sendDislike } from './send/send-dislike'
 import { getVideoDislikeActivityPubUrlByLocalActor, getVideoLikeActivityPubUrlByLocalActor } from './url'
 
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video-rate', 'create')
+
 async function createRates (ratesUrl: string[], video: MVideo, rate: VideoRateType) {
   await Bluebird.map(ratesUrl, async rateUrl => {
     try {
-      // Fetch url
-      const { body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(rateUrl, { activityPub: true })
-      if (!body || !body.actor) throw new Error('Body or body actor is invalid')
-
-      const actorUrl = getAPId(body.actor)
-      if (checkUrlsSameHost(actorUrl, rateUrl) !== true) {
-        throw new Error(`Rate url ${rateUrl} has not the same host than actor url ${actorUrl}`)
-      }
-
-      if (checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, rateUrl) !== true) {
-        throw new Error(`Rate url ${rateUrl} host is different from the AP object id ${body.id}`)
-      }
-
-      const actor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl)
-
-      const entry = {
-        videoId: video.id,
-        accountId: actor.Account.id,
-        type: rate,
-        url: body.id
-      }
-
-      // Video "likes"/"dislikes" will be updated by the caller
-      await AccountVideoRateModel.upsert(entry)
+      await createRate(rateUrl, video, rate)
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot add rate %s.', rateUrl, { err })
+      logger.info('Cannot add rate %s.', rateUrl, { err, ...lTags(rateUrl, video.uuid, video.url) })
     }
   }, { concurrency: CRAWL_REQUEST_CONCURRENCY })
 }
@@ -73,8 +52,39 @@ function getLocalRateUrl (rateType: VideoRateType, actor: MActorUrl, video: MVid
     : getVideoDislikeActivityPubUrlByLocalActor(actor, video)
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 export {
   getLocalRateUrl,
   createRates,
   sendVideoRateChange
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function createRate (rateUrl: string, video: MVideo, rate: VideoRateType) {
+  // Fetch url
+  const { body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(rateUrl, { activityPub: true })
+  if (!body || !body.actor) throw new Error('Body or body actor is invalid')
+
+  const actorUrl = getAPId(body.actor)
+  if (checkUrlsSameHost(actorUrl, rateUrl) !== true) {
+    throw new Error(`Rate url ${rateUrl} has not the same host than actor url ${actorUrl}`)
+  }
+
+  if (checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, rateUrl) !== true) {
+    throw new Error(`Rate url ${rateUrl} host is different from the AP object id ${body.id}`)
+  }
+
+  const actor = await getOrCreateAPActor(actorUrl)
+
+  const entry = {
+    videoId: video.id,
+    accountId: actor.Account.id,
+    type: rate,
+    url: body.id
+  }
+
+  // Video "likes"/"dislikes" will be updated by the caller
+  await AccountVideoRateModel.upsert(entry)
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 127a0dd8a..000000000
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/videos.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,931 +0,0 @@
-import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
-import { maxBy, minBy } from 'lodash'
-import * as magnetUtil from 'magnet-uri'
-import { basename } from 'path'
-import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
-import { TrackerModel } from '@server/models/server/tracker'
-import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import {
-  ActivityHashTagObject,
-  ActivityMagnetUrlObject,
-  ActivityPlaylistSegmentHashesObject,
-  ActivityPlaylistUrlObject,
-  ActivitypubHttpFetcherPayload,
-  ActivityTagObject,
-  ActivityUrlObject,
-  ActivityVideoUrlObject
-} from '../../../shared/index'
-import { ActivityTrackerUrlObject, VideoObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { ThumbnailType } from '../../../shared/models/videos/thumbnail.type'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.type'
-import { buildRemoteVideoBaseUrl, checkUrlsSameHost, getAPId } from '../../helpers/activitypub'
-import {
-  isAPVideoFileUrlMetadataObject,
-  isAPVideoTrackerUrlObject,
-  sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject
-} from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/videos'
-import { isArray } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { isVideoFileInfoHashValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
-import { deleteNonExistingModels, resetSequelizeInstance, retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../helpers/database-utils'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { doJSONRequest, PeerTubeRequestError } from '../../helpers/requests'
-import { fetchVideoByUrl, getExtFromMimetype, VideoFetchByUrlType } from '../../helpers/video'
-import {
-  ACTIVITY_PUB,
-  MIMETYPES,
-  P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION,
-  PREVIEWS_SIZE,
-  REMOTE_SCHEME,
-  THUMBNAILS_SIZE
-} from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
-import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../models/account/account-video-rate'
-import { VideoModel } from '../../models/video/video'
-import { VideoCaptionModel } from '../../models/video/video-caption'
-import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../models/video/video-comment'
-import { VideoFileModel } from '../../models/video/video-file'
-import { VideoShareModel } from '../../models/video/video-share'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '../../models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
-import {
-  MAccountIdActor,
-  MChannelAccountLight,
-  MChannelDefault,
-  MChannelId,
-  MStreamingPlaylist,
-  MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo,
-  MStreamingPlaylistVideo,
-  MVideo,
-  MVideoAccountLight,
-  MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles,
-  MVideoAP,
-  MVideoAPWithoutCaption,
-  MVideoCaption,
-  MVideoFile,
-  MVideoFullLight,
-  MVideoId,
-  MVideoImmutable,
-  MVideoThumbnail,
-  MVideoWithHost
-} from '../../types/models'
-import { MThumbnail } from '../../types/models/video/thumbnail'
-import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '../../types/sequelize'
-import { ActorFollowScoreCache } from '../files-cache'
-import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
-import { Notifier } from '../notifier'
-import { PeerTubeSocket } from '../peertube-socket'
-import { createPlaceholderThumbnail, createVideoMiniatureFromUrl } from '../thumbnail'
-import { setVideoTags } from '../video'
-import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '../video-blacklist'
-import { generateTorrentFileName } from '../video-paths'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from './actor'
-import { crawlCollectionPage } from './crawl'
-import { sendCreateVideo, sendUpdateVideo } from './send'
-import { addVideoShares, shareVideoByServerAndChannel } from './share'
-import { addVideoComments } from './video-comments'
-import { createRates } from './video-rates'
-
-async function federateVideoIfNeeded (videoArg: MVideoAPWithoutCaption, isNewVideo: boolean, transaction?: Transaction) {
-  const video = videoArg as MVideoAP
-
-  if (
-    // Check this is not a blacklisted video, or unfederated blacklisted video
-    (video.isBlacklisted() === false || (isNewVideo === false && video.VideoBlacklist.unfederated === false)) &&
-    // Check the video is public/unlisted and published
-    video.hasPrivacyForFederation() && video.hasStateForFederation()
-  ) {
-    // Fetch more attributes that we will need to serialize in AP object
-    if (isArray(video.VideoCaptions) === false) {
-      video.VideoCaptions = await video.$get('VideoCaptions', {
-        attributes: [ 'filename', 'language' ],
-        transaction
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (isNewVideo) {
-      // Now we'll add the video's meta data to our followers
-      await sendCreateVideo(video, transaction)
-      await shareVideoByServerAndChannel(video, transaction)
-    } else {
-      await sendUpdateVideo(video, transaction)
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-async function fetchRemoteVideo (videoUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode: number, videoObject: VideoObject }> {
-  logger.info('Fetching remote video %s.', videoUrl)
-
-  const { statusCode, body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(videoUrl, { activityPub: true })
-
-  if (sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject(body) === false || checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, videoUrl) !== true) {
-    logger.debug('Remote video JSON is not valid.', { body })
-    return { statusCode, videoObject: undefined }
-  }
-
-  return { statusCode, videoObject: body }
-}
-
-async function fetchRemoteVideoDescription (video: MVideoAccountLight) {
-  const host = video.VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Server.host
-  const path = video.getDescriptionAPIPath()
-  const url = REMOTE_SCHEME.HTTP + '://' + host + path
-
-  const { body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(url)
-  return body.description || ''
-}
-
-function getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject (videoObject: VideoObject) {
-  const channel = videoObject.attributedTo.find(a => a.type === 'Group')
-  if (!channel) throw new Error('Cannot find associated video channel to video ' + videoObject.url)
-
-  if (checkUrlsSameHost(channel.id, videoObject.id) !== true) {
-    throw new Error(`Video channel url ${channel.id} does not have the same host than video object id ${videoObject.id}`)
-  }
-
-  return getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(channel.id, 'all')
-}
-
-type SyncParam = {
-  likes: boolean
-  dislikes: boolean
-  shares: boolean
-  comments: boolean
-  thumbnail: boolean
-  refreshVideo?: boolean
-}
-async function syncVideoExternalAttributes (video: MVideo, fetchedVideo: VideoObject, syncParam: SyncParam) {
-  logger.info('Adding likes/dislikes/shares/comments of video %s.', video.uuid)
-
-  const jobPayloads: ActivitypubHttpFetcherPayload[] = []
-
-  if (syncParam.likes === true) {
-    const handler = items => createRates(items, video, 'like')
-    const cleaner = crawlStartDate => AccountVideoRateModel.cleanOldRatesOf(video.id, 'like' as 'like', crawlStartDate)
-
-    await crawlCollectionPage<string>(fetchedVideo.likes, handler, cleaner)
-      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add likes of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: fetchedVideo.likes }))
-  } else {
-    jobPayloads.push({ uri: fetchedVideo.likes, videoId: video.id, type: 'video-likes' as 'video-likes' })
-  }
-
-  if (syncParam.dislikes === true) {
-    const handler = items => createRates(items, video, 'dislike')
-    const cleaner = crawlStartDate => AccountVideoRateModel.cleanOldRatesOf(video.id, 'dislike' as 'dislike', crawlStartDate)
-
-    await crawlCollectionPage<string>(fetchedVideo.dislikes, handler, cleaner)
-      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add dislikes of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: fetchedVideo.dislikes }))
-  } else {
-    jobPayloads.push({ uri: fetchedVideo.dislikes, videoId: video.id, type: 'video-dislikes' as 'video-dislikes' })
-  }
-
-  if (syncParam.shares === true) {
-    const handler = items => addVideoShares(items, video)
-    const cleaner = crawlStartDate => VideoShareModel.cleanOldSharesOf(video.id, crawlStartDate)
-
-    await crawlCollectionPage<string>(fetchedVideo.shares, handler, cleaner)
-      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add shares of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: fetchedVideo.shares }))
-  } else {
-    jobPayloads.push({ uri: fetchedVideo.shares, videoId: video.id, type: 'video-shares' as 'video-shares' })
-  }
-
-  if (syncParam.comments === true) {
-    const handler = items => addVideoComments(items)
-    const cleaner = crawlStartDate => VideoCommentModel.cleanOldCommentsOf(video.id, crawlStartDate)
-
-    await crawlCollectionPage<string>(fetchedVideo.comments, handler, cleaner)
-      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add comments of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: fetchedVideo.comments }))
-  } else {
-    jobPayloads.push({ uri: fetchedVideo.comments, videoId: video.id, type: 'video-comments' as 'video-comments' })
-  }
-
-  await Bluebird.map(jobPayloads, payload => JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload }))
-}
-
-type GetVideoResult <T> = Promise<{
-  video: T
-  created: boolean
-  autoBlacklisted?: boolean
-}>
-
-type GetVideoParamAll = {
-  videoObject: { id: string } | string
-  syncParam?: SyncParam
-  fetchType?: 'all'
-  allowRefresh?: boolean
-}
-
-type GetVideoParamImmutable = {
-  videoObject: { id: string } | string
-  syncParam?: SyncParam
-  fetchType: 'only-immutable-attributes'
-  allowRefresh: false
-}
-
-type GetVideoParamOther = {
-  videoObject: { id: string } | string
-  syncParam?: SyncParam
-  fetchType?: 'all' | 'only-video'
-  allowRefresh?: boolean
-}
-
-function getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel (options: GetVideoParamAll): GetVideoResult<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles>
-function getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel (options: GetVideoParamImmutable): GetVideoResult<MVideoImmutable>
-function getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel (
-  options: GetVideoParamOther
-): GetVideoResult<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail>
-async function getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel (
-  options: GetVideoParamAll | GetVideoParamImmutable | GetVideoParamOther
-): GetVideoResult<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoImmutable> {
-  // Default params
-  const syncParam = options.syncParam || { likes: true, dislikes: true, shares: true, comments: true, thumbnail: true, refreshVideo: false }
-  const fetchType = options.fetchType || 'all'
-  const allowRefresh = options.allowRefresh !== false
-
-  // Get video url
-  const videoUrl = getAPId(options.videoObject)
-  let videoFromDatabase = await fetchVideoByUrl(videoUrl, fetchType)
-
-  if (videoFromDatabase) {
-    // If allowRefresh is true, we could not call this function using 'only-immutable-attributes' fetch type
-    if (allowRefresh === true && (videoFromDatabase as MVideoThumbnail).isOutdated()) {
-      const refreshOptions = {
-        video: videoFromDatabase as MVideoThumbnail,
-        fetchedType: fetchType,
-        syncParam
-      }
-
-      if (syncParam.refreshVideo === true) {
-        videoFromDatabase = await refreshVideoIfNeeded(refreshOptions)
-      } else {
-        await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({
-          type: 'activitypub-refresher',
-          payload: { type: 'video', url: videoFromDatabase.url }
-        })
-      }
-    }
-
-    return { video: videoFromDatabase, created: false }
-  }
-
-  const { videoObject: fetchedVideo } = await fetchRemoteVideo(videoUrl)
-  if (!fetchedVideo) throw new Error('Cannot fetch remote video with url: ' + videoUrl)
-
-  const actor = await getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject(fetchedVideo)
-  const videoChannel = actor.VideoChannel
-
-  try {
-    const { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated } = await retryTransactionWrapper(createVideo, fetchedVideo, videoChannel, syncParam.thumbnail)
-
-    await syncVideoExternalAttributes(videoCreated, fetchedVideo, syncParam)
-
-    return { video: videoCreated, created: true, autoBlacklisted }
-  } catch (err) {
-    // Maybe a concurrent getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel call created this video
-    if (err.name === 'SequelizeUniqueConstraintError') {
-      const fallbackVideo = await fetchVideoByUrl(videoUrl, fetchType)
-      if (fallbackVideo) return { video: fallbackVideo, created: false }
-    }
-
-    throw err
-  }
-}
-
-async function updateVideoFromAP (options: {
-  video: MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles
-  videoObject: VideoObject
-  account: MAccountIdActor
-  channel: MChannelDefault
-  overrideTo?: string[]
-}) {
-  const { video, videoObject, account, channel, overrideTo } = options
-
-  logger.debug('Updating remote video "%s".', options.videoObject.uuid, { videoObject: options.videoObject, account, channel })
-
-  let videoFieldsSave: any
-  const wasPrivateVideo = video.privacy === VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE
-  const wasUnlistedVideo = video.privacy === VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
-
-  try {
-    let thumbnailModel: MThumbnail
-
-    try {
-      thumbnailModel = await createVideoMiniatureFromUrl({
-        downloadUrl: getThumbnailFromIcons(videoObject).url,
-        video,
-        type: ThumbnailType.MINIATURE
-      })
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot generate thumbnail of %s.', videoObject.id, { err })
-    }
-
-    const videoUpdated = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      const sequelizeOptions = { transaction: t }
-
-      videoFieldsSave = video.toJSON()
-
-      // Check we can update the channel: we trust the remote server
-      const oldVideoChannel = video.VideoChannel
-
-      if (!oldVideoChannel.Actor.serverId || !channel.Actor.serverId) {
-        throw new Error('Cannot check old channel/new channel validity because `serverId` is null')
-      }
-
-      if (oldVideoChannel.Actor.serverId !== channel.Actor.serverId) {
-        throw new Error('New channel ' + channel.Actor.url + ' is not on the same server than new channel ' + oldVideoChannel.Actor.url)
-      }
-
-      const to = overrideTo || videoObject.to
-      const videoData = videoActivityObjectToDBAttributes(channel, videoObject, to)
-      video.name = videoData.name
-      video.uuid = videoData.uuid
-      video.url = videoData.url
-      video.category = videoData.category
-      video.licence = videoData.licence
-      video.language = videoData.language
-      video.description = videoData.description
-      video.support = videoData.support
-      video.nsfw = videoData.nsfw
-      video.commentsEnabled = videoData.commentsEnabled
-      video.downloadEnabled = videoData.downloadEnabled
-      video.waitTranscoding = videoData.waitTranscoding
-      video.state = videoData.state
-      video.duration = videoData.duration
-      video.createdAt = videoData.createdAt
-      video.publishedAt = videoData.publishedAt
-      video.originallyPublishedAt = videoData.originallyPublishedAt
-      video.privacy = videoData.privacy
-      video.channelId = videoData.channelId
-      video.views = videoData.views
-      video.isLive = videoData.isLive
-
-      // Ensures we update the updated video attribute
-      video.changed('updatedAt', true)
-
-      const videoUpdated = await video.save(sequelizeOptions) as MVideoFullLight
-
-      if (thumbnailModel) await videoUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
-
-      const previewIcon = getPreviewFromIcons(videoObject)
-      if (videoUpdated.getPreview() && previewIcon) {
-        const previewModel = createPlaceholderThumbnail({
-          fileUrl: previewIcon.url,
-          video,
-          type: ThumbnailType.PREVIEW,
-          size: previewIcon
-        })
-        await videoUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
-      }
-
-      {
-        const videoFileAttributes = videoFileActivityUrlToDBAttributes(videoUpdated, videoObject.url)
-        const newVideoFiles = videoFileAttributes.map(a => new VideoFileModel(a))
-
-        // Remove video files that do not exist anymore
-        const destroyTasks = deleteNonExistingModels(videoUpdated.VideoFiles, newVideoFiles, t)
-        await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
-
-        // Update or add other one
-        const upsertTasks = newVideoFiles.map(f => VideoFileModel.customUpsert(f, 'video', t))
-        videoUpdated.VideoFiles = await Promise.all(upsertTasks)
-      }
-
-      {
-        const streamingPlaylistAttributes = streamingPlaylistActivityUrlToDBAttributes(videoUpdated, videoObject, videoUpdated.VideoFiles)
-        const newStreamingPlaylists = streamingPlaylistAttributes.map(a => new VideoStreamingPlaylistModel(a))
-
-        // Remove video playlists that do not exist anymore
-        const destroyTasks = deleteNonExistingModels(videoUpdated.VideoStreamingPlaylists, newStreamingPlaylists, t)
-        await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
-
-        let oldStreamingPlaylistFiles: MVideoFile[] = []
-        for (const videoStreamingPlaylist of videoUpdated.VideoStreamingPlaylists) {
-          oldStreamingPlaylistFiles = oldStreamingPlaylistFiles.concat(videoStreamingPlaylist.VideoFiles)
-        }
-
-        videoUpdated.VideoStreamingPlaylists = []
-
-        for (const playlistAttributes of streamingPlaylistAttributes) {
-          const streamingPlaylistModel = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.upsert(playlistAttributes, { returning: true, transaction: t })
-                                     .then(([ streamingPlaylist ]) => streamingPlaylist as MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo)
-          streamingPlaylistModel.Video = videoUpdated
-
-          const newVideoFiles: MVideoFile[] = videoFileActivityUrlToDBAttributes(streamingPlaylistModel, playlistAttributes.tagAPObject)
-            .map(a => new VideoFileModel(a))
-          const destroyTasks = deleteNonExistingModels(oldStreamingPlaylistFiles, newVideoFiles, t)
-          await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
-
-          // Update or add other one
-          const upsertTasks = newVideoFiles.map(f => VideoFileModel.customUpsert(f, 'streaming-playlist', t))
-          streamingPlaylistModel.VideoFiles = await Promise.all(upsertTasks)
-
-          videoUpdated.VideoStreamingPlaylists.push(streamingPlaylistModel)
-        }
-      }
-
-      {
-        // Update Tags
-        const tags = videoObject.tag
-                                .filter(isAPHashTagObject)
-                                .map(tag => tag.name)
-        await setVideoTags({ video: videoUpdated, tags, transaction: t })
-      }
-
-      // Update trackers
-      {
-        const trackers = getTrackerUrls(videoObject, videoUpdated)
-        await setVideoTrackers({ video: videoUpdated, trackers, transaction: t })
-      }
-
-      {
-        // Update captions
-        await VideoCaptionModel.deleteAllCaptionsOfRemoteVideo(videoUpdated.id, t)
-
-        const videoCaptionsPromises = videoObject.subtitleLanguage.map(c => {
-          const caption = new VideoCaptionModel({
-            videoId: videoUpdated.id,
-            filename: VideoCaptionModel.generateCaptionName(c.identifier),
-            language: c.identifier,
-            fileUrl: c.url
-          }) as MVideoCaption
-
-          return VideoCaptionModel.insertOrReplaceLanguage(caption, t)
-        })
-        await Promise.all(videoCaptionsPromises)
-      }
-
-      {
-        // Create or update existing live
-        if (video.isLive) {
-          const [ videoLive ] = await VideoLiveModel.upsert({
-            saveReplay: videoObject.liveSaveReplay,
-            permanentLive: videoObject.permanentLive,
-            videoId: video.id
-          }, { transaction: t, returning: true })
-
-          videoUpdated.VideoLive = videoLive
-        } else { // Delete existing live if it exists
-          await VideoLiveModel.destroy({
-            where: {
-              videoId: video.id
-            },
-            transaction: t
-          })
-
-          videoUpdated.VideoLive = null
-        }
-      }
-
-      return videoUpdated
-    })
-
-    await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
-      video: videoUpdated,
-      user: undefined,
-      isRemote: true,
-      isNew: false,
-      transaction: undefined
-    })
-
-    // Notify our users?
-    if (wasPrivateVideo || wasUnlistedVideo) Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(videoUpdated)
-
-    if (videoUpdated.isLive) {
-      PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoLiveNewState(videoUpdated)
-      PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoViewsUpdate(videoUpdated)
-    }
-
-    logger.info('Remote video with uuid %s updated', videoObject.uuid)
-
-    return videoUpdated
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (video !== undefined && videoFieldsSave !== undefined) {
-      resetSequelizeInstance(video, videoFieldsSave)
-    }
-
-    // This is just a debug because we will retry the insert
-    logger.debug('Cannot update the remote video.', { err })
-    throw err
-  }
-}
-
-async function refreshVideoIfNeeded (options: {
-  video: MVideoThumbnail
-  fetchedType: VideoFetchByUrlType
-  syncParam: SyncParam
-}): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
-  if (!options.video.isOutdated()) return options.video
-
-  // We need more attributes if the argument video was fetched with not enough joints
-  const video = options.fetchedType === 'all'
-    ? options.video as MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles
-    : await VideoModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(options.video.url)
-
-  try {
-    const { videoObject } = await fetchRemoteVideo(video.url)
-
-    if (videoObject === undefined) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot refresh remote video %s: invalid body.', video.url)
-
-      await video.setAsRefreshed()
-      return video
-    }
-
-    const channelActor = await getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject(videoObject)
-
-    const updateOptions = {
-      video,
-      videoObject,
-      account: channelActor.VideoChannel.Account,
-      channel: channelActor.VideoChannel
-    }
-    await updateVideoFromAP(updateOptions)
-    await syncVideoExternalAttributes(video, videoObject, options.syncParam)
-
-    ActorFollowScoreCache.Instance.addGoodServerId(video.VideoChannel.Actor.serverId)
-
-    return video
-  } catch (err) {
-    if ((err as PeerTubeRequestError).statusCode === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404) {
-      logger.info('Cannot refresh remote video %s: video does not exist anymore. Deleting it.', video.url)
-
-      // Video does not exist anymore
-      await video.destroy()
-      return undefined
-    }
-
-    logger.warn('Cannot refresh video %s.', options.video.url, { err })
-
-    ActorFollowScoreCache.Instance.addBadServerId(video.VideoChannel.Actor.serverId)
-
-    // Don't refresh in loop
-    await video.setAsRefreshed()
-    return video
-  }
-}
-
-export {
-  updateVideoFromAP,
-  refreshVideoIfNeeded,
-  federateVideoIfNeeded,
-  fetchRemoteVideo,
-  getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel,
-  fetchRemoteVideoDescription,
-  getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function isAPVideoUrlObject (url: any): url is ActivityVideoUrlObject {
-  const urlMediaType = url.mediaType
-
-  return MIMETYPES.VIDEO.MIMETYPE_EXT[urlMediaType] && urlMediaType.startsWith('video/')
-}
-
-function isAPStreamingPlaylistUrlObject (url: any): url is ActivityPlaylistUrlObject {
-  return url && url.mediaType === 'application/x-mpegURL'
-}
-
-function isAPPlaylistSegmentHashesUrlObject (tag: any): tag is ActivityPlaylistSegmentHashesObject {
-  return tag && tag.name === 'sha256' && tag.type === 'Link' && tag.mediaType === 'application/json'
-}
-
-function isAPMagnetUrlObject (url: any): url is ActivityMagnetUrlObject {
-  return url && url.mediaType === 'application/x-bittorrent;x-scheme-handler/magnet'
-}
-
-function isAPHashTagObject (url: any): url is ActivityHashTagObject {
-  return url && url.type === 'Hashtag'
-}
-
-async function createVideo (videoObject: VideoObject, channel: MChannelAccountLight, waitThumbnail = false) {
-  logger.debug('Adding remote video %s.', videoObject.id)
-
-  const videoData = await videoActivityObjectToDBAttributes(channel, videoObject, videoObject.to)
-  const video = VideoModel.build(videoData) as MVideoThumbnail
-
-  const promiseThumbnail = createVideoMiniatureFromUrl({
-    downloadUrl: getThumbnailFromIcons(videoObject).url,
-    video,
-    type: ThumbnailType.MINIATURE
-  }).catch(err => {
-    logger.error('Cannot create miniature from url.', { err })
-    return undefined
-  })
-
-  let thumbnailModel: MThumbnail
-  if (waitThumbnail === true) {
-    thumbnailModel = await promiseThumbnail
-  }
-
-  const { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-    try {
-      const sequelizeOptions = { transaction: t }
-
-      const videoCreated = await video.save(sequelizeOptions) as MVideoFullLight
-      videoCreated.VideoChannel = channel
-
-      if (thumbnailModel) await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
-
-      const previewIcon = getPreviewFromIcons(videoObject)
-      if (previewIcon) {
-        const previewModel = createPlaceholderThumbnail({
-          fileUrl: previewIcon.url,
-          video: videoCreated,
-          type: ThumbnailType.PREVIEW,
-          size: previewIcon
-        })
-
-        await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
-      }
-
-      // Process files
-      const videoFileAttributes = videoFileActivityUrlToDBAttributes(videoCreated, videoObject.url)
-
-      const videoFilePromises = videoFileAttributes.map(f => VideoFileModel.create(f, { transaction: t }))
-      const videoFiles = await Promise.all(videoFilePromises)
-
-      const streamingPlaylistsAttributes = streamingPlaylistActivityUrlToDBAttributes(videoCreated, videoObject, videoFiles)
-      videoCreated.VideoStreamingPlaylists = []
-
-      for (const playlistAttributes of streamingPlaylistsAttributes) {
-        const playlist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.create(playlistAttributes, { transaction: t }) as MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo
-        playlist.Video = videoCreated
-
-        const playlistFiles = videoFileActivityUrlToDBAttributes(playlist, playlistAttributes.tagAPObject)
-        const videoFilePromises = playlistFiles.map(f => VideoFileModel.create(f, { transaction: t }))
-        playlist.VideoFiles = await Promise.all(videoFilePromises)
-
-        videoCreated.VideoStreamingPlaylists.push(playlist)
-      }
-
-      // Process tags
-      const tags = videoObject.tag
-                              .filter(isAPHashTagObject)
-                              .map(t => t.name)
-      await setVideoTags({ video: videoCreated, tags, transaction: t })
-
-      // Process captions
-      const videoCaptionsPromises = videoObject.subtitleLanguage.map(c => {
-        const caption = new VideoCaptionModel({
-          videoId: videoCreated.id,
-          filename: VideoCaptionModel.generateCaptionName(c.identifier),
-          language: c.identifier,
-          fileUrl: c.url
-        }) as MVideoCaption
-
-        return VideoCaptionModel.insertOrReplaceLanguage(caption, t)
-      })
-      await Promise.all(videoCaptionsPromises)
-
-      // Process trackers
-      {
-        const trackers = getTrackerUrls(videoObject, videoCreated)
-        await setVideoTrackers({ video: videoCreated, trackers, transaction: t })
-      }
-
-      videoCreated.VideoFiles = videoFiles
-
-      if (videoCreated.isLive) {
-        const videoLive = new VideoLiveModel({
-          streamKey: null,
-          saveReplay: videoObject.liveSaveReplay,
-          permanentLive: videoObject.permanentLive,
-          videoId: videoCreated.id
-        })
-
-        videoCreated.VideoLive = await videoLive.save({ transaction: t })
-      }
-
-      // We added a video in this channel, set it as updated
-      await channel.setAsUpdated(t)
-
-      const autoBlacklisted = await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
-        video: videoCreated,
-        user: undefined,
-        isRemote: true,
-        isNew: true,
-        transaction: t
-      })
-
-      logger.info('Remote video with uuid %s inserted.', videoObject.uuid)
-
-      return { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated }
-    } catch (err) {
-      // FIXME: Use rollback hook when https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/13038 is released
-      // Remove thumbnail
-      if (thumbnailModel) await thumbnailModel.removeThumbnail()
-
-      throw err
-    }
-  })
-
-  if (waitThumbnail === false) {
-    // Error is already caught above
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-    promiseThumbnail.then(thumbnailModel => {
-      if (!thumbnailModel) return
-
-      thumbnailModel = videoCreated.id
-
-      return thumbnailModel.save()
-    })
-  }
-
-  return { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated }
-}
-
-function videoActivityObjectToDBAttributes (videoChannel: MChannelId, videoObject: VideoObject, to: string[] = []) {
-  const privacy = to.includes(ACTIVITY_PUB.PUBLIC)
-    ? VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
-    : VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
-
-  const duration = videoObject.duration.replace(/[^\d]+/, '')
-  const language = videoObject.language?.identifier
-
-  const category = videoObject.category
-    ? parseInt(videoObject.category.identifier, 10)
-    : undefined
-
-  const licence = videoObject.licence
-    ? parseInt(videoObject.licence.identifier, 10)
-    : undefined
-
-  const description = videoObject.content || null
-  const support = videoObject.support || null
-
-  return {
-    name: videoObject.name,
-    uuid: videoObject.uuid,
-    url: videoObject.id,
-    category,
-    licence,
-    language,
-    description,
-    support,
-    nsfw: videoObject.sensitive,
-    commentsEnabled: videoObject.commentsEnabled,
-    downloadEnabled: videoObject.downloadEnabled,
-    waitTranscoding: videoObject.waitTranscoding,
-    isLive: videoObject.isLiveBroadcast,
-    state: videoObject.state,
-    channelId: videoChannel.id,
-    duration: parseInt(duration, 10),
-    createdAt: new Date(videoObject.published),
-    publishedAt: new Date(videoObject.published),
-
-    originallyPublishedAt: videoObject.originallyPublishedAt
-      ? new Date(videoObject.originallyPublishedAt)
-      : null,
-
-    updatedAt: new Date(videoObject.updated),
-    views: videoObject.views,
-    likes: 0,
-    dislikes: 0,
-    remote: true,
-    privacy
-  }
-}
-
-function videoFileActivityUrlToDBAttributes (
-  videoOrPlaylist: MVideo | MStreamingPlaylistVideo,
-  urls: (ActivityTagObject | ActivityUrlObject)[]
-) {
-  const fileUrls = urls.filter(u => isAPVideoUrlObject(u)) as ActivityVideoUrlObject[]
-
-  if (fileUrls.length === 0) return []
-
-  const attributes: FilteredModelAttributes<VideoFileModel>[] = []
-  for (const fileUrl of fileUrls) {
-    // Fetch associated magnet uri
-    const magnet = urls.filter(isAPMagnetUrlObject)
-                       .find(u => u.height === fileUrl.height)
-
-    if (!magnet) throw new Error('Cannot find associated magnet uri for file ' + fileUrl.href)
-
-    const parsed = magnetUtil.decode(magnet.href)
-    if (!parsed || isVideoFileInfoHashValid(parsed.infoHash) === false) {
-      throw new Error('Cannot parse magnet URI ' + magnet.href)
-    }
-
-    const torrentUrl = Array.isArray(parsed.xs)
-      ? parsed.xs[0]
-      : parsed.xs
-
-    // Fetch associated metadata url, if any
-    const metadata = urls.filter(isAPVideoFileUrlMetadataObject)
-                         .find(u => {
-                           return u.height === fileUrl.height &&
-                             u.fps === fileUrl.fps &&
-                             u.rel.includes(fileUrl.mediaType)
-                         })
-
-    const extname = getExtFromMimetype(MIMETYPES.VIDEO.MIMETYPE_EXT, fileUrl.mediaType)
-    const resolution = fileUrl.height
-    const videoId = (videoOrPlaylist as MStreamingPlaylist).playlistUrl ? null : videoOrPlaylist.id
-    const videoStreamingPlaylistId = (videoOrPlaylist as MStreamingPlaylist).playlistUrl ? videoOrPlaylist.id : null
-
-    const attribute = {
-      extname,
-      infoHash: parsed.infoHash,
-      resolution,
-      size: fileUrl.size,
-      fps: fileUrl.fps || -1,
-      metadataUrl: metadata?.href,
-
-      // Use the name of the remote file because we don't proxify video file requests
-      filename: basename(fileUrl.href),
-      fileUrl: fileUrl.href,
-
-      torrentUrl,
-      // Use our own torrent name since we proxify torrent requests
-      torrentFilename: generateTorrentFileName(videoOrPlaylist, resolution),
-
-      // This is a video file owned by a video or by a streaming playlist
-      videoId,
-      videoStreamingPlaylistId
-    }
-
-    attributes.push(attribute)
-  }
-
-  return attributes
-}
-
-function streamingPlaylistActivityUrlToDBAttributes (video: MVideoId, videoObject: VideoObject, videoFiles: MVideoFile[]) {
-  const playlistUrls = videoObject.url.filter(u => isAPStreamingPlaylistUrlObject(u)) as ActivityPlaylistUrlObject[]
-  if (playlistUrls.length === 0) return []
-
-  const attributes: (FilteredModelAttributes<VideoStreamingPlaylistModel> & { tagAPObject?: ActivityTagObject[] })[] = []
-  for (const playlistUrlObject of playlistUrls) {
-    const segmentsSha256UrlObject = playlistUrlObject.tag.find(isAPPlaylistSegmentHashesUrlObject)
-
-    let files: unknown[] = playlistUrlObject.tag.filter(u => isAPVideoUrlObject(u)) as ActivityVideoUrlObject[]
-
-    // FIXME: backward compatibility introduced in v2.1.0
-    if (files.length === 0) files = videoFiles
-
-    if (!segmentsSha256UrlObject) {
-      logger.warn('No segment sha256 URL found in AP playlist object.', { playlistUrl: playlistUrlObject })
-      continue
-    }
-
-    const attribute = {
-      type: VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS,
-      playlistUrl: playlistUrlObject.href,
-      segmentsSha256Url: segmentsSha256UrlObject.href,
-      p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.buildP2PMediaLoaderInfoHashes(playlistUrlObject.href, files),
-      p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion: P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION,
-      videoId: video.id,
-      tagAPObject: playlistUrlObject.tag
-    }
-
-    attributes.push(attribute)
-  }
-
-  return attributes
-}
-
-function getThumbnailFromIcons (videoObject: VideoObject) {
-  let validIcons = videoObject.icon.filter(i => i.width > THUMBNAILS_SIZE.minWidth)
-  // Fallback if there are not valid icons
-  if (validIcons.length === 0) validIcons = videoObject.icon
-
-  return minBy(validIcons, 'width')
-}
-
-function getPreviewFromIcons (videoObject: VideoObject) {
-  const validIcons = videoObject.icon.filter(i => i.width > PREVIEWS_SIZE.minWidth)
-
-  return maxBy(validIcons, 'width')
-}
-
-function getTrackerUrls (object: VideoObject, video: MVideoWithHost) {
-  let wsFound = false
-
-  const trackers = object.url.filter(u => isAPVideoTrackerUrlObject(u))
-    .map((u: ActivityTrackerUrlObject) => {
-      if (isArray(u.rel) && u.rel.includes('websocket')) wsFound = true
-
-      return u.href
-    })
-
-  if (wsFound) return trackers
-
-  return [
-    buildRemoteVideoBaseUrl(video, '/tracker/socket', REMOTE_SCHEME.WS),
-    buildRemoteVideoBaseUrl(video, '/tracker/announce')
-  ]
-}
-
-async function setVideoTrackers (options: {
-  video: MVideo
-  trackers: string[]
-  transaction?: Transaction
-}) {
-  const { video, trackers, transaction } = options
-
-  const trackerInstances = await TrackerModel.findOrCreateTrackers(trackers, transaction)
-
-  await video.$set('Trackers', trackerInstances, { transaction })
-}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/federate.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/federate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd0c54b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/federate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
+import { isArray } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { MVideoAP, MVideoAPWithoutCaption } from '@server/types/models'
+import { sendCreateVideo, sendUpdateVideo } from '../send'
+import { shareVideoByServerAndChannel } from '../share'
+
+async function federateVideoIfNeeded (videoArg: MVideoAPWithoutCaption, isNewVideo: boolean, transaction?: Transaction) {
+  const video = videoArg as MVideoAP
+
+  if (
+    // Check this is not a blacklisted video, or unfederated blacklisted video
+    (video.isBlacklisted() === false || (isNewVideo === false && video.VideoBlacklist.unfederated === false)) &&
+    // Check the video is public/unlisted and published
+    video.hasPrivacyForFederation() && video.hasStateForFederation()
+  ) {
+    // Fetch more attributes that we will need to serialize in AP object
+    if (isArray(video.VideoCaptions) === false) {
+      video.VideoCaptions = await video.$get('VideoCaptions', {
+        attributes: [ 'filename', 'language' ],
+        transaction
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (isNewVideo) {
+      // Now we'll add the video's meta data to our followers
+      await sendCreateVideo(video, transaction)
+      await shareVideoByServerAndChannel(video, transaction)
+    } else {
+      await sendUpdateVideo(video, transaction)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export {
+  federateVideoIfNeeded
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/get.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3e2f0625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { getAPId } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { JobQueue } from '@server/lib/job-queue'
+import { loadVideoByUrl, VideoLoadByUrlType } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
+import { MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles, MVideoImmutable, MVideoThumbnail } from '@server/types/models'
+import { APObject } from '@shared/models'
+import { refreshVideoIfNeeded } from './refresh'
+import { APVideoCreator, fetchRemoteVideo, SyncParam, syncVideoExternalAttributes } from './shared'
+
+type GetVideoResult <T> = Promise<{
+  video: T
+  created: boolean
+  autoBlacklisted?: boolean
+}>
+
+type GetVideoParamAll = {
+  videoObject: APObject
+  syncParam?: SyncParam
+  fetchType?: 'all'
+  allowRefresh?: boolean
+}
+
+type GetVideoParamImmutable = {
+  videoObject: APObject
+  syncParam?: SyncParam
+  fetchType: 'only-immutable-attributes'
+  allowRefresh: false
+}
+
+type GetVideoParamOther = {
+  videoObject: APObject
+  syncParam?: SyncParam
+  fetchType?: 'all' | 'only-video'
+  allowRefresh?: boolean
+}
+
+function getOrCreateAPVideo (options: GetVideoParamAll): GetVideoResult<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles>
+function getOrCreateAPVideo (options: GetVideoParamImmutable): GetVideoResult<MVideoImmutable>
+function getOrCreateAPVideo (options: GetVideoParamOther): GetVideoResult<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail>
+
+async function getOrCreateAPVideo (
+  options: GetVideoParamAll | GetVideoParamImmutable | GetVideoParamOther
+): GetVideoResult<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoImmutable> {
+  // Default params
+  const syncParam = options.syncParam || { likes: true, dislikes: true, shares: true, comments: true, thumbnail: true, refreshVideo: false }
+  const fetchType = options.fetchType || 'all'
+  const allowRefresh = options.allowRefresh !== false
+
+  // Get video url
+  const videoUrl = getAPId(options.videoObject)
+  let videoFromDatabase = await loadVideoByUrl(videoUrl, fetchType)
+
+  if (videoFromDatabase) {
+    if (allowRefresh === true) {
+      // Typings ensure allowRefresh === false in only-immutable-attributes fetch type
+      videoFromDatabase = await scheduleRefresh(videoFromDatabase as MVideoThumbnail, fetchType, syncParam)
+    }
+
+    return { video: videoFromDatabase, created: false }
+  }
+
+  const { videoObject } = await fetchRemoteVideo(videoUrl)
+  if (!videoObject) throw new Error('Cannot fetch remote video with url: ' + videoUrl)
+
+  // videoUrl is just an alias/rediraction, so process object id instead
+  if (videoObject.id !== videoUrl) return getOrCreateAPVideo({ ...options, fetchType: 'all', videoObject })
+
+  try {
+    const creator = new APVideoCreator(videoObject)
+    const { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated } = await retryTransactionWrapper(creator.create.bind(creator), syncParam.thumbnail)
+
+    await syncVideoExternalAttributes(videoCreated, videoObject, syncParam)
+
+    return { video: videoCreated, created: true, autoBlacklisted }
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Maybe a concurrent getOrCreateAPVideo call created this video
+    if (err.name === 'SequelizeUniqueConstraintError') {
+      const alreadyCreatedVideo = await loadVideoByUrl(videoUrl, fetchType)
+      if (alreadyCreatedVideo) return { video: alreadyCreatedVideo, created: false }
+    }
+
+    throw err
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  getOrCreateAPVideo
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function scheduleRefresh (video: MVideoThumbnail, fetchType: VideoLoadByUrlType, syncParam: SyncParam) {
+  if (!video.isOutdated()) return video
+
+  const refreshOptions = {
+    video,
+    fetchedType: fetchType,
+    syncParam
+  }
+
+  if (syncParam.refreshVideo === true) {
+    return refreshVideoIfNeeded(refreshOptions)
+  }
+
+  await JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({
+    type: 'activitypub-refresher',
+    payload: { type: 'video', url: video.url }
+  })
+
+  return video
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/index.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b22062598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export * from './federate'
+export * from './get'
+export * from './refresh'
+export * from './updater'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/refresh.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/refresh.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b82f286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/refresh.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { PeerTubeRequestError } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { ActorFollowScoreCache } from '@server/lib/files-cache'
+import { VideoLoadByUrlType } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
+import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
+import { MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles, MVideoThumbnail } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { fetchRemoteVideo, SyncParam, syncVideoExternalAttributes } from './shared'
+import { APVideoUpdater } from './updater'
+
+async function refreshVideoIfNeeded (options: {
+  video: MVideoThumbnail
+  fetchedType: VideoLoadByUrlType
+  syncParam: SyncParam
+}): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
+  if (!options.video.isOutdated()) return options.video
+
+  // We need more attributes if the argument video was fetched with not enough joints
+  const video = options.fetchedType === 'all'
+    ? options.video as MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles
+    : await VideoModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(options.video.url)
+
+  const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video', 'refresh', video.uuid, video.url)
+
+  logger.info('Refreshing video %s.', video.url, lTags())
+
+  try {
+    const { videoObject } = await fetchRemoteVideo(video.url)
+
+    if (videoObject === undefined) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot refresh remote video %s: invalid body.', video.url, lTags())
+
+      await video.setAsRefreshed()
+      return video
+    }
+
+    const videoUpdater = new APVideoUpdater(videoObject, video)
+    await videoUpdater.update()
+
+    await syncVideoExternalAttributes(video, videoObject, options.syncParam)
+
+    ActorFollowScoreCache.Instance.addGoodServerId(video.VideoChannel.Actor.serverId)
+
+    return video
+  } catch (err) {
+    if ((err as PeerTubeRequestError).statusCode === HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404) {
+      logger.info('Cannot refresh remote video %s: video does not exist anymore. Deleting it.', video.url, lTags())
+
+      // Video does not exist anymore
+      await video.destroy()
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    logger.warn('Cannot refresh video %s.', options.video.url, { err, ...lTags() })
+
+    ActorFollowScoreCache.Instance.addBadServerId(video.VideoChannel.Actor.serverId)
+
+    // Don't refresh in loop
+    await video.setAsRefreshed()
+    return video
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  refreshVideoIfNeeded
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/abstract-builder.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/abstract-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e89c94bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/abstract-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
+import { checkUrlsSameHost } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { deleteNonExistingModels } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { logger, LoggerTagsFn } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { updatePlaceholderThumbnail, updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl } from '@server/lib/thumbnail'
+import { setVideoTags } from '@server/lib/video'
+import { VideoCaptionModel } from '@server/models/video/video-caption'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
+import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
+import { MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo, MThumbnail, MVideoCaption, MVideoFile, MVideoFullLight, MVideoThumbnail } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActivityTagObject, ThumbnailType, VideoObject, VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '@shared/models'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor } from '../../actors'
+import {
+  getCaptionAttributesFromObject,
+  getFileAttributesFromUrl,
+  getLiveAttributesFromObject,
+  getPreviewFromIcons,
+  getStreamingPlaylistAttributesFromObject,
+  getTagsFromObject,
+  getThumbnailFromIcons
+} from './object-to-model-attributes'
+import { getTrackerUrls, setVideoTrackers } from './trackers'
+
+export abstract class APVideoAbstractBuilder {
+  protected abstract videoObject: VideoObject
+  protected abstract lTags: LoggerTagsFn
+
+  protected async getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject () {
+    const channel = this.videoObject.attributedTo.find(a => a.type === 'Group')
+    if (!channel) throw new Error('Cannot find associated video channel to video ' + this.videoObject.url)
+
+    if (checkUrlsSameHost(channel.id, this.videoObject.id) !== true) {
+      throw new Error(`Video channel url ${channel.id} does not have the same host than video object id ${this.videoObject.id}`)
+    }
+
+    return getOrCreateAPActor(channel.id, 'all')
+  }
+
+  protected tryToGenerateThumbnail (video: MVideoThumbnail): Promise<MThumbnail> {
+    return updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl({
+      downloadUrl: getThumbnailFromIcons(this.videoObject).url,
+      video,
+      type: ThumbnailType.MINIATURE
+    }).catch(err => {
+      logger.warn('Cannot generate thumbnail of %s.', this.videoObject.id, { err, ...this.lTags() })
+
+      return undefined
+    })
+  }
+
+  protected async setPreview (video: MVideoFullLight, t?: Transaction) {
+    // Don't fetch the preview that could be big, create a placeholder instead
+    const previewIcon = getPreviewFromIcons(this.videoObject)
+    if (!previewIcon) return
+
+    const previewModel = updatePlaceholderThumbnail({
+      fileUrl: previewIcon.url,
+      video,
+      type: ThumbnailType.PREVIEW,
+      size: previewIcon
+    })
+
+    await video.addAndSaveThumbnail(previewModel, t)
+  }
+
+  protected async setTags (video: MVideoFullLight, t: Transaction) {
+    const tags = getTagsFromObject(this.videoObject)
+    await setVideoTags({ video, tags, transaction: t })
+  }
+
+  protected async setTrackers (video: MVideoFullLight, t: Transaction) {
+    const trackers = getTrackerUrls(this.videoObject, video)
+    await setVideoTrackers({ video, trackers, transaction: t })
+  }
+
+  protected async insertOrReplaceCaptions (video: MVideoFullLight, t: Transaction) {
+    const existingCaptions = await VideoCaptionModel.listVideoCaptions(video.id, t)
+
+    let captionsToCreate = getCaptionAttributesFromObject(video, this.videoObject)
+                            .map(a => new VideoCaptionModel(a) as MVideoCaption)
+
+    for (const existingCaption of existingCaptions) {
+      // Only keep captions that do not already exist
+      const filtered = captionsToCreate.filter(c => !c.isEqual(existingCaption))
+
+      // This caption already exists, we don't need to destroy and create it
+      if (filtered.length !== captionsToCreate.length) {
+        captionsToCreate = filtered
+        continue
+      }
+
+      // Destroy this caption that does not exist anymore
+      await existingCaption.destroy({ transaction: t })
+    }
+
+    for (const captionToCreate of captionsToCreate) {
+      await captionToCreate.save({ transaction: t })
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected async insertOrReplaceLive (video: MVideoFullLight, transaction: Transaction) {
+    const attributes = getLiveAttributesFromObject(video, this.videoObject)
+    const [ videoLive ] = await VideoLiveModel.upsert(attributes, { transaction, returning: true })
+
+    video.VideoLive = videoLive
+  }
+
+  protected async setWebTorrentFiles (video: MVideoFullLight, t: Transaction) {
+    const videoFileAttributes = getFileAttributesFromUrl(video, this.videoObject.url)
+    const newVideoFiles = videoFileAttributes.map(a => new VideoFileModel(a))
+
+    // Remove video files that do not exist anymore
+    const destroyTasks = deleteNonExistingModels(video.VideoFiles || [], newVideoFiles, t)
+    await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
+
+    // Update or add other one
+    const upsertTasks = newVideoFiles.map(f => VideoFileModel.customUpsert(f, 'video', t))
+    video.VideoFiles = await Promise.all(upsertTasks)
+  }
+
+  protected async setStreamingPlaylists (video: MVideoFullLight, t: Transaction) {
+    const streamingPlaylistAttributes = getStreamingPlaylistAttributesFromObject(video, this.videoObject, video.VideoFiles || [])
+    const newStreamingPlaylists = streamingPlaylistAttributes.map(a => new VideoStreamingPlaylistModel(a))
+
+    // Remove video playlists that do not exist anymore
+    const destroyTasks = deleteNonExistingModels(video.VideoStreamingPlaylists || [], newStreamingPlaylists, t)
+    await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
+
+    video.VideoStreamingPlaylists = []
+
+    for (const playlistAttributes of streamingPlaylistAttributes) {
+
+      const streamingPlaylistModel = await this.insertOrReplaceStreamingPlaylist(playlistAttributes, t)
+      streamingPlaylistModel.Video = video
+
+      await this.setStreamingPlaylistFiles(video, streamingPlaylistModel, playlistAttributes.tagAPObject, t)
+
+      video.VideoStreamingPlaylists.push(streamingPlaylistModel)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async insertOrReplaceStreamingPlaylist (attributes: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel['_creationAttributes'], t: Transaction) {
+    const [ streamingPlaylist ] = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.upsert(attributes, { returning: true, transaction: t })
+
+    return streamingPlaylist as MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo
+  }
+
+  private getStreamingPlaylistFiles (video: MVideoFullLight, type: VideoStreamingPlaylistType) {
+    const playlist = video.VideoStreamingPlaylists.find(s => s.type === type)
+    if (!playlist) return []
+
+    return playlist.VideoFiles
+  }
+
+  private async setStreamingPlaylistFiles (
+    video: MVideoFullLight,
+    playlistModel: MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo,
+    tagObjects: ActivityTagObject[],
+    t: Transaction
+  ) {
+    const oldStreamingPlaylistFiles = this.getStreamingPlaylistFiles(video, playlistModel.type)
+
+    const newVideoFiles: MVideoFile[] = getFileAttributesFromUrl(playlistModel, tagObjects).map(a => new VideoFileModel(a))
+
+    const destroyTasks = deleteNonExistingModels(oldStreamingPlaylistFiles, newVideoFiles, t)
+    await Promise.all(destroyTasks)
+
+    // Update or add other one
+    const upsertTasks = newVideoFiles.map(f => VideoFileModel.customUpsert(f, 'streaming-playlist', t))
+    playlistModel.VideoFiles = await Promise.all(upsertTasks)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/creator.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/creator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad3b88936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/creator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory, LoggerTagsFn } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database'
+import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/video-blacklist'
+import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
+import { MThumbnail, MVideoFullLight, MVideoThumbnail } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoObject } from '@shared/models'
+import { APVideoAbstractBuilder } from './abstract-builder'
+import { getVideoAttributesFromObject } from './object-to-model-attributes'
+
+export class APVideoCreator extends APVideoAbstractBuilder {
+  protected lTags: LoggerTagsFn
+
+  constructor (protected readonly videoObject: VideoObject) {
+    super()
+
+    this.lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video', 'create', this.videoObject.uuid, this.videoObject.id)
+  }
+
+  async create (waitThumbnail = false) {
+    logger.debug('Adding remote video %s.', this.videoObject.id, this.lTags())
+
+    const channelActor = await this.getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject()
+    const channel = channelActor.VideoChannel
+
+    const videoData = getVideoAttributesFromObject(channel, this.videoObject, this.videoObject.to)
+    const video = VideoModel.build(videoData) as MVideoThumbnail
+
+    const promiseThumbnail = this.tryToGenerateThumbnail(video)
+
+    let thumbnailModel: MThumbnail
+    if (waitThumbnail === true) {
+      thumbnailModel = await promiseThumbnail
+    }
+
+    const { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+      try {
+        const videoCreated = await video.save({ transaction: t }) as MVideoFullLight
+        videoCreated.VideoChannel = channel
+
+        if (thumbnailModel) await videoCreated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel, t)
+
+        await this.setPreview(videoCreated, t)
+        await this.setWebTorrentFiles(videoCreated, t)
+        await this.setStreamingPlaylists(videoCreated, t)
+        await this.setTags(videoCreated, t)
+        await this.setTrackers(videoCreated, t)
+        await this.insertOrReplaceCaptions(videoCreated, t)
+        await this.insertOrReplaceLive(videoCreated, t)
+
+        // We added a video in this channel, set it as updated
+        await channel.setAsUpdated(t)
+
+        const autoBlacklisted = await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
+          video: videoCreated,
+          user: undefined,
+          isRemote: true,
+          isNew: true,
+          transaction: t
+        })
+
+        logger.info('Remote video with uuid %s inserted.', this.videoObject.uuid, this.lTags())
+
+        return { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated }
+      } catch (err) {
+        // FIXME: Use rollback hook when https://github.com/sequelize/sequelize/pull/13038 is released
+        // Remove thumbnail
+        if (thumbnailModel) await thumbnailModel.removeThumbnail()
+
+        throw err
+      }
+    })
+
+    if (waitThumbnail === false) {
+      // Error is already caught above
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+      promiseThumbnail.then(thumbnailModel => {
+        if (!thumbnailModel) return
+
+        thumbnailModel = videoCreated.id
+
+        return thumbnailModel.save()
+      })
+    }
+
+    return { autoBlacklisted, videoCreated }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/index.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..951403493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export * from './abstract-builder'
+export * from './creator'
+export * from './object-to-model-attributes'
+export * from './trackers'
+export * from './url-to-object'
+export * from './video-sync-attributes'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85548428c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/object-to-model-attributes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+import { maxBy, minBy } from 'lodash'
+import * as magnetUtil from 'magnet-uri'
+import { basename } from 'path'
+import { isAPVideoFileUrlMetadataObject } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/videos'
+import { isVideoFileInfoHashValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/videos'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { getExtFromMimetype } from '@server/helpers/video'
+import { ACTIVITY_PUB, MIMETYPES, P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION, PREVIEWS_SIZE, THUMBNAILS_SIZE } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { generateTorrentFileName } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
+import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '@server/types'
+import { MChannelId, MStreamingPlaylist, MStreamingPlaylistVideo, MVideo, MVideoFile, MVideoId } from '@server/types/models'
+import {
+  ActivityHashTagObject,
+  ActivityMagnetUrlObject,
+  ActivityPlaylistSegmentHashesObject,
+  ActivityPlaylistUrlObject,
+  ActivityTagObject,
+  ActivityUrlObject,
+  ActivityVideoUrlObject,
+  VideoObject,
+  VideoPrivacy,
+  VideoStreamingPlaylistType
+} from '@shared/models'
+import { VideoCaptionModel } from '@server/models/video/video-caption'
+
+function getThumbnailFromIcons (videoObject: VideoObject) {
+  let validIcons = videoObject.icon.filter(i => i.width > THUMBNAILS_SIZE.minWidth)
+  // Fallback if there are not valid icons
+  if (validIcons.length === 0) validIcons = videoObject.icon
+
+  return minBy(validIcons, 'width')
+}
+
+function getPreviewFromIcons (videoObject: VideoObject) {
+  const validIcons = videoObject.icon.filter(i => i.width > PREVIEWS_SIZE.minWidth)
+
+  return maxBy(validIcons, 'width')
+}
+
+function getTagsFromObject (videoObject: VideoObject) {
+  return videoObject.tag
+    .filter(isAPHashTagObject)
+    .map(t => t.name)
+}
+
+function getFileAttributesFromUrl (
+  videoOrPlaylist: MVideo | MStreamingPlaylistVideo,
+  urls: (ActivityTagObject | ActivityUrlObject)[]
+) {
+  const fileUrls = urls.filter(u => isAPVideoUrlObject(u)) as ActivityVideoUrlObject[]
+
+  if (fileUrls.length === 0) return []
+
+  const attributes: FilteredModelAttributes<VideoFileModel>[] = []
+  for (const fileUrl of fileUrls) {
+    // Fetch associated magnet uri
+    const magnet = urls.filter(isAPMagnetUrlObject)
+                       .find(u => u.height === fileUrl.height)
+
+    if (!magnet) throw new Error('Cannot find associated magnet uri for file ' + fileUrl.href)
+
+    const parsed = magnetUtil.decode(magnet.href)
+    if (!parsed || isVideoFileInfoHashValid(parsed.infoHash) === false) {
+      throw new Error('Cannot parse magnet URI ' + magnet.href)
+    }
+
+    const torrentUrl = Array.isArray(parsed.xs)
+      ? parsed.xs[0]
+      : parsed.xs
+
+    // Fetch associated metadata url, if any
+    const metadata = urls.filter(isAPVideoFileUrlMetadataObject)
+                         .find(u => {
+                           return u.height === fileUrl.height &&
+                             u.fps === fileUrl.fps &&
+                             u.rel.includes(fileUrl.mediaType)
+                         })
+
+    const extname = getExtFromMimetype(MIMETYPES.VIDEO.MIMETYPE_EXT, fileUrl.mediaType)
+    const resolution = fileUrl.height
+    const videoId = (videoOrPlaylist as MStreamingPlaylist).playlistUrl ? null : videoOrPlaylist.id
+    const videoStreamingPlaylistId = (videoOrPlaylist as MStreamingPlaylist).playlistUrl ? videoOrPlaylist.id : null
+
+    const attribute = {
+      extname,
+      infoHash: parsed.infoHash,
+      resolution,
+      size: fileUrl.size,
+      fps: fileUrl.fps || -1,
+      metadataUrl: metadata?.href,
+
+      // Use the name of the remote file because we don't proxify video file requests
+      filename: basename(fileUrl.href),
+      fileUrl: fileUrl.href,
+
+      torrentUrl,
+      // Use our own torrent name since we proxify torrent requests
+      torrentFilename: generateTorrentFileName(videoOrPlaylist, resolution),
+
+      // This is a video file owned by a video or by a streaming playlist
+      videoId,
+      videoStreamingPlaylistId
+    }
+
+    attributes.push(attribute)
+  }
+
+  return attributes
+}
+
+function getStreamingPlaylistAttributesFromObject (video: MVideoId, videoObject: VideoObject, videoFiles: MVideoFile[]) {
+  const playlistUrls = videoObject.url.filter(u => isAPStreamingPlaylistUrlObject(u)) as ActivityPlaylistUrlObject[]
+  if (playlistUrls.length === 0) return []
+
+  const attributes: (FilteredModelAttributes<VideoStreamingPlaylistModel> & { tagAPObject?: ActivityTagObject[] })[] = []
+  for (const playlistUrlObject of playlistUrls) {
+    const segmentsSha256UrlObject = playlistUrlObject.tag.find(isAPPlaylistSegmentHashesUrlObject)
+
+    let files: unknown[] = playlistUrlObject.tag.filter(u => isAPVideoUrlObject(u)) as ActivityVideoUrlObject[]
+
+    // FIXME: backward compatibility introduced in v2.1.0
+    if (files.length === 0) files = videoFiles
+
+    if (!segmentsSha256UrlObject) {
+      logger.warn('No segment sha256 URL found in AP playlist object.', { playlistUrl: playlistUrlObject })
+      continue
+    }
+
+    const attribute = {
+      type: VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS,
+      playlistUrl: playlistUrlObject.href,
+      segmentsSha256Url: segmentsSha256UrlObject.href,
+      p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.buildP2PMediaLoaderInfoHashes(playlistUrlObject.href, files),
+      p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion: P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION,
+      videoId: video.id,
+
+      tagAPObject: playlistUrlObject.tag
+    }
+
+    attributes.push(attribute)
+  }
+
+  return attributes
+}
+
+function getLiveAttributesFromObject (video: MVideoId, videoObject: VideoObject) {
+  return {
+    saveReplay: videoObject.liveSaveReplay,
+    permanentLive: videoObject.permanentLive,
+    videoId: video.id
+  }
+}
+
+function getCaptionAttributesFromObject (video: MVideoId, videoObject: VideoObject) {
+  return videoObject.subtitleLanguage.map(c => ({
+    videoId: video.id,
+    filename: VideoCaptionModel.generateCaptionName(c.identifier),
+    language: c.identifier,
+    fileUrl: c.url
+  }))
+}
+
+function getVideoAttributesFromObject (videoChannel: MChannelId, videoObject: VideoObject, to: string[] = []) {
+  const privacy = to.includes(ACTIVITY_PUB.PUBLIC)
+    ? VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+    : VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
+
+  const duration = videoObject.duration.replace(/[^\d]+/, '')
+  const language = videoObject.language?.identifier
+
+  const category = videoObject.category
+    ? parseInt(videoObject.category.identifier, 10)
+    : undefined
+
+  const licence = videoObject.licence
+    ? parseInt(videoObject.licence.identifier, 10)
+    : undefined
+
+  const description = videoObject.content || null
+  const support = videoObject.support || null
+
+  return {
+    name: videoObject.name,
+    uuid: videoObject.uuid,
+    url: videoObject.id,
+    category,
+    licence,
+    language,
+    description,
+    support,
+    nsfw: videoObject.sensitive,
+    commentsEnabled: videoObject.commentsEnabled,
+    downloadEnabled: videoObject.downloadEnabled,
+    waitTranscoding: videoObject.waitTranscoding,
+    isLive: videoObject.isLiveBroadcast,
+    state: videoObject.state,
+    channelId: videoChannel.id,
+    duration: parseInt(duration, 10),
+    createdAt: new Date(videoObject.published),
+    publishedAt: new Date(videoObject.published),
+
+    originallyPublishedAt: videoObject.originallyPublishedAt
+      ? new Date(videoObject.originallyPublishedAt)
+      : null,
+
+    updatedAt: new Date(videoObject.updated),
+    views: videoObject.views,
+    likes: 0,
+    dislikes: 0,
+    remote: true,
+    privacy
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  getThumbnailFromIcons,
+  getPreviewFromIcons,
+
+  getTagsFromObject,
+
+  getFileAttributesFromUrl,
+  getStreamingPlaylistAttributesFromObject,
+
+  getLiveAttributesFromObject,
+  getCaptionAttributesFromObject,
+
+  getVideoAttributesFromObject
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function isAPVideoUrlObject (url: any): url is ActivityVideoUrlObject {
+  const urlMediaType = url.mediaType
+
+  return MIMETYPES.VIDEO.MIMETYPE_EXT[urlMediaType] && urlMediaType.startsWith('video/')
+}
+
+function isAPStreamingPlaylistUrlObject (url: any): url is ActivityPlaylistUrlObject {
+  return url && url.mediaType === 'application/x-mpegURL'
+}
+
+function isAPPlaylistSegmentHashesUrlObject (tag: any): tag is ActivityPlaylistSegmentHashesObject {
+  return tag && tag.name === 'sha256' && tag.type === 'Link' && tag.mediaType === 'application/json'
+}
+
+function isAPMagnetUrlObject (url: any): url is ActivityMagnetUrlObject {
+  return url && url.mediaType === 'application/x-bittorrent;x-scheme-handler/magnet'
+}
+
+function isAPHashTagObject (url: any): url is ActivityHashTagObject {
+  return url && url.type === 'Hashtag'
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/trackers.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/trackers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c5fc4f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/trackers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
+import { buildRemoteVideoBaseUrl } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { isAPVideoTrackerUrlObject } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/videos'
+import { isArray } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { REMOTE_SCHEME } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { TrackerModel } from '@server/models/server/tracker'
+import { MVideo, MVideoWithHost } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActivityTrackerUrlObject, VideoObject } from '@shared/models'
+
+function getTrackerUrls (object: VideoObject, video: MVideoWithHost) {
+  let wsFound = false
+
+  const trackers = object.url.filter(u => isAPVideoTrackerUrlObject(u))
+    .map((u: ActivityTrackerUrlObject) => {
+      if (isArray(u.rel) && u.rel.includes('websocket')) wsFound = true
+
+      return u.href
+    })
+
+  if (wsFound) return trackers
+
+  return [
+    buildRemoteVideoBaseUrl(video, '/tracker/socket', REMOTE_SCHEME.WS),
+    buildRemoteVideoBaseUrl(video, '/tracker/announce')
+  ]
+}
+
+async function setVideoTrackers (options: {
+  video: MVideo
+  trackers: string[]
+  transaction: Transaction
+}) {
+  const { video, trackers, transaction } = options
+
+  const trackerInstances = await TrackerModel.findOrCreateTrackers(trackers, transaction)
+
+  await video.$set('Trackers', trackerInstances, { transaction })
+}
+
+export {
+  getTrackerUrls,
+  setVideoTrackers
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/url-to-object.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/url-to-object.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dba3e9480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/url-to-object.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { checkUrlsSameHost } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/videos'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { VideoObject } from '@shared/models'
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video')
+
+async function fetchRemoteVideo (videoUrl: string): Promise<{ statusCode: number, videoObject: VideoObject }> {
+  logger.info('Fetching remote video %s.', videoUrl, lTags(videoUrl))
+
+  const { statusCode, body } = await doJSONRequest<any>(videoUrl, { activityPub: true })
+
+  if (sanitizeAndCheckVideoTorrentObject(body) === false || checkUrlsSameHost(body.id, videoUrl) !== true) {
+    logger.debug('Remote video JSON is not valid.', { body, ...lTags(videoUrl) })
+
+    return { statusCode, videoObject: undefined }
+  }
+
+  return { statusCode, videoObject: body }
+}
+
+export {
+  fetchRemoteVideo
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/video-sync-attributes.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/video-sync-attributes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4e101005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/shared/video-sync-attributes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { JobQueue } from '@server/lib/job-queue'
+import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '@server/models/account/account-video-rate'
+import { VideoCommentModel } from '@server/models/video/video-comment'
+import { VideoShareModel } from '@server/models/video/video-share'
+import { MVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ActivitypubHttpFetcherPayload, VideoObject } from '@shared/models'
+import { crawlCollectionPage } from '../../crawl'
+import { addVideoShares } from '../../share'
+import { addVideoComments } from '../../video-comments'
+import { createRates } from '../../video-rates'
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video')
+
+type SyncParam = {
+  likes: boolean
+  dislikes: boolean
+  shares: boolean
+  comments: boolean
+  thumbnail: boolean
+  refreshVideo?: boolean
+}
+
+async function syncVideoExternalAttributes (video: MVideo, fetchedVideo: VideoObject, syncParam: SyncParam) {
+  logger.info('Adding likes/dislikes/shares/comments of video %s.', video.uuid)
+
+  await syncRates('like', video, fetchedVideo, syncParam.likes)
+  await syncRates('dislike', video, fetchedVideo, syncParam.dislikes)
+
+  await syncShares(video, fetchedVideo, syncParam.shares)
+
+  await syncComments(video, fetchedVideo, syncParam.comments)
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  SyncParam,
+  syncVideoExternalAttributes
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function createJob (payload: ActivitypubHttpFetcherPayload) {
+  return JobQueue.Instance.createJobWithPromise({ type: 'activitypub-http-fetcher', payload })
+}
+
+function syncRates (type: 'like' | 'dislike', video: MVideo, fetchedVideo: VideoObject, isSync: boolean) {
+  const uri = type === 'like'
+    ? fetchedVideo.likes
+    : fetchedVideo.dislikes
+
+  if (!isSync) {
+    const jobType = type === 'like'
+      ? 'video-likes'
+      : 'video-dislikes'
+
+    return createJob({ uri, videoId: video.id, type: jobType })
+  }
+
+  const handler = items => createRates(items, video, type)
+  const cleaner = crawlStartDate => AccountVideoRateModel.cleanOldRatesOf(video.id, type, crawlStartDate)
+
+  return crawlCollectionPage<string>(uri, handler, cleaner)
+    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add rate of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: uri, ...lTags(video.uuid, video.url) }))
+}
+
+function syncShares (video: MVideo, fetchedVideo: VideoObject, isSync: boolean) {
+  const uri = fetchedVideo.shares
+
+  if (!isSync) {
+    return createJob({ uri, videoId: video.id, type: 'video-shares' })
+  }
+
+  const handler = items => addVideoShares(items, video)
+  const cleaner = crawlStartDate => VideoShareModel.cleanOldSharesOf(video.id, crawlStartDate)
+
+  return crawlCollectionPage<string>(uri, handler, cleaner)
+    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add shares of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: uri, ...lTags(video.uuid, video.url) }))
+}
+
+function syncComments (video: MVideo, fetchedVideo: VideoObject, isSync: boolean) {
+  const uri = fetchedVideo.comments
+
+  if (!isSync) {
+    return createJob({ uri, videoId: video.id, type: 'video-comments' })
+  }
+
+  const handler = items => addVideoComments(items)
+  const cleaner = crawlStartDate => VideoCommentModel.cleanOldCommentsOf(video.id, crawlStartDate)
+
+  return crawlCollectionPage<string>(uri, handler, cleaner)
+    .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot add comments of video %s.', video.uuid, { err, rootUrl: uri, ...lTags(video.uuid, video.url) }))
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/videos/updater.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/updater.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..157569414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/videos/updater.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
+import { resetSequelizeInstance, runInReadCommittedTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory, LoggerTagsFn } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { Notifier } from '@server/lib/notifier'
+import { PeerTubeSocket } from '@server/lib/peertube-socket'
+import { autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/video-blacklist'
+import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
+import { MActor, MChannelAccountLight, MChannelId, MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles, MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoObject, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { APVideoAbstractBuilder, getVideoAttributesFromObject } from './shared'
+
+export class APVideoUpdater extends APVideoAbstractBuilder {
+  private readonly wasPrivateVideo: boolean
+  private readonly wasUnlistedVideo: boolean
+
+  private readonly videoFieldsSave: any
+
+  private readonly oldVideoChannel: MChannelAccountLight
+
+  protected lTags: LoggerTagsFn
+
+  constructor (
+    protected readonly videoObject: VideoObject,
+    private readonly video: MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles
+  ) {
+    super()
+
+    this.wasPrivateVideo = this.video.privacy === VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE
+    this.wasUnlistedVideo = this.video.privacy === VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
+
+    this.oldVideoChannel = this.video.VideoChannel
+
+    this.videoFieldsSave = this.video.toJSON()
+
+    this.lTags = loggerTagsFactory('ap', 'video', 'update', video.uuid, video.url)
+  }
+
+  async update (overrideTo?: string[]) {
+    logger.debug(
+      'Updating remote video "%s".', this.videoObject.uuid,
+      { videoObject: this.videoObject, ...this.lTags() }
+    )
+
+    try {
+      const channelActor = await this.getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject()
+
+      const thumbnailModel = await this.tryToGenerateThumbnail(this.video)
+
+      this.checkChannelUpdateOrThrow(channelActor)
+
+      const videoUpdated = await this.updateVideo(channelActor.VideoChannel, undefined, overrideTo)
+
+      if (thumbnailModel) await videoUpdated.addAndSaveThumbnail(thumbnailModel)
+
+      await runInReadCommittedTransaction(async t => {
+        await this.setWebTorrentFiles(videoUpdated, t)
+        await this.setStreamingPlaylists(videoUpdated, t)
+      })
+
+      await Promise.all([
+        runInReadCommittedTransaction(t => this.setTags(videoUpdated, t)),
+        runInReadCommittedTransaction(t => this.setTrackers(videoUpdated, t)),
+        this.setOrDeleteLive(videoUpdated),
+        this.setPreview(videoUpdated)
+      ])
+
+      await runInReadCommittedTransaction(t => this.setCaptions(videoUpdated, t))
+
+      await autoBlacklistVideoIfNeeded({
+        video: videoUpdated,
+        user: undefined,
+        isRemote: true,
+        isNew: false,
+        transaction: undefined
+      })
+
+      // Notify our users?
+      if (this.wasPrivateVideo || this.wasUnlistedVideo) {
+        Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(videoUpdated)
+      }
+
+      if (videoUpdated.isLive) {
+        PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoLiveNewState(videoUpdated)
+        PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoViewsUpdate(videoUpdated)
+      }
+
+      logger.info('Remote video with uuid %s updated', this.videoObject.uuid, this.lTags())
+
+      return videoUpdated
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.catchUpdateError(err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Check we can update the channel: we trust the remote server
+  private checkChannelUpdateOrThrow (newChannelActor: MActor) {
+    if (!this.oldVideoChannel.Actor.serverId || !newChannelActor.serverId) {
+      throw new Error('Cannot check old channel/new channel validity because `serverId` is null')
+    }
+
+    if (this.oldVideoChannel.Actor.serverId !== newChannelActor.serverId) {
+      throw new Error(`New channel ${newChannelActor.url} is not on the same server than new channel ${this.oldVideoChannel.Actor.url}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private updateVideo (channel: MChannelId, transaction?: Transaction, overrideTo?: string[]) {
+    const to = overrideTo || this.videoObject.to
+    const videoData = getVideoAttributesFromObject(channel, this.videoObject, to)
+    this.video.name = videoData.name
+    this.video.uuid = videoData.uuid
+    this.video.url = videoData.url
+    this.video.category = videoData.category
+    this.video.licence = videoData.licence
+    this.video.language = videoData.language
+    this.video.description = videoData.description
+    this.video.support = videoData.support
+    this.video.nsfw = videoData.nsfw
+    this.video.commentsEnabled = videoData.commentsEnabled
+    this.video.downloadEnabled = videoData.downloadEnabled
+    this.video.waitTranscoding = videoData.waitTranscoding
+    this.video.state = videoData.state
+    this.video.duration = videoData.duration
+    this.video.createdAt = videoData.createdAt
+    this.video.publishedAt = videoData.publishedAt
+    this.video.originallyPublishedAt = videoData.originallyPublishedAt
+    this.video.privacy = videoData.privacy
+    this.video.channelId = videoData.channelId
+    this.video.views = videoData.views
+    this.video.isLive = videoData.isLive
+
+    // Ensures we update the updatedAt attribute, even if main attributes did not change
+    this.video.changed('updatedAt', true)
+
+    return this.video.save({ transaction }) as Promise<MVideoFullLight>
+  }
+
+  private async setCaptions (videoUpdated: MVideoFullLight, t: Transaction) {
+    await this.insertOrReplaceCaptions(videoUpdated, t)
+  }
+
+  private async setOrDeleteLive (videoUpdated: MVideoFullLight, transaction?: Transaction) {
+    if (!this.video.isLive) return
+
+    if (this.video.isLive) return this.insertOrReplaceLive(videoUpdated, transaction)
+
+    // Delete existing live if it exists
+    await VideoLiveModel.destroy({
+      where: {
+        videoId: this.video.id
+      },
+      transaction
+    })
+
+    videoUpdated.VideoLive = null
+  }
+
+  private catchUpdateError (err: Error) {
+    if (this.video !== undefined && this.videoFieldsSave !== undefined) {
+      resetSequelizeInstance(this.video, this.videoFieldsSave)
+    }
+
+    // This is just a debug because we will retry the insert
+    logger.debug('Cannot update the remote video.', { err, ...this.lTags() })
+    throw err
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/auth/oauth-model.ts b/server/lib/auth/oauth-model.ts
index b9c69eb2d..ae728d080 100644
--- a/server/lib/auth/oauth-model.ts
+++ b/server/lib/auth/oauth-model.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { AccessDeniedError } from 'oauth2-server'
 import { PluginManager } from '@server/lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
-import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
 import { MOAuthClient } from '@server/types/models'
 import { MOAuthTokenUser } from '@server/types/models/oauth/oauth-token'
 import { MUser } from '@server/types/models/user/user'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { UserAdminFlag } from '@shared/models/users/user-flag.model'
 import { UserRole } from '@shared/models/users/user-role'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
-import { UserModel } from '../../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../../models/user/user'
 import { OAuthClientModel } from '../../models/oauth/oauth-client'
 import { OAuthTokenModel } from '../../models/oauth/oauth-token'
 import { createUserAccountAndChannelAndPlaylist } from '../user'
diff --git a/server/lib/client-html.ts b/server/lib/client-html.ts
index 203bd3893..72194416d 100644
--- a/server/lib/client-html.ts
+++ b/server/lib/client-html.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { readFile } from 'fs-extra'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import validator from 'validator'
+import { escapeHTML } from '@shared/core-utils/renderer'
+import { HTMLServerConfig } from '@shared/models'
 import { buildFileLocale, getDefaultLocale, is18nLocale, POSSIBLE_LOCALES } from '../../shared/core-utils/i18n/i18n'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy, VideoPrivacy } from '../../shared/models/videos'
 import { isTestInstance, sha256 } from '../helpers/core-utils'
-import { escapeHTML } from '@shared/core-utils/renderer'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
+import { mdToPlainText } from '../helpers/markdown'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import {
   ACCEPT_HEADERS,
@@ -19,12 +21,13 @@ import {
   WEBSERVER
 } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { AccountModel } from '../models/account/account'
+import { getActivityStreamDuration } from '../models/video/formatter/video-format-utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../models/video/video'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../models/video/video-channel'
-import { getActivityStreamDuration } from '../models/video/video-format-utils'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../models/video/video-playlist'
 import { MAccountActor, MChannelActor } from '../types/models'
-import { mdToPlainText } from '../helpers/markdown'
+import { ServerConfigManager } from './server-config-manager'
+import { toCompleteUUID } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 
 type Tags = {
   ogType: string
@@ -76,7 +79,9 @@ class ClientHtml {
     return customHtml
   }
 
-  static async getWatchHTMLPage (videoId: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  static async getWatchHTMLPage (videoIdArg: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+    const videoId = toCompleteUUID(videoIdArg)
+
     // Let Angular application handle errors
     if (!validator.isInt(videoId) && !validator.isUUID(videoId, 4)) {
       res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
@@ -134,7 +139,9 @@ class ClientHtml {
     return customHtml
   }
 
-  static async getWatchPlaylistHTMLPage (videoPlaylistId: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+  static async getWatchPlaylistHTMLPage (videoPlaylistIdArg: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+    const videoPlaylistId = toCompleteUUID(videoPlaylistIdArg)
+
     // Let Angular application handle errors
     if (!validator.isInt(videoPlaylistId) && !validator.isUUID(videoPlaylistId, 4)) {
       res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
@@ -196,11 +203,22 @@ class ClientHtml {
   }
 
   static async getAccountHTMLPage (nameWithHost: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-    return this.getAccountOrChannelHTMLPage(() => AccountModel.loadByNameWithHost(nameWithHost), req, res)
+    const accountModelPromise = AccountModel.loadByNameWithHost(nameWithHost)
+    return this.getAccountOrChannelHTMLPage(() => accountModelPromise, req, res)
   }
 
   static async getVideoChannelHTMLPage (nameWithHost: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-    return this.getAccountOrChannelHTMLPage(() => VideoChannelModel.loadByNameWithHostAndPopulateAccount(nameWithHost), req, res)
+    const videoChannelModelPromise = VideoChannelModel.loadByNameWithHostAndPopulateAccount(nameWithHost)
+    return this.getAccountOrChannelHTMLPage(() => videoChannelModelPromise, req, res)
+  }
+
+  static async getActorHTMLPage (nameWithHost: string, req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
+    const [ account, channel ] = await Promise.all([
+      AccountModel.loadByNameWithHost(nameWithHost),
+      VideoChannelModel.loadByNameWithHostAndPopulateAccount(nameWithHost)
+    ])
+
+    return this.getAccountOrChannelHTMLPage(() => Promise.resolve(account || channel), req, res)
   }
 
   static async getEmbedHTML () {
@@ -209,11 +227,14 @@ class ClientHtml {
     if (!isTestInstance() && ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]) return ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]
 
     const buffer = await readFile(path)
+    const serverConfig = await ServerConfigManager.Instance.getHTMLServerConfig()
 
     let html = buffer.toString()
     html = await ClientHtml.addAsyncPluginCSS(html)
     html = ClientHtml.addCustomCSS(html)
     html = ClientHtml.addTitleTag(html)
+    html = ClientHtml.addDescriptionTag(html)
+    html = ClientHtml.addServerConfig(html, serverConfig)
 
     ClientHtml.htmlCache[path] = html
 
@@ -275,6 +296,7 @@ class ClientHtml {
     if (!isTestInstance() && ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]) return ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]
 
     const buffer = await readFile(path)
+    const serverConfig = await ServerConfigManager.Instance.getHTMLServerConfig()
 
     let html = buffer.toString()
 
@@ -283,6 +305,7 @@ class ClientHtml {
     html = ClientHtml.addFaviconContentHash(html)
     html = ClientHtml.addLogoContentHash(html)
     html = ClientHtml.addCustomCSS(html)
+    html = ClientHtml.addServerConfig(html, serverConfig)
     html = await ClientHtml.addAsyncPluginCSS(html)
 
     ClientHtml.htmlCache[path] = html
@@ -355,6 +378,13 @@ class ClientHtml {
     return htmlStringPage.replace(CUSTOM_HTML_TAG_COMMENTS.CUSTOM_CSS, styleTag)
   }
 
+  private static addServerConfig (htmlStringPage: string, serverConfig: HTMLServerConfig) {
+    const serverConfigString = JSON.stringify(serverConfig)
+    const configScriptTag = `<script type="application/javascript">window.PeerTubeServerConfig = '${serverConfigString}'</script>`
+
+    return htmlStringPage.replace(CUSTOM_HTML_TAG_COMMENTS.SERVER_CONFIG, configScriptTag)
+  }
+
   private static async addAsyncPluginCSS (htmlStringPage: string) {
     const globalCSSContent = await readFile(PLUGIN_GLOBAL_CSS_PATH)
     if (globalCSSContent.byteLength === 0) return htmlStringPage
@@ -524,11 +554,11 @@ async function serveIndexHTML (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
       return
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error('Cannot generate HTML page.', err)
-      return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500)
+      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500).end()
     }
   }
 
-  return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_ACCEPTABLE_406)
+  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_ACCEPTABLE_406).end()
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/lib/config.ts b/server/lib/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b4c4c9299..000000000
--- a/server/lib/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,255 +0,0 @@
-import { isSignupAllowed, isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP } from '@server/helpers/signup'
-import { getServerCommit } from '@server/helpers/utils'
-import { CONFIG, isEmailEnabled } from '@server/initializers/config'
-import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME, PEERTUBE_VERSION } from '@server/initializers/constants'
-import { RegisteredExternalAuthConfig, RegisteredIdAndPassAuthConfig, ServerConfig } from '@shared/models'
-import { Hooks } from './plugins/hooks'
-import { PluginManager } from './plugins/plugin-manager'
-import { getThemeOrDefault } from './plugins/theme-utils'
-import { getEnabledResolutions } from './video-transcoding'
-import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './video-transcoding-profiles'
-
-let serverCommit: string
-
-async function getServerConfig (ip?: string): Promise<ServerConfig> {
-  if (serverCommit === undefined) serverCommit = await getServerCommit()
-
-  const { allowed } = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
-    isSignupAllowed,
-    {
-      ip
-    },
-    'filter:api.user.signup.allowed.result'
-  )
-
-  const allowedForCurrentIP = isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP(ip)
-  const defaultTheme = getThemeOrDefault(CONFIG.THEME.DEFAULT, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME)
-
-  return {
-    instance: {
-      name: CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME,
-      shortDescription: CONFIG.INSTANCE.SHORT_DESCRIPTION,
-      isNSFW: CONFIG.INSTANCE.IS_NSFW,
-      defaultNSFWPolicy: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_NSFW_POLICY,
-      defaultClientRoute: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_CLIENT_ROUTE,
-      customizations: {
-        javascript: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.JAVASCRIPT,
-        css: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.CSS
-      }
-    },
-    search: {
-      remoteUri: {
-        users: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.USERS,
-        anonymous: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.ANONYMOUS
-      },
-      searchIndex: {
-        enabled: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.ENABLED,
-        url: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL,
-        disableLocalSearch: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH,
-        isDefaultSearch: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.IS_DEFAULT_SEARCH
-      }
-    },
-    plugin: {
-      registered: getRegisteredPlugins(),
-      registeredExternalAuths: getExternalAuthsPlugins(),
-      registeredIdAndPassAuths: getIdAndPassAuthPlugins()
-    },
-    theme: {
-      registered: getRegisteredThemes(),
-      default: defaultTheme
-    },
-    email: {
-      enabled: isEmailEnabled()
-    },
-    contactForm: {
-      enabled: CONFIG.CONTACT_FORM.ENABLED
-    },
-    serverVersion: PEERTUBE_VERSION,
-    serverCommit,
-    signup: {
-      allowed,
-      allowedForCurrentIP,
-      requiresEmailVerification: CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION
-    },
-    transcoding: {
-      hls: {
-        enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.HLS.ENABLED
-      },
-      webtorrent: {
-        enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.WEBTORRENT.ENABLED
-      },
-      enabledResolutions: getEnabledResolutions('vod'),
-      profile: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.PROFILE,
-      availableProfiles: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableProfiles('vod')
-    },
-    live: {
-      enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED,
-
-      allowReplay: CONFIG.LIVE.ALLOW_REPLAY,
-      maxDuration: CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_DURATION,
-      maxInstanceLives: CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_INSTANCE_LIVES,
-      maxUserLives: CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_USER_LIVES,
-
-      transcoding: {
-        enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED,
-        enabledResolutions: getEnabledResolutions('live'),
-        profile: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.PROFILE,
-        availableProfiles: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableProfiles('live')
-      },
-
-      rtmp: {
-        port: CONFIG.LIVE.RTMP.PORT
-      }
-    },
-    import: {
-      videos: {
-        http: {
-          enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.ENABLED
-        },
-        torrent: {
-          enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.TORRENT.ENABLED
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    autoBlacklist: {
-      videos: {
-        ofUsers: {
-          enabled: CONFIG.AUTO_BLACKLIST.VIDEOS.OF_USERS.ENABLED
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    avatar: {
-      file: {
-        size: {
-          max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
-        },
-        extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.EXTNAME
-      }
-    },
-    banner: {
-      file: {
-        size: {
-          max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
-        },
-        extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.EXTNAME
-      }
-    },
-    video: {
-      image: {
-        extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.EXTNAME,
-        size: {
-          max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
-        }
-      },
-      file: {
-        extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME
-      }
-    },
-    videoCaption: {
-      file: {
-        size: {
-          max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.FILE_SIZE.max
-        },
-        extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.EXTNAME
-      }
-    },
-    user: {
-      videoQuota: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA,
-      videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY
-    },
-    trending: {
-      videos: {
-        intervalDays: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.INTERVAL_DAYS,
-        algorithms: {
-          enabled: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.ALGORITHMS.ENABLED,
-          default: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.ALGORITHMS.DEFAULT
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    tracker: {
-      enabled: CONFIG.TRACKER.ENABLED
-    },
-
-    followings: {
-      instance: {
-        autoFollowIndex: {
-          indexUrl: CONFIG.FOLLOWINGS.INSTANCE.AUTO_FOLLOW_INDEX.INDEX_URL
-        }
-      }
-    },
-
-    broadcastMessage: {
-      enabled: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.ENABLED,
-      message: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.MESSAGE,
-      level: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.LEVEL,
-      dismissable: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.DISMISSABLE
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-function getRegisteredThemes () {
-  return PluginManager.Instance.getRegisteredThemes()
-                      .map(t => ({
-                        name: t.name,
-                        version: t.version,
-                        description: t.description,
-                        css: t.css,
-                        clientScripts: t.clientScripts
-                      }))
-}
-
-function getRegisteredPlugins () {
-  return PluginManager.Instance.getRegisteredPlugins()
-                      .map(p => ({
-                        name: p.name,
-                        version: p.version,
-                        description: p.description,
-                        clientScripts: p.clientScripts
-                      }))
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export {
-  getServerConfig,
-  getRegisteredThemes,
-  getRegisteredPlugins
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function getIdAndPassAuthPlugins () {
-  const result: RegisteredIdAndPassAuthConfig[] = []
-
-  for (const p of PluginManager.Instance.getIdAndPassAuths()) {
-    for (const auth of p.idAndPassAuths) {
-      result.push({
-        npmName: p.npmName,
-        name: p.name,
-        version: p.version,
-        authName: auth.authName,
-        weight: auth.getWeight()
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  return result
-}
-
-function getExternalAuthsPlugins () {
-  const result: RegisteredExternalAuthConfig[] = []
-
-  for (const p of PluginManager.Instance.getExternalAuths()) {
-    for (const auth of p.externalAuths) {
-      result.push({
-        npmName: p.npmName,
-        name: p.name,
-        version: p.version,
-        authName: auth.authName,
-        authDisplayName: auth.authDisplayName()
-      })
-    }
-  }
-
-  return result
-}
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
index 82c95be80..f896d7af4 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
-import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { REMOTE_SCHEME, WEBSERVER } from '../../../initializers/constants'
-import { sendFollow } from '../../activitypub/send'
+import { getLocalActorFollowActivityPubUrl } from '@server/lib/activitypub/url'
+import { ActivitypubFollowPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { sanitizeHost } from '../../../helpers/core-utils'
-import { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../../helpers/webfinger'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from '../../activitypub/actor'
 import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { REMOTE_SCHEME, WEBSERVER } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { MActor, MActorFollowActors, MActorFull } from '../../../types/models'
-import { ActivitypubFollowPayload } from '@shared/models'
-import { getLocalActorFollowActivityPubUrl } from '@server/lib/activitypub/url'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor, loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../activitypub/actors'
+import { sendFollow } from '../../activitypub/send'
+import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
 
 async function processActivityPubFollow (job: Bull.Job) {
   const payload = job.data as ActivitypubFollowPayload
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ async function processActivityPubFollow (job: Bull.Job) {
   } else {
     const sanitizedHost = sanitizeHost(host, REMOTE_SCHEME.HTTP)
     const actorUrl = await loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger(payload.name + '@' + sanitizedHost)
-    targetActor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl, 'all')
+    targetActor = await getOrCreateAPActor(actorUrl, 'all')
   }
 
   if (payload.assertIsChannel && !targetActor.VideoChannel) {
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-broadcast.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-broadcast.ts
index c69ff9e83..d4b328635 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-broadcast.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-broadcast.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { ActivitypubHttpBroadcastPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { doRequest } from '../../../helpers/requests'
-import { BROADCAST_CONCURRENCY, REQUEST_TIMEOUT } from '../../../initializers/constants'
+import { BROADCAST_CONCURRENCY } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { ActorFollowScoreCache } from '../../files-cache'
 import { buildGlobalHeaders, buildSignedRequestOptions, computeBody } from './utils/activitypub-http-utils'
 
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ async function processActivityPubHttpBroadcast (job: Bull.Job) {
     method: 'POST' as 'POST',
     json: body,
     httpSignature: httpSignatureOptions,
-    timeout: REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
     headers: buildGlobalHeaders(body)
   }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-fetcher.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-fetcher.ts
index e210ac3ef..ab9675cae 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-fetcher.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-fetcher.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { ActivitypubHttpFetcherPayload, FetchType } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { AccountModel } from '../../../models/account/account'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../../models/account/account-video-rate'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../../models/video/video-comment'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
-import { MAccountDefault, MVideoFullLight } from '../../../types/models'
+import { MVideoFullLight } from '../../../types/models'
 import { crawlCollectionPage } from '../../activitypub/crawl'
-import { createAccountPlaylists } from '../../activitypub/playlist'
+import { createAccountPlaylists } from '../../activitypub/playlists'
 import { processActivities } from '../../activitypub/process'
 import { addVideoShares } from '../../activitypub/share'
 import { addVideoComments } from '../../activitypub/video-comments'
@@ -22,16 +21,13 @@ async function processActivityPubHttpFetcher (job: Bull.Job) {
   let video: MVideoFullLight
   if (payload.videoId) video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(payload.videoId)
 
-  let account: MAccountDefault
-  if (payload.accountId) account = await AccountModel.load(payload.accountId)
-
   const fetcherType: { [ id in FetchType ]: (items: any[]) => Promise<any> } = {
     'activity': items => processActivities(items, { outboxUrl: payload.uri, fromFetch: true }),
     'video-likes': items => createRates(items, video, 'like'),
     'video-dislikes': items => createRates(items, video, 'dislike'),
     'video-shares': items => addVideoShares(items, video),
     'video-comments': items => addVideoComments(items),
-    'account-playlists': items => createAccountPlaylists(items, account)
+    'account-playlists': items => createAccountPlaylists(items)
   }
 
   const cleanerType: { [ id in FetchType ]?: (crawlStartDate: Date) => Promise<any> } = {
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-unicast.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-unicast.ts
index 585dad671..9e561c6b7 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-unicast.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-http-unicast.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { ActivitypubHttpUnicastPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { doRequest } from '../../../helpers/requests'
-import { REQUEST_TIMEOUT } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { ActorFollowScoreCache } from '../../files-cache'
 import { buildGlobalHeaders, buildSignedRequestOptions, computeBody } from './utils/activitypub-http-utils'
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ async function processActivityPubHttpUnicast (job: Bull.Job) {
     method: 'POST' as 'POST',
     json: body,
     httpSignature: httpSignatureOptions,
-    timeout: REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
     headers: buildGlobalHeaders(body)
   }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-refresher.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-refresher.ts
index 666e56868..d97e50ebc 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-refresher.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-refresher.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
+import { refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/activitypub/playlists'
+import { refreshVideoIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/activitypub/videos'
+import { loadVideoByUrl } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
+import { RefreshPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { fetchVideoByUrl } from '../../../helpers/video'
-import { refreshActorIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/actor'
-import { refreshVideoIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/videos'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../../models/video/video-playlist'
-import { RefreshPayload } from '@shared/models'
-import { refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/activitypub/playlist'
+import { refreshActorIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/actors'
 
 async function refreshAPObject (job: Bull.Job) {
   const payload = job.data as RefreshPayload
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function refreshVideo (videoUrl: string) {
   const fetchType = 'all' as 'all'
   const syncParam = { likes: true, dislikes: true, shares: true, comments: true, thumbnail: true }
 
-  const videoFromDatabase = await fetchVideoByUrl(videoUrl, fetchType)
+  const videoFromDatabase = await loadVideoByUrl(videoUrl, fetchType)
   if (videoFromDatabase) {
     const refreshOptions = {
       video: videoFromDatabase,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function refreshActor (actorUrl: string) {
   const actor = await ActorModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccountAndChannel(actorUrl)
 
   if (actor) {
-    await refreshActorIfNeeded(actor, fetchType)
+    await refreshActorIfNeeded({ actor, fetchedType: fetchType })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/actor-keys.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/actor-keys.ts
index 125307843..60ac61afd 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/actor-keys.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/actor-keys.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
-import { generateAndSaveActorKeys } from '@server/lib/activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/activitypub/actor'
+import { generateAndSaveActorKeys } from '@server/lib/activitypub/actors'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
 import { ActorKeysPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/utils/activitypub-http-utils.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/utils/activitypub-http-utils.ts
index e8a91450d..37e7c1fad 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/utils/activitypub-http-utils.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/utils/activitypub-http-utils.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { buildDigest } from '@server/helpers/peertube-crypto'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { ContextType } from '@shared/models/activitypub/context'
 import { buildSignedActivity } from '../../../../helpers/activitypub'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../../models/activitypub/actor'
 import { ACTIVITY_PUB, HTTP_SIGNATURE } from '../../../../initializers/constants'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { MActor } from '../../../../types/models'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { buildDigest } from '@server/helpers/peertube-crypto'
-import { ContextType } from '@shared/models/activitypub/context'
 
 type Payload <T> = { body: T, contextType?: ContextType, signatureActorId?: number }
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-file-import.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-file-import.ts
index 71f2cafcd..187cb652e 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-file-import.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-file-import.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { copy, stat } from 'fs-extra'
-import { extname } from 'path'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
 import { createTorrentAndSetInfoHash } from '@server/helpers/webtorrent'
 import { generateVideoFilename, getVideoFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 import { MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
 import { VideoFileImportPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution } from '../../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async function updateVideoFile (video: MVideoFullLight, inputFilePath: string) {
   const { size } = await stat(inputFilePath)
   const fps = await getVideoFileFPS(inputFilePath)
 
-  const fileExt = extname(inputFilePath)
+  const fileExt = getLowercaseExtension(inputFilePath)
 
   const currentVideoFile = video.VideoFiles.find(videoFile => videoFile.resolution === videoFileResolution)
 
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts
index ed2c5eac0..55498003d 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { move, remove, stat } from 'fs-extra'
-import { extname } from 'path'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
 import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { YoutubeDL } from '@server/helpers/youtube-dl'
 import { isPostImportVideoAccepted } from '@server/lib/moderation'
 import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { ServerConfigManager } from '@server/lib/server-config-manager'
 import { isAbleToUploadVideo } from '@server/lib/user'
 import { addOptimizeOrMergeAudioJob } from '@server/lib/video'
 import { generateVideoFilename, getVideoFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ import { getDurationFromVideoFile, getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution } fro
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { getSecureTorrentName } from '../../../helpers/utils'
 import { createTorrentAndSetInfoHash, downloadWebTorrentVideo } from '../../../helpers/webtorrent'
-import { downloadYoutubeDLVideo } from '../../../helpers/youtube-dl'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
 import { VIDEO_IMPORT_TIMEOUT } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
@@ -75,8 +76,10 @@ async function processYoutubeDLImport (job: Bull.Job, payload: VideoImportYoutub
     videoImportId: videoImport.id
   }
 
+  const youtubeDL = new YoutubeDL(videoImport.targetUrl, ServerConfigManager.Instance.getEnabledResolutions('vod'))
+
   return processFile(
-    () => downloadYoutubeDLVideo(videoImport.targetUrl, payload.fileExt, VIDEO_IMPORT_TIMEOUT),
+    () => youtubeDL.downloadYoutubeDLVideo(payload.fileExt, VIDEO_IMPORT_TIMEOUT),
     videoImport,
     options
   )
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ async function processFile (downloader: () => Promise<string>, videoImport: MVid
     const duration = await getDurationFromVideoFile(tempVideoPath)
 
     // Prepare video file object for creation in database
-    const fileExt = extname(tempVideoPath)
+    const fileExt = getLowercaseExtension(tempVideoPath)
     const videoFileData = {
       extname: fileExt,
       resolution: videoFileResolution,
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts
index d57202ca5..9eba41bf8 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import { pathExists, readdir, remove } from 'fs-extra'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { ffprobePromise, getAudioStream, getDurationFromVideoFile, getVideoFileResolution } from '@server/helpers/ffprobe-utils'
 import { VIDEO_LIVE } from '@server/initializers/constants'
-import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live-manager'
+import { buildConcatenatedName, cleanupLive, LiveSegmentShaStore } from '@server/lib/live'
 import { generateVideoMiniature } from '@server/lib/thumbnail'
+import { generateHlsPlaylistResolutionFromTS } from '@server/lib/transcoding/video-transcoding'
 import { publishAndFederateIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/video'
 import { getHLSDirectory } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
-import { generateHlsPlaylistResolutionFromTS } from '@server/lib/video-transcoding'
 import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
 import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
 import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
 import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
-import { MStreamingPlaylist, MVideo, MVideoLive } from '@server/types/models'
+import { MVideo, MVideoLive } from '@server/types/models'
 import { ThumbnailType, VideoLiveEndingPayload, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async function processVideoLiveEnding (job: Bull.Job) {
     return
   }
 
-  LiveManager.Instance.cleanupShaSegments(video.uuid)
+  LiveSegmentShaStore.Instance.cleanupShaSegments(video.uuid)
 
   if (live.saveReplay !== true) {
     return cleanupLive(video, streamingPlaylist)
@@ -46,19 +46,10 @@ async function processVideoLiveEnding (job: Bull.Job) {
   return saveLive(video, live)
 }
 
-async function cleanupLive (video: MVideo, streamingPlaylist: MStreamingPlaylist) {
-  const hlsDirectory = getHLSDirectory(video)
-
-  await remove(hlsDirectory)
-
-  await streamingPlaylist.destroy()
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
-  processVideoLiveEnding,
-  cleanupLive
+  processVideoLiveEnding
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -94,7 +85,7 @@ async function saveLive (video: MVideo, live: MVideoLive) {
   let durationDone = false
 
   for (const playlistFile of playlistFiles) {
-    const concatenatedTsFile = LiveManager.Instance.buildConcatenatedName(playlistFile)
+    const concatenatedTsFile = buildConcatenatedName(playlistFile)
     const concatenatedTsFilePath = join(replayDirectory, concatenatedTsFile)
 
     const probe = await ffprobePromise(concatenatedTsFilePath)
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
index 010b95b05..f5ba6f435 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as Bull from 'bull'
 import { TranscodeOptionsType } from '@server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
 import { getTranscodingJobPriority, publishAndFederateIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/video'
 import { getVideoFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 import { MUser, MUserId, MVideoFullLight, MVideoUUID, MVideoWithFile } from '@server/types/models'
 import {
   HLSTranscodingPayload,
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { computeResolutionsToTranscode } from '../../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../../initializers/database'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/videos'
 import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   mergeAudioVideofile,
   optimizeOriginalVideofile,
   transcodeNewWebTorrentResolution
-} from '../../video-transcoding'
+} from '../../transcoding/video-transcoding'
 import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
 
 type HandlerFunction = (job: Bull.Job, payload: VideoTranscodingPayload, video: MVideoFullLight, user: MUser) => Promise<any>
@@ -151,35 +150,31 @@ async function onVideoFileOptimizer (
   // Outside the transaction (IO on disk)
   const { videoFileResolution, isPortraitMode } = await videoArg.getMaxQualityResolution()
 
-  const { videoDatabase, videoPublished } = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-    // Maybe the video changed in database, refresh it
-    const videoDatabase = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoArg.uuid, t)
-    // Video does not exist anymore
-    if (!videoDatabase) return undefined
-
-    let videoPublished = false
-
-    // Generate HLS version of the original file
-    const originalFileHLSPayload = Object.assign({}, payload, {
-      isPortraitMode,
-      resolution: videoDatabase.getMaxQualityFile().resolution,
-      // If we quick transcoded original file, force transcoding for HLS to avoid some weird playback issues
-      copyCodecs: transcodeType !== 'quick-transcode',
-      isMaxQuality: true
-    })
-    const hasHls = await createHlsJobIfEnabled(user, originalFileHLSPayload)
-
-    const hasNewResolutions = await createLowerResolutionsJobs(videoDatabase, user, videoFileResolution, isPortraitMode, 'webtorrent')
-
-    if (!hasHls && !hasNewResolutions) {
-      // No transcoding to do, it's now published
-      videoPublished = await videoDatabase.publishIfNeededAndSave(t)
-    }
+  // Maybe the video changed in database, refresh it
+  const videoDatabase = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoArg.uuid)
+  // Video does not exist anymore
+  if (!videoDatabase) return undefined
 
-    await federateVideoIfNeeded(videoDatabase, payload.isNewVideo, t)
+  let videoPublished = false
 
-    return { videoDatabase, videoPublished }
+  // Generate HLS version of the original file
+  const originalFileHLSPayload = Object.assign({}, payload, {
+    isPortraitMode,
+    resolution: videoDatabase.getMaxQualityFile().resolution,
+    // If we quick transcoded original file, force transcoding for HLS to avoid some weird playback issues
+    copyCodecs: transcodeType !== 'quick-transcode',
+    isMaxQuality: true
   })
+  const hasHls = await createHlsJobIfEnabled(user, originalFileHLSPayload)
+
+  const hasNewResolutions = await createLowerResolutionsJobs(videoDatabase, user, videoFileResolution, isPortraitMode, 'webtorrent')
+
+  if (!hasHls && !hasNewResolutions) {
+    // No transcoding to do, it's now published
+    videoPublished = await videoDatabase.publishIfNeededAndSave(undefined)
+  }
+
+  await federateVideoIfNeeded(videoDatabase, payload.isNewVideo)
 
   if (payload.isNewVideo) Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(videoDatabase)
   if (videoPublished) Notifier.Instance.notifyOnVideoPublishedAfterTranscoding(videoDatabase)
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-views.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-views.ts
index 897235ec0..86d0a271f 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-views.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-views.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ async function processVideosViews () {
           }
 
           await VideoViewModel.create({
-            startDate,
-            endDate,
+            startDate: new Date(startDate),
+            endDate: new Date(endDate),
             views,
             videoId
           })
diff --git a/server/lib/live-manager.ts b/server/lib/live-manager.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 66b5d119b..000000000
--- a/server/lib/live-manager.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,621 +0,0 @@
-
-import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
-import * as chokidar from 'chokidar'
-import { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
-import { appendFile, ensureDir, readFile, stat } from 'fs-extra'
-import { createServer, Server } from 'net'
-import { basename, join } from 'path'
-import { isTestInstance } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
-import { getLiveMuxingCommand, getLiveTranscodingCommand } from '@server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
-import { computeResolutionsToTranscode, getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution } from '@server/helpers/ffprobe-utils'
-import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
-import { CONFIG, registerConfigChangedHandler } from '@server/initializers/config'
-import { MEMOIZE_TTL, P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION, VIDEO_LIVE, VIEW_LIFETIME, WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
-import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
-import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
-import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
-import { MStreamingPlaylist, MStreamingPlaylistVideo, MUserId, MVideoLive, MVideoLiveVideo } from '@server/types/models'
-import { VideoState, VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '@shared/models'
-import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from './activitypub/videos'
-import { buildSha256Segment } from './hls'
-import { JobQueue } from './job-queue'
-import { cleanupLive } from './job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending'
-import { PeerTubeSocket } from './peertube-socket'
-import { isAbleToUploadVideo } from './user'
-import { getHLSDirectory } from './video-paths'
-import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './video-transcoding-profiles'
-
-import memoizee = require('memoizee')
-const NodeRtmpSession = require('node-media-server/node_rtmp_session')
-const context = require('node-media-server/node_core_ctx')
-const nodeMediaServerLogger = require('node-media-server/node_core_logger')
-
-// Disable node media server logs
-nodeMediaServerLogger.setLogType(0)
-
-const config = {
-  rtmp: {
-    port: CONFIG.LIVE.RTMP.PORT,
-    chunk_size: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.CHUNK_SIZE,
-    gop_cache: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.GOP_CACHE,
-    ping: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.PING,
-    ping_timeout: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.PING_TIMEOUT
-  },
-  transcoding: {
-    ffmpeg: 'ffmpeg'
-  }
-}
-
-class LiveManager {
-
-  private static instance: LiveManager
-
-  private readonly transSessions = new Map<string, FfmpegCommand>()
-  private readonly videoSessions = new Map<number, string>()
-  // Values are Date().getTime()
-  private readonly watchersPerVideo = new Map<number, number[]>()
-  private readonly segmentsSha256 = new Map<string, Map<string, string>>()
-  private readonly livesPerUser = new Map<number, { liveId: number, videoId: number, size: number }[]>()
-
-  private readonly isAbleToUploadVideoWithCache = memoizee((userId: number) => {
-    return isAbleToUploadVideo(userId, 1000)
-  }, { maxAge: MEMOIZE_TTL.LIVE_ABLE_TO_UPLOAD })
-
-  private readonly hasClientSocketsInBadHealthWithCache = memoizee((sessionId: string) => {
-    return this.hasClientSocketsInBadHealth(sessionId)
-  }, { maxAge: MEMOIZE_TTL.LIVE_CHECK_SOCKET_HEALTH })
-
-  private rtmpServer: Server
-
-  private constructor () {
-  }
-
-  init () {
-    const events = this.getContext().nodeEvent
-    events.on('postPublish', (sessionId: string, streamPath: string) => {
-      logger.debug('RTMP received stream', { id: sessionId, streamPath })
-
-      const splittedPath = streamPath.split('/')
-      if (splittedPath.length !== 3 || splittedPath[1] !== VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.BASE_PATH) {
-        logger.warn('Live path is incorrect.', { streamPath })
-        return this.abortSession(sessionId)
-      }
-
-      this.handleSession(sessionId, streamPath, splittedPath[2])
-        .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot handle sessions.', { err }))
-    })
-
-    events.on('donePublish', sessionId => {
-      logger.info('Live session ended.', { sessionId })
-    })
-
-    registerConfigChangedHandler(() => {
-      if (!this.rtmpServer && CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED === true) {
-        this.run()
-        return
-      }
-
-      if (this.rtmpServer && CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED === false) {
-        this.stop()
-      }
-    })
-
-    // Cleanup broken lives, that were terminated by a server restart for example
-    this.handleBrokenLives()
-      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot handle broken lives.', { err }))
-
-    setInterval(() => this.updateLiveViews(), VIEW_LIFETIME.LIVE)
-  }
-
-  run () {
-    logger.info('Running RTMP server on port %d', config.rtmp.port)
-
-    this.rtmpServer = createServer(socket => {
-      const session = new NodeRtmpSession(config, socket)
-
-      session.run()
-    })
-
-    this.rtmpServer.on('error', err => {
-      logger.error('Cannot run RTMP server.', { err })
-    })
-
-    this.rtmpServer.listen(CONFIG.LIVE.RTMP.PORT)
-  }
-
-  stop () {
-    logger.info('Stopping RTMP server.')
-
-    this.rtmpServer.close()
-    this.rtmpServer = undefined
-
-    // Sessions is an object
-    this.getContext().sessions.forEach((session: any) => {
-      if (session instanceof NodeRtmpSession) {
-        session.stop()
-      }
-    })
-  }
-
-  isRunning () {
-    return !!this.rtmpServer
-  }
-
-  getSegmentsSha256 (videoUUID: string) {
-    return this.segmentsSha256.get(videoUUID)
-  }
-
-  stopSessionOf (videoId: number) {
-    const sessionId = this.videoSessions.get(videoId)
-    if (!sessionId) return
-
-    this.videoSessions.delete(videoId)
-    this.abortSession(sessionId)
-  }
-
-  getLiveQuotaUsedByUser (userId: number) {
-    const currentLives = this.livesPerUser.get(userId)
-    if (!currentLives) return 0
-
-    return currentLives.reduce((sum, obj) => sum + obj.size, 0)
-  }
-
-  addViewTo (videoId: number) {
-    if (this.videoSessions.has(videoId) === false) return
-
-    let watchers = this.watchersPerVideo.get(videoId)
-
-    if (!watchers) {
-      watchers = []
-      this.watchersPerVideo.set(videoId, watchers)
-    }
-
-    watchers.push(new Date().getTime())
-  }
-
-  cleanupShaSegments (videoUUID: string) {
-    this.segmentsSha256.delete(videoUUID)
-  }
-
-  addSegmentToReplay (hlsVideoPath: string, segmentPath: string) {
-    const segmentName = basename(segmentPath)
-    const dest = join(hlsVideoPath, VIDEO_LIVE.REPLAY_DIRECTORY, this.buildConcatenatedName(segmentName))
-
-    return readFile(segmentPath)
-      .then(data => appendFile(dest, data))
-      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot copy segment %s to repay directory.', segmentPath, { err }))
-  }
-
-  buildConcatenatedName (segmentOrPlaylistPath: string) {
-    const num = basename(segmentOrPlaylistPath).match(/^(\d+)(-|\.)/)
-
-    return 'concat-' + num[1] + '.ts'
-  }
-
-  private processSegments (hlsVideoPath: string, videoUUID: string, videoLive: MVideoLive, segmentPaths: string[]) {
-    Bluebird.mapSeries(segmentPaths, async previousSegment => {
-      // Add sha hash of previous segments, because ffmpeg should have finished generating them
-      await this.addSegmentSha(videoUUID, previousSegment)
-
-      if (videoLive.saveReplay) {
-        await this.addSegmentToReplay(hlsVideoPath, previousSegment)
-      }
-    }).catch(err => logger.error('Cannot process segments in %s', hlsVideoPath, { err }))
-  }
-
-  private getContext () {
-    return context
-  }
-
-  private abortSession (id: string) {
-    const session = this.getContext().sessions.get(id)
-    if (session) {
-      session.stop()
-      this.getContext().sessions.delete(id)
-    }
-
-    const transSession = this.transSessions.get(id)
-    if (transSession) {
-      transSession.kill('SIGINT')
-      this.transSessions.delete(id)
-    }
-  }
-
-  private async handleSession (sessionId: string, streamPath: string, streamKey: string) {
-    const videoLive = await VideoLiveModel.loadByStreamKey(streamKey)
-    if (!videoLive) {
-      logger.warn('Unknown live video with stream key %s.', streamKey)
-      return this.abortSession(sessionId)
-    }
-
-    const video = videoLive.Video
-    if (video.isBlacklisted()) {
-      logger.warn('Video is blacklisted. Refusing stream %s.', streamKey)
-      return this.abortSession(sessionId)
-    }
-
-    // Cleanup old potential live files (could happen with a permanent live)
-    this.cleanupShaSegments(video.uuid)
-
-    const oldStreamingPlaylist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.loadHLSPlaylistByVideo(video.id)
-    if (oldStreamingPlaylist) {
-      await cleanupLive(video, oldStreamingPlaylist)
-    }
-
-    this.videoSessions.set(video.id, sessionId)
-
-    const playlistUrl = WEBSERVER.URL + VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.getHlsMasterPlaylistStaticPath(video.uuid)
-
-    const session = this.getContext().sessions.get(sessionId)
-    const rtmpUrl = 'rtmp://127.0.0.1:' + config.rtmp.port + streamPath
-
-    const [ resolutionResult, fps ] = await Promise.all([
-      getVideoFileResolution(rtmpUrl),
-      getVideoFileFPS(rtmpUrl)
-    ])
-
-    const resolutionsEnabled = CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED
-      ? computeResolutionsToTranscode(resolutionResult.videoFileResolution, 'live')
-      : []
-
-    const allResolutions = resolutionsEnabled.concat([ session.videoHeight ])
-
-    logger.info('Will mux/transcode live video of original resolution %d.', session.videoHeight, { allResolutions })
-
-    const [ videoStreamingPlaylist ] = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.upsert({
-      videoId: video.id,
-      playlistUrl,
-      segmentsSha256Url: WEBSERVER.URL + VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.getHlsSha256SegmentsStaticPath(video.uuid, video.isLive),
-      p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.buildP2PMediaLoaderInfoHashes(playlistUrl, allResolutions),
-      p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion: P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION,
-
-      type: VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS
-    }, { returning: true }) as [ MStreamingPlaylist, boolean ]
-
-    return this.runMuxing({
-      sessionId,
-      videoLive,
-      playlist: Object.assign(videoStreamingPlaylist, { Video: video }),
-      rtmpUrl,
-      fps,
-      allResolutions
-    })
-  }
-
-  private async runMuxing (options: {
-    sessionId: string
-    videoLive: MVideoLiveVideo
-    playlist: MStreamingPlaylistVideo
-    rtmpUrl: string
-    fps: number
-    allResolutions: number[]
-  }) {
-    const { sessionId, videoLive, playlist, allResolutions, fps, rtmpUrl } = options
-    const startStreamDateTime = new Date().getTime()
-
-    const user = await UserModel.loadByLiveId(videoLive.id)
-    if (!this.livesPerUser.has(user.id)) {
-      this.livesPerUser.set(user.id, [])
-    }
-
-    const currentUserLive = { liveId: videoLive.id, videoId: videoLive.videoId, size: 0 }
-    const livesOfUser = this.livesPerUser.get(user.id)
-    livesOfUser.push(currentUserLive)
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < allResolutions.length; i++) {
-      const resolution = allResolutions[i]
-
-      const file = new VideoFileModel({
-        resolution,
-        size: -1,
-        extname: '.ts',
-        infoHash: null,
-        fps,
-        videoStreamingPlaylistId: playlist.id
-      })
-
-      VideoFileModel.customUpsert(file, 'streaming-playlist', null)
-        .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot create file for live streaming.', { err }))
-    }
-
-    const outPath = getHLSDirectory(videoLive.Video)
-    await ensureDir(outPath)
-
-    const replayDirectory = join(outPath, VIDEO_LIVE.REPLAY_DIRECTORY)
-
-    if (videoLive.saveReplay === true) {
-      await ensureDir(replayDirectory)
-    }
-
-    const videoUUID = videoLive.Video.uuid
-
-    const ffmpegExec = CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED
-      ? await getLiveTranscodingCommand({
-        rtmpUrl,
-        outPath,
-        resolutions: allResolutions,
-        fps,
-        availableEncoders: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableEncoders(),
-        profile: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.PROFILE
-      })
-      : getLiveMuxingCommand(rtmpUrl, outPath)
-
-    logger.info('Running live muxing/transcoding for %s.', videoUUID)
-    this.transSessions.set(sessionId, ffmpegExec)
-
-    const tsWatcher = chokidar.watch(outPath + '/*.ts')
-
-    const segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist: { [playlistId: string]: string[] } = {}
-    const playlistIdMatcher = /^([\d+])-/
-
-    const addHandler = segmentPath => {
-      logger.debug('Live add handler of %s.', segmentPath)
-
-      const playlistId = basename(segmentPath).match(playlistIdMatcher)[0]
-
-      const segmentsToProcess = segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist[playlistId] || []
-      this.processSegments(outPath, videoUUID, videoLive, segmentsToProcess)
-
-      segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist[playlistId] = [ segmentPath ]
-
-      if (this.hasClientSocketsInBadHealthWithCache(sessionId)) {
-        logger.error(
-          'Too much data in client socket stream (ffmpeg is too slow to transcode the video).' +
-          ' Stopping session of video %s.', videoUUID)
-
-        this.stopSessionOf(videoLive.videoId)
-        return
-      }
-
-      // Duration constraint check
-      if (this.isDurationConstraintValid(startStreamDateTime) !== true) {
-        logger.info('Stopping session of %s: max duration exceeded.', videoUUID)
-
-        this.stopSessionOf(videoLive.videoId)
-        return
-      }
-
-      // Check user quota if the user enabled replay saving
-      if (videoLive.saveReplay === true) {
-        stat(segmentPath)
-          .then(segmentStat => {
-            currentUserLive.size += segmentStat.size
-          })
-          .then(() => this.isQuotaConstraintValid(user, videoLive))
-          .then(quotaValid => {
-            if (quotaValid !== true) {
-              logger.info('Stopping session of %s: user quota exceeded.', videoUUID)
-
-              this.stopSessionOf(videoLive.videoId)
-            }
-          })
-          .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot stat %s or check quota of %d.', segmentPath, user.id, { err }))
-      }
-    }
-
-    const deleteHandler = segmentPath => this.removeSegmentSha(videoUUID, segmentPath)
-
-    tsWatcher.on('add', p => addHandler(p))
-    tsWatcher.on('unlink', p => deleteHandler(p))
-
-    const masterWatcher = chokidar.watch(outPath + '/master.m3u8')
-    masterWatcher.on('add', async () => {
-      try {
-        const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoLive.videoId)
-
-        video.state = VideoState.PUBLISHED
-        await video.save()
-        videoLive.Video = video
-
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          federateVideoIfNeeded(video, false)
-            .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot federate live video %s.', video.url, { err }))
-
-          PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoLiveNewState(video)
-        }, VIDEO_LIVE.SEGMENT_TIME_SECONDS * 1000 * VIDEO_LIVE.EDGE_LIVE_DELAY_SEGMENTS_NOTIFICATION)
-
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error('Cannot save/federate live video %d.', videoLive.videoId, { err })
-      } finally {
-        masterWatcher.close()
-          .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot close master watcher of %s.', outPath, { err }))
-      }
-    })
-
-    const onFFmpegEnded = () => {
-      logger.info('RTMP transmuxing for video %s ended. Scheduling cleanup', rtmpUrl)
-
-      this.transSessions.delete(sessionId)
-
-      this.watchersPerVideo.delete(videoLive.videoId)
-      this.videoSessions.delete(videoLive.videoId)
-
-      const newLivesPerUser = this.livesPerUser.get(user.id)
-                                               .filter(o => o.liveId !== videoLive.id)
-      this.livesPerUser.set(user.id, newLivesPerUser)
-
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        // Wait latest segments generation, and close watchers
-
-        Promise.all([ tsWatcher.close(), masterWatcher.close() ])
-          .then(() => {
-            // Process remaining segments hash
-            for (const key of Object.keys(segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist)) {
-              this.processSegments(outPath, videoUUID, videoLive, segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist[key])
-            }
-          })
-          .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot close watchers of %s or process remaining hash segments.', outPath, { err }))
-
-        this.onEndTransmuxing(videoLive.Video.id)
-          .catch(err => logger.error('Error in closed transmuxing.', { err }))
-      }, 1000)
-    }
-
-    ffmpegExec.on('error', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
-      onFFmpegEnded()
-
-      // Don't care that we killed the ffmpeg process
-      if (err?.message?.includes('Exiting normally')) return
-
-      logger.error('Live transcoding error.', { err, stdout, stderr })
-
-      this.abortSession(sessionId)
-    })
-
-    ffmpegExec.on('end', () => onFFmpegEnded())
-
-    ffmpegExec.run()
-  }
-
-  private async onEndTransmuxing (videoId: number, cleanupNow = false) {
-    try {
-      const fullVideo = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoId)
-      if (!fullVideo) return
-
-      const live = await VideoLiveModel.loadByVideoId(videoId)
-
-      if (!live.permanentLive) {
-        JobQueue.Instance.createJob({
-          type: 'video-live-ending',
-          payload: {
-            videoId: fullVideo.id
-          }
-        }, { delay: cleanupNow ? 0 : VIDEO_LIVE.CLEANUP_DELAY })
-
-        fullVideo.state = VideoState.LIVE_ENDED
-      } else {
-        fullVideo.state = VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE
-      }
-
-      await fullVideo.save()
-
-      PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoLiveNewState(fullVideo)
-
-      await federateVideoIfNeeded(fullVideo, false)
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.error('Cannot save/federate new video state of live streaming of video id %d.', videoId, { err })
-    }
-  }
-
-  private async addSegmentSha (videoUUID: string, segmentPath: string) {
-    const segmentName = basename(segmentPath)
-    logger.debug('Adding live sha segment %s.', segmentPath)
-
-    const shaResult = await buildSha256Segment(segmentPath)
-
-    if (!this.segmentsSha256.has(videoUUID)) {
-      this.segmentsSha256.set(videoUUID, new Map())
-    }
-
-    const filesMap = this.segmentsSha256.get(videoUUID)
-    filesMap.set(segmentName, shaResult)
-  }
-
-  private removeSegmentSha (videoUUID: string, segmentPath: string) {
-    const segmentName = basename(segmentPath)
-
-    logger.debug('Removing live sha segment %s.', segmentPath)
-
-    const filesMap = this.segmentsSha256.get(videoUUID)
-    if (!filesMap) {
-      logger.warn('Unknown files map to remove sha for %s.', videoUUID)
-      return
-    }
-
-    if (!filesMap.has(segmentName)) {
-      logger.warn('Unknown segment in files map for video %s and segment %s.', videoUUID, segmentPath)
-      return
-    }
-
-    filesMap.delete(segmentName)
-  }
-
-  private isDurationConstraintValid (streamingStartTime: number) {
-    const maxDuration = CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_DURATION
-    // No limit
-    if (maxDuration < 0) return true
-
-    const now = new Date().getTime()
-    const max = streamingStartTime + maxDuration
-
-    return now <= max
-  }
-
-  private hasClientSocketsInBadHealth (sessionId: string) {
-    const rtmpSession = this.getContext().sessions.get(sessionId)
-
-    if (!rtmpSession) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot get session %s to check players socket health.', sessionId)
-      return
-    }
-
-    for (const playerSessionId of rtmpSession.players) {
-      const playerSession = this.getContext().sessions.get(playerSessionId)
-
-      if (!playerSession) {
-        logger.error('Cannot get player session %s to check socket health.', playerSession)
-        continue
-      }
-
-      if (playerSession.socket.writableLength > VIDEO_LIVE.MAX_SOCKET_WAITING_DATA) {
-        return true
-      }
-    }
-
-    return false
-  }
-
-  private async isQuotaConstraintValid (user: MUserId, live: MVideoLive) {
-    if (live.saveReplay !== true) return true
-
-    return this.isAbleToUploadVideoWithCache(user.id)
-  }
-
-  private async updateLiveViews () {
-    if (!this.isRunning()) return
-
-    if (!isTestInstance()) logger.info('Updating live video views.')
-
-    for (const videoId of this.watchersPerVideo.keys()) {
-      const notBefore = new Date().getTime() - VIEW_LIFETIME.LIVE
-
-      const watchers = this.watchersPerVideo.get(videoId)
-
-      const numWatchers = watchers.length
-
-      const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoId)
-      video.views = numWatchers
-      await video.save()
-
-      await federateVideoIfNeeded(video, false)
-
-      PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoViewsUpdate(video)
-
-      // Only keep not expired watchers
-      const newWatchers = watchers.filter(w => w > notBefore)
-      this.watchersPerVideo.set(videoId, newWatchers)
-
-      logger.debug('New live video views for %s is %d.', video.url, numWatchers)
-    }
-  }
-
-  private async handleBrokenLives () {
-    const videoIds = await VideoModel.listPublishedLiveIds()
-
-    for (const id of videoIds) {
-      await this.onEndTransmuxing(id, true)
-    }
-  }
-
-  static get Instance () {
-    return this.instance || (this.instance = new this())
-  }
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export {
-  LiveManager
-}
diff --git a/server/lib/live/index.ts b/server/lib/live/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b46800da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export * from './live-manager'
+export * from './live-quota-store'
+export * from './live-segment-sha-store'
+export * from './live-utils'
diff --git a/server/lib/live/live-manager.ts b/server/lib/live/live-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..014cd3fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/live-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+
+import { createServer, Server } from 'net'
+import { isTestInstance } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { computeResolutionsToTranscode, getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution } from '@server/helpers/ffprobe-utils'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { CONFIG, registerConfigChangedHandler } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION, VIDEO_LIVE, VIEW_LIFETIME, WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
+import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
+import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
+import { MStreamingPlaylist, MStreamingPlaylistVideo, MVideo, MVideoLiveVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoState, VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '@shared/models'
+import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from '../activitypub/videos'
+import { JobQueue } from '../job-queue'
+import { PeerTubeSocket } from '../peertube-socket'
+import { LiveQuotaStore } from './live-quota-store'
+import { LiveSegmentShaStore } from './live-segment-sha-store'
+import { cleanupLive } from './live-utils'
+import { MuxingSession } from './shared'
+
+const NodeRtmpSession = require('node-media-server/node_rtmp_session')
+const context = require('node-media-server/node_core_ctx')
+const nodeMediaServerLogger = require('node-media-server/node_core_logger')
+
+// Disable node media server logs
+nodeMediaServerLogger.setLogType(0)
+
+const config = {
+  rtmp: {
+    port: CONFIG.LIVE.RTMP.PORT,
+    chunk_size: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.CHUNK_SIZE,
+    gop_cache: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.GOP_CACHE,
+    ping: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.PING,
+    ping_timeout: VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.PING_TIMEOUT
+  },
+  transcoding: {
+    ffmpeg: 'ffmpeg'
+  }
+}
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('live')
+
+class LiveManager {
+
+  private static instance: LiveManager
+
+  private readonly muxingSessions = new Map<string, MuxingSession>()
+  private readonly videoSessions = new Map<number, string>()
+  // Values are Date().getTime()
+  private readonly watchersPerVideo = new Map<number, number[]>()
+
+  private rtmpServer: Server
+
+  private constructor () {
+  }
+
+  init () {
+    const events = this.getContext().nodeEvent
+    events.on('postPublish', (sessionId: string, streamPath: string) => {
+      logger.debug('RTMP received stream', { id: sessionId, streamPath, ...lTags(sessionId) })
+
+      const splittedPath = streamPath.split('/')
+      if (splittedPath.length !== 3 || splittedPath[1] !== VIDEO_LIVE.RTMP.BASE_PATH) {
+        logger.warn('Live path is incorrect.', { streamPath, ...lTags(sessionId) })
+        return this.abortSession(sessionId)
+      }
+
+      this.handleSession(sessionId, streamPath, splittedPath[2])
+        .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot handle sessions.', { err, ...lTags(sessionId) }))
+    })
+
+    events.on('donePublish', sessionId => {
+      logger.info('Live session ended.', { sessionId, ...lTags(sessionId) })
+    })
+
+    registerConfigChangedHandler(() => {
+      if (!this.rtmpServer && CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED === true) {
+        this.run()
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (this.rtmpServer && CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED === false) {
+        this.stop()
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Cleanup broken lives, that were terminated by a server restart for example
+    this.handleBrokenLives()
+      .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot handle broken lives.', { err, ...lTags() }))
+
+    setInterval(() => this.updateLiveViews(), VIEW_LIFETIME.LIVE)
+  }
+
+  run () {
+    logger.info('Running RTMP server on port %d', config.rtmp.port, lTags())
+
+    this.rtmpServer = createServer(socket => {
+      const session = new NodeRtmpSession(config, socket)
+
+      session.run()
+    })
+
+    this.rtmpServer.on('error', err => {
+      logger.error('Cannot run RTMP server.', { err, ...lTags() })
+    })
+
+    this.rtmpServer.listen(CONFIG.LIVE.RTMP.PORT)
+  }
+
+  stop () {
+    logger.info('Stopping RTMP server.', lTags())
+
+    this.rtmpServer.close()
+    this.rtmpServer = undefined
+
+    // Sessions is an object
+    this.getContext().sessions.forEach((session: any) => {
+      if (session instanceof NodeRtmpSession) {
+        session.stop()
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  isRunning () {
+    return !!this.rtmpServer
+  }
+
+  stopSessionOf (videoId: number) {
+    const sessionId = this.videoSessions.get(videoId)
+    if (!sessionId) return
+
+    this.videoSessions.delete(videoId)
+    this.abortSession(sessionId)
+  }
+
+  addViewTo (videoId: number) {
+    if (this.videoSessions.has(videoId) === false) return
+
+    let watchers = this.watchersPerVideo.get(videoId)
+
+    if (!watchers) {
+      watchers = []
+      this.watchersPerVideo.set(videoId, watchers)
+    }
+
+    watchers.push(new Date().getTime())
+  }
+
+  private getContext () {
+    return context
+  }
+
+  private abortSession (sessionId: string) {
+    const session = this.getContext().sessions.get(sessionId)
+    if (session) {
+      session.stop()
+      this.getContext().sessions.delete(sessionId)
+    }
+
+    const muxingSession = this.muxingSessions.get(sessionId)
+    if (muxingSession) {
+      // Muxing session will fire and event so we correctly cleanup the session
+      muxingSession.abort()
+
+      this.muxingSessions.delete(sessionId)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async handleSession (sessionId: string, streamPath: string, streamKey: string) {
+    const videoLive = await VideoLiveModel.loadByStreamKey(streamKey)
+    if (!videoLive) {
+      logger.warn('Unknown live video with stream key %s.', streamKey, lTags(sessionId))
+      return this.abortSession(sessionId)
+    }
+
+    const video = videoLive.Video
+    if (video.isBlacklisted()) {
+      logger.warn('Video is blacklisted. Refusing stream %s.', streamKey, lTags(sessionId, video.uuid))
+      return this.abortSession(sessionId)
+    }
+
+    // Cleanup old potential live files (could happen with a permanent live)
+    LiveSegmentShaStore.Instance.cleanupShaSegments(video.uuid)
+
+    const oldStreamingPlaylist = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.loadHLSPlaylistByVideo(video.id)
+    if (oldStreamingPlaylist) {
+      await cleanupLive(video, oldStreamingPlaylist)
+    }
+
+    this.videoSessions.set(video.id, sessionId)
+
+    const rtmpUrl = 'rtmp://127.0.0.1:' + config.rtmp.port + streamPath
+
+    const [ { videoFileResolution }, fps ] = await Promise.all([
+      getVideoFileResolution(rtmpUrl),
+      getVideoFileFPS(rtmpUrl)
+    ])
+
+    const allResolutions = this.buildAllResolutionsToTranscode(videoFileResolution)
+
+    logger.info(
+      'Will mux/transcode live video of original resolution %d.', videoFileResolution,
+      { allResolutions, ...lTags(sessionId, video.uuid) }
+    )
+
+    const streamingPlaylist = await this.createLivePlaylist(video, allResolutions)
+
+    return this.runMuxingSession({
+      sessionId,
+      videoLive,
+      streamingPlaylist,
+      rtmpUrl,
+      fps,
+      allResolutions
+    })
+  }
+
+  private async runMuxingSession (options: {
+    sessionId: string
+    videoLive: MVideoLiveVideo
+    streamingPlaylist: MStreamingPlaylistVideo
+    rtmpUrl: string
+    fps: number
+    allResolutions: number[]
+  }) {
+    const { sessionId, videoLive, streamingPlaylist, allResolutions, fps, rtmpUrl } = options
+    const videoUUID = videoLive.Video.uuid
+    const localLTags = lTags(sessionId, videoUUID)
+
+    const user = await UserModel.loadByLiveId(videoLive.id)
+    LiveQuotaStore.Instance.addNewLive(user.id, videoLive.id)
+
+    const muxingSession = new MuxingSession({
+      context: this.getContext(),
+      user,
+      sessionId,
+      videoLive,
+      streamingPlaylist,
+      rtmpUrl,
+      fps,
+      allResolutions
+    })
+
+    muxingSession.on('master-playlist-created', () => this.publishAndFederateLive(videoLive, localLTags))
+
+    muxingSession.on('bad-socket-health', ({ videoId }) => {
+      logger.error(
+        'Too much data in client socket stream (ffmpeg is too slow to transcode the video).' +
+        ' Stopping session of video %s.', videoUUID,
+        localLTags
+      )
+
+      this.stopSessionOf(videoId)
+    })
+
+    muxingSession.on('duration-exceeded', ({ videoId }) => {
+      logger.info('Stopping session of %s: max duration exceeded.', videoUUID, localLTags)
+
+      this.stopSessionOf(videoId)
+    })
+
+    muxingSession.on('quota-exceeded', ({ videoId }) => {
+      logger.info('Stopping session of %s: user quota exceeded.', videoUUID, localLTags)
+
+      this.stopSessionOf(videoId)
+    })
+
+    muxingSession.on('ffmpeg-error', ({ sessionId }) => this.abortSession(sessionId))
+    muxingSession.on('ffmpeg-end', ({ videoId }) => {
+      this.onMuxingFFmpegEnd(videoId)
+    })
+
+    muxingSession.on('after-cleanup', ({ videoId }) => {
+      this.muxingSessions.delete(sessionId)
+
+      muxingSession.destroy()
+
+      return this.onAfterMuxingCleanup(videoId)
+        .catch(err => logger.error('Error in end transmuxing.', { err, ...localLTags }))
+    })
+
+    this.muxingSessions.set(sessionId, muxingSession)
+
+    muxingSession.runMuxing()
+      .catch(err => {
+        logger.error('Cannot run muxing.', { err, ...localLTags })
+        this.abortSession(sessionId)
+      })
+  }
+
+  private async publishAndFederateLive (live: MVideoLiveVideo, localLTags: { tags: string[] }) {
+    const videoId = live.videoId
+
+    try {
+      const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoId)
+
+      logger.info('Will publish and federate live %s.', video.url, localLTags)
+
+      video.state = VideoState.PUBLISHED
+      await video.save()
+
+      live.Video = video
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        federateVideoIfNeeded(video, false)
+          .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot federate live video %s.', video.url, { err, ...localLTags }))
+
+        PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoLiveNewState(video)
+      }, VIDEO_LIVE.SEGMENT_TIME_SECONDS * 1000 * VIDEO_LIVE.EDGE_LIVE_DELAY_SEGMENTS_NOTIFICATION)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot save/federate live video %d.', videoId, { err, ...localLTags })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private onMuxingFFmpegEnd (videoId: number) {
+    this.watchersPerVideo.delete(videoId)
+    this.videoSessions.delete(videoId)
+  }
+
+  private async onAfterMuxingCleanup (videoUUID: string, cleanupNow = false) {
+    try {
+      const fullVideo = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoUUID)
+      if (!fullVideo) return
+
+      const live = await VideoLiveModel.loadByVideoId(fullVideo.id)
+
+      if (!live.permanentLive) {
+        JobQueue.Instance.createJob({
+          type: 'video-live-ending',
+          payload: {
+            videoId: fullVideo.id
+          }
+        }, { delay: cleanupNow ? 0 : VIDEO_LIVE.CLEANUP_DELAY })
+
+        fullVideo.state = VideoState.LIVE_ENDED
+      } else {
+        fullVideo.state = VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE
+      }
+
+      await fullVideo.save()
+
+      PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoLiveNewState(fullVideo)
+
+      await federateVideoIfNeeded(fullVideo, false)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot save/federate new video state of live streaming of video %d.', videoUUID, { err, ...lTags(videoUUID) })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async updateLiveViews () {
+    if (!this.isRunning()) return
+
+    if (!isTestInstance()) logger.info('Updating live video views.', lTags())
+
+    for (const videoId of this.watchersPerVideo.keys()) {
+      const notBefore = new Date().getTime() - VIEW_LIFETIME.LIVE
+
+      const watchers = this.watchersPerVideo.get(videoId)
+
+      const numWatchers = watchers.length
+
+      const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(videoId)
+      video.views = numWatchers
+      await video.save()
+
+      await federateVideoIfNeeded(video, false)
+
+      PeerTubeSocket.Instance.sendVideoViewsUpdate(video)
+
+      // Only keep not expired watchers
+      const newWatchers = watchers.filter(w => w > notBefore)
+      this.watchersPerVideo.set(videoId, newWatchers)
+
+      logger.debug('New live video views for %s is %d.', video.url, numWatchers, lTags())
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async handleBrokenLives () {
+    const videoUUIDs = await VideoModel.listPublishedLiveUUIDs()
+
+    for (const uuid of videoUUIDs) {
+      await this.onAfterMuxingCleanup(uuid, true)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private buildAllResolutionsToTranscode (originResolution: number) {
+    const resolutionsEnabled = CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED
+      ? computeResolutionsToTranscode(originResolution, 'live')
+      : []
+
+    return resolutionsEnabled.concat([ originResolution ])
+  }
+
+  private async createLivePlaylist (video: MVideo, allResolutions: number[]) {
+    const playlistUrl = WEBSERVER.URL + VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.getHlsMasterPlaylistStaticPath(video.uuid)
+    const [ videoStreamingPlaylist ] = await VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.upsert({
+      videoId: video.id,
+      playlistUrl,
+      segmentsSha256Url: WEBSERVER.URL + VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.getHlsSha256SegmentsStaticPath(video.uuid, video.isLive),
+      p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel.buildP2PMediaLoaderInfoHashes(playlistUrl, allResolutions),
+      p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion: P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION,
+
+      type: VideoStreamingPlaylistType.HLS
+    }, { returning: true }) as [ MStreamingPlaylist, boolean ]
+
+    return Object.assign(videoStreamingPlaylist, { Video: video })
+  }
+
+  static get Instance () {
+    return this.instance || (this.instance = new this())
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  LiveManager
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/live/live-quota-store.ts b/server/lib/live/live-quota-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ceccde98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/live-quota-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+class LiveQuotaStore {
+
+  private static instance: LiveQuotaStore
+
+  private readonly livesPerUser = new Map<number, { liveId: number, size: number }[]>()
+
+  private constructor () {
+  }
+
+  addNewLive (userId: number, liveId: number) {
+    if (!this.livesPerUser.has(userId)) {
+      this.livesPerUser.set(userId, [])
+    }
+
+    const currentUserLive = { liveId, size: 0 }
+    const livesOfUser = this.livesPerUser.get(userId)
+    livesOfUser.push(currentUserLive)
+  }
+
+  removeLive (userId: number, liveId: number) {
+    const newLivesPerUser = this.livesPerUser.get(userId)
+                                             .filter(o => o.liveId !== liveId)
+
+    this.livesPerUser.set(userId, newLivesPerUser)
+  }
+
+  addQuotaTo (userId: number, liveId: number, size: number) {
+    const lives = this.livesPerUser.get(userId)
+    const live = lives.find(l => l.liveId === liveId)
+
+    live.size += size
+  }
+
+  getLiveQuotaOf (userId: number) {
+    const currentLives = this.livesPerUser.get(userId)
+    if (!currentLives) return 0
+
+    return currentLives.reduce((sum, obj) => sum + obj.size, 0)
+  }
+
+  static get Instance () {
+    return this.instance || (this.instance = new this())
+  }
+}
+
+export {
+  LiveQuotaStore
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/live/live-segment-sha-store.ts b/server/lib/live/live-segment-sha-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4af6f3ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/live-segment-sha-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { basename } from 'path'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { buildSha256Segment } from '../hls'
+
+const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('live')
+
+class LiveSegmentShaStore {
+
+  private static instance: LiveSegmentShaStore
+
+  private readonly segmentsSha256 = new Map<string, Map<string, string>>()
+
+  private constructor () {
+  }
+
+  getSegmentsSha256 (videoUUID: string) {
+    return this.segmentsSha256.get(videoUUID)
+  }
+
+  async addSegmentSha (videoUUID: string, segmentPath: string) {
+    const segmentName = basename(segmentPath)
+    logger.debug('Adding live sha segment %s.', segmentPath, lTags(videoUUID))
+
+    const shaResult = await buildSha256Segment(segmentPath)
+
+    if (!this.segmentsSha256.has(videoUUID)) {
+      this.segmentsSha256.set(videoUUID, new Map())
+    }
+
+    const filesMap = this.segmentsSha256.get(videoUUID)
+    filesMap.set(segmentName, shaResult)
+  }
+
+  removeSegmentSha (videoUUID: string, segmentPath: string) {
+    const segmentName = basename(segmentPath)
+
+    logger.debug('Removing live sha segment %s.', segmentPath, lTags(videoUUID))
+
+    const filesMap = this.segmentsSha256.get(videoUUID)
+    if (!filesMap) {
+      logger.warn('Unknown files map to remove sha for %s.', videoUUID, lTags(videoUUID))
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (!filesMap.has(segmentName)) {
+      logger.warn('Unknown segment in files map for video %s and segment %s.', videoUUID, segmentPath, lTags(videoUUID))
+      return
+    }
+
+    filesMap.delete(segmentName)
+  }
+
+  cleanupShaSegments (videoUUID: string) {
+    this.segmentsSha256.delete(videoUUID)
+  }
+
+  static get Instance () {
+    return this.instance || (this.instance = new this())
+  }
+}
+
+export {
+  LiveSegmentShaStore
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/live/live-utils.ts b/server/lib/live/live-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4526c7a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/live-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { remove } from 'fs-extra'
+import { basename } from 'path'
+import { MStreamingPlaylist, MVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { getHLSDirectory } from '../video-paths'
+
+function buildConcatenatedName (segmentOrPlaylistPath: string) {
+  const num = basename(segmentOrPlaylistPath).match(/^(\d+)(-|\.)/)
+
+  return 'concat-' + num[1] + '.ts'
+}
+
+async function cleanupLive (video: MVideo, streamingPlaylist: MStreamingPlaylist) {
+  const hlsDirectory = getHLSDirectory(video)
+
+  await remove(hlsDirectory)
+
+  await streamingPlaylist.destroy()
+}
+
+export {
+  cleanupLive,
+  buildConcatenatedName
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/live/shared/index.ts b/server/lib/live/shared/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4d1b59ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/shared/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './muxing-session'
diff --git a/server/lib/live/shared/muxing-session.ts b/server/lib/live/shared/muxing-session.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26467f060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/live/shared/muxing-session.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+
+import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
+import * as chokidar from 'chokidar'
+import { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
+import { appendFile, ensureDir, readFile, stat } from 'fs-extra'
+import { basename, join } from 'path'
+import { EventEmitter } from 'stream'
+import { getLiveMuxingCommand, getLiveTranscodingCommand } from '@server/helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
+import { logger, loggerTagsFactory, LoggerTagsFn } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { MEMOIZE_TTL, VIDEO_LIVE } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
+import { MStreamingPlaylistVideo, MUserId, MVideoLiveVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from '../../transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles'
+import { isAbleToUploadVideo } from '../../user'
+import { getHLSDirectory } from '../../video-paths'
+import { LiveQuotaStore } from '../live-quota-store'
+import { LiveSegmentShaStore } from '../live-segment-sha-store'
+import { buildConcatenatedName } from '../live-utils'
+
+import memoizee = require('memoizee')
+
+interface MuxingSessionEvents {
+  'master-playlist-created': ({ videoId: number }) => void
+
+  'bad-socket-health': ({ videoId: number }) => void
+  'duration-exceeded': ({ videoId: number }) => void
+  'quota-exceeded': ({ videoId: number }) => void
+
+  'ffmpeg-end': ({ videoId: number }) => void
+  'ffmpeg-error': ({ sessionId: string }) => void
+
+  'after-cleanup': ({ videoId: number }) => void
+}
+
+declare interface MuxingSession {
+  on<U extends keyof MuxingSessionEvents>(
+    event: U, listener: MuxingSessionEvents[U]
+  ): this
+
+  emit<U extends keyof MuxingSessionEvents>(
+    event: U, ...args: Parameters<MuxingSessionEvents[U]>
+  ): boolean
+}
+
+class MuxingSession extends EventEmitter {
+
+  private ffmpegCommand: FfmpegCommand
+
+  private readonly context: any
+  private readonly user: MUserId
+  private readonly sessionId: string
+  private readonly videoLive: MVideoLiveVideo
+  private readonly streamingPlaylist: MStreamingPlaylistVideo
+  private readonly rtmpUrl: string
+  private readonly fps: number
+  private readonly allResolutions: number[]
+
+  private readonly videoId: number
+  private readonly videoUUID: string
+  private readonly saveReplay: boolean
+
+  private readonly lTags: LoggerTagsFn
+
+  private segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist: { [playlistId: string]: string[] } = {}
+
+  private tsWatcher: chokidar.FSWatcher
+  private masterWatcher: chokidar.FSWatcher
+
+  private readonly isAbleToUploadVideoWithCache = memoizee((userId: number) => {
+    return isAbleToUploadVideo(userId, 1000)
+  }, { maxAge: MEMOIZE_TTL.LIVE_ABLE_TO_UPLOAD })
+
+  private readonly hasClientSocketInBadHealthWithCache = memoizee((sessionId: string) => {
+    return this.hasClientSocketInBadHealth(sessionId)
+  }, { maxAge: MEMOIZE_TTL.LIVE_CHECK_SOCKET_HEALTH })
+
+  constructor (options: {
+    context: any
+    user: MUserId
+    sessionId: string
+    videoLive: MVideoLiveVideo
+    streamingPlaylist: MStreamingPlaylistVideo
+    rtmpUrl: string
+    fps: number
+    allResolutions: number[]
+  }) {
+    super()
+
+    this.context = options.context
+    this.user = options.user
+    this.sessionId = options.sessionId
+    this.videoLive = options.videoLive
+    this.streamingPlaylist = options.streamingPlaylist
+    this.rtmpUrl = options.rtmpUrl
+    this.fps = options.fps
+    this.allResolutions = options.allResolutions
+
+    this.videoId = this.videoLive.Video.id
+    this.videoUUID = this.videoLive.Video.uuid
+
+    this.saveReplay = this.videoLive.saveReplay
+
+    this.lTags = loggerTagsFactory('live', this.sessionId, this.videoUUID)
+  }
+
+  async runMuxing () {
+    this.createFiles()
+
+    const outPath = await this.prepareDirectories()
+
+    this.ffmpegCommand = CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED
+      ? await getLiveTranscodingCommand({
+        rtmpUrl: this.rtmpUrl,
+        outPath,
+        resolutions: this.allResolutions,
+        fps: this.fps,
+        availableEncoders: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableEncoders(),
+        profile: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.PROFILE
+      })
+      : getLiveMuxingCommand(this.rtmpUrl, outPath)
+
+    logger.info('Running live muxing/transcoding for %s.', this.videoUUID, this.lTags)
+
+    this.watchTSFiles(outPath)
+    this.watchMasterFile(outPath)
+
+    this.ffmpegCommand.on('error', (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+      this.onFFmpegError(err, stdout, stderr, outPath)
+    })
+
+    this.ffmpegCommand.on('end', () => this.onFFmpegEnded(outPath))
+
+    this.ffmpegCommand.run()
+  }
+
+  abort () {
+    if (!this.ffmpegCommand) return
+
+    this.ffmpegCommand.kill('SIGINT')
+  }
+
+  destroy () {
+    this.removeAllListeners()
+    this.isAbleToUploadVideoWithCache.clear()
+    this.hasClientSocketInBadHealthWithCache.clear()
+  }
+
+  private onFFmpegError (err: any, stdout: string, stderr: string, outPath: string) {
+    this.onFFmpegEnded(outPath)
+
+    // Don't care that we killed the ffmpeg process
+    if (err?.message?.includes('Exiting normally')) return
+
+    logger.error('Live transcoding error.', { err, stdout, stderr, ...this.lTags })
+
+    this.emit('ffmpeg-error', ({ sessionId: this.sessionId }))
+  }
+
+  private onFFmpegEnded (outPath: string) {
+    logger.info('RTMP transmuxing for video %s ended. Scheduling cleanup', this.rtmpUrl, this.lTags)
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      // Wait latest segments generation, and close watchers
+
+      Promise.all([ this.tsWatcher.close(), this.masterWatcher.close() ])
+        .then(() => {
+          // Process remaining segments hash
+          for (const key of Object.keys(this.segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist)) {
+            this.processSegments(outPath, this.segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist[key])
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(err => {
+          logger.error(
+            'Cannot close watchers of %s or process remaining hash segments.', outPath,
+            { err, ...this.lTags }
+          )
+        })
+
+      this.emit('after-cleanup', { videoId: this.videoId })
+    }, 1000)
+  }
+
+  private watchMasterFile (outPath: string) {
+    this.masterWatcher = chokidar.watch(outPath + '/master.m3u8')
+
+    this.masterWatcher.on('add', async () => {
+      this.emit('master-playlist-created', { videoId: this.videoId })
+
+      this.masterWatcher.close()
+        .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot close master watcher of %s.', outPath, { err, ...this.lTags }))
+    })
+  }
+
+  private watchTSFiles (outPath: string) {
+    const startStreamDateTime = new Date().getTime()
+
+    this.tsWatcher = chokidar.watch(outPath + '/*.ts')
+
+    const playlistIdMatcher = /^([\d+])-/
+
+    const addHandler = async segmentPath => {
+      logger.debug('Live add handler of %s.', segmentPath, this.lTags)
+
+      const playlistId = basename(segmentPath).match(playlistIdMatcher)[0]
+
+      const segmentsToProcess = this.segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist[playlistId] || []
+      this.processSegments(outPath, segmentsToProcess)
+
+      this.segmentsToProcessPerPlaylist[playlistId] = [ segmentPath ]
+
+      if (this.hasClientSocketInBadHealthWithCache(this.sessionId)) {
+        this.emit('bad-socket-health', { videoId: this.videoId })
+        return
+      }
+
+      // Duration constraint check
+      if (this.isDurationConstraintValid(startStreamDateTime) !== true) {
+        this.emit('duration-exceeded', { videoId: this.videoId })
+        return
+      }
+
+      // Check user quota if the user enabled replay saving
+      if (await this.isQuotaExceeded(segmentPath) === true) {
+        this.emit('quota-exceeded', { videoId: this.videoId })
+      }
+    }
+
+    const deleteHandler = segmentPath => LiveSegmentShaStore.Instance.removeSegmentSha(this.videoUUID, segmentPath)
+
+    this.tsWatcher.on('add', p => addHandler(p))
+    this.tsWatcher.on('unlink', p => deleteHandler(p))
+  }
+
+  private async isQuotaExceeded (segmentPath: string) {
+    if (this.saveReplay !== true) return false
+
+    try {
+      const segmentStat = await stat(segmentPath)
+
+      LiveQuotaStore.Instance.addQuotaTo(this.user.id, this.videoLive.id, segmentStat.size)
+
+      const canUpload = await this.isAbleToUploadVideoWithCache(this.user.id)
+
+      return canUpload !== true
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot stat %s or check quota of %d.', segmentPath, this.user.id, { err, ...this.lTags })
+    }
+  }
+
+  private createFiles () {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.allResolutions.length; i++) {
+      const resolution = this.allResolutions[i]
+
+      const file = new VideoFileModel({
+        resolution,
+        size: -1,
+        extname: '.ts',
+        infoHash: null,
+        fps: this.fps,
+        videoStreamingPlaylistId: this.streamingPlaylist.id
+      })
+
+      VideoFileModel.customUpsert(file, 'streaming-playlist', null)
+        .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot create file for live streaming.', { err, ...this.lTags }))
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async prepareDirectories () {
+    const outPath = getHLSDirectory(this.videoLive.Video)
+    await ensureDir(outPath)
+
+    const replayDirectory = join(outPath, VIDEO_LIVE.REPLAY_DIRECTORY)
+
+    if (this.videoLive.saveReplay === true) {
+      await ensureDir(replayDirectory)
+    }
+
+    return outPath
+  }
+
+  private isDurationConstraintValid (streamingStartTime: number) {
+    const maxDuration = CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_DURATION
+    // No limit
+    if (maxDuration < 0) return true
+
+    const now = new Date().getTime()
+    const max = streamingStartTime + maxDuration
+
+    return now <= max
+  }
+
+  private processSegments (hlsVideoPath: string, segmentPaths: string[]) {
+    Bluebird.mapSeries(segmentPaths, async previousSegment => {
+      // Add sha hash of previous segments, because ffmpeg should have finished generating them
+      await LiveSegmentShaStore.Instance.addSegmentSha(this.videoUUID, previousSegment)
+
+      if (this.saveReplay) {
+        await this.addSegmentToReplay(hlsVideoPath, previousSegment)
+      }
+    }).catch(err => logger.error('Cannot process segments in %s', hlsVideoPath, { err, ...this.lTags }))
+  }
+
+  private hasClientSocketInBadHealth (sessionId: string) {
+    const rtmpSession = this.context.sessions.get(sessionId)
+
+    if (!rtmpSession) {
+      logger.warn('Cannot get session %s to check players socket health.', sessionId, this.lTags)
+      return
+    }
+
+    for (const playerSessionId of rtmpSession.players) {
+      const playerSession = this.context.sessions.get(playerSessionId)
+
+      if (!playerSession) {
+        logger.error('Cannot get player session %s to check socket health.', playerSession, this.lTags)
+        continue
+      }
+
+      if (playerSession.socket.writableLength > VIDEO_LIVE.MAX_SOCKET_WAITING_DATA) {
+        return true
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false
+  }
+
+  private async addSegmentToReplay (hlsVideoPath: string, segmentPath: string) {
+    const segmentName = basename(segmentPath)
+    const dest = join(hlsVideoPath, VIDEO_LIVE.REPLAY_DIRECTORY, buildConcatenatedName(segmentName))
+
+    try {
+      const data = await readFile(segmentPath)
+
+      await appendFile(dest, data)
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Cannot copy segment %s to replay directory.', segmentPath, { err, ...this.lTags })
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  MuxingSession
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/actor-image.ts b/server/lib/local-actor.ts
index f271f0b5b..77667f6b0 100644
--- a/server/lib/actor-image.ts
+++ b/server/lib/local-actor.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,38 @@
 import 'multer'
 import { queue } from 'async'
 import * as LRUCache from 'lru-cache'
-import { extname, join } from 'path'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-import { ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { ActivityPubActorType, ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
 import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../helpers/database-utils'
 import { processImage } from '../helpers/image-utils'
 import { downloadImage } from '../helpers/requests'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
-import { ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE, LRU_CACHE, QUEUE_CONCURRENCY } from '../initializers/constants'
+import { ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE, LRU_CACHE, QUEUE_CONCURRENCY, WEBSERVER } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../initializers/database'
-import { MAccountDefault, MChannelDefault } from '../types/models'
-import { deleteActorImageInstance, updateActorImageInstance } from './activitypub/actor'
+import { MAccountDefault, MActor, MChannelDefault } from '../types/models'
+import { deleteActorImageInstance, updateActorImageInstance } from './activitypub/actors'
 import { sendUpdateActor } from './activitypub/send'
 
+function buildActorInstance (type: ActivityPubActorType, url: string, preferredUsername: string) {
+  return new ActorModel({
+    type,
+    url,
+    preferredUsername,
+    publicKey: null,
+    privateKey: null,
+    followersCount: 0,
+    followingCount: 0,
+    inboxUrl: url + '/inbox',
+    outboxUrl: url + '/outbox',
+    sharedInboxUrl: WEBSERVER.URL + '/inbox',
+    followersUrl: url + '/followers',
+    followingUrl: url + '/following'
+  }) as MActor
+}
+
 async function updateLocalActorImageFile (
   accountOrChannel: MAccountDefault | MChannelDefault,
   imagePhysicalFile: Express.Multer.File,
@@ -23,9 +42,9 @@ async function updateLocalActorImageFile (
     ? ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE.AVATARS
     : ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE.BANNERS
 
-  const extension = extname(imagePhysicalFile.filename)
+  const extension = getLowercaseExtension(imagePhysicalFile.filename)
 
-  const imageName = uuidv4() + extension
+  const imageName = buildUUID() + extension
   const destination = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.ACTOR_IMAGES, imageName)
   await processImage(imagePhysicalFile.path, destination, imageSize)
 
@@ -93,5 +112,6 @@ export {
   actorImagePathUnsafeCache,
   updateLocalActorImageFile,
   deleteLocalActorImageFile,
-  pushActorImageProcessInQueue
+  pushActorImageProcessInQueue,
+  buildActorInstance
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/model-loaders/actor.ts b/server/lib/model-loaders/actor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1355d8ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/model-loaders/actor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
+import { MActorAccountChannelId, MActorFull } from '../../types/models'
+
+type ActorLoadByUrlType = 'all' | 'association-ids'
+
+function loadActorByUrl (url: string, fetchType: ActorLoadByUrlType): Promise<MActorFull | MActorAccountChannelId> {
+  if (fetchType === 'all') return ActorModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccountAndChannel(url)
+
+  if (fetchType === 'association-ids') return ActorModel.loadByUrl(url)
+}
+
+export {
+  ActorLoadByUrlType,
+
+  loadActorByUrl
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/model-loaders/index.ts b/server/lib/model-loaders/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e5152cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/model-loaders/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './actor'
+export * from './video'
diff --git a/server/lib/model-loaders/video.ts b/server/lib/model-loaders/video.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a3c15ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/model-loaders/video.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
+import {
+  MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles,
+  MVideoFormattableDetails,
+  MVideoFullLight,
+  MVideoId,
+  MVideoImmutable,
+  MVideoThumbnail
+} from '@server/types/models'
+import { Hooks } from '../plugins/hooks'
+
+type VideoLoadType = 'for-api' | 'all' | 'only-video' | 'id' | 'none' | 'only-immutable-attributes'
+
+function loadVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'for-api', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoFormattableDetails>
+function loadVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'all', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoFullLight>
+function loadVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'only-immutable-attributes'): Promise<MVideoImmutable>
+function loadVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'only-video', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoThumbnail>
+function loadVideo (id: number | string, fetchType: 'id' | 'none', userId?: number): Promise<MVideoId>
+function loadVideo (
+  id: number | string,
+  fetchType: VideoLoadType,
+  userId?: number
+): Promise<MVideoFullLight | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoId | MVideoImmutable>
+function loadVideo (
+  id: number | string,
+  fetchType: VideoLoadType,
+  userId?: number
+): Promise<MVideoFullLight | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoId | MVideoImmutable> {
+
+  if (fetchType === 'for-api') {
+    return Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
+      VideoModel.loadForGetAPI,
+      { id, userId },
+      'filter:api.video.get.result'
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (fetchType === 'all') return VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(id, undefined, userId)
+
+  if (fetchType === 'only-immutable-attributes') return VideoModel.loadImmutableAttributes(id)
+
+  if (fetchType === 'only-video') return VideoModel.load(id)
+
+  if (fetchType === 'id' || fetchType === 'none') return VideoModel.loadOnlyId(id)
+}
+
+type VideoLoadByUrlType = 'all' | 'only-video' | 'only-immutable-attributes'
+
+function loadVideoByUrl (url: string, fetchType: 'all'): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles>
+function loadVideoByUrl (url: string, fetchType: 'only-immutable-attributes'): Promise<MVideoImmutable>
+function loadVideoByUrl (url: string, fetchType: 'only-video'): Promise<MVideoThumbnail>
+function loadVideoByUrl (
+  url: string,
+  fetchType: VideoLoadByUrlType
+): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoImmutable>
+function loadVideoByUrl (
+  url: string,
+  fetchType: VideoLoadByUrlType
+): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles | MVideoThumbnail | MVideoImmutable> {
+  if (fetchType === 'all') return VideoModel.loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount(url)
+
+  if (fetchType === 'only-immutable-attributes') return VideoModel.loadByUrlImmutableAttributes(url)
+
+  if (fetchType === 'only-video') return VideoModel.loadByUrl(url)
+}
+
+export {
+  VideoLoadType,
+  VideoLoadByUrlType,
+
+  loadVideo,
+  loadVideoByUrl
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/moderation.ts b/server/lib/moderation.ts
index 925d64902..14e00518e 100644
--- a/server/lib/moderation.ts
+++ b/server/lib/moderation.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import { ActivityCreate } from '../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { VideoObject } from '../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
 import { VideoCommentObject } from '../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/video-comment-object'
 import { LiveVideoCreate, VideoCreate, VideoImportCreate } from '../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoCommentCreate } from '../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
-import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { VideoCommentCreate } from '../../shared/models/videos/comment/video-comment.model'
+import { ActorModel } from '../models/actor/actor'
+import { UserModel } from '../models/user/user'
 import { VideoModel } from '../models/video/video'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../models/video/video-comment'
 import { sendAbuse } from './activitypub/send/send-flag'
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async function createAbuse (options: {
   const { isOwned } = await associateFun(abuseInstance)
 
   if (isOwned === false) {
-    await sendAbuse(reporterAccount.Actor, abuseInstance, abuseInstance.FlaggedAccount, transaction)
+    sendAbuse(reporterAccount.Actor, abuseInstance, abuseInstance.FlaggedAccount, transaction)
   }
 
   const abuseJSON = abuseInstance.toFormattedAdminJSON()
diff --git a/server/lib/notifier.ts b/server/lib/notifier.ts
index da7f7cc05..1f9ff16df 100644
--- a/server/lib/notifier.ts
+++ b/server/lib/notifier.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import { VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '../../shared/models/videos'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { AccountBlocklistModel } from '../models/account/account-blocklist'
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
-import { UserNotificationModel } from '../models/account/user-notification'
+import { UserModel } from '../models/user/user'
+import { UserNotificationModel } from '../models/user/user-notification'
 import { MAbuseFull, MAbuseMessage, MAccountServer, MActorFollowFull, MApplication, MPlugin } from '../types/models'
 import { MCommentOwnerVideo, MVideoAccountLight, MVideoFullLight } from '../types/models/video'
 import { isBlockedByServerOrAccount } from './blocklist'
diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/hooks.ts b/server/lib/plugins/hooks.ts
index aa92f03cc..5e97b52a0 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/hooks.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/hooks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { ServerActionHookName, ServerFilterHookName } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/server-hook.model'
-import { PluginManager } from './plugin-manager'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
+import { ServerActionHookName, ServerFilterHookName } from '../../../shared/models'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { PluginManager } from './plugin-manager'
 
 type PromiseFunction <U, T> = (params: U) => Promise<T> | Bluebird<T>
 type RawFunction <U, T> = (params: U) => T
diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
index f1bc24d8b..8487672ba 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import { MPlugin } from '@server/types/models'
 import { PeerTubeHelpers } from '@server/types/plugins'
 import { VideoBlacklistCreate } from '@shared/models'
 import { addAccountInBlocklist, addServerInBlocklist, removeAccountFromBlocklist, removeServerFromBlocklist } from '../blocklist'
-import { getServerConfig } from '../config'
+import { ServerConfigManager } from '../server-config-manager'
 import { blacklistVideo, unblacklistVideo } from '../video-blacklist'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 
 function buildPluginHelpers (pluginModel: MPlugin, npmName: string): PeerTubeHelpers {
   const logger = buildPluginLogger(npmName)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function buildConfigHelpers () {
     },
 
     getServerConfig () {
-      return getServerConfig()
+      return ServerConfigManager.Instance.getServerConfig()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-index.ts b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-index.ts
index 165bc91b3..119cee8e0 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-index.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { sanitizeUrl } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
-import { ResultList } from '../../../shared/models'
-import { PeertubePluginIndexList } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin-index-list.model'
-import { PeerTubePluginIndex } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin-index.model'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { PEERTUBE_VERSION } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { PluginModel } from '@server/models/server/plugin'
 import {
+  PeerTubePluginIndex,
+  PeertubePluginIndexList,
   PeertubePluginLatestVersionRequest,
-  PeertubePluginLatestVersionResponse
-} from '../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin-latest-version.model'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { doJSONRequest } from '../../helpers/requests'
-import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
-import { PEERTUBE_VERSION } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { PluginModel } from '../../models/server/plugin'
+  PeertubePluginLatestVersionResponse,
+  ResultList
+} from '@shared/models'
 import { PluginManager } from './plugin-manager'
 
 async function listAvailablePluginsFromIndex (options: PeertubePluginIndexList) {
diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-manager.ts b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-manager.ts
index ba9814383..6599bccca 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-manager.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-manager.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,11 @@ import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs'
 import { ensureDir, outputFile, readJSON } from 'fs-extra'
 import { basename, join } from 'path'
 import { MOAuthTokenUser, MUser } from '@server/types/models'
-import { RegisterServerHookOptions } from '@shared/models/plugins/register-server-hook.model'
+import { getCompleteLocale } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { ClientScript, PluginPackageJson, PluginTranslation, PluginTranslationPaths, RegisterServerHookOptions } from '@shared/models'
 import { getHookType, internalRunHook } from '../../../shared/core-utils/plugins/hooks'
-import {
-  ClientScript,
-  PluginPackageJson,
-  PluginTranslationPaths as PackagePluginTranslations
-} from '../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin-package-json.model'
-import { PluginTranslation } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin-translation.model'
 import { PluginType } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
-import { ServerHook, ServerHookName } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/server-hook.model'
+import { ServerHook, ServerHookName } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/server/server-hook.model'
 import { isLibraryCodeValid, isPackageJSONValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/plugins'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
@@ -23,7 +18,6 @@ import { PluginLibrary, RegisterServerAuthExternalOptions, RegisterServerAuthPas
 import { ClientHtml } from '../client-html'
 import { RegisterHelpers } from './register-helpers'
 import { installNpmPlugin, installNpmPluginFromDisk, removeNpmPlugin } from './yarn'
-import { getCompleteLocale } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 export interface RegisteredPlugin {
   npmName: string
@@ -310,22 +304,28 @@ export class PluginManager implements ServerHook {
         uninstalled: false,
         peertubeEngine: packageJSON.engine.peertube
       }, { returning: true })
-    } catch (err) {
-      logger.error('Cannot install plugin %s, removing it...', toInstall, { err })
+
+      logger.info('Successful installation of plugin %s.', toInstall)
+
+      await this.registerPluginOrTheme(plugin)
+    } catch (rootErr) {
+      logger.error('Cannot install plugin %s, removing it...', toInstall, { err: rootErr })
 
       try {
-        await removeNpmPlugin(npmName)
+        await this.uninstall(npmName)
       } catch (err) {
-        logger.error('Cannot remove plugin %s after failed installation.', toInstall, { err })
+        logger.error('Cannot uninstall plugin %s after failed installation.', toInstall, { err })
+
+        try {
+          await removeNpmPlugin(npmName)
+        } catch (err) {
+          logger.error('Cannot remove plugin %s after failed installation.', toInstall, { err })
+        }
       }
 
-      throw err
+      throw rootErr
     }
 
-    logger.info('Successful installation of plugin %s.', toInstall)
-
-    await this.registerPluginOrTheme(plugin)
-
     return plugin
   }
 
@@ -431,8 +431,7 @@ export class PluginManager implements ServerHook {
 
     await ensureDir(registerOptions.peertubeHelpers.plugin.getDataDirectoryPath())
 
-    library.register(registerOptions)
-           .catch(err => logger.error('Cannot register plugin %s.', npmName, { err }))
+    await library.register(registerOptions)
 
     logger.info('Add plugin %s CSS to global file.', npmName)
 
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ export class PluginManager implements ServerHook {
 
   // ###################### Translations ######################
 
-  private async addTranslations (plugin: PluginModel, npmName: string, translationPaths: PackagePluginTranslations) {
+  private async addTranslations (plugin: PluginModel, npmName: string, translationPaths: PluginTranslationPaths) {
     for (const locale of Object.keys(translationPaths)) {
       const path = translationPaths[locale]
       const json = await readJSON(join(this.getPluginPath(plugin.name, plugin.type), path))
diff --git a/server/lib/plugins/register-helpers.ts b/server/lib/plugins/register-helpers.ts
index aa69ca2a2..09275f9ba 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/register-helpers.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/register-helpers.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import {
   PluginVideoLicenceManager,
   PluginVideoPrivacyManager,
   RegisterServerHookOptions,
-  RegisterServerSettingOptions
+  RegisterServerSettingOptions,
+  serverHookObject
 } from '@shared/models'
-import { serverHookObject } from '@shared/models/plugins/server-hook.model'
-import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from '../video-transcoding-profiles'
+import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from '../transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles'
 import { buildPluginHelpers } from './plugin-helpers-builder'
 
 type AlterableVideoConstant = 'language' | 'licence' | 'category' | 'privacy' | 'playlistPrivacy'
@@ -37,18 +37,20 @@ type VideoConstant = { [key in number | string]: string }
 
 type UpdatedVideoConstant = {
   [name in AlterableVideoConstant]: {
-    added: { key: number | string, label: string }[]
-    deleted: { key: number | string, label: string }[]
+    [ npmName: string]: {
+      added: { key: number | string, label: string }[]
+      deleted: { key: number | string, label: string }[]
+    }
   }
 }
 
 export class RegisterHelpers {
   private readonly updatedVideoConstants: UpdatedVideoConstant = {
-    playlistPrivacy: { added: [], deleted: [] },
-    privacy: { added: [], deleted: [] },
-    language: { added: [], deleted: [] },
-    licence: { added: [], deleted: [] },
-    category: { added: [], deleted: [] }
+    playlistPrivacy: { },
+    privacy: { },
+    language: { },
+    licence: { },
+    category: { }
   }
 
   private readonly transcodingProfiles: {
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ export class RegisterHelpers {
     const { npmName, type, obj, key } = parameters
 
     if (!obj[key]) {
-      logger.warn('Cannot delete %s %s by plugin %s: key does not exist.', type, npmName, key)
+      logger.warn('Cannot delete %s by plugin %s: key %s does not exist.', type, npmName, key)
       return false
     }
 
@@ -388,7 +390,15 @@ export class RegisterHelpers {
       }
     }
 
-    this.updatedVideoConstants[type][npmName].deleted.push({ key, label: obj[key] })
+    const updatedConstants = this.updatedVideoConstants[type][npmName]
+
+    const alreadyAdded = updatedConstants.added.find(a => a.key === key)
+    if (alreadyAdded) {
+      updatedConstants.added.filter(a => a.key !== key)
+    } else if (obj[key]) {
+      updatedConstants.deleted.push({ key, label: obj[key] })
+    }
+
     delete obj[key]
 
     return true
diff --git a/server/lib/redundancy.ts b/server/lib/redundancy.ts
index da620b607..2a9241249 100644
--- a/server/lib/redundancy.ts
+++ b/server/lib/redundancy.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
-import { sendUndoCacheFile } from './activitypub/send'
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
-import { MActorSignature, MVideoRedundancyVideo } from '@server/types/models'
-import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '@server/models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { Activity } from '@shared/models'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { MActorSignature, MVideoRedundancyVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { Activity } from '@shared/models'
+import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
+import { sendUndoCacheFile } from './activitypub/send'
 
 async function removeVideoRedundancy (videoRedundancy: MVideoRedundancyVideo, t?: Transaction) {
   const serverActor = await getServerActor()
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/actor-follow-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/actor-follow-scheduler.ts
index 598c0211f..1b80316e9 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/actor-follow-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/actor-follow-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { isTestInstance } from '../../helpers/core-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
 import { ACTOR_FOLLOW_SCORE, SCHEDULER_INTERVALS_MS } from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { ActorFollowScoreCache } from '../files-cache'
+import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
 
 export class ActorFollowScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
 
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/auto-follow-index-instances.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/auto-follow-index-instances.ts
index 0b8cd1389..aaa5feed5 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/auto-follow-index-instances.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/auto-follow-index-instances.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { chunk } from 'lodash'
 import { doJSONRequest } from '@server/helpers/requests'
 import { JobQueue } from '@server/lib/job-queue'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '@server/models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/remove-old-history-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/remove-old-history-scheduler.ts
index 17a42b2c4..225669ea2 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/remove-old-history-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/remove-old-history-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
 import { SCHEDULER_INTERVALS_MS } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../models/account/user-video-history'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../models/user/user-video-history'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
 
 export class RemoveOldHistoryScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts
index 3e75babcb..af69bda89 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/update-videos-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
+import { MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
+import { SCHEDULER_INTERVALS_MS } from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
 import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../../models/video/schedule-video-update'
-import { retryTransactionWrapper } from '../../helpers/database-utils'
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from '../activitypub/videos'
-import { SCHEDULER_INTERVALS_MS } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { Notifier } from '../notifier'
-import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../../initializers/database'
-import { MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
 
 export class UpdateVideosScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
 
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ export class UpdateVideosScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
   }
 
   protected async internalExecute () {
-    return retryTransactionWrapper(this.updateVideos.bind(this))
+    return this.updateVideos()
   }
 
   private async updateVideos () {
     if (!await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.areVideosToUpdate()) return undefined
 
-    const publishedVideos = await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
-      const schedules = await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.listVideosToUpdate(t)
-      const publishedVideos: MVideoFullLight[] = []
+    const schedules = await ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.listVideosToUpdate()
+    const publishedVideos: MVideoFullLight[] = []
+
+    for (const schedule of schedules) {
+      await sequelizeTypescript.transaction(async t => {
+        const video = await VideoModel.loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags(schedule.videoId, t)
 
-      for (const schedule of schedules) {
-        const video = schedule.Video
         logger.info('Executing scheduled video update on %s.', video.uuid)
 
         if (schedule.privacy) {
@@ -42,16 +43,13 @@ export class UpdateVideosScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
           await federateVideoIfNeeded(video, isNewVideo, t)
 
           if (wasConfidentialVideo) {
-            const videoToPublish: MVideoFullLight = Object.assign(video, { ScheduleVideoUpdate: schedule, UserVideoHistories: [] })
-            publishedVideos.push(videoToPublish)
+            publishedVideos.push(video)
           }
         }
 
         await schedule.destroy({ transaction: t })
-      }
-
-      return publishedVideos
-    })
+      })
+    }
 
     for (const v of publishedVideos) {
       Notifier.Instance.notifyOnNewVideoIfNeeded(v)
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/videos-redundancy-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/videos-redundancy-scheduler.ts
index 59b55cccc..b5a5eb697 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/videos-redundancy-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/videos-redundancy-scheduler.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { HLS_REDUNDANCY_DIRECTORY, REDUNDANCY, VIDEO_IMPORT_TIMEOUT } from '../.
 import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { sendCreateCacheFile, sendUpdateCacheFile } from '../activitypub/send'
 import { getLocalVideoCacheFileActivityPubUrl, getLocalVideoCacheStreamingPlaylistActivityPubUrl } from '../activitypub/url'
-import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel } from '../activitypub/videos'
+import { getOrCreateAPVideo } from '../activitypub/videos'
 import { downloadPlaylistSegments } from '../hls'
 import { removeVideoRedundancy } from '../redundancy'
 import { generateHLSRedundancyUrl, generateWebTorrentRedundancyUrl } from '../video-paths'
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export class VideosRedundancyScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
       syncParam: { likes: false, dislikes: false, shares: false, comments: false, thumbnail: false, refreshVideo: true },
       fetchType: 'all' as 'all'
     }
-    const { video } = await getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel(getVideoOptions)
+    const { video } = await getOrCreateAPVideo(getVideoOptions)
 
     return video
   }
diff --git a/server/lib/schedulers/youtube-dl-update-scheduler.ts b/server/lib/schedulers/youtube-dl-update-scheduler.ts
index aefe6aba4..898691c13 100644
--- a/server/lib/schedulers/youtube-dl-update-scheduler.ts
+++ b/server/lib/schedulers/youtube-dl-update-scheduler.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
+import { YoutubeDL } from '@server/helpers/youtube-dl'
 import { SCHEDULER_INTERVALS_MS } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { updateYoutubeDLBinary } from '../../helpers/youtube-dl'
+import { AbstractScheduler } from './abstract-scheduler'
 
 export class YoutubeDlUpdateScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class YoutubeDlUpdateScheduler extends AbstractScheduler {
   }
 
   protected internalExecute () {
-    return updateYoutubeDLBinary()
+    return YoutubeDL.updateYoutubeDLBinary()
   }
 
   static get Instance () {
diff --git a/server/lib/search.ts b/server/lib/search.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b643a4055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/search.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { AccountBlocklistModel } from '@server/models/account/account-blocklist'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '@server/models/server/server-blocklist'
+import { SearchTargetQuery } from '@shared/models'
+
+function isSearchIndexSearch (query: SearchTargetQuery) {
+  if (query.searchTarget === 'search-index') return true
+
+  const searchIndexConfig = CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX
+
+  if (searchIndexConfig.ENABLED !== true) return false
+
+  if (searchIndexConfig.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH) return true
+  if (searchIndexConfig.IS_DEFAULT_SEARCH && !query.searchTarget) return true
+
+  return false
+}
+
+async function buildMutedForSearchIndex (res: express.Response) {
+  const serverActor = await getServerActor()
+  const accountIds = [ serverActor.Account.id ]
+
+  if (res.locals.oauth) {
+    accountIds.push(res.locals.oauth.token.User.Account.id)
+  }
+
+  const [ blockedHosts, blockedAccounts ] = await Promise.all([
+    ServerBlocklistModel.listHostsBlockedBy(accountIds),
+    AccountBlocklistModel.listHandlesBlockedBy(accountIds)
+  ])
+
+  return {
+    blockedHosts,
+    blockedAccounts
+  }
+}
+
+function isURISearch (search: string) {
+  if (!search) return false
+
+  return search.startsWith('http://') || search.startsWith('https://')
+}
+
+export {
+  isSearchIndexSearch,
+  buildMutedForSearchIndex,
+  isURISearch
+}
diff --git a/server/lib/server-config-manager.ts b/server/lib/server-config-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80d87a9d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/server-config-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+import { getServerCommit } from '@server/helpers/utils'
+import { CONFIG, isEmailEnabled } from '@server/initializers/config'
+import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME, PEERTUBE_VERSION } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { isSignupAllowed, isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP } from '@server/lib/signup'
+import { ActorCustomPageModel } from '@server/models/account/actor-custom-page'
+import { HTMLServerConfig, RegisteredExternalAuthConfig, RegisteredIdAndPassAuthConfig, ServerConfig } from '@shared/models'
+import { Hooks } from './plugins/hooks'
+import { PluginManager } from './plugins/plugin-manager'
+import { getThemeOrDefault } from './plugins/theme-utils'
+import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Used to send the server config to clients (using REST/API or plugins API)
+ * We need a singleton class to manage config state depending on external events (to build menu entries etc)
+ *
+ */
+
+class ServerConfigManager {
+
+  private static instance: ServerConfigManager
+
+  private serverCommit: string
+
+  private homepageEnabled = false
+
+  private constructor () {}
+
+  async init () {
+    const instanceHomepage = await ActorCustomPageModel.loadInstanceHomepage()
+
+    this.updateHomepageState(instanceHomepage?.content)
+  }
+
+  updateHomepageState (content: string) {
+    this.homepageEnabled = !!content
+  }
+
+  async getHTMLServerConfig (): Promise<HTMLServerConfig> {
+    if (this.serverCommit === undefined) this.serverCommit = await getServerCommit()
+
+    const defaultTheme = getThemeOrDefault(CONFIG.THEME.DEFAULT, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME)
+
+    return {
+      instance: {
+        name: CONFIG.INSTANCE.NAME,
+        shortDescription: CONFIG.INSTANCE.SHORT_DESCRIPTION,
+        isNSFW: CONFIG.INSTANCE.IS_NSFW,
+        defaultNSFWPolicy: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_NSFW_POLICY,
+        defaultClientRoute: CONFIG.INSTANCE.DEFAULT_CLIENT_ROUTE,
+        customizations: {
+          javascript: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.JAVASCRIPT,
+          css: CONFIG.INSTANCE.CUSTOMIZATIONS.CSS
+        }
+      },
+      search: {
+        remoteUri: {
+          users: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.USERS,
+          anonymous: CONFIG.SEARCH.REMOTE_URI.ANONYMOUS
+        },
+        searchIndex: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.ENABLED,
+          url: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.URL,
+          disableLocalSearch: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.DISABLE_LOCAL_SEARCH,
+          isDefaultSearch: CONFIG.SEARCH.SEARCH_INDEX.IS_DEFAULT_SEARCH
+        }
+      },
+      plugin: {
+        registered: this.getRegisteredPlugins(),
+        registeredExternalAuths: this.getExternalAuthsPlugins(),
+        registeredIdAndPassAuths: this.getIdAndPassAuthPlugins()
+      },
+      theme: {
+        registered: this.getRegisteredThemes(),
+        default: defaultTheme
+      },
+      email: {
+        enabled: isEmailEnabled()
+      },
+      contactForm: {
+        enabled: CONFIG.CONTACT_FORM.ENABLED
+      },
+      serverVersion: PEERTUBE_VERSION,
+      serverCommit: this.serverCommit,
+      transcoding: {
+        hls: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.HLS.ENABLED
+        },
+        webtorrent: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.WEBTORRENT.ENABLED
+        },
+        enabledResolutions: this.getEnabledResolutions('vod'),
+        profile: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.PROFILE,
+        availableProfiles: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableProfiles('vod')
+      },
+      live: {
+        enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED,
+
+        allowReplay: CONFIG.LIVE.ALLOW_REPLAY,
+        maxDuration: CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_DURATION,
+        maxInstanceLives: CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_INSTANCE_LIVES,
+        maxUserLives: CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_USER_LIVES,
+
+        transcoding: {
+          enabled: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.ENABLED,
+          enabledResolutions: this.getEnabledResolutions('live'),
+          profile: CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING.PROFILE,
+          availableProfiles: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableProfiles('live')
+        },
+
+        rtmp: {
+          port: CONFIG.LIVE.RTMP.PORT
+        }
+      },
+      import: {
+        videos: {
+          http: {
+            enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.ENABLED
+          },
+          torrent: {
+            enabled: CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.TORRENT.ENABLED
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      autoBlacklist: {
+        videos: {
+          ofUsers: {
+            enabled: CONFIG.AUTO_BLACKLIST.VIDEOS.OF_USERS.ENABLED
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      avatar: {
+        file: {
+          size: {
+            max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
+          },
+          extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.EXTNAME
+        }
+      },
+      banner: {
+        file: {
+          size: {
+            max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
+          },
+          extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTORS.IMAGE.EXTNAME
+        }
+      },
+      video: {
+        image: {
+          extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.EXTNAME,
+          size: {
+            max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.IMAGE.FILE_SIZE.max
+          }
+        },
+        file: {
+          extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME
+        }
+      },
+      videoCaption: {
+        file: {
+          size: {
+            max: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.FILE_SIZE.max
+          },
+          extensions: CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEO_CAPTIONS.CAPTION_FILE.EXTNAME
+        }
+      },
+      user: {
+        videoQuota: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA,
+        videoQuotaDaily: CONFIG.USER.VIDEO_QUOTA_DAILY
+      },
+      trending: {
+        videos: {
+          intervalDays: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.INTERVAL_DAYS,
+          algorithms: {
+            enabled: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.ALGORITHMS.ENABLED,
+            default: CONFIG.TRENDING.VIDEOS.ALGORITHMS.DEFAULT
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      tracker: {
+        enabled: CONFIG.TRACKER.ENABLED
+      },
+
+      followings: {
+        instance: {
+          autoFollowIndex: {
+            indexUrl: CONFIG.FOLLOWINGS.INSTANCE.AUTO_FOLLOW_INDEX.INDEX_URL
+          }
+        }
+      },
+
+      broadcastMessage: {
+        enabled: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.ENABLED,
+        message: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.MESSAGE,
+        level: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.LEVEL,
+        dismissable: CONFIG.BROADCAST_MESSAGE.DISMISSABLE
+      },
+
+      homepage: {
+        enabled: this.homepageEnabled
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async getServerConfig (ip?: string): Promise<ServerConfig> {
+    const { allowed } = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
+      isSignupAllowed,
+      {
+        ip
+      },
+      'filter:api.user.signup.allowed.result'
+    )
+
+    const allowedForCurrentIP = isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP(ip)
+
+    const signup = {
+      allowed,
+      allowedForCurrentIP,
+      minimumAge: CONFIG.SIGNUP.MINIMUM_AGE,
+      requiresEmailVerification: CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION
+    }
+
+    const htmlConfig = await this.getHTMLServerConfig()
+
+    return { ...htmlConfig, signup }
+  }
+
+  getRegisteredThemes () {
+    return PluginManager.Instance.getRegisteredThemes()
+                        .map(t => ({
+                          name: t.name,
+                          version: t.version,
+                          description: t.description,
+                          css: t.css,
+                          clientScripts: t.clientScripts
+                        }))
+  }
+
+  getRegisteredPlugins () {
+    return PluginManager.Instance.getRegisteredPlugins()
+                        .map(p => ({
+                          name: p.name,
+                          version: p.version,
+                          description: p.description,
+                          clientScripts: p.clientScripts
+                        }))
+  }
+
+  getEnabledResolutions (type: 'vod' | 'live') {
+    const transcoding = type === 'vod'
+      ? CONFIG.TRANSCODING
+      : CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING
+
+    return Object.keys(transcoding.RESOLUTIONS)
+                 .filter(key => transcoding.ENABLED && transcoding.RESOLUTIONS[key] === true)
+                 .map(r => parseInt(r, 10))
+  }
+
+  private getIdAndPassAuthPlugins () {
+    const result: RegisteredIdAndPassAuthConfig[] = []
+
+    for (const p of PluginManager.Instance.getIdAndPassAuths()) {
+      for (const auth of p.idAndPassAuths) {
+        result.push({
+          npmName: p.npmName,
+          name: p.name,
+          version: p.version,
+          authName: auth.authName,
+          weight: auth.getWeight()
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result
+  }
+
+  private getExternalAuthsPlugins () {
+    const result: RegisteredExternalAuthConfig[] = []
+
+    for (const p of PluginManager.Instance.getExternalAuths()) {
+      for (const auth of p.externalAuths) {
+        result.push({
+          npmName: p.npmName,
+          name: p.name,
+          version: p.version,
+          authName: auth.authName,
+          authDisplayName: auth.authDisplayName()
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result
+  }
+
+  static get Instance () {
+    return this.instance || (this.instance = new this())
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export {
+  ServerConfigManager
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/signup.ts b/server/lib/signup.ts
index ed872539b..8fa81e601 100644
--- a/server/helpers/signup.ts
+++ b/server/lib/signup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { UserModel } from '../models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../models/user/user'
 import * as ipaddr from 'ipaddr.js'
 import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 
diff --git a/server/lib/stat-manager.ts b/server/lib/stat-manager.ts
index 5d703f610..3c5e0a93e 100644
--- a/server/lib/stat-manager.ts
+++ b/server/lib/stat-manager.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { CONFIG } from '@server/initializers/config'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '@server/models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '@server/models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
diff --git a/server/lib/thumbnail.ts b/server/lib/thumbnail.ts
index cfee69cfc..c08523988 100644
--- a/server/lib/thumbnail.ts
+++ b/server/lib/thumbnail.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { getVideoFilePath } from './video-paths'
 
 type ImageSize = { height?: number, width?: number }
 
-function createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
+function updatePlaylistMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
   inputPath: string
   playlist: MVideoPlaylistThumbnail
   automaticallyGenerated: boolean
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
   const type = ThumbnailType.MINIATURE
 
   const thumbnailCreator = () => processImage(inputPath, outputPath, { width, height }, keepOriginal)
-  return createThumbnailFromFunction({
+  return updateThumbnailFromFunction({
     thumbnailCreator,
     filename,
     height,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
   })
 }
 
-function createPlaylistMiniatureFromUrl (options: {
+function updatePlaylistMiniatureFromUrl (options: {
   downloadUrl: string
   playlist: MVideoPlaylistThumbnail
   size?: ImageSize
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ function createPlaylistMiniatureFromUrl (options: {
     : downloadUrl
 
   const thumbnailCreator = () => downloadImage(downloadUrl, basePath, filename, { width, height })
-  return createThumbnailFromFunction({ thumbnailCreator, filename, height, width, type, existingThumbnail, fileUrl })
+  return updateThumbnailFromFunction({ thumbnailCreator, filename, height, width, type, existingThumbnail, fileUrl })
 }
 
-function createVideoMiniatureFromUrl (options: {
+function updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl (options: {
   downloadUrl: string
   video: MVideoThumbnail
   type: ThumbnailType
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ function createVideoMiniatureFromUrl (options: {
     return Promise.resolve()
   }
 
-  return createThumbnailFromFunction({ thumbnailCreator, filename, height, width, type, existingThumbnail, fileUrl })
+  return updateThumbnailFromFunction({ thumbnailCreator, filename, height, width, type, existingThumbnail, fileUrl })
 }
 
-function createVideoMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
+function updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
   inputPath: string
   video: MVideoThumbnail
   type: ThumbnailType
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function createVideoMiniatureFromExisting (options: {
   const { filename, outputPath, height, width, existingThumbnail } = buildMetadataFromVideo(video, type, size)
   const thumbnailCreator = () => processImage(inputPath, outputPath, { width, height }, keepOriginal)
 
-  return createThumbnailFromFunction({
+  return updateThumbnailFromFunction({
     thumbnailCreator,
     filename,
     height,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function generateVideoMiniature (options: {
     ? () => processImage(ASSETS_PATH.DEFAULT_AUDIO_BACKGROUND, outputPath, { width, height }, true)
     : () => generateImageFromVideoFile(input, basePath, filename, { height, width })
 
-  return createThumbnailFromFunction({
+  return updateThumbnailFromFunction({
     thumbnailCreator,
     filename,
     height,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function generateVideoMiniature (options: {
   })
 }
 
-function createPlaceholderThumbnail (options: {
+function updatePlaceholderThumbnail (options: {
   fileUrl: string
   video: MVideoThumbnail
   type: ThumbnailType
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ function createPlaceholderThumbnail (options: {
 
 export {
   generateVideoMiniature,
-  createVideoMiniatureFromUrl,
-  createVideoMiniatureFromExisting,
-  createPlaceholderThumbnail,
-  createPlaylistMiniatureFromUrl,
-  createPlaylistMiniatureFromExisting
+  updateVideoMiniatureFromUrl,
+  updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting,
+  updatePlaceholderThumbnail,
+  updatePlaylistMiniatureFromUrl,
+  updatePlaylistMiniatureFromExisting
 }
 
 function hasThumbnailUrlChanged (existingThumbnail: MThumbnail, downloadUrl: string, video: MVideoUUID) {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ function buildMetadataFromVideo (video: MVideoThumbnail, type: ThumbnailType, si
   return undefined
 }
 
-async function createThumbnailFromFunction (parameters: {
+async function updateThumbnailFromFunction (parameters: {
   thumbnailCreator: () => Promise<any>
   filename: string
   height: number
diff --git a/server/lib/video-transcoding-profiles.ts b/server/lib/transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles.ts
index 81f5e1962..c5ea72a5f 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-transcoding-profiles.ts
+++ b/server/lib/transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
-import { AvailableEncoders, EncoderOptionsBuilder, getTargetBitrate, VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
-import { buildStreamSuffix, resetSupportedEncoders } from '../helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
+import { AvailableEncoders, EncoderOptionsBuilder, getTargetBitrate, VideoResolution } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
+import { buildStreamSuffix, resetSupportedEncoders } from '../../helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
 import {
   canDoQuickAudioTranscode,
   ffprobePromise,
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
   getMaxAudioBitrate,
   getVideoFileBitrate,
   getVideoStreamFromFile
-} from '../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
-import { VIDEO_TRANSCODING_FPS } from '../initializers/constants'
+} from '../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
+import { VIDEO_TRANSCODING_FPS } from '../../initializers/constants'
 
 /**
  *
diff --git a/server/lib/video-transcoding.ts b/server/lib/transcoding/video-transcoding.ts
index c949dca2e..1ad63baf3 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/lib/transcoding/video-transcoding.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 import { Job } from 'bull'
 import { copyFile, ensureDir, move, remove, stat } from 'fs-extra'
 import { basename, extname as extnameUtil, join } from 'path'
+import { toEven } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
 import { createTorrentAndSetInfoHash } from '@server/helpers/webtorrent'
 import { MStreamingPlaylistFilesVideo, MVideoFile, MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
-import { VideoResolution } from '../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.type'
-import { transcode, TranscodeOptions, TranscodeOptionsType } from '../helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
-import { canDoQuickTranscode, getDurationFromVideoFile, getMetadataFromFile, getVideoFileFPS } from '../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
-import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
-import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
-import { HLS_STREAMING_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY, P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION, WEBSERVER } from '../initializers/constants'
-import { VideoFileModel } from '../models/video/video-file'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '../models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
-import { updateMasterHLSPlaylist, updateSha256VODSegments } from './hls'
-import { generateVideoFilename, generateVideoStreamingPlaylistName, getVideoFilePath } from './video-paths'
+import { VideoResolution } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.type'
+import { transcode, TranscodeOptions, TranscodeOptionsType } from '../../helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
+import { canDoQuickTranscode, getDurationFromVideoFile, getMetadataFromFile, getVideoFileFPS } from '../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
+import { HLS_STREAMING_PLAYLIST_DIRECTORY, P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_VERSION, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '../../models/video/video-file'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '../../models/video/video-streaming-playlist'
+import { updateMasterHLSPlaylist, updateSha256VODSegments } from '../hls'
+import { generateVideoFilename, generateVideoStreamingPlaylistName, getVideoFilePath } from '../video-paths'
 import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './video-transcoding-profiles'
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ async function optimizeOriginalVideofile (video: MVideoFullLight, inputVideoFile
     ? 'quick-transcode'
     : 'video'
 
+  const resolution = toEven(inputVideoFile.resolution)
+
   const transcodeOptions: TranscodeOptions = {
     type: transcodeType,
 
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ async function optimizeOriginalVideofile (video: MVideoFullLight, inputVideoFile
     availableEncoders: VideoTranscodingProfilesManager.Instance.getAvailableEncoders(),
     profile: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.PROFILE,
 
-    resolution: inputVideoFile.resolution,
+    resolution,
 
     job
   }
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ async function optimizeOriginalVideofile (video: MVideoFullLight, inputVideoFile
 
     // Important to do this before getVideoFilename() to take in account the new filename
     inputVideoFile.extname = newExtname
-    inputVideoFile.filename = generateVideoFilename(video, false, inputVideoFile.resolution, newExtname)
+    inputVideoFile.filename = generateVideoFilename(video, false, resolution, newExtname)
 
     const videoOutputPath = getVideoFilePath(video, inputVideoFile)
 
@@ -215,16 +218,6 @@ function generateHlsPlaylistResolution (options: {
   })
 }
 
-function getEnabledResolutions (type: 'vod' | 'live') {
-  const transcoding = type === 'vod'
-    ? CONFIG.TRANSCODING
-    : CONFIG.LIVE.TRANSCODING
-
-  return Object.keys(transcoding.RESOLUTIONS)
-               .filter(key => transcoding.ENABLED && transcoding.RESOLUTIONS[key] === true)
-               .map(r => parseInt(r, 10))
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
@@ -232,8 +225,7 @@ export {
   generateHlsPlaylistResolutionFromTS,
   optimizeOriginalVideofile,
   transcodeNewWebTorrentResolution,
-  mergeAudioVideofile,
-  getEnabledResolutions
+  mergeAudioVideofile
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/lib/user.ts b/server/lib/user.ts
index 9b0a0a2f1..936403692 100644
--- a/server/lib/user.ts
+++ b/server/lib/user.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
+import { MActorDefault } from '@server/types/models/actor'
 import { ActivityPubActorType } from '../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { UserNotificationSetting, UserNotificationSettingValue } from '../../shared/models/users'
 import { SERVER_ACTOR_NAME, WEBSERVER } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '../initializers/database'
 import { AccountModel } from '../models/account/account'
-import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '../models/account/user-notification-setting'
-import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { MAccountDefault, MActorDefault, MChannelActor } from '../types/models'
+import { ActorModel } from '../models/actor/actor'
+import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '../models/user/user-notification-setting'
+import { MAccountDefault, MChannelActor } from '../types/models'
 import { MUser, MUserDefault, MUserId } from '../types/models/user'
-import { buildActorInstance, generateAndSaveActorKeys } from './activitypub/actor'
+import { generateAndSaveActorKeys } from './activitypub/actors'
 import { getLocalAccountActivityPubUrl } from './activitypub/url'
 import { Emailer } from './emailer'
-import { LiveManager } from './live-manager'
+import { LiveQuotaStore } from './live/live-quota-store'
+import { buildActorInstance } from './local-actor'
 import { Redis } from './redis'
 import { createLocalVideoChannel } from './video-channel'
 import { createWatchLaterPlaylist } from './video-playlist'
@@ -42,11 +44,11 @@ async function createUserAccountAndChannelAndPlaylist (parameters: {
       displayName: userDisplayName,
       userId: userCreated.id,
       applicationId: null,
-      t: t
+      t
     })
     userCreated.Account = accountCreated
 
-    const channelAttributes = await buildChannelAttributes(userCreated, channelNames)
+    const channelAttributes = await buildChannelAttributes(userCreated, t, channelNames)
     const videoChannel = await createLocalVideoChannel(channelAttributes, accountCreated, t)
 
     const videoPlaylist = await createWatchLaterPlaylist(accountCreated, t)
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ async function getOriginalVideoFileTotalFromUser (user: MUserId) {
 
   const base = await UserModel.getTotalRawQuery(query, user.id)
 
-  return base + LiveManager.Instance.getLiveQuotaUsedByUser(user.id)
+  return base + LiveQuotaStore.Instance.getLiveQuotaOf(user.id)
 }
 
 // Returns cumulative size of all video files uploaded in the last 24 hours.
@@ -141,10 +143,10 @@ async function getOriginalVideoFileTotalDailyFromUser (user: MUserId) {
 
   const base = await UserModel.getTotalRawQuery(query, user.id)
 
-  return base + LiveManager.Instance.getLiveQuotaUsedByUser(user.id)
+  return base + LiveQuotaStore.Instance.getLiveQuotaOf(user.id)
 }
 
-async function isAbleToUploadVideo (userId: number, size: number) {
+async function isAbleToUploadVideo (userId: number, newVideoSize: number) {
   const user = await UserModel.loadById(userId)
 
   if (user.videoQuota === -1 && user.videoQuotaDaily === -1) return Promise.resolve(true)
@@ -154,8 +156,8 @@ async function isAbleToUploadVideo (userId: number, size: number) {
     getOriginalVideoFileTotalDailyFromUser(user)
   ])
 
-  const uploadedTotal = size + totalBytes
-  const uploadedDaily = size + totalBytesDaily
+  const uploadedTotal = newVideoSize + totalBytes
+  const uploadedDaily = newVideoSize + totalBytesDaily
 
   if (user.videoQuotaDaily === -1) return uploadedTotal < user.videoQuota
   if (user.videoQuota === -1) return uploadedDaily < user.videoQuotaDaily
@@ -201,14 +203,14 @@ function createDefaultUserNotificationSettings (user: MUserId, t: Transaction |
   return UserNotificationSettingModel.create(values, { transaction: t })
 }
 
-async function buildChannelAttributes (user: MUser, channelNames?: ChannelNames) {
+async function buildChannelAttributes (user: MUser, transaction?: Transaction, channelNames?: ChannelNames) {
   if (channelNames) return channelNames
 
   let channelName = user.username + '_channel'
 
   // Conflict, generate uuid instead
-  const actor = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(channelName)
-  if (actor) channelName = uuidv4()
+  const actor = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(channelName, transaction)
+  if (actor) channelName = buildUUID()
 
   const videoChannelDisplayName = `Main ${user.username} channel`
 
diff --git a/server/lib/video-blacklist.ts b/server/lib/video-blacklist.ts
index 37c43c3b0..0984c0d7a 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video-blacklist.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '../models/video/video-blacklist'
 import { sendDeleteVideo } from './activitypub/send'
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from './activitypub/videos'
-import { LiveManager } from './live-manager'
+import { LiveManager } from './live/live-manager'
 import { Notifier } from './notifier'
 import { Hooks } from './plugins/hooks'
 
diff --git a/server/lib/video-channel.ts b/server/lib/video-channel.ts
index 0476cb2d5..2fd63a8c4 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video-channel.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { VideoChannelCreate } from '../../shared/models'
 import { VideoModel } from '../models/video/video'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../models/video/video-channel'
 import { MAccountId, MChannelId } from '../types/models'
-import { buildActorInstance } from './activitypub/actor'
 import { getLocalVideoChannelActivityPubUrl } from './activitypub/url'
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from './activitypub/videos'
+import { buildActorInstance } from './local-actor'
 
 async function createLocalVideoChannel (videoChannelInfo: VideoChannelCreate, account: MAccountId, t: Sequelize.Transaction) {
-  const uuid = uuidv4()
   const url = getLocalVideoChannelActivityPubUrl(videoChannelInfo.name)
-  const actorInstance = buildActorInstance('Group', url, videoChannelInfo.name, uuid)
+  const actorInstance = buildActorInstance('Group', url, videoChannelInfo.name)
 
   const actorInstanceCreated = await actorInstance.save({ transaction: t })
 
diff --git a/server/lib/video-comment.ts b/server/lib/video-comment.ts
index 736ebb2f8..c76570a5d 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-comment.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video-comment.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
 import { sequelizeTypescript } from '@server/initializers/database'
 import { ResultList } from '../../shared/models'
-import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../shared/models/videos/comment/video-comment.model'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../models/video/video-comment'
 import { MAccountDefault, MComment, MCommentOwnerVideo, MCommentOwnerVideoReply, MVideoFullLight } from '../types/models'
 import { sendCreateVideoComment, sendDeleteVideoComment } from './activitypub/send'
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ async function removeComment (videoCommentInstance: MCommentOwnerVideo) {
       await sendDeleteVideoComment(videoCommentInstance, t)
     }
 
-    markCommentAsDeleted(videoCommentInstance)
+    videoCommentInstance.markAsDeleted()
 
-    await videoCommentInstance.save()
+    await videoCommentInstance.save({ transaction: t })
   })
 
   logger.info('Video comment %d deleted.', videoCommentInstance.id)
@@ -95,17 +95,10 @@ function buildFormattedCommentTree (resultList: ResultList<VideoCommentModel>):
   return thread
 }
 
-function markCommentAsDeleted (comment: MComment): void {
-  comment.text = ''
-  comment.deletedAt = new Date()
-  comment.accountId = null
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
   removeComment,
   createVideoComment,
-  buildFormattedCommentTree,
-  markCommentAsDeleted
+  buildFormattedCommentTree
 }
diff --git a/server/lib/video.ts b/server/lib/video.ts
index 21e4b7ff2..daf998704 100644
--- a/server/lib/video.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ThumbnailType, VideoCreate, VideoPrivacy, VideoTranscodingPayload } fro
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from './activitypub/videos'
 import { JobQueue } from './job-queue/job-queue'
 import { Notifier } from './notifier'
-import { createVideoMiniatureFromExisting } from './thumbnail'
+import { updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting } from './thumbnail'
 
 function buildLocalVideoFromReq (videoInfo: VideoCreate, channelId: number): FilteredModelAttributes<VideoModel> {
   return {
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ function buildLocalVideoFromReq (videoInfo: VideoCreate, channelId: number): Fil
     privacy: videoInfo.privacy || VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE,
     channelId: channelId,
     originallyPublishedAt: videoInfo.originallyPublishedAt
+      ? new Date(videoInfo.originallyPublishedAt)
+      : null
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ async function buildVideoThumbnailsFromReq (options: {
     const fields = files?.[p.fieldName]
 
     if (fields) {
-      return createVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
+      return updateVideoMiniatureFromExisting({
         inputPath: fields[0].path,
         video,
         type: p.type,
diff --git a/server/middlewares/activitypub.ts b/server/middlewares/activitypub.ts
index ce94a2129..6b43b7764 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/activitypub.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/activitypub.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express'
+import { getAPId } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
+import { isActorDeleteActivityValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
 import { ActivityDelete, ActivityPubSignature } from '../../shared'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { logger } from '../helpers/logger'
 import { isHTTPSignatureVerified, isJsonLDSignatureVerified, parseHTTPSignature } from '../helpers/peertube-crypto'
 import { ACCEPT_HEADERS, ACTIVITY_PUB, HTTP_SIGNATURE } from '../initializers/constants'
-import { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from '../lib/activitypub/actor'
-import { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../helpers/webfinger'
-import { isActorDeleteActivityValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
-import { getAPId } from '@server/helpers/activitypub'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { getOrCreateAPActor, loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../lib/activitypub/actors'
 
 async function checkSignature (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
   try {
@@ -29,11 +28,14 @@ async function checkSignature (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction)
     const activity: ActivityDelete = req.body
     if (isActorDeleteActivityValid(activity) && activity.object === activity.actor) {
       logger.debug('Handling signature error on actor delete activity', { err })
-      return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
+      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204).end()
     }
 
     logger.warn('Error in ActivityPub signature checker.', { err })
-    return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'ActivityPub signature could not be checked'
+    })
   }
 }
 
@@ -71,13 +73,22 @@ async function checkHttpSignature (req: Request, res: Response) {
   } catch (err) {
     logger.warn('Invalid signature because of exception in signature parser', { reqBody: req.body, err })
 
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403).json({ error: err.message })
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: err.message
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   const keyId = parsed.keyId
   if (!keyId) {
-    res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Invalid key ID',
+      data: {
+        keyId
+      }
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -88,18 +99,23 @@ async function checkHttpSignature (req: Request, res: Response) {
     actorUrl = await loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger(actorUrl.replace(/^acct:/, ''))
   }
 
-  const actor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl)
+  const actor = await getOrCreateAPActor(actorUrl)
 
   const verified = isHTTPSignatureVerified(parsed, actor)
   if (verified !== true) {
     logger.warn('Signature from %s is invalid', actorUrl, { parsed })
 
-    res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Invalid signature',
+      data: {
+        actorUrl
+      }
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.signature = { actor }
-
   return true
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +123,10 @@ async function checkJsonLDSignature (req: Request, res: Response) {
   const signatureObject: ActivityPubSignature = req.body.signature
 
   if (!signatureObject || !signatureObject.creator) {
-    res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Object and creator signature do not match'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -115,17 +134,19 @@ async function checkJsonLDSignature (req: Request, res: Response) {
 
   logger.debug('Checking JsonLD signature of actor %s...', creator)
 
-  const actor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(creator)
+  const actor = await getOrCreateAPActor(creator)
   const verified = await isJsonLDSignatureVerified(actor, req.body)
 
   if (verified !== true) {
     logger.warn('Signature not verified.', req.body)
 
-    res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Signature could not be verified'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.signature = { actor }
-
   return true
 }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/auth.ts b/server/middlewares/auth.ts
index f38373624..176461cc2 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/auth.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/auth.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ function authenticate (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: expres
     .catch(err => {
       logger.warn('Cannot authenticate.', { err })
 
-      return res.status(err.status)
-        .json({
-          error: 'Token is invalid.',
-          code: err.name
-        })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: err.status,
+        message: 'Token is invalid',
+        type: err.name
+      })
     })
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ function authenticatePromiseIfNeeded (req: express.Request, res: express.Respons
     // Already authenticated? (or tried to)
     if (res.locals.oauth?.token.User) return resolve()
 
-    if (res.locals.authenticated === false) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+    if (res.locals.authenticated === false) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401,
+        message: 'Not authenticated'
+      })
+    }
 
     authenticate(req, res, () => resolve(), authenticateInQuery)
   })
diff --git a/server/middlewares/doc.ts b/server/middlewares/doc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3db85c68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middlewares/doc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+
+function openapiOperationDoc (options: {
+  url?: string
+  operationId?: string
+}) {
+  return (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+    res.locals.docUrl = options.url || 'https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/' + options.operationId
+
+    if (next) return next()
+  }
+}
+
+export {
+  openapiOperationDoc
+}
diff --git a/server/middlewares/error.ts b/server/middlewares/error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3eb1c8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middlewares/error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { ProblemDocument, ProblemDocumentExtension } from 'http-problem-details'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+
+function apiFailMiddleware (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) {
+  res.fail = options => {
+    const { status = HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400, message, title, type, data, instance } = options
+
+    const extension = new ProblemDocumentExtension({
+      ...data,
+
+      docs: res.locals.docUrl,
+      code: type,
+
+      // For <= 3.2 compatibility
+      error: message
+    })
+
+    res.status(status)
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/problem+json')
+    res.json(new ProblemDocument({
+      status,
+      title,
+      instance,
+
+      detail: message,
+
+      type: type
+        ? `https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#section/Errors/${type}`
+        : undefined
+    }, extension))
+  }
+
+  if (next) next()
+}
+
+export {
+  apiFailMiddleware
+}
diff --git a/server/middlewares/index.ts b/server/middlewares/index.ts
index 3e280e16f..413653dac 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/index.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ export * from './servers'
 export * from './sort'
 export * from './user-right'
 export * from './dnt'
+export * from './error'
+export * from './doc'
 export * from './csp'
diff --git a/server/middlewares/servers.ts b/server/middlewares/servers.ts
index 5e1c165f0..9aa56bc93 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/servers.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/servers.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ function setBodyHostsPort (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: ex
 
     // Problem with the url parsing?
     if (hostWithPort === null) {
-      return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500)
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500,
+        message: 'Could not parse hosts'
+      })
     }
 
     req.body.hosts[i] = hostWithPort
diff --git a/server/middlewares/user-right.ts b/server/middlewares/user-right.ts
index 45dda4781..d1888c2d3 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/user-right.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/user-right.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ function ensureUserHasRight (userRight: UserRight) {
       const message = `User ${user.username} does not have right ${userRight} to access to ${req.path}.`
       logger.info(message)
 
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                .json({ error: message })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/abuse.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/abuse.ts
index 3b897fdef..c048bc6af 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/abuse.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/abuse.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ import {
   isAbuseTimestampValid,
   isAbuseVideoIsValid
 } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/abuses'
-import { exists, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid, toIntOrNull } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { doesCommentIdExist } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/video-comments'
+import { exists, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid, toCompleteUUID, toIntOrNull } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
-import { doesAbuseExist, doesAccountIdExist, doesVideoExist } from '@server/helpers/middlewares'
 import { AbuseMessageModel } from '@server/models/abuse/abuse-message'
 import { AbuseCreate, UserRight } from '@shared/models'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesAbuseExist, doesAccountIdExist, doesCommentIdExist, doesVideoExist } from './shared'
 
 const abuseReportValidator = [
   body('account.id')
@@ -29,6 +27,7 @@ const abuseReportValidator = [
 
   body('video.id')
     .optional()
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
     .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid)
     .withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
   body('video.startAt')
@@ -71,9 +70,7 @@ const abuseReportValidator = [
     if (body.comment?.id && !await doesCommentIdExist(body.comment.id, res)) return
 
     if (!body.video?.id && !body.account?.id && !body.comment?.id) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-         .json({ error: 'video id or account id or comment id is required.' })
-
+      res.fail({ message: 'video id or account id or comment id is required.' })
       return
     }
 
@@ -195,8 +192,10 @@ const getAbuseValidator = [
       const message = `User ${user.username} does not have right to get abuse ${abuse.id}`
       logger.warn(message)
 
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                .json({ error: message })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -209,10 +208,7 @@ const checkAbuseValidForMessagesValidator = [
 
     const abuse = res.locals.abuse
     if (abuse.ReporterAccount.isOwned() === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({
-                  error: 'This abuse was created by a user of your instance.'
-                })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'This abuse was created by a user of your instance.' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -246,13 +242,17 @@ const deleteAbuseMessageValidator = [
     const abuseMessage = await AbuseMessageModel.loadByIdAndAbuseId(messageId, abuse.id)
 
     if (!abuseMessage) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-                .json({ error: 'Abuse message not found' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Abuse message not found'
+      })
     }
 
     if (user.hasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_ABUSES) !== true && abuseMessage.accountId !== user.Account.id) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot delete this abuse message' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Cannot delete this abuse message'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.abuseMessage = abuseMessage
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/account.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/account.ts
index cbdcef2fd..599eb10bb 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/account.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/account.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { param } from 'express-validator'
 import { isAccountNameValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/accounts'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { doesAccountNameWithHostExist, doesLocalAccountNameExist } from '../../helpers/middlewares'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesAccountNameWithHostExist, doesLocalAccountNameExist } from './shared'
 
 const localAccountValidator = [
   param('name').custom(isAccountNameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid account name'),
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/activity.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/activity.ts
index e78ef07ef..cc6acd4b1 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/activity.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/activity.ts
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@ async function activityPubValidator (req: express.Request, res: express.Response
 
   if (!isRootActivityValid(req.body)) {
     logger.warn('Incorrect activity parameters.', { activity: req.body })
-    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-              .json({ error: 'Incorrect activity.' })
+    return res.fail({ message: 'Incorrect activity' })
   }
 
   const serverActor = await getServerActor()
   const remoteActor = res.locals.signature.actor
   if (serverActor.id === remoteActor.id || remoteActor.serverId === null) {
     logger.error('Receiving request in INBOX by ourselves!', req.body)
-    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-              .end()
+    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409).end()
   }
 
   return next()
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/pagination.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/pagination.ts
index fa21f063d..c8ec34eb6 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/pagination.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/pagination.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { query } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
 import { PAGINATION } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from '../shared'
 
 const apPaginationValidator = [
   query('page')
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/signature.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/signature.ts
index 7c4e49463..f2f7d5848 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/signature.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/activitypub/signature.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body } from 'express-validator'
 import {
-  isSignatureCreatorValid, isSignatureTypeValid,
+  isSignatureCreatorValid,
+  isSignatureTypeValid,
   isSignatureValueValid
 } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/signature'
 import { isDateValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
+import { areValidationErrors } from '../shared'
 
 const signatureValidator = [
   body('signature.type')
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const signatureValidator = [
     .custom(isSignatureTypeValid).withMessage('Should have a valid signature type'),
   body('signature.created')
     .optional()
-    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid signature created date'),
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a signature created date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
   body('signature.creator')
     .optional()
     .custom(isSignatureCreatorValid).withMessage('Should have a valid signature creator'),
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/actor-image.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/actor-image.ts
index 961d7a7e5..49daadd61 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/actor-image.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/actor-image.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { isActorImageFile } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/actor-images
 import { cleanUpReqFiles } from '../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const updateActorImageValidatorFactory = (fieldname: string) => ([
   body(fieldname).custom((value, { req }) => isActorImageFile(req.files, fieldname)).withMessage(
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/blocklist.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/blocklist.ts
index f61811a1a..826b16fc8 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/blocklist.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/blocklist.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-import { body, param } from 'express-validator'
 import * as express from 'express'
+import { body, param } from 'express-validator'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { isHostValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { AccountBlocklistModel } from '../../models/account/account-blocklist'
-import { isHostValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
-import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '../../models/server/server-blocklist'
 import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
-import { WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { doesAccountNameWithHostExist } from '../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '../../models/server/server-blocklist'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesAccountNameWithHostExist } from './shared'
 
 const blockAccountValidator = [
   body('accountName').exists().withMessage('Should have an account name with host'),
@@ -24,9 +23,10 @@ const blockAccountValidator = [
     const accountToBlock = res.locals.account
 
     if (user.Account.id === accountToBlock.id) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-         .json({ error: 'You cannot block yourself.' })
-
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'You cannot block yourself.'
+      })
       return
     }
 
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ const blockServerValidator = [
     const host: string = req.body.host
 
     if (host === WEBSERVER.HOST) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-        .json({ error: 'You cannot block your own server.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'You cannot block your own server.'
+      })
     }
 
     const server = await ServerModel.loadOrCreateByHost(host)
@@ -137,27 +139,27 @@ export {
 async function doesUnblockAccountExist (accountId: number, targetAccountId: number, res: express.Response) {
   const accountBlock = await AccountBlocklistModel.loadByAccountAndTarget(accountId, targetAccountId)
   if (!accountBlock) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Account block entry not found.' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Account block entry not found.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.accountBlock = accountBlock
-
   return true
 }
 
 async function doesUnblockServerExist (accountId: number, host: string, res: express.Response) {
   const serverBlock = await ServerBlocklistModel.loadByAccountAndHost(accountId, host)
   if (!serverBlock) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Server block entry not found.' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Server block entry not found.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.serverBlock = serverBlock
-
   return true
 }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/bulk.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/bulk.ts
index cfb16d352..9bb95f5b7 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/bulk.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/bulk.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body } from 'express-validator'
 import { isBulkRemoveCommentsOfScopeValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/bulk'
-import { doesAccountNameWithHostExist } from '@server/helpers/middlewares'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { UserRight } from '@shared/models'
 import { BulkRemoveCommentsOfBody } from '@shared/models/bulk/bulk-remove-comments-of-body.model'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesAccountNameWithHostExist } from './shared'
 
 const bulkRemoveCommentsOfValidator = [
   body('accountName').exists().withMessage('Should have an account name with host'),
@@ -23,9 +22,9 @@ const bulkRemoveCommentsOfValidator = [
     const body = req.body as BulkRemoveCommentsOfBody
 
     if (body.scope === 'instance' && user.hasRight(UserRight.REMOVE_ANY_VIDEO_COMMENT) !== true) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-      .json({
-        error: 'User cannot remove any comments of this instance.'
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'User cannot remove any comments of this instance.'
       })
     }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
index a85883b19..1aeadbe65 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/config.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { body } from 'express-validator'
 import { isIntOrNull } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isEmailEnabled } from '@server/initializers/config'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { CustomConfig } from '../../../shared/models/server/custom-config.model'
 import { isThemeNameValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/plugins'
 import { isUserNSFWPolicyValid, isUserVideoQuotaDailyValid, isUserVideoQuotaValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/users'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { isThemeRegistered } from '../../lib/plugins/theme-utils'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const customConfigUpdateValidator = [
   body('instance.name').exists().withMessage('Should have a valid instance name'),
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ const customConfigUpdateValidator = [
   body('signup.enabled').isBoolean().withMessage('Should have a valid signup enabled boolean'),
   body('signup.limit').isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid signup limit'),
   body('signup.requiresEmailVerification').isBoolean().withMessage('Should have a valid requiresEmailVerification boolean'),
+  body('signup.minimumAge').isInt().withMessage("Should have a valid minimum age required"),
 
   body('admin.email').isEmail().withMessage('Should have a valid administrator email'),
   body('contactForm.enabled').isBoolean().withMessage('Should have a valid contact form enabled boolean'),
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@ function checkInvalidConfigIfEmailDisabled (customConfig: CustomConfig, res: exp
   if (isEmailEnabled()) return true
 
   if (customConfig.signup.requiresEmailVerification === true) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-       .send({ error: 'Emailer is disabled but you require signup email verification.' })
-       .end()
+    res.fail({ message: 'Emailer is disabled but you require signup email verification.' })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -127,9 +125,7 @@ function checkInvalidTranscodingConfig (customConfig: CustomConfig, res: express
   if (customConfig.transcoding.enabled === false) return true
 
   if (customConfig.transcoding.webtorrent.enabled === false && customConfig.transcoding.hls.enabled === false) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-       .send({ error: 'You need to enable at least webtorrent transcoding or hls transcoding' })
-       .end()
+    res.fail({ message: 'You need to enable at least webtorrent transcoding or hls transcoding' })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -140,9 +136,7 @@ function checkInvalidLiveConfig (customConfig: CustomConfig, res: express.Respon
   if (customConfig.live.enabled === false) return true
 
   if (customConfig.live.allowReplay === true && customConfig.transcoding.enabled === false) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-       .send({ error: 'You cannot allow live replay if transcoding is not enabled' })
-       .end()
+    res.fail({ message: 'You cannot allow live replay if transcoding is not enabled' })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/feeds.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/feeds.ts
index 617661813..51b8fdd19 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/feeds.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/feeds.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { param, query } from 'express-validator'
+
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { isValidRSSFeed } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/feeds'
-import { exists, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { exists, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid, toCompleteUUID } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import {
+  areValidationErrors,
   doesAccountIdExist,
   doesAccountNameWithHostExist,
   doesUserFeedTokenCorrespond,
   doesVideoChannelIdExist,
-  doesVideoChannelNameWithHostExist
-} from '../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../helpers/middlewares/videos'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+  doesVideoChannelNameWithHostExist,
+  doesVideoExist
+} from './shared'
 
 const feedsFormatValidator = [
   param('format').optional().custom(isValidRSSFeed).withMessage('Should have a valid format (rss, atom, json)'),
@@ -36,10 +37,10 @@ function setFeedFormatContentType (req: express.Request, res: express.Response,
   if (req.accepts(acceptableContentTypes)) {
     res.set('Content-Type', req.accepts(acceptableContentTypes) as string)
   } else {
-    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_ACCEPTABLE_406)
-              .json({
-                message: `You should accept at least one of the following content-types: ${acceptableContentTypes.join(', ')}`
-              })
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_ACCEPTABLE_406,
+      message: `You should accept at least one of the following content-types: ${acceptableContentTypes.join(', ')}`
+    })
   }
 
   return next()
@@ -98,7 +99,10 @@ const videoSubscriptionFeedsValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoCommentsFeedsValidator = [
-  query('videoId').optional().custom(isIdOrUUIDValid),
+  query('videoId')
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
+    .optional()
+    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking feeds parameters', { parameters: req.query })
@@ -106,10 +110,7 @@ const videoCommentsFeedsValidator = [
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
     if (req.query.videoId && (req.query.videoChannelId || req.query.videoChannelName)) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({
-                  message: 'videoId cannot be mixed with a channel filter'
-                })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'videoId cannot be mixed with a channel filter' })
     }
 
     if (req.query.videoId && !await doesVideoExist(req.query.videoId, res)) return
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/follows.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/follows.ts
index bb849dc72..205baca48 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/follows.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/follows.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
+import { isFollowStateValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/follows'
+import { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '@server/lib/activitypub/actors'
+import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
+import { MActorFollowActorsDefault } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { isTestInstance } from '../../helpers/core-utils'
+import { isActorTypeValid, isValidActorHandle } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
 import { isEachUniqueHostValid, isHostValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { SERVER_ACTOR_NAME, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../helpers/webfinger'
-import { isActorTypeValid, isValidActorHandle } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
-import { MActorFollowActorsDefault } from '@server/types/models'
-import { isFollowStateValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/follows'
-import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/actor/actor-follow'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const listFollowsValidator = [
   query('state')
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ const removeFollowingValidator = [
     const follow = await ActorFollowModel.loadByActorAndTargetNameAndHostForAPI(serverActor.id, SERVER_ACTOR_NAME, req.params.host)
 
     if (!follow) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        .json({
-          error: `Following ${req.params.host} not found.`
-        })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: `Following ${req.params.host} not found.`
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.follow = follow
@@ -95,12 +94,10 @@ const getFollowerValidator = [
     }
 
     if (!follow) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        .json({
-          error: `Follower ${req.params.nameWithHost} not found.`
-        })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: `Follower ${req.params.nameWithHost} not found.`
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.follow = follow
@@ -114,12 +111,7 @@ const acceptOrRejectFollowerValidator = [
 
     const follow = res.locals.follow
     if (follow.state !== 'pending') {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({
-          error: 'Follow is not in pending state.'
-        })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Follow is not in pending state.' })
     }
 
     return next()
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/index.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/index.ts
index 24faeea3e..94a3c2dea 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/index.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export * from './sort'
 export * from './users'
 export * from './user-subscriptions'
 export * from './videos'
-export * from './webfinger'
 export * from './search'
 export * from './server'
 export * from './user-history'
+export * from './webfinger'
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/jobs.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/jobs.ts
index d87b28c06..5d89d167f 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/jobs.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/jobs.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { param, query } from 'express-validator'
 import { isValidJobState, isValidJobType } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/jobs'
 import { logger, loggerTagsFactory } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const lTags = loggerTagsFactory('validators', 'jobs')
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/logs.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/logs.ts
index 70e4d0d99..c55baaee3 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/logs.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/logs.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { isDateValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { query } from 'express-validator'
 import { isValidLogLevel } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/logs'
+import { isDateValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const getLogsValidator = [
   query('startDate')
-    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid start date'),
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a start date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
   query('level')
     .optional()
     .custom(isValidLogLevel).withMessage('Should have a valid level'),
   query('endDate')
     .optional()
-    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid end date'),
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have an end date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking getLogsValidator parameters.', { parameters: req.query })
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ const getLogsValidator = [
 
 const getAuditLogsValidator = [
   query('startDate')
-    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid start date'),
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a start date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
   query('endDate')
     .optional()
-    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid end date'),
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a end date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking getAuditLogsValidator parameters.', { parameters: req.query })
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts
index 2a7dc257b..0a82e6932 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/oembed.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { query } from 'express-validator'
 import { join } from 'path'
-import { fetchVideo } from '@server/helpers/video'
+import { loadVideo } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist'
 import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { isTestInstance } from '../../helpers/core-utils'
-import { isIdOrUUIDValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { isIdOrUUIDValid, toCompleteUUID } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
+
+const playlistPaths = [
+  join('videos', 'watch', 'playlist'),
+  join('w', 'p')
+]
+
+const videoPaths = [
+  join('videos', 'watch'),
+  'w'
+]
+
+function buildUrls (paths: string[]) {
+  return paths.map(p => WEBSERVER.SCHEME + '://' + join(WEBSERVER.HOST, p) + '/')
+}
 
-const startVideoPlaylistsURL = WEBSERVER.SCHEME + '://' + join(WEBSERVER.HOST, 'videos', 'watch', 'playlist') + '/'
-const startVideosURL = WEBSERVER.SCHEME + '://' + join(WEBSERVER.HOST, 'videos', 'watch') + '/'
+const startPlaylistURLs = buildUrls(playlistPaths)
+const startVideoURLs = buildUrls(videoPaths)
 
 const watchRegex = /([^/]+)$/
 const isURLOptions = {
@@ -37,41 +51,54 @@ const oembedValidator = [
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
     if (req.query.format !== undefined && req.query.format !== 'json') {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_IMPLEMENTED_501)
-        .json({ error: 'Requested format is not implemented on server.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_IMPLEMENTED_501,
+        message: 'Requested format is not implemented on server.',
+        data: {
+          format: req.query.format
+        }
+      })
     }
 
     const url = req.query.url as string
 
-    const isPlaylist = url.startsWith(startVideoPlaylistsURL)
-    const isVideo = isPlaylist ? false : url.startsWith(startVideosURL)
+    const isPlaylist = startPlaylistURLs.some(u => url.startsWith(u))
+    const isVideo = isPlaylist ? false : startVideoURLs.some(u => url.startsWith(u))
 
     const startIsOk = isVideo || isPlaylist
 
     const matches = watchRegex.exec(url)
 
     if (startIsOk === false || matches === null) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Invalid url.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400,
+        message: 'Invalid url.',
+        data: {
+          url
+        }
+      })
     }
 
-    const elementId = matches[1]
+    const elementId = toCompleteUUID(matches[1])
     if (isIdOrUUIDValid(elementId) === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Invalid video or playlist id.' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Invalid video or playlist id.' })
     }
 
     if (isVideo) {
-      const video = await fetchVideo(elementId, 'all')
+      const video = await loadVideo(elementId, 'all')
 
       if (!video) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-          .json({ error: 'Video not found' })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+          message: 'Video not found'
+        })
       }
 
       if (video.privacy !== VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-          .json({ error: 'Video is not public' })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+          message: 'Video is not public'
+        })
       }
 
       res.locals.videoAll = video
@@ -82,13 +109,17 @@ const oembedValidator = [
 
     const videoPlaylist = await VideoPlaylistModel.loadWithAccountAndChannelSummary(elementId, undefined)
     if (!videoPlaylist) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        .json({ error: 'Video playlist not found' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video playlist not found'
+      })
     }
 
     if (videoPlaylist.privacy !== VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Playlist is not public' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Playlist is not public'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.videoPlaylistSummary = videoPlaylist
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts
index 6b0a83d80..74eae251e 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { query } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 import { PAGINATION } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const paginationValidator = paginationValidatorBuilder()
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
index ab87fe720..8c76d2e36 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, param, query, ValidationChain } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { PluginType } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
+import { InstallOrUpdatePlugin } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/server/api/install-plugin.model'
+import { exists, isBooleanValid, isSafePath, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isNpmPluginNameValid, isPluginNameValid, isPluginTypeValid, isPluginVersionValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/plugins'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
 import { PluginManager } from '../../lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
-import { isBooleanValid, isSafePath, toBooleanOrNull, exists, toIntOrNull } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { PluginModel } from '../../models/server/plugin'
-import { InstallOrUpdatePlugin } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/install-plugin.model'
-import { PluginType } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
-import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const getPluginValidator = (pluginType: PluginType, withVersion = true) => {
   const validators: (ValidationChain | express.Handler)[] = [
@@ -31,8 +31,18 @@ const getPluginValidator = (pluginType: PluginType, withVersion = true) => {
       const npmName = PluginModel.buildNpmName(req.params.pluginName, pluginType)
       const plugin = PluginManager.Instance.getRegisteredPluginOrTheme(npmName)
 
-      if (!plugin) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-      if (withVersion && plugin.version !== req.params.pluginVersion) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      if (!plugin) {
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+          message: 'No plugin found named ' + npmName
+        })
+      }
+      if (withVersion && plugin.version !== req.params.pluginVersion) {
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+          message: 'No plugin found named ' + npmName + ' with version ' + req.params.pluginVersion
+        })
+      }
 
       res.locals.registeredPlugin = plugin
 
@@ -50,10 +60,20 @@ const getExternalAuthValidator = [
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
     const plugin = res.locals.registeredPlugin
-    if (!plugin.registerHelpers) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    if (!plugin.registerHelpers) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'No registered helpers were found for this plugin'
+      })
+    }
 
     const externalAuth = plugin.registerHelpers.getExternalAuths().find(a => a.authName === req.params.authName)
-    if (!externalAuth) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    if (!externalAuth) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'No external auths were found for this plugin'
+      })
+    }
 
     res.locals.externalAuth = externalAuth
 
@@ -107,8 +127,7 @@ const installOrUpdatePluginValidator = [
 
     const body: InstallOrUpdatePlugin = req.body
     if (!body.path && !body.npmName) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Should have either a npmName or a path' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Should have either a npmName or a path' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -137,12 +156,13 @@ const existingPluginValidator = [
 
     const plugin = await PluginModel.loadByNpmName(req.params.npmName)
     if (!plugin) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-                .json({ error: 'Plugin not found' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Plugin not found'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.plugin = plugin
-
     return next()
   }
 ]
@@ -177,9 +197,7 @@ const listAvailablePluginsValidator = [
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
     if (CONFIG.PLUGINS.INDEX.ENABLED === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Plugin index is not enabled' })
-                .end()
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Plugin index is not enabled' })
     }
 
     return next()
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/redundancy.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/redundancy.ts
index c379aebe4..116c8c611 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/redundancy.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/redundancy.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
-import { exists, isBooleanValid, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { isVideoRedundancyTarget } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/video-redundancies'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import {
+  exists,
+  isBooleanValid,
+  isIdOrUUIDValid,
+  isIdValid,
+  toBooleanOrNull,
+  toCompleteUUID,
+  toIntOrNull
+} from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { isHostValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../../models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
-import { isHostValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
 import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { isVideoRedundancyTarget } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/video-redundancies'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from './shared'
 
 const videoFileRedundancyGetValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   param('resolution')
     .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
     .custom(exists).withMessage('Should have a valid resolution'),
@@ -35,11 +43,21 @@ const videoFileRedundancyGetValidator = [
       return f.resolution === paramResolution && (!req.params.fps || paramFPS)
     })
 
-    if (!videoFile) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).json({ error: 'Video file not found.' })
+    if (!videoFile) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video file not found.'
+      })
+    }
     res.locals.videoFile = videoFile
 
     const videoRedundancy = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadLocalByFileId(videoFile.id)
-    if (!videoRedundancy) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).json({ error: 'Video redundancy not found.' })
+    if (!videoRedundancy) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video redundancy not found.'
+      })
+    }
     res.locals.videoRedundancy = videoRedundancy
 
     return next()
@@ -47,9 +65,8 @@ const videoFileRedundancyGetValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoPlaylistRedundancyGetValidator = [
-  param('videoId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid)
-    .not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   param('streamingPlaylistType')
     .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
     .custom(exists).withMessage('Should have a valid streaming playlist type'),
@@ -65,11 +82,21 @@ const videoPlaylistRedundancyGetValidator = [
     const paramPlaylistType = req.params.streamingPlaylistType as unknown as number // We casted to int above
     const videoStreamingPlaylist = video.VideoStreamingPlaylists.find(p => p.type === paramPlaylistType)
 
-    if (!videoStreamingPlaylist) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).json({ error: 'Video playlist not found.' })
+    if (!videoStreamingPlaylist) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video playlist not found.'
+      })
+    }
     res.locals.videoStreamingPlaylist = videoStreamingPlaylist
 
     const videoRedundancy = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadLocalByStreamingPlaylistId(videoStreamingPlaylist.id)
-    if (!videoRedundancy) return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).json({ error: 'Video redundancy not found.' })
+    if (!videoRedundancy) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video redundancy not found.'
+      })
+    }
     res.locals.videoRedundancy = videoRedundancy
 
     return next()
@@ -90,12 +117,10 @@ const updateServerRedundancyValidator = [
     const server = await ServerModel.loadByHost(req.params.host)
 
     if (!server) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        .json({
-          error: `Server ${req.params.host} not found.`
-        })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: `Server ${req.params.host} not found.`
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.server = server
@@ -118,7 +143,8 @@ const listVideoRedundanciesValidator = [
 
 const addVideoRedundancyValidator = [
   body('videoId')
-    .custom(isIdValid)
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
+    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid)
     .withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
@@ -129,19 +155,19 @@ const addVideoRedundancyValidator = [
     if (!await doesVideoExist(req.body.videoId, res, 'only-video')) return
 
     if (res.locals.onlyVideo.remote === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot create a redundancy on a local video' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot create a redundancy on a local video' })
     }
 
     if (res.locals.onlyVideo.isLive) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot create a redundancy of a live video' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot create a redundancy of a live video' })
     }
 
     const alreadyExists = await VideoRedundancyModel.isLocalByVideoUUIDExists(res.locals.onlyVideo.uuid)
     if (alreadyExists) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-                .json({ error: 'This video is already duplicated by your instance.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'This video is already duplicated by your instance.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -160,9 +186,10 @@ const removeVideoRedundancyValidator = [
 
     const redundancy = await VideoRedundancyModel.loadByIdWithVideo(parseInt(req.params.redundancyId, 10))
     if (!redundancy) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-                .json({ error: 'Video redundancy not found' })
-                .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video redundancy not found'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.videoRedundancy = redundancy
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts
index 78213c70d..7bbf81048 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { query } from 'express-validator'
-import { isDateValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isSearchTargetValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/search'
+import { isDateValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const videosSearchValidator = [
   query('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
 
-  query('startDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid start date'),
-  query('endDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid end date'),
+  query('startDate')
+    .optional()
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a start date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
+  query('endDate')
+    .optional()
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a end date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
 
-  query('originallyPublishedStartDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid published start date'),
-  query('originallyPublishedEndDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid published end date'),
+  query('originallyPublishedStartDate')
+    .optional()
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a published start date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
+  query('originallyPublishedEndDate')
+    .optional()
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a published end date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
 
   query('durationMin').optional().isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid min duration'),
   query('durationMax').optional().isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid max duration'),
@@ -41,11 +49,12 @@ const videoChannelsListSearchValidator = [
   }
 ]
 
-const videoChannelsOwnSearchValidator = [
-  query('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
+const videoPlaylistsListSearchValidator = [
+  query('search').not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
+  query('searchTarget').optional().custom(isSearchTargetValid).withMessage('Should have a valid search target'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
-    logger.debug('Checking video channels search query', { parameters: req.query })
+    logger.debug('Checking video playlists search query', { parameters: req.query })
 
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
@@ -58,5 +67,5 @@ const videoChannelsOwnSearchValidator = [
 export {
   videosSearchValidator,
   videoChannelsListSearchValidator,
-  videoChannelsOwnSearchValidator
+  videoPlaylistsListSearchValidator
 }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/server.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/server.ts
index fe6704716..fc7239b25 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/server.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/server.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { isHostValid, isValidContactBody } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
-import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
 import { body } from 'express-validator'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { isHostValid, isValidContactBody } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
 import { isUserDisplayNameValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/users'
-import { Redis } from '../../lib/redis'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG, isEmailEnabled } from '../../initializers/config'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { Redis } from '../../lib/redis'
+import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const serverGetValidator = [
   body('host').custom(isHostValid).withMessage('Should have a valid host'),
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ const serverGetValidator = [
 
     const server = await ServerModel.loadByHost(req.body.host)
     if (!server) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-                .send({ error: 'Server host not found.' })
-                .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Server host not found.'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.server = server
@@ -44,26 +45,26 @@ const contactAdministratorValidator = [
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
     if (CONFIG.CONTACT_FORM.ENABLED === false) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-        .send({ error: 'Contact form is not enabled on this instance.' })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'Contact form is not enabled on this instance.'
+      })
     }
 
     if (isEmailEnabled() === false) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-        .send({ error: 'Emailer is not enabled on this instance.' })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'Emailer is not enabled on this instance.'
+      })
     }
 
     if (await Redis.Instance.doesContactFormIpExist(req.ip)) {
       logger.info('Refusing a contact form by %s: already sent one recently.', req.ip)
 
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .send({ error: 'You already sent a contact form recently.' })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'You already sent a contact form recently.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/abuses.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/abuses.ts
index c53bd9efd..4a20a55fa 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/abuses.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/abuses.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { AbuseModel } from '../../models/abuse/abuse'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { AbuseModel } from '@server/models/abuse/abuse'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 async function doesAbuseExist (abuseId: number | string, res: Response) {
   const abuse = await AbuseModel.loadByIdWithReporter(parseInt(abuseId + '', 10))
 
   if (!abuse) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Abuse not found' })
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Abuse not found'
+    })
 
     return false
   }
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/accounts.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/accounts.ts
index 13ae6cdf4..04da15441 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/accounts.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/accounts.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
-import { MAccountDefault } from '../../types/models'
+import { AccountModel } from '@server/models/account/account'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
+import { MAccountDefault } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 function doesAccountIdExist (id: number | string, res: Response, sendNotFound = true) {
   const promise = AccountModel.load(parseInt(id + '', 10))
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ async function doesAccountExist (p: Promise<MAccountDefault>, res: Response, sen
 
   if (!account) {
     if (sendNotFound === true) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-         .json({ error: 'Account not found' })
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Account not found'
+      })
     }
-
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.account = account
-
   return true
 }
 
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ async function doesUserFeedTokenCorrespond (id: number, token: string, res: Resp
   const user = await UserModel.loadByIdWithChannels(parseInt(id + '', 10))
 
   if (token !== user.feedToken) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: 'User and token mismatch' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'User and token mismatch'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.user = user
-
   return true
 }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/index.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/index.ts
index f57f3ad31..fa89d05f2 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/index.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 export * from './abuses'
 export * from './accounts'
+export * from './utils'
 export * from './video-blacklists'
 export * from './video-captions'
 export * from './video-channels'
+export * from './video-comments'
+export * from './video-imports'
+export * from './video-ownerships'
 export * from './video-playlists'
 export * from './videos'
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/utils.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/utils.ts
index 4167f6d43..4f08560af 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/utils.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/utils.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { query, validationResult } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { param, query, validationResult } from 'express-validator'
+import { isIdOrUUIDValid, toCompleteUUID } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 
 function areValidationErrors (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   const errors = validationResult(req)
 
   if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
     logger.warn('Incorrect request parameters', { path: req.originalUrl, err: errors.mapped() })
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-       .json({ errors: errors.mapped() })
+    res.fail({
+      message: 'Incorrect request parameters: ' + Object.keys(errors.mapped()).join(', '),
+      instance: req.originalUrl,
+      data: {
+        'invalid-params': errors.mapped()
+      }
+    })
 
     return true
   }
@@ -37,10 +42,24 @@ function createSortableColumns (sortableColumns: string[]) {
   return sortableColumns.concat(sortableColumnDesc)
 }
 
+function isValidVideoIdParam (paramName: string) {
+  return param(paramName)
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
+    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid video id')
+}
+
+function isValidPlaylistIdParam (paramName: string) {
+  return param(paramName)
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
+    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id')
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
   areValidationErrors,
   checkSort,
-  createSortableColumns
+  createSortableColumns,
+  isValidVideoIdParam,
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam
 }
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-blacklists.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-blacklists.ts
index eda1324d3..01491c10f 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-blacklists.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-blacklists.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '../../models/video/video-blacklist'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-blacklist'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 async function doesVideoBlacklistExist (videoId: number, res: Response) {
   const videoBlacklist = await VideoBlacklistModel.loadByVideoId(videoId)
 
   if (videoBlacklist === null) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Blacklisted video not found' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Blacklisted video not found'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-captions.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-captions.ts
index 226d3c5f8..80f6c5a52 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-captions.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-captions.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { VideoCaptionModel } from '../../models/video/video-caption'
+import { VideoCaptionModel } from '@server/models/video/video-caption'
 import { MVideoId } from '@server/types/models'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 async function doesVideoCaptionExist (video: MVideoId, language: string, res: Response) {
   const videoCaption = await VideoCaptionModel.loadByVideoIdAndLanguage(video.id, language)
 
   if (!videoCaption) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Video caption not found' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video caption not found'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-channels.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-channels.ts
index e6eab65a2..fe2e663b7 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-channels.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
+import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
 import { MChannelBannerAccountDefault } from '@server/types/models'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../models/video/video-channel'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 async function doesLocalVideoChannelNameExist (name: string, res: express.Response) {
   const videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadLocalByNameAndPopulateAccount(name)
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ export {
 
 function processVideoChannelExist (videoChannel: MChannelBannerAccountDefault, res: express.Response) {
   if (!videoChannel) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Video channel not found' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video channel not found'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-comments.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-comments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83ea15c98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-comments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { VideoCommentModel } from '@server/models/video/video-comment'
+import { MVideoId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+
+async function doesVideoCommentThreadExist (idArg: number | string, video: MVideoId, res: express.Response) {
+  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
+  const videoComment = await VideoCommentModel.loadById(id)
+
+  if (!videoComment) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video comment thread not found'
+    })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (videoComment.videoId !== video.id) {
+    res.fail({ message: 'Video comment is not associated to this video.' })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (videoComment.inReplyToCommentId !== null) {
+    res.fail({ message: 'Video comment is not a thread.' })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  res.locals.videoCommentThread = videoComment
+  return true
+}
+
+async function doesVideoCommentExist (idArg: number | string, video: MVideoId, res: express.Response) {
+  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
+  const videoComment = await VideoCommentModel.loadByIdAndPopulateVideoAndAccountAndReply(id)
+
+  if (!videoComment) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video comment thread not found'
+    })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (videoComment.videoId !== video.id) {
+    res.fail({ message: 'Video comment is not associated to this video.' })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  res.locals.videoCommentFull = videoComment
+  return true
+}
+
+async function doesCommentIdExist (idArg: number | string, res: express.Response) {
+  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
+  const videoComment = await VideoCommentModel.loadByIdAndPopulateVideoAndAccountAndReply(id)
+
+  if (!videoComment) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video comment thread not found'
+    })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  res.locals.videoCommentFull = videoComment
+  return true
+}
+
+export {
+  doesVideoCommentThreadExist,
+  doesVideoCommentExist,
+  doesCommentIdExist
+}
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-imports.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-imports.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f984bc17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-imports.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { VideoImportModel } from '@server/models/video/video-import'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+
+async function doesVideoImportExist (id: number, res: express.Response) {
+  const videoImport = await VideoImportModel.loadAndPopulateVideo(id)
+
+  if (!videoImport) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video import not found'
+    })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  res.locals.videoImport = videoImport
+  return true
+}
+
+export {
+  doesVideoImportExist
+}
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-ownerships.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-ownerships.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc27006ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-ownerships.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { VideoChangeOwnershipModel } from '@server/models/video/video-change-ownership'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+
+async function doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist (idArg: number | string, res: express.Response) {
+  const id = parseInt(idArg + '', 10)
+  const videoChangeOwnership = await VideoChangeOwnershipModel.load(id)
+
+  if (!videoChangeOwnership) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video change ownership not found'
+    })
+    return false
+  }
+
+  res.locals.videoChangeOwnership = videoChangeOwnership
+
+  return true
+}
+
+export {
+  doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist
+}
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-playlists.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-playlists.ts
index d2dd80a35..d762859a8 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/video-playlists.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../models/video/video-playlist'
-import { MVideoPlaylist } from '../../types/models/video/video-playlist'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '@server/models/video/video-playlist'
+import { MVideoPlaylist } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 export type VideoPlaylistFetchType = 'summary' | 'all'
 async function doesVideoPlaylistExist (id: number | string, res: express.Response, fetchType: VideoPlaylistFetchType = 'summary') {
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export {
 
 function handleVideoPlaylist (videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylist, res: express.Response) {
   if (!videoPlaylist) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Video playlist not found' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video playlist not found'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/middlewares/videos.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/videos.ts
index 403cae092..2c66c1a3a 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/videos.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/shared/videos.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,38 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { fetchVideo, VideoFetchType } from '../video'
-import { UserRight } from '../../../shared/models/users'
-import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../models/video/video-channel'
+import { loadVideo, VideoLoadType } from '@server/lib/model-loaders'
+import { VideoChannelModel } from '@server/models/video/video-channel'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
 import {
   MUser,
   MUserAccountId,
   MVideoAccountLight,
+  MVideoFormattableDetails,
   MVideoFullLight,
-  MVideoIdThumbnail,
+  MVideoId,
   MVideoImmutable,
-  MVideoThumbnail,
-  MVideoWithRights
+  MVideoThumbnail
 } from '@server/types/models'
-import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { UserRight } from '@shared/models'
 
-async function doesVideoExist (id: number | string, res: Response, fetchType: VideoFetchType = 'all') {
+async function doesVideoExist (id: number | string, res: Response, fetchType: VideoLoadType = 'all') {
   const userId = res.locals.oauth ? res.locals.oauth.token.User.id : undefined
 
-  const video = await fetchVideo(id, fetchType, userId)
+  const video = await loadVideo(id, fetchType, userId)
 
   if (video === null) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'Video not found' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'Video not found'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   switch (fetchType) {
+    case 'for-api':
+      res.locals.videoAPI = video as MVideoFormattableDetails
+      break
+
     case 'all':
       res.locals.videoAll = video as MVideoFullLight
       break
@@ -38,16 +42,12 @@ async function doesVideoExist (id: number | string, res: Response, fetchType: Vi
       break
 
     case 'id':
-      res.locals.videoId = video as MVideoIdThumbnail
+      res.locals.videoId = video as MVideoId
       break
 
     case 'only-video':
       res.locals.onlyVideo = video as MVideoThumbnail
       break
-
-    case 'only-video-with-rights':
-      res.locals.onlyVideoWithRights = video as MVideoWithRights
-      break
   }
 
   return true
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ async function doesVideoExist (id: number | string, res: Response, fetchType: Vi
 
 async function doesVideoFileOfVideoExist (id: number, videoIdOrUUID: number | string, res: Response) {
   if (!await VideoFileModel.doesVideoExistForVideoFile(id, videoIdOrUUID)) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-       .json({ error: 'VideoFile matching Video not found' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+      message: 'VideoFile matching Video not found'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ async function doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist (channelId: number, user: MUserAcc
   const videoChannel = await VideoChannelModel.loadAndPopulateAccount(channelId)
 
   if (videoChannel === null) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-       .json({ error: 'Unknown video "video channel" for this instance.' })
-
+    res.fail({ message: 'Unknown video "video channel" for this instance.' })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -82,9 +80,9 @@ async function doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist (channelId: number, user: MUserAcc
   }
 
   if (videoChannel.Account.id !== user.Account.id) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-      .json({ error: 'Unknown video "video channel" for this account.' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      message: 'Unknown video "video channel" for this account.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -95,9 +93,10 @@ async function doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist (channelId: number, user: MUserAcc
 function checkUserCanManageVideo (user: MUser, video: MVideoAccountLight, right: UserRight, res: Response, onlyOwned = true) {
   // Retrieve the user who did the request
   if (onlyOwned && video.isOwned() === false) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: 'Cannot manage a video of another server.' })
-       .end()
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot manage a video of another server.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -106,9 +105,10 @@ function checkUserCanManageVideo (user: MUser, video: MVideoAccountLight, right:
   // Or if s/he is the video's account
   const account = video.VideoChannel.Account
   if (user.hasRight(right) === false && account.userId !== user.id) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: 'Cannot manage a video of another user.' })
-       .end()
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot manage a video of another user.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/sort.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/sort.ts
index beecc155b..473010460 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/sort.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/sort.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { SORTABLE_COLUMNS } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { checkSort, createSortableColumns } from './utils'
+import { checkSort, createSortableColumns } from './shared'
 
 // Initialize constants here for better performances
 const SORTABLE_USERS_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.USERS)
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const SORTABLE_ABUSES_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.ABUSES)
 const SORTABLE_VIDEOS_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEOS)
 const SORTABLE_VIDEOS_SEARCH_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEOS_SEARCH)
 const SORTABLE_VIDEO_CHANNELS_SEARCH_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEO_CHANNELS_SEARCH)
+const SORTABLE_VIDEO_PLAYLISTS_SEARCH_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEO_PLAYLISTS_SEARCH)
 const SORTABLE_VIDEO_IMPORTS_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEO_IMPORTS)
 const SORTABLE_VIDEO_COMMENTS_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEO_COMMENT_THREADS)
 const SORTABLE_VIDEO_COMMENT_THREADS_COLUMNS = createSortableColumns(SORTABLE_COLUMNS.VIDEO_COMMENT_THREADS)
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const videosSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEOS_COLUMNS)
 const videoImportsSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEO_IMPORTS_COLUMNS)
 const videosSearchSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEOS_SEARCH_COLUMNS)
 const videoChannelsSearchSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEO_CHANNELS_SEARCH_COLUMNS)
+const videoPlaylistsSearchSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEO_PLAYLISTS_SEARCH_COLUMNS)
 const videoCommentsValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEO_COMMENTS_COLUMNS)
 const videoCommentThreadsSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEO_COMMENT_THREADS_COLUMNS)
 const videoRatesSortValidator = checkSort(SORTABLE_VIDEO_RATES_COLUMNS)
@@ -75,5 +77,6 @@ export {
   userNotificationsSortValidator,
   videoPlaylistsSortValidator,
   videoRedundanciesSortValidator,
+  videoPlaylistsSearchSortValidator,
   pluginsSortValidator
 }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/themes.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/themes.ts
index a726a567b..d4716257f 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/themes.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/themes.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { param } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { isSafePath } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isPluginNameValid, isPluginVersionValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/plugins'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { PluginManager } from '../../lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
-import { isSafePath } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const serveThemeCSSValidator = [
   param('themeName').custom(isPluginNameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid theme name'),
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ const serveThemeCSSValidator = [
     const theme = PluginManager.Instance.getRegisteredThemeByShortName(req.params.themeName)
 
     if (!theme || theme.version !== req.params.themeVersion) {
-      return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'No theme named ' + req.params.themeName + ' was found with version ' + req.params.themeVersion
+      })
     }
 
     if (theme.css.includes(req.params.staticEndpoint) === false) {
-      return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'No static endpoint was found for this theme'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.registeredPlugin = theme
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/user-history.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/user-history.ts
index 058bf7758..1db0d9b26 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/user-history.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/user-history.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, query } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 import { exists, isDateValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const userHistoryListValidator = [
   query('search')
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const userHistoryListValidator = [
 const userHistoryRemoveValidator = [
   body('beforeDate')
     .optional()
-    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid before date'),
+    .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a before date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking userHistoryRemoveValidator parameters', { parameters: req.body })
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/user-notifications.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/user-notifications.ts
index 21a7be08d..2f8e7686e 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/user-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/user-notifications.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, query } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { isUserNotificationSettingValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/user-notifications'
 import { isNotEmptyIntArray, toBooleanOrNull } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { isUserNotificationSettingValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/user-notifications'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const listUserNotificationsValidator = [
   query('unread')
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/user-subscriptions.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/user-subscriptions.ts
index 0d0c8ccbf..ab7962923 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/user-subscriptions.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/user-subscriptions.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { areValidActorHandles, isValidActorHandle } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
 import { toArray } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/actor/actor-follow'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const userSubscriptionListValidator = [
   query('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ const userSubscriptionGetValidator = [
     const subscription = await ActorFollowModel.loadByActorAndTargetNameAndHostForAPI(user.Account.Actor.id, name, host)
 
     if (!subscription || !subscription.ActorFollowing.VideoChannel) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        .json({
-          error: `Subscription ${req.params.uri} not found.`
-        })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: `Subscription ${req.params.uri} not found.`
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.subscription = subscription
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
index 37119e279..698d7d814 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-code
 import { UserRole } from '../../../shared/models/users'
 import { UserRegister } from '../../../shared/models/users/user-register.model'
 import { isActorPreferredUsernameValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
-import { isIdOrUUIDValid, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isThemeNameValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/plugins'
 import {
   isNoInstanceConfigWarningModal,
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ import {
 } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/users'
 import { isVideoChannelNameValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/video-channels'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { isSignupAllowed, isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP } from '../../helpers/signup'
 import { isThemeRegistered } from '../../lib/plugins/theme-utils'
 import { Redis } from '../../lib/redis'
-import { UserModel } from '../../models/account/user'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
+import { isSignupAllowed, isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP } from '../../lib/signup'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
+import { UserModel } from '../../models/user/user'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from './shared'
 
 const usersListValidator = [
   query('blocked')
@@ -73,23 +72,23 @@ const usersAddValidator = [
 
     const authUser = res.locals.oauth.token.User
     if (authUser.role !== UserRole.ADMINISTRATOR && req.body.role !== UserRole.USER) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'You can only create users (and not administrators or moderators)' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'You can only create users (and not administrators or moderators)'
+      })
     }
 
     if (req.body.channelName) {
       if (req.body.channelName === req.body.username) {
-        return res
-          .status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-          .json({ error: 'Channel name cannot be the same as user username.' })
+        return res.fail({ message: 'Channel name cannot be the same as user username.' })
       }
 
       const existing = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(req.body.channelName)
       if (existing) {
-        return res
-          .status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-          .json({ error: `Channel with name ${req.body.channelName} already exists.` })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+          message: `Channel with name ${req.body.channelName} already exists.`
+        })
       }
     }
 
@@ -121,20 +120,19 @@ const usersRegisterValidator = [
     const body: UserRegister = req.body
     if (body.channel) {
       if (!body.channel.name || !body.channel.displayName) {
-        return res
-          .status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-          .json({ error: 'Channel is optional but if you specify it, channel.name and channel.displayName are required.' })
+        return res.fail({ message: 'Channel is optional but if you specify it, channel.name and channel.displayName are required.' })
       }
 
       if (body.channel.name === body.username) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                  .json({ error: 'Channel name cannot be the same as user username.' })
+        return res.fail({ message: 'Channel name cannot be the same as user username.' })
       }
 
       const existing = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(body.channel.name)
       if (existing) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-                  .json({ error: `Channel with name ${body.channel.name} already exists.` })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+          message: `Channel with name ${body.channel.name} already exists.`
+        })
       }
     }
 
@@ -153,8 +151,7 @@ const usersRemoveValidator = [
 
     const user = res.locals.user
     if (user.username === 'root') {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot remove the root user' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot remove the root user' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -173,8 +170,7 @@ const usersBlockingValidator = [
 
     const user = res.locals.user
     if (user.username === 'root') {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot block the root user' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot block the root user' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -185,9 +181,7 @@ const deleteMeValidator = [
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
     if (user.username === 'root') {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'You cannot delete your root account.' })
-                .end()
+      return res.fail({ message: 'You cannot delete your root account.' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -217,8 +211,7 @@ const usersUpdateValidator = [
 
     const user = res.locals.user
     if (user.username === 'root' && req.body.role !== undefined && user.role !== req.body.role) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot change root role.' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot change root role.' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -273,18 +266,18 @@ const usersUpdateMeValidator = [
 
     if (req.body.password || req.body.email) {
       if (user.pluginAuth !== null) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                  .json({ error: 'You cannot update your email or password that is associated with an external auth system.' })
+        return res.fail({ message: 'You cannot update your email or password that is associated with an external auth system.' })
       }
 
       if (!req.body.currentPassword) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                  .json({ error: 'currentPassword parameter is missing.' })
+        return res.fail({ message: 'currentPassword parameter is missing.' })
       }
 
       if (await user.isPasswordMatch(req.body.currentPassword) !== true) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
-                  .json({ error: 'currentPassword is invalid.' })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401,
+          message: 'currentPassword is invalid.'
+        })
       }
     }
 
@@ -309,7 +302,7 @@ const usersGetValidator = [
 ]
 
 const usersVideoRatingValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking usersVideoRating parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -335,8 +328,10 @@ const ensureUserRegistrationAllowed = [
     )
 
     if (allowedResult.allowed === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                .json({ error: allowedResult.errorMessage || 'User registration is not enabled or user limit is reached.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: allowedResult.errorMessage || 'User registration is not enabled or user limit is reached.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -348,8 +343,10 @@ const ensureUserRegistrationAllowedForIP = [
     const allowed = isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP(req.ip)
 
     if (allowed === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                .json({ error: 'You are not on a network authorized for registration.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'You are not on a network authorized for registration.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -390,9 +387,10 @@ const usersResetPasswordValidator = [
     const redisVerificationString = await Redis.Instance.getResetPasswordLink(user.id)
 
     if (redisVerificationString !== req.body.verificationString) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Invalid verification string.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Invalid verification string.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -437,9 +435,10 @@ const usersVerifyEmailValidator = [
     const redisVerificationString = await Redis.Instance.getVerifyEmailLink(user.id)
 
     if (redisVerificationString !== req.body.verificationString) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Invalid verification string.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Invalid verification string.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -455,8 +454,10 @@ const ensureAuthUserOwnsAccountValidator = [
     const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
 
     if (res.locals.account.id !== user.Account.id) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                .json({ error: 'Only owner can access ratings list.' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Only owner can access ratings list.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -471,8 +472,10 @@ const ensureCanManageUser = [
     if (authUser.role === UserRole.ADMINISTRATOR) return next()
     if (authUser.role === UserRole.MODERATOR && onUser.role === UserRole.USER) return next()
 
-    return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-      .json({ error: 'A moderator can only manager users.' })
+    return res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'A moderator can only manager users.'
+    })
   }
 ]
 
@@ -515,15 +518,19 @@ async function checkUserNameOrEmailDoesNotAlreadyExist (username: string, email:
   const user = await UserModel.loadByUsernameOrEmail(username, email)
 
   if (user) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-              .json({ error: 'User with this username or email already exists.' })
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+      message: 'User with this username or email already exists.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   const actor = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(username)
   if (actor) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-       .json({ error: 'Another actor (account/channel) with this name on this instance already exists or has already existed.' })
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+      message: 'Another actor (account/channel) with this name on this instance already exists or has already existed.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -535,14 +542,15 @@ async function checkUserExist (finder: () => Promise<MUserDefault>, res: express
 
   if (!user) {
     if (abortResponse === true) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-        .json({ error: 'User not found' })
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'User not found'
+      })
     }
 
     return false
   }
 
   res.locals.user = user
-
   return true
 }
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/index.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/index.ts
index 1eabada0a..369c2c9b6 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ export * from './video-captions'
 export * from './video-channels'
 export * from './video-comments'
 export * from './video-imports'
+export * from './video-live'
+export * from './video-ownership-changes'
 export * from './video-watch'
 export * from './video-rates'
 export * from './video-shares'
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-blacklist.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-blacklist.ts
index 88c788a43..21141d84d 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-blacklist.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
-import { isBooleanValid, isIdOrUUIDValid, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { body, query } from 'express-validator'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { isBooleanValid, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isVideoBlacklistReasonValid, isVideoBlacklistTypeValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-blacklist'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesVideoBlacklistExist, doesVideoExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoBlacklistExist, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const videosBlacklistRemoveValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking blacklistRemove parameters.', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -22,7 +21,8 @@ const videosBlacklistRemoveValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videosBlacklistAddValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   body('unfederate')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toBooleanOrNull)
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ const videosBlacklistAddValidator = [
 
     const video = res.locals.videoAll
     if (req.body.unfederate === true && video.remote === true) {
-      return res
-        .status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-        .send({ error: 'You cannot unfederate a remote video.' })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'You cannot unfederate a remote video.'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ const videosBlacklistAddValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videosBlacklistUpdateValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   body('reason')
     .optional()
     .custom(isVideoBlacklistReasonValid).withMessage('Should have a valid reason'),
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-captions.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-captions.ts
index 872d9c2ab..2946f3e15 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-captions.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-captions.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
-import { isIdOrUUIDValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { body, param } from 'express-validator'
-import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, MIMETYPES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared'
-import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { isVideoCaptionFile, isVideoCaptionLanguageValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-captions'
 import { cleanUpReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
-import { checkUserCanManageVideo, doesVideoCaptionExist, doesVideoExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, MIMETYPES } from '../../../initializers/constants'
+import { areValidationErrors, checkUserCanManageVideo, doesVideoCaptionExist, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const addVideoCaptionValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
-  param('captionLanguage').custom(isVideoCaptionLanguageValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid caption language'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
+  param('captionLanguage')
+    .custom(isVideoCaptionLanguageValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid caption language'),
+
   body('captionfile')
     .custom((_, { req }) => isVideoCaptionFile(req.files, 'captionfile'))
     .withMessage(
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@ const addVideoCaptionValidator = [
 ]
 
 const deleteVideoCaptionValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
-  param('captionLanguage').custom(isVideoCaptionLanguageValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid caption language'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
+  param('captionLanguage')
+    .custom(isVideoCaptionLanguageValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid caption language'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking deleteVideoCaption parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ const deleteVideoCaptionValidator = [
 ]
 
 const listVideoCaptionsValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid video id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking listVideoCaptions parameters', { parameters: req.params })
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
index 2463d281c..e7df185e4 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
 import { VIDEO_CHANNELS } from '@server/initializers/constants'
 import { MChannelAccountDefault, MUser } from '@server/types/models'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { isActorPreferredUsernameValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
 import { isBooleanValid, toBooleanOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import {
@@ -11,11 +12,9 @@ import {
   isVideoChannelSupportValid
 } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-channels'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesLocalVideoChannelNameExist, doesVideoChannelNameWithHostExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../../models/video/video-channel'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesLocalVideoChannelNameExist, doesVideoChannelNameWithHostExist } from '../shared'
 
 const videoChannelsAddValidator = [
   body('name').custom(isActorPreferredUsernameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid channel name'),
@@ -30,17 +29,16 @@ const videoChannelsAddValidator = [
 
     const actor = await ActorModel.loadLocalByName(req.body.name)
     if (actor) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-         .send({ error: 'Another actor (account/channel) with this name on this instance already exists or has already existed.' })
-         .end()
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'Another actor (account/channel) with this name on this instance already exists or has already existed.'
+      })
       return false
     }
 
     const count = await VideoChannelModel.countByAccount(res.locals.oauth.token.User.Account.id)
     if (count >= VIDEO_CHANNELS.MAX_PER_USER) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .send({ error: `You cannot create more than ${VIDEO_CHANNELS.MAX_PER_USER} channels` })
-        .end()
+      res.fail({ message: `You cannot create more than ${VIDEO_CHANNELS.MAX_PER_USER} channels` })
       return false
     }
 
@@ -71,13 +69,17 @@ const videoChannelsUpdateValidator = [
 
     // We need to make additional checks
     if (res.locals.videoChannel.Actor.isOwned() === false) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot update video channel of another server' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Cannot update video channel of another server'
+      })
     }
 
     if (res.locals.videoChannel.Account.userId !== res.locals.oauth.token.User.id) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot update video channel of another user' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Cannot update video channel of another user'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -139,6 +141,18 @@ const videoChannelStatsValidator = [
   }
 ]
 
+const videoChannelsListValidator = [
+  query('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
+
+  (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+    logger.debug('Checking video channels search query', { parameters: req.query })
+
+    if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
+
+    return next()
+  }
+]
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
@@ -146,6 +160,7 @@ export {
   videoChannelsUpdateValidator,
   videoChannelsRemoveValidator,
   videoChannelsNameWithHostValidator,
+  videoChannelsListValidator,
   localVideoChannelValidator,
   videoChannelStatsValidator
 }
@@ -154,10 +169,10 @@ export {
 
 function checkUserCanDeleteVideoChannel (user: MUser, videoChannel: MChannelAccountDefault, res: express.Response) {
   if (videoChannel.Actor.isOwned() === false) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-              .json({ error: 'Cannot remove video channel of another server.' })
-              .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot remove video channel of another server.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -165,10 +180,10 @@ function checkUserCanDeleteVideoChannel (user: MUser, videoChannel: MChannelAcco
   // The user can delete it if s/he is an admin
   // Or if s/he is the video channel's account
   if (user.hasRight(UserRight.REMOVE_ANY_VIDEO_CHANNEL) === false && videoChannel.Account.userId !== user.id) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-              .json({ error: 'Cannot remove video channel of another user' })
-              .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot remove video channel of another user'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -179,10 +194,10 @@ async function checkVideoChannelIsNotTheLastOne (res: express.Response) {
   const count = await VideoChannelModel.countByAccount(res.locals.oauth.token.User.Account.id)
 
   if (count <= 1) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-       .json({ error: 'Cannot remove the last channel of this user' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+      message: 'Cannot remove the last channel of this user'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts
index 1afacfed8..885506ebe 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-comments.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,14 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
 import { MUserAccountUrl } from '@server/types/models'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared'
-import { exists, isBooleanValid, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid, toBooleanOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import {
-  doesVideoCommentExist,
-  doesVideoCommentThreadExist,
-  isValidVideoCommentText
-} from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-comments'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { exists, isBooleanValid, isIdValid, toBooleanOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { isValidVideoCommentText } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-comments'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
 import { AcceptResult, isLocalVideoCommentReplyAccepted, isLocalVideoThreadAccepted } from '../../../lib/moderation'
 import { Hooks } from '../../../lib/plugins/hooks'
 import { MCommentOwnerVideoReply, MVideo, MVideoFullLight } from '../../../types/models/video'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoCommentExist, doesVideoCommentThreadExist, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const listVideoCommentsValidator = [
   query('isLocal')
@@ -45,7 +40,7 @@ const listVideoCommentsValidator = [
 ]
 
 const listVideoCommentThreadsValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking listVideoCommentThreads parameters.', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -58,8 +53,10 @@ const listVideoCommentThreadsValidator = [
 ]
 
 const listVideoThreadCommentsValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
-  param('threadId').custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid threadId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
+  param('threadId')
+    .custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid threadId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking listVideoThreadComments parameters.', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -73,8 +70,10 @@ const listVideoThreadCommentsValidator = [
 ]
 
 const addVideoCommentThreadValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
-  body('text').custom(isValidVideoCommentText).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid comment text'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
+  body('text')
+    .custom(isValidVideoCommentText).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid comment text'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking addVideoCommentThread parameters.', { parameters: req.params, body: req.body })
@@ -89,8 +88,10 @@ const addVideoCommentThreadValidator = [
 ]
 
 const addVideoCommentReplyValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   param('commentId').custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid commentId'),
+
   body('text').custom(isValidVideoCommentText).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid comment text'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
@@ -107,8 +108,10 @@ const addVideoCommentReplyValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoCommentGetValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
-  param('commentId').custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid commentId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
+  param('commentId')
+    .custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid commentId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videoCommentGetValidator parameters.', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -122,7 +125,8 @@ const videoCommentGetValidator = [
 ]
 
 const removeVideoCommentValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   param('commentId').custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid commentId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
@@ -155,9 +159,10 @@ export {
 
 function isVideoCommentsEnabled (video: MVideo, res: express.Response) {
   if (video.commentsEnabled !== true) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-       .json({ error: 'Video comments are disabled for this video.' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+      message: 'Video comments are disabled for this video.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -166,9 +171,10 @@ function isVideoCommentsEnabled (video: MVideo, res: express.Response) {
 
 function checkUserCanDeleteVideoComment (user: MUserAccountUrl, videoComment: MCommentOwnerVideoReply, res: express.Response) {
   if (videoComment.isDeleted()) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-       .json({ error: 'This comment is already deleted' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+      message: 'This comment is already deleted'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -179,9 +185,10 @@ function checkUserCanDeleteVideoComment (user: MUserAccountUrl, videoComment: MC
     videoComment.accountId !== userAccount.id && // Not the comment owner
     videoComment.Video.VideoChannel.accountId !== userAccount.id // Not the video owner
   ) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-      .json({ error: 'Cannot remove video comment of another user' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot remove video comment of another user'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -215,9 +222,11 @@ async function isVideoCommentAccepted (req: express.Request, res: express.Respon
 
   if (!acceptedResult || acceptedResult.accepted !== true) {
     logger.info('Refused local comment.', { acceptedResult, acceptParameters })
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: acceptedResult?.errorMessage || 'Refused local comment' })
 
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: acceptedResult?.errorMessage || 'Refused local comment'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts
index c53af3861..85dc647ce 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ import * as express from 'express'
 import { body } from 'express-validator'
 import { isPreImportVideoAccepted } from '@server/lib/moderation'
 import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { VideoImportCreate } from '@shared/models/videos/import/video-import-create.model'
 import { isIdValid, toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isVideoImportTargetUrlValid, isVideoImportTorrentFile } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-imports'
 import { isVideoMagnetUriValid, isVideoNameValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { cleanUpReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../../initializers/constants'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist } from '../shared'
 import { getCommonVideoEditAttributes } from './videos'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const videoImportAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
   body('channelId')
@@ -33,7 +32,9 @@ const videoImportAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
     ),
   body('name')
     .optional()
-    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid name'),
+    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage(
+      `Should have a video name between ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min} and ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max} characters long`
+    ),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videoImportAddValidator parameters', { parameters: req.body })
@@ -45,16 +46,20 @@ const videoImportAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
 
     if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.HTTP.ENABLED !== true && req.body.targetUrl) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-        .json({ error: 'HTTP import is not enabled on this instance.' })
-        .end()
+
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'HTTP import is not enabled on this instance.'
+      })
     }
 
     if (CONFIG.IMPORT.VIDEOS.TORRENT.ENABLED !== true && (req.body.magnetUri || torrentFile)) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
-                .json({ error: 'Torrent/magnet URI import is not enabled on this instance.' })
-                .end()
+
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'Torrent/magnet URI import is not enabled on this instance.'
+      })
     }
 
     if (!await doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist(req.body.channelId, user, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
@@ -63,9 +68,7 @@ const videoImportAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
     if (!req.body.targetUrl && !req.body.magnetUri && !torrentFile) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Should have a magnetUri or a targetUrl or a torrent file.' })
-        .end()
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Should have a magnetUri or a targetUrl or a torrent file.' })
     }
 
     if (!await isImportAccepted(req, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
@@ -101,9 +104,11 @@ async function isImportAccepted (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
   if (!acceptedResult || acceptedResult.accepted !== true) {
     logger.info('Refused to import video.', { acceptedResult, acceptParameters })
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: acceptedResult.errorMessage || 'Refused to import video' })
 
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: acceptedResult.errorMessage || 'Refused to import video'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-live.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-live.ts
index 3a73e1272..7cfb935e3 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-live.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-live.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { body, param } from 'express-validator'
-import { checkUserCanManageVideo, doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist, doesVideoExist } from '@server/helpers/middlewares/videos'
+import { body } from 'express-validator'
+import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '@server/initializers/constants'
+import { isLocalLiveVideoAccepted } from '@server/lib/moderation'
+import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
+import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
 import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { ServerErrorCode, UserRight, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
-import { isBooleanValid, isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { isBooleanValid, isIdValid, toBooleanOrNull, toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isVideoNameValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { cleanUpReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
+import {
+  areValidationErrors,
+  checkUserCanManageVideo,
+  doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist,
+  doesVideoExist,
+  isValidVideoIdParam
+} from '../shared'
 import { getCommonVideoEditAttributes } from './videos'
-import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
-import { Hooks } from '@server/lib/plugins/hooks'
-import { isLocalLiveVideoAccepted } from '@server/lib/moderation'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const videoLiveGetValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videoLiveGetValidator parameters', { parameters: req.params, user: res.locals.oauth.token.User.username })
@@ -29,7 +35,12 @@ const videoLiveGetValidator = [
     if (!checkUserCanManageVideo(user, res.locals.videoAll, UserRight.GET_ANY_LIVE, res, false)) return
 
     const videoLive = await VideoLiveModel.loadByVideoId(res.locals.videoAll.id)
-    if (!videoLive) return res.sendStatus(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    if (!videoLive) {
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Live video not found'
+      })
+    }
 
     res.locals.videoLive = videoLive
 
@@ -43,7 +54,9 @@ const videoLiveAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
     .custom(isIdValid).withMessage('Should have correct video channel id'),
 
   body('name')
-    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid name'),
+    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage(
+      `Should have a video name between ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min} and ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max} characters long`
+    ),
 
   body('saveReplay')
     .optional()
@@ -63,22 +76,27 @@ const videoLiveAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
     if (CONFIG.LIVE.ENABLED !== true) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Live is not enabled on this instance' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Live is not enabled on this instance',
+        type: ServerErrorCode.LIVE_NOT_ENABLED
+      })
     }
 
     if (CONFIG.LIVE.ALLOW_REPLAY !== true && req.body.saveReplay === true) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Saving live replay is not allowed instance' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Saving live replay is not enabled on this instance',
+        type: ServerErrorCode.LIVE_NOT_ALLOWING_REPLAY
+      })
     }
 
     if (req.body.permanentLive && req.body.saveReplay) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot set this live as permanent while saving its replay' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot set this live as permanent while saving its replay' })
     }
 
     const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
@@ -90,11 +108,11 @@ const videoLiveAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
       if (totalInstanceLives >= CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_INSTANCE_LIVES) {
         cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-          .json({
-            code: ServerErrorCode.MAX_INSTANCE_LIVES_LIMIT_REACHED,
-            error: 'Cannot create this live because the max instance lives limit is reached.'
-          })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+          message: 'Cannot create this live because the max instance lives limit is reached.',
+          type: ServerErrorCode.MAX_INSTANCE_LIVES_LIMIT_REACHED
+        })
       }
     }
 
@@ -104,11 +122,11 @@ const videoLiveAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
       if (totalUserLives >= CONFIG.LIVE.MAX_USER_LIVES) {
         cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-          .json({
-            code: ServerErrorCode.MAX_USER_LIVES_LIMIT_REACHED,
-            error: 'Cannot create this live because the max user lives limit is reached.'
-          })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+          message: 'Cannot create this live because the max user lives limit is reached.',
+          type: ServerErrorCode.MAX_USER_LIVES_LIMIT_REACHED
+        })
       }
     }
 
@@ -130,18 +148,18 @@ const videoLiveUpdateValidator = [
     if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
 
     if (req.body.permanentLive && req.body.saveReplay) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot set this live as permanent while saving its replay' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot set this live as permanent while saving its replay' })
     }
 
     if (CONFIG.LIVE.ALLOW_REPLAY !== true && req.body.saveReplay === true) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-        .json({ error: 'Saving live replay is not allowed instance' })
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Saving live replay is not allowed instance'
+      })
     }
 
     if (res.locals.videoAll.state !== VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Cannot update a live that has already started' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot update a live that has already started' })
     }
 
     // Check the user can manage the live
@@ -177,9 +195,10 @@ async function isLiveVideoAccepted (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
   if (!acceptedResult || acceptedResult.accepted !== true) {
     logger.info('Refused local live video.', { acceptedResult, acceptParameters })
 
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: acceptedResult.errorMessage || 'Refused local live video' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: acceptedResult.errorMessage || 'Refused local live video'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-ownership-changes.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-ownership-changes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54ac46c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-ownership-changes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { param } from 'express-validator'
+import { isIdValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/video-ownership'
+import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
+import { isAbleToUploadVideo } from '@server/lib/user'
+import { AccountModel } from '@server/models/account/account'
+import { MVideoWithAllFiles } from '@server/types/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { ServerErrorCode, UserRight, VideoChangeOwnershipAccept, VideoChangeOwnershipStatus, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
+import {
+  areValidationErrors,
+  checkUserCanManageVideo,
+  doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist,
+  doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist,
+  doesVideoExist,
+  isValidVideoIdParam
+} from '../shared'
+
+const videosChangeOwnershipValidator = [
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
+  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+    logger.debug('Checking changeOwnership parameters', { parameters: req.params })
+
+    if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
+    if (!await doesVideoExist(req.params.videoId, res)) return
+
+    // Check if the user who did the request is able to change the ownership of the video
+    if (!checkUserCanManageVideo(res.locals.oauth.token.User, res.locals.videoAll, UserRight.CHANGE_VIDEO_OWNERSHIP, res)) return
+
+    const nextOwner = await AccountModel.loadLocalByName(req.body.username)
+    if (!nextOwner) {
+      res.fail({ message: 'Changing video ownership to a remote account is not supported yet' })
+      return
+    }
+
+    res.locals.nextOwner = nextOwner
+    return next()
+  }
+]
+
+const videosTerminateChangeOwnershipValidator = [
+  param('id')
+    .custom(isIdValid).withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
+
+  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+    logger.debug('Checking changeOwnership parameters', { parameters: req.params })
+
+    if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
+    if (!await doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist(req.params.id, res)) return
+
+    // Check if the user who did the request is able to change the ownership of the video
+    if (!checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange(res.locals.oauth.token.User, res.locals.videoChangeOwnership, res)) return
+
+    const videoChangeOwnership = res.locals.videoChangeOwnership
+
+    if (videoChangeOwnership.status !== VideoChangeOwnershipStatus.WAITING) {
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Ownership already accepted or refused'
+      })
+      return
+    }
+
+    return next()
+  }
+]
+
+const videosAcceptChangeOwnershipValidator = [
+  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+    const body = req.body as VideoChangeOwnershipAccept
+    if (!await doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist(body.channelId, res.locals.oauth.token.User, res)) return
+
+    const videoChangeOwnership = res.locals.videoChangeOwnership
+
+    const video = videoChangeOwnership.Video
+
+    if (!await checkCanAccept(video, res)) return
+
+    return next()
+  }
+]
+
+export {
+  videosChangeOwnershipValidator,
+  videosTerminateChangeOwnershipValidator,
+  videosAcceptChangeOwnershipValidator
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function checkCanAccept (video: MVideoWithAllFiles, res: express.Response): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (video.isLive) {
+
+    if (video.state !== VideoState.WAITING_FOR_LIVE) {
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400,
+        message: 'You can accept an ownership change of a published live.'
+      })
+
+      return false
+    }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
+
+  if (!await isAbleToUploadVideo(user.id, video.getMaxQualityFile().size)) {
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_413,
+      message: 'The user video quota is exceeded with this video.',
+      type: ServerErrorCode.QUOTA_REACHED
+    })
+
+    return false
+  }
+
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts
index c872d045e..5ee7ee0ce 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-playlists.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   isIdOrUUIDValid,
   isIdValid,
   isUUIDValid,
+  toCompleteUUID,
   toIntArray,
   toIntOrNull,
   toValueOrNull
@@ -25,12 +26,18 @@ import {
 import { isVideoImage } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { cleanUpReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesVideoChannelIdExist, doesVideoExist, doesVideoPlaylistExist, VideoPlaylistFetchType } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from '../../../models/video/video-playlist-element'
 import { MVideoPlaylist } from '../../../types/models/video/video-playlist'
 import { authenticatePromiseIfNeeded } from '../../auth'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
+import {
+  areValidationErrors,
+  doesVideoChannelIdExist,
+  doesVideoExist,
+  doesVideoPlaylistExist,
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam,
+  VideoPlaylistFetchType
+} from '../shared'
 
 const videoPlaylistsAddValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
   body('displayName')
@@ -44,10 +51,13 @@ const videoPlaylistsAddValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
     const body: VideoPlaylistCreate = req.body
     if (body.videoChannelId && !await doesVideoChannelIdExist(body.videoChannelId, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
 
-    if (body.privacy === VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC && !body.videoChannelId) {
+    if (
+      !body.videoChannelId &&
+      (body.privacy === VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC || body.privacy === VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED)
+    ) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot set "public" a playlist that is not assigned to a channel.' })
+
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot set "public" or "unlisted" a playlist that is not assigned to a channel.' })
     }
 
     return next()
@@ -55,8 +65,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsAddValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
 ])
 
 const videoPlaylistsUpdateValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
-  param('playlistId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
 
   body('displayName')
     .optional()
@@ -85,14 +94,14 @@ const videoPlaylistsUpdateValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
       )
     ) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot set "public" a playlist that is not assigned to a channel.' })
+
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot set "public" a playlist that is not assigned to a channel.' })
     }
 
     if (videoPlaylist.type === VideoPlaylistType.WATCH_LATER) {
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot update a watch later playlist.' })
+
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot update a watch later playlist.' })
     }
 
     if (body.videoChannelId && !await doesVideoChannelIdExist(body.videoChannelId, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
@@ -102,8 +111,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsUpdateValidator = getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes().concat([
 ])
 
 const videoPlaylistsDeleteValidator = [
-  param('playlistId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videoPlaylistsDeleteValidator parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -114,8 +122,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsDeleteValidator = [
 
     const videoPlaylist = getPlaylist(res)
     if (videoPlaylist.type === VideoPlaylistType.WATCH_LATER) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-                .json({ error: 'Cannot delete a watch later playlist.' })
+      return res.fail({ message: 'Cannot delete a watch later playlist.' })
     }
 
     if (!checkUserCanManageVideoPlaylist(res.locals.oauth.token.User, videoPlaylist, UserRight.REMOVE_ANY_VIDEO_PLAYLIST, res)) {
@@ -128,8 +135,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsDeleteValidator = [
 
 const videoPlaylistsGetValidator = (fetchType: VideoPlaylistFetchType) => {
   return [
-    param('playlistId')
-      .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+    isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
 
     async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
       logger.debug('Checking videoPlaylistsGetValidator parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -144,7 +150,10 @@ const videoPlaylistsGetValidator = (fetchType: VideoPlaylistFetchType) => {
       if (videoPlaylist.privacy === VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED) {
         if (isUUIDValid(req.params.playlistId)) return next()
 
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+          message: 'Playlist not found'
+        })
       }
 
       if (videoPlaylist.privacy === VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE) {
@@ -156,8 +165,10 @@ const videoPlaylistsGetValidator = (fetchType: VideoPlaylistFetchType) => {
           !user ||
           (videoPlaylist.OwnerAccount.id !== user.Account.id && !user.hasRight(UserRight.UPDATE_ANY_VIDEO_PLAYLIST))
         ) {
-          return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                    .json({ error: 'Cannot get this private video playlist.' })
+          return res.fail({
+            status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+            message: 'Cannot get this private video playlist.'
+          })
         }
 
         return next()
@@ -181,9 +192,10 @@ const videoPlaylistsSearchValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoPlaylistsAddVideoValidator = [
-  param('playlistId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
+
   body('videoId')
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
     .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid video id/uuid'),
   body('startTimestamp')
     .optional()
@@ -211,9 +223,9 @@ const videoPlaylistsAddVideoValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoPlaylistsUpdateOrRemoveVideoValidator = [
-  param('playlistId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
   param('playlistElementId')
+    .customSanitizer(toCompleteUUID)
     .custom(isIdValid).withMessage('Should have an element id/uuid'),
   body('startTimestamp')
     .optional()
@@ -233,10 +245,10 @@ const videoPlaylistsUpdateOrRemoveVideoValidator = [
 
     const videoPlaylistElement = await VideoPlaylistElementModel.loadById(req.params.playlistElementId)
     if (!videoPlaylistElement) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-         .json({ error: 'Video playlist element not found' })
-         .end()
-
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video playlist element not found'
+      })
       return
     }
     res.locals.videoPlaylistElement = videoPlaylistElement
@@ -248,8 +260,7 @@ const videoPlaylistsUpdateOrRemoveVideoValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoPlaylistElementAPGetValidator = [
-  param('playlistId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
   param('playlistElementId')
     .custom(isIdValid).withMessage('Should have an playlist element id'),
 
@@ -263,15 +274,18 @@ const videoPlaylistElementAPGetValidator = [
 
     const videoPlaylistElement = await VideoPlaylistElementModel.loadByPlaylistAndElementIdForAP(playlistId, playlistElementId)
     if (!videoPlaylistElement) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-         .json({ error: 'Video playlist element not found' })
-         .end()
-
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Video playlist element not found'
+      })
       return
     }
 
     if (videoPlaylistElement.VideoPlaylist.privacy === VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403).end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+        message: 'Cannot get this private video playlist.'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.videoPlaylistElementAP = videoPlaylistElement
@@ -281,8 +295,7 @@ const videoPlaylistElementAPGetValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoPlaylistsReorderVideosValidator = [
-  param('playlistId')
-    .custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).withMessage('Should have a valid playlist id/uuid'),
+  isValidPlaylistIdParam('playlistId'),
   body('startPosition')
     .isInt({ min: 1 }).withMessage('Should have a valid start position'),
   body('insertAfterPosition')
@@ -307,18 +320,12 @@ const videoPlaylistsReorderVideosValidator = [
     const reorderLength: number = req.body.reorderLength
 
     if (startPosition >= nextPosition || insertAfterPosition >= nextPosition) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-         .json({ error: `Start position or insert after position exceed the playlist limits (max: ${nextPosition - 1})` })
-         .end()
-
+      res.fail({ message: `Start position or insert after position exceed the playlist limits (max: ${nextPosition - 1})` })
       return
     }
 
     if (reorderLength && reorderLength + startPosition > nextPosition) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-         .json({ error: `Reorder length with this start position exceeds the playlist limits (max: ${nextPosition - startPosition})` })
-         .end()
-
+      res.fail({ message: `Reorder length with this start position exceeds the playlist limits (max: ${nextPosition - startPosition})` })
       return
     }
 
@@ -401,10 +408,10 @@ function getCommonPlaylistEditAttributes () {
 
 function checkUserCanManageVideoPlaylist (user: MUserAccountId, videoPlaylist: MVideoPlaylist, right: UserRight, res: express.Response) {
   if (videoPlaylist.isOwned() === false) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: 'Cannot manage video playlist of another server.' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot manage video playlist of another server.'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -412,10 +419,10 @@ function checkUserCanManageVideoPlaylist (user: MUserAccountId, videoPlaylist: M
   // The user can delete it if s/he is an admin
   // Or if s/he is the video playlist's owner
   if (user.hasRight(right) === false && videoPlaylist.ownerAccountId !== user.Account.id) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: 'Cannot manage video playlist of another user' })
-       .end()
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: 'Cannot manage video playlist of another user'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-rates.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-rates.ts
index 01bdef25f..5d5dfb222 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-rates.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-rates.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
-import { isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { VideoRateType } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
+import { isAccountNameValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/accounts'
+import { isIdValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isRatingValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-rates'
 import { isVideoRatingTypeValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../../models/account/account-video-rate'
-import { VideoRateType } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { isAccountNameValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/accounts'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const videoUpdateRateValidator = [
-  param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('id'),
+
   body('rating').custom(isVideoRatingTypeValid).withMessage('Should have a valid rate type'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ const getAccountVideoRateValidatorFactory = function (rateType: VideoRateType) {
 
       const rate = await AccountVideoRateModel.loadLocalAndPopulateVideo(rateType, req.params.name, +req.params.videoId)
       if (!rate) {
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-                  .json({ error: 'Video rate not found' })
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+          message: 'Video rate not found'
+        })
       }
 
       res.locals.accountVideoRate = rate
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-shares.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-shares.ts
index f0d8e0c36..7e54b6fc0 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-shares.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-shares.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { param } from 'express-validator'
-import { isIdOrUUIDValid, isIdValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { isIdValid } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const videosShareValidator = [
-  param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
-  param('actorId').custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid actor id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('id'),
+
+  param('actorId')
+    .custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid actor id'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videoShare parameters', { parameters: req.params })
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-watch.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-watch.ts
index 29ce0dab6..43306f7cd 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-watch.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-watch.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { body, param } from 'express-validator'
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { isIdOrUUIDValid, toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
-import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import { doesVideoExist } from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
+import { body } from 'express-validator'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { toIntOrNull } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
+import { areValidationErrors, doesVideoExist, isValidVideoIdParam } from '../shared'
 
 const videoWatchingValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('videoId'),
+
   body('currentTime')
     .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
     .isInt().withMessage('Should have correct current time'),
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ const videoWatchingValidator = [
     const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
     if (user.videosHistoryEnabled === false) {
       logger.warn('Cannot set videos to watch by user %d: videos history is disabled.', user.id)
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409).end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409,
+        message: 'Video history is disabled'
+      })
     }
 
     return next()
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts
index d26bcd4a6..49e10e2b5 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,14 @@ import { getResumableUploadPath } from '@server/helpers/upload'
 import { isAbleToUploadVideo } from '@server/lib/user'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { ExpressPromiseHandler } from '@server/types/express'
-import { MUserAccountId, MVideoWithRights } from '@server/types/models'
-import { ServerErrorCode, UserRight, VideoChangeOwnershipStatus, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared'
+import { MUserAccountId, MVideoFullLight } from '@server/types/models'
+import { ServerErrorCode, UserRight, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
-import { VideoChangeOwnershipAccept } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-change-ownership-accept.model'
 import {
   exists,
   isBooleanValid,
   isDateValid,
   isFileFieldValid,
-  isIdOrUUIDValid,
   isIdValid,
   isUUIDValid,
   toArray,
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   toValueOrNull
 } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isBooleanBothQueryValid, isNumberArray, isStringArray } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/search'
-import { checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange, doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/video-ownership'
 import {
   isScheduleVideoUpdatePrivacyValid,
   isVideoCategoryValid,
@@ -42,22 +39,22 @@ import {
 import { cleanUpReqFiles } from '../../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { getDurationFromVideoFile } from '../../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
-import {
-  checkUserCanManageVideo,
-  doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist,
-  doesVideoExist,
-  doesVideoFileOfVideoExist
-} from '../../../helpers/middlewares'
 import { deleteFileAndCatch } from '../../../helpers/utils'
 import { getVideoWithAttributes } from '../../../helpers/video'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../../initializers/config'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, OVERVIEWS } from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import { isLocalVideoAccepted } from '../../../lib/moderation'
 import { Hooks } from '../../../lib/plugins/hooks'
-import { AccountModel } from '../../../models/account/account'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { authenticatePromiseIfNeeded } from '../../auth'
-import { areValidationErrors } from '../utils'
+import {
+  areValidationErrors,
+  checkUserCanManageVideo,
+  doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist,
+  doesVideoExist,
+  doesVideoFileOfVideoExist,
+  isValidVideoIdParam
+} from '../shared'
 
 const videosAddLegacyValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
   body('videofile')
@@ -65,8 +62,9 @@ const videosAddLegacyValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
     .withMessage('Should have a file'),
   body('name')
     .trim()
-    .custom(isVideoNameValid)
-    .withMessage('Should have a valid name'),
+    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage(
+      `Should have a video name between ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min} and ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max} characters long`
+    ),
   body('channelId')
     .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
     .custom(isIdValid).withMessage('Should have correct video channel id'),
@@ -87,9 +85,11 @@ const videosAddLegacyValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
       if (!videoFile.duration) await addDurationToVideo(videoFile)
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error('Invalid input file in videosAddLegacyValidator.', { err })
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY_422)
-         .json({ error: 'Video file unreadable.' })
 
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY_422,
+        message: 'Video file unreadable.'
+      })
       return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
     }
 
@@ -117,9 +117,11 @@ const videosAddResumableValidator = [
       if (!file.duration) await addDurationToVideo(file)
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error('Invalid input file in videosAddResumableValidator.', { err })
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY_422)
-         .json({ error: 'Video file unreadable.' })
 
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY_422,
+        message: 'Video file unreadable.'
+      })
       return cleanup()
     }
 
@@ -146,8 +148,9 @@ const videosAddResumableInitValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
     .withMessage('Should have a valid filename'),
   body('name')
     .trim()
-    .custom(isVideoNameValid)
-    .withMessage('Should have a valid name'),
+    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage(
+      `Should have a video name between ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min} and ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max} characters long`
+    ),
   body('channelId')
     .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
     .custom(isIdValid).withMessage('Should have correct video channel id'),
@@ -192,11 +195,14 @@ const videosAddResumableInitValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
 ])
 
 const videosUpdateValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
-  param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('id'),
+
   body('name')
     .optional()
     .trim()
-    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid name'),
+    .custom(isVideoNameValid).withMessage(
+      `Should have a video name between ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.min} and ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.NAME.max} characters long`
+    ),
   body('channelId')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
@@ -238,20 +244,22 @@ async function checkVideoFollowConstraints (req: express.Request, res: express.R
   const serverActor = await getServerActor()
   if (await VideoModel.checkVideoHasInstanceFollow(video.id, serverActor.id) === true) return next()
 
-  return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-            .json({
-              errorCode: ServerErrorCode.DOES_NOT_RESPECT_FOLLOW_CONSTRAINTS,
-              error: 'Cannot get this video regarding follow constraints.',
-              originUrl: video.url
-            })
+  return res.fail({
+    status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+    message: 'Cannot get this video regarding follow constraints',
+    type: ServerErrorCode.DOES_NOT_RESPECT_FOLLOW_CONSTRAINTS,
+    data: {
+      originUrl: video.url
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 const videosCustomGetValidator = (
-  fetchType: 'all' | 'only-video' | 'only-video-with-rights' | 'only-immutable-attributes',
+  fetchType: 'for-api' | 'all' | 'only-video' | 'only-immutable-attributes',
   authenticateInQuery = false
 ) => {
   return [
-    param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
+    isValidVideoIdParam('id'),
 
     async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
       logger.debug('Checking videosGet parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -262,7 +270,7 @@ const videosCustomGetValidator = (
       // Controllers does not need to check video rights
       if (fetchType === 'only-immutable-attributes') return next()
 
-      const video = getVideoWithAttributes(res) as MVideoWithRights
+      const video = getVideoWithAttributes(res) as MVideoFullLight
 
       // Video private or blacklisted
       if (video.requiresAuth()) {
@@ -270,10 +278,12 @@ const videosCustomGetValidator = (
 
         const user = res.locals.oauth ? res.locals.oauth.token.User : null
 
-        // Only the owner or a user that have blacklist rights can see the video
+        // Only the owner or a user that have blocklist rights can see the video
         if (!user || !user.canGetVideo(video)) {
-          return res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-                    .json({ error: 'Cannot get this private/internal or blacklisted video.' })
+          return res.fail({
+            status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+            message: 'Cannot get this private/internal or blocklisted video'
+          })
         }
 
         return next()
@@ -287,7 +297,10 @@ const videosCustomGetValidator = (
         if (isUUIDValid(req.params.id)) return next()
 
         // Don't leak this unlisted video
-        return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404).end()
+        return res.fail({
+          status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+          message: 'Video not found'
+        })
       }
     }
   ]
@@ -297,8 +310,10 @@ const videosGetValidator = videosCustomGetValidator('all')
 const videosDownloadValidator = videosCustomGetValidator('all', true)
 
 const videoFileMetadataGetValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
-  param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
-  param('videoFileId').custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoFileId'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('id'),
+
+  param('videoFileId')
+    .custom(isIdValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid videoFileId'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videoFileMetadataGet parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -311,7 +326,7 @@ const videoFileMetadataGetValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
 ])
 
 const videosRemoveValidator = [
-  param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
+  isValidVideoIdParam('id'),
 
   async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug('Checking videosRemove parameters', { parameters: req.params })
@@ -326,74 +341,6 @@ const videosRemoveValidator = [
   }
 ]
 
-const videosChangeOwnershipValidator = [
-  param('videoId').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
-
-  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
-    logger.debug('Checking changeOwnership parameters', { parameters: req.params })
-
-    if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
-    if (!await doesVideoExist(req.params.videoId, res)) return
-
-    // Check if the user who did the request is able to change the ownership of the video
-    if (!checkUserCanManageVideo(res.locals.oauth.token.User, res.locals.videoAll, UserRight.CHANGE_VIDEO_OWNERSHIP, res)) return
-
-    const nextOwner = await AccountModel.loadLocalByName(req.body.username)
-    if (!nextOwner) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-        .json({ error: 'Changing video ownership to a remote account is not supported yet' })
-
-      return
-    }
-    res.locals.nextOwner = nextOwner
-
-    return next()
-  }
-]
-
-const videosTerminateChangeOwnershipValidator = [
-  param('id').custom(isIdOrUUIDValid).not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid id'),
-
-  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
-    logger.debug('Checking changeOwnership parameters', { parameters: req.params })
-
-    if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
-    if (!await doesChangeVideoOwnershipExist(req.params.id, res)) return
-
-    // Check if the user who did the request is able to change the ownership of the video
-    if (!checkUserCanTerminateOwnershipChange(res.locals.oauth.token.User, res.locals.videoChangeOwnership, res)) return
-
-    const videoChangeOwnership = res.locals.videoChangeOwnership
-
-    if (videoChangeOwnership.status !== VideoChangeOwnershipStatus.WAITING) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-         .json({ error: 'Ownership already accepted or refused' })
-      return
-    }
-
-    return next()
-  }
-]
-
-const videosAcceptChangeOwnershipValidator = [
-  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
-    const body = req.body as VideoChangeOwnershipAccept
-    if (!await doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist(body.channelId, res.locals.oauth.token.User, res)) return
-
-    const user = res.locals.oauth.token.User
-    const videoChangeOwnership = res.locals.videoChangeOwnership
-    const isAble = await isAbleToUploadVideo(user.id, videoChangeOwnership.Video.getMaxQualityFile().size)
-    if (isAble === false) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_413)
-        .json({ error: 'The user video quota is exceeded with this video.' })
-
-      return
-    }
-
-    return next()
-  }
-]
-
 const videosOverviewValidator = [
   query('page')
     .optional()
@@ -455,7 +402,11 @@ function getCommonVideoEditAttributes () {
     body('tags')
       .optional()
       .customSanitizer(toValueOrNull)
-      .custom(isVideoTagsValid).withMessage('Should have correct tags'),
+      .custom(isVideoTagsValid)
+      .withMessage(
+        `Should have an array of up to ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAGS.max} tags between ` +
+        `${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.min} and ${CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.TAG.max} characters each`
+      ),
     body('commentsEnabled')
       .optional()
       .customSanitizer(toBooleanOrNull)
@@ -473,7 +424,7 @@ function getCommonVideoEditAttributes () {
       .customSanitizer(toValueOrNull),
     body('scheduleUpdate.updateAt')
       .optional()
-      .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid schedule update date'),
+      .custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a schedule update date that conforms to ISO 8601'),
     body('scheduleUpdate.privacy')
       .optional()
       .customSanitizer(toIntOrNull)
@@ -530,9 +481,10 @@ const commonVideosFiltersValidator = [
       (req.query.filter === 'all-local' || req.query.filter === 'all') &&
       (!user || user.hasRight(UserRight.SEE_ALL_VIDEOS) === false)
     ) {
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
-         .json({ error: 'You are not allowed to see all local videos.' })
-
+      res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401,
+        message: 'You are not allowed to see all local videos.'
+      })
       return
     }
 
@@ -555,10 +507,6 @@ export {
   videosCustomGetValidator,
   videosRemoveValidator,
 
-  videosChangeOwnershipValidator,
-  videosTerminateChangeOwnershipValidator,
-  videosAcceptChangeOwnershipValidator,
-
   getCommonVideoEditAttributes,
 
   commonVideosFiltersValidator,
@@ -573,9 +521,7 @@ function areErrorsInScheduleUpdate (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
     if (!req.body.scheduleUpdate.updateAt) {
       logger.warn('Invalid parameters: scheduleUpdate.updateAt is mandatory.')
 
-      res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
-         .json({ error: 'Schedule update at is mandatory.' })
-
+      res.fail({ message: 'Schedule update at is mandatory.' })
       return true
     }
   }
@@ -597,26 +543,29 @@ async function commonVideoChecksPass (parameters: {
   if (!await doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist(req.body.channelId, user, res)) return false
 
   if (!isVideoFileMimeTypeValid(files)) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE_415)
-        .json({
-          error: 'This file is not supported. Please, make sure it is of the following type: ' +
-                CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME.join(', ')
-        })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE_415,
+      message: 'This file is not supported. Please, make sure it is of the following type: ' +
+               CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.EXTNAME.join(', ')
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   if (!isVideoFileSizeValid(videoFileSize.toString())) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_413)
-        .json({ error: 'This file is too large. It exceeds the maximum file size authorized.' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_413,
+      message: 'This file is too large. It exceeds the maximum file size authorized.',
+      type: ServerErrorCode.MAX_FILE_SIZE_REACHED
+    })
     return false
   }
 
   if (await isAbleToUploadVideo(user.id, videoFileSize) === false) {
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_413)
-        .json({ error: 'The user video quota is exceeded with this video.' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE_413,
+      message: 'The user video quota is exceeded with this video.',
+      type: ServerErrorCode.QUOTA_REACHED
+    })
     return false
   }
 
@@ -642,9 +591,10 @@ export async function isVideoAccepted (
 
   if (!acceptedResult || acceptedResult.accepted !== true) {
     logger.info('Refused local video.', { acceptedResult, acceptParameters })
-    res.status(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-       .json({ error: acceptedResult.errorMessage || 'Refused local video' })
-
+    res.fail({
+      status: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403,
+      message: acceptedResult.errorMessage || 'Refused local video'
+    })
     return false
   }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/webfinger.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/webfinger.ts
index a71422ed8..bcdd136c6 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/webfinger.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/webfinger.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { query } from 'express-validator'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { isWebfingerLocalResourceValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/webfinger'
-import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 import { getHostWithPort } from '../../helpers/express-utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
+import { areValidationErrors } from './shared'
 
 const webfingerValidator = [
   query('resource').custom(isWebfingerLocalResourceValid).withMessage('Should have a valid webfinger resource'),
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ const webfingerValidator = [
 
     const actor = await ActorModel.loadLocalUrlByName(name)
     if (!actor) {
-      return res.status(HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
-                .send({ error: 'Actor not found' })
-                .end()
+      return res.fail({
+        status: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404,
+        message: 'Actor not found'
+      })
     }
 
     res.locals.actorUrl = actor
diff --git a/server/models/abuse/abuse-message.ts b/server/models/abuse/abuse-message.ts
index 7e51b3e07..2c5987e96 100644
--- a/server/models/abuse/abuse-message.ts
+++ b/server/models/abuse/abuse-message.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, ForeignKey, Is, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { isAbuseMessageValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/abuses'
 import { MAbuseMessage, MAbuseMessageFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { AbuseMessage } from '@shared/models'
 import { AccountModel, ScopeNames as AccountScopeNames } from '../account/account'
 import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ import { AbuseModel } from './abuse'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class AbuseMessageModel extends Model {
+export class AbuseMessageModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<AbuseMessageModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Is('AbuseMessage', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isAbuseMessageValid, 'message'))
diff --git a/server/models/abuse/abuse.ts b/server/models/abuse/abuse.ts
index 262f364f1..3518f5c02 100644
--- a/server/models/abuse/abuse.ts
+++ b/server/models/abuse/abuse.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { isAbuseModerationCommentValid, isAbuseReasonValid, isAbuseStateValid } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/abuses'
-import { abusePredefinedReasonsMap } from '@shared/core-utils/abuse'
+import { abusePredefinedReasonsMap, AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   AbuseFilter,
   AbuseObject,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class AbuseModel extends Model {
+export class AbuseModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<AbuseModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(null)
diff --git a/server/models/abuse/video-abuse.ts b/server/models/abuse/video-abuse.ts
index 90aa0695e..95bff50d0 100644
--- a/server/models/abuse/video-abuse.ts
+++ b/server/models/abuse/video-abuse.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, Default, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoDetails } from '@shared/models'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { AbuseModel } from './abuse'
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import { AbuseModel } from './abuse'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoAbuseModel extends Model {
+export class VideoAbuseModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoAbuseModel>>> {
 
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
diff --git a/server/models/abuse/video-comment-abuse.ts b/server/models/abuse/video-comment-abuse.ts
index d3fce76a5..32cb2ca64 100644
--- a/server/models/abuse/video-comment-abuse.ts
+++ b/server/models/abuse/video-comment-abuse.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../video/video-comment'
 import { AbuseModel } from './abuse'
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { AbuseModel } from './abuse'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoCommentAbuseModel extends Model {
+export class VideoCommentAbuseModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoCommentAbuseModel>>> {
 
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
diff --git a/server/models/account/account-blocklist.ts b/server/models/account/account-blocklist.ts
index fe9168ab8..b2375b006 100644
--- a/server/models/account/account-blocklist.ts
+++ b/server/models/account/account-blocklist.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { Op } from 'sequelize'
 import { BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Scopes, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MAccountBlocklist, MAccountBlocklistAccounts, MAccountBlocklistFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { AccountBlock } from '../../../shared/models'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { getSort, searchAttribute } from '../utils'
 import { AccountModel } from './account'
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class AccountBlocklistModel extends Model {
+export class AccountBlocklistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<AccountBlocklistModel>>> {
 
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
diff --git a/server/models/account/account-video-rate.ts b/server/models/account/account-video-rate.ts
index 801f76bba..ee6dbc6da 100644
--- a/server/models/account/account-video-rate.ts
+++ b/server/models/account/account-video-rate.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import {
   MAccountVideoRateAccountVideo,
   MAccountVideoRateFormattable
 } from '@server/types/models/video/video-rate'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { AccountVideoRate } from '../../../shared'
 import { VideoRateType } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, VIDEO_RATE_TYPES } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
 import { buildLocalAccountIdsIn, getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { ScopeNames as VideoChannelScopeNames, SummaryOptions, VideoChannelModel } from '../video/video-channel'
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ import { AccountModel } from './account'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class AccountVideoRateModel extends Model {
+export class AccountVideoRateModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<AccountVideoRateModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column(DataType.ENUM(...values(VIDEO_RATE_TYPES)))
diff --git a/server/models/account/account.ts b/server/models/account/account.ts
index d33353af7..665ecd595 100644
--- a/server/models/account/account.ts
+++ b/server/models/account/account.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ import {
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { ModelCache } from '@server/models/model-cache'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { Account, AccountSummary } from '../../../shared/models/actors'
 import { isAccountDescriptionValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/accounts'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, SERVER_ACTOR_NAME, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { sendDeleteActor } from '../../lib/activitypub/send'
+import { sendDeleteActor } from '../../lib/activitypub/send/send-delete'
 import {
   MAccount,
   MAccountActor,
@@ -30,19 +31,19 @@ import {
   MAccountSummaryFormattable,
   MChannelActor
 } from '../../types/models'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../actor/actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../actor/actor-image'
 import { ApplicationModel } from '../application/application'
-import { ActorImageModel } from './actor-image'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { ServerBlocklistModel } from '../server/server-blocklist'
+import { UserModel } from '../user/user'
 import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../video/video-channel'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../video/video-comment'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../video/video-playlist'
 import { AccountBlocklistModel } from './account-blocklist'
-import { UserModel } from './user'
 
 export enum ScopeNames {
   SUMMARY = 'SUMMARY'
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ export type SummaryOptions = {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class AccountModel extends Model {
+export class AccountModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<AccountModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
diff --git a/server/models/account/actor-custom-page.ts b/server/models/account/actor-custom-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..893023181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/account/actor-custom-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { CustomPage } from '@shared/models'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import { getServerActor } from '../application/application'
+
+@Table({
+  tableName: 'actorCustomPage',
+  indexes: [
+    {
+      fields: [ 'actorId', 'type' ],
+      unique: true
+    }
+  ]
+})
+export class ActorCustomPageModel extends Model {
+
+  @AllowNull(true)
+  @Column(DataType.TEXT)
+  content: string
+
+  @AllowNull(false)
+  @Column
+  type: 'homepage'
+
+  @CreatedAt
+  createdAt: Date
+
+  @UpdatedAt
+  updatedAt: Date
+
+  @ForeignKey(() => ActorModel)
+  @Column
+  actorId: number
+
+  @BelongsTo(() => ActorModel, {
+    foreignKey: {
+      name: 'actorId',
+      allowNull: false
+    },
+    onDelete: 'cascade'
+  })
+  Actor: ActorModel
+
+  static async updateInstanceHomepage (content: string) {
+    const serverActor = await getServerActor()
+
+    return ActorCustomPageModel.upsert({
+      content,
+      actorId: serverActor.id,
+      type: 'homepage'
+    })
+  }
+
+  static async loadInstanceHomepage () {
+    const serverActor = await getServerActor()
+
+    return ActorCustomPageModel.findOne({
+      where: {
+        actorId: serverActor.id
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  toFormattedJSON (): CustomPage {
+    return {
+      content: this.content
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/activitypub/actor-follow.ts b/server/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
index 4c5f37620..3a09e51d6 100644
--- a/server/models/activitypub/actor-follow.ts
+++ b/server/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   MActorFollowFormattable,
   MActorFollowSubscriptions
 } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ActivityPubActorType } from '@shared/models'
 import { FollowState } from '../../../shared/models/actors'
 import { ActorFollow } from '../../../shared/models/actors/follow.model'
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ import { ActorModel, unusedActorAttributesForAPI } from './actor'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ActorFollowModel extends Model {
+export class ActorFollowModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ActorFollowModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column(DataType.ENUM(...values(FOLLOW_STATES)))
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ export class ActorFollowModel extends Model {
     if (serverIds.length === 0) return
 
     const me = await getServerActor()
-    const serverIdsString = createSafeIn(ActorFollowModel, serverIds)
+    const serverIdsString = createSafeIn(ActorFollowModel.sequelize, serverIds)
 
     const query = `UPDATE "actorFollow" SET "score" = LEAST("score" + ${value}, ${ACTOR_FOLLOW_SCORE.MAX}) ` +
       'WHERE id IN (' +
diff --git a/server/models/account/actor-image.ts b/server/models/actor/actor-image.ts
index ae05b4969..98a7f6fba 100644
--- a/server/models/account/actor-image.ts
+++ b/server/models/actor/actor-image.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { remove } from 'fs-extra'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { AfterDestroy, AllowNull, Column, CreatedAt, Default, Is, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MActorImageFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
 import { ActorImage } from '../../../shared/models/actors/actor-image.model'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import { throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ActorImageModel extends Model {
+export class ActorImageModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ActorImageModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
@@ -97,4 +98,8 @@ export class ActorImageModel extends Model {
     const imagePath = join(CONFIG.STORAGE.ACTOR_IMAGES, this.filename)
     return remove(imagePath)
   }
+
+  isOwned () {
+    return !this.fileUrl
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/models/activitypub/actor.ts b/server/models/actor/actor.ts
index 1af9efac2..8df49951d 100644
--- a/server/models/activitypub/actor.ts
+++ b/server/models/actor/actor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { values } from 'lodash'
-import { extname } from 'path'
 import { literal, Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import {
   AllowNull,
@@ -17,7 +16,9 @@ import {
   Table,
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { getLowercaseExtension } from '@server/helpers/core-utils'
 import { ModelCache } from '@server/models/model-cache'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ActivityIconObject, ActivityPubActorType } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { ActorImage } from '../../../shared/models/actors/actor-image.model'
 import { activityPubContextify } from '../../helpers/activitypub'
@@ -51,12 +52,12 @@ import {
   MActorWithInboxes
 } from '../../types/models'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../account/actor-image'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { isOutdated, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../video/video-channel'
 import { ActorFollowModel } from './actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from './actor-image'
 
 enum ScopeNames {
   FULL = 'FULL'
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ export const unusedActorAttributesForAPI = [
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ActorModel extends Model {
+export class ActorModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ActorModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column(DataType.ENUM(...values(ACTIVITY_PUB_ACTOR_TYPES)))
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ export class ActorModel extends Model {
     }, { where, transaction })
   }
 
-  static loadAccountActorByVideoId (videoId: number): Promise<MActor> {
+  static loadAccountActorByVideoId (videoId: number, transaction: Transaction): Promise<MActor> {
     const query = {
       include: [
         {
@@ -519,7 +520,8 @@ export class ActorModel extends Model {
             }
           ]
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      transaction
     }
 
     return ActorModel.unscoped().findOne(query)
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ export class ActorModel extends Model {
     let image: ActivityIconObject
 
     if (this.avatarId) {
-      const extension = extname(this.Avatar.filename)
+      const extension = getLowercaseExtension(this.Avatar.filename)
 
       icon = {
         type: 'Image',
@@ -579,7 +581,7 @@ export class ActorModel extends Model {
 
     if (this.bannerId) {
       const banner = (this as MActorAPChannel).Banner
-      const extension = extname(banner.filename)
+      const extension = getLowercaseExtension(banner.filename)
 
       image = {
         type: 'Image',
diff --git a/server/models/application/application.ts b/server/models/application/application.ts
index 21f8b1cbc..5531d134a 100644
--- a/server/models/application/application.ts
+++ b/server/models/application/application.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import * as memoizee from 'memoizee'
 import { AllowNull, Column, Default, DefaultScope, HasOne, IsInt, Model, Table } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
-import * as memoizee from 'memoizee'
 
 export const getServerActor = memoizee(async function () {
   const application = await ApplicationModel.load()
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export const getServerActor = memoizee(async function () {
   tableName: 'application',
   timestamps: false
 })
-export class ApplicationModel extends Model {
+export class ApplicationModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ApplicationModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(0)
diff --git a/server/models/oauth/oauth-client.ts b/server/models/oauth/oauth-client.ts
index 8dbc1c2f5..890954bdb 100644
--- a/server/models/oauth/oauth-client.ts
+++ b/server/models/oauth/oauth-client.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { AllowNull, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, HasMany, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { OAuthTokenModel } from './oauth-token'
 
 @Table({
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import { OAuthTokenModel } from './oauth-token'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class OAuthClientModel extends Model {
+export class OAuthClientModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<OAuthClientModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
diff --git a/server/models/oauth/oauth-token.ts b/server/models/oauth/oauth-token.ts
index 27e643aa7..af4b0ec42 100644
--- a/server/models/oauth/oauth-token.ts
+++ b/server/models/oauth/oauth-token.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ import {
 import { TokensCache } from '@server/lib/auth/tokens-cache'
 import { MUserAccountId } from '@server/types/models'
 import { MOAuthTokenUser } from '@server/types/models/oauth/oauth-token'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
-import { UserModel } from '../account/user'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import { UserModel } from '../user/user'
 import { OAuthClientModel } from './oauth-client'
 
 export type OAuthTokenInfo = {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class OAuthTokenModel extends Model {
+export class OAuthTokenModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<OAuthTokenModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
diff --git a/server/models/redundancy/video-redundancy.ts b/server/models/redundancy/video-redundancy.ts
index 349dba513..ccda023e0 100644
--- a/server/models/redundancy/video-redundancy.ts
+++ b/server/models/redundancy/video-redundancy.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { MActor, MVideoForRedundancyAPI, MVideoRedundancy, MVideoRedundancyAP, MVideoRedundancyVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoRedundanciesTarget } from '@shared/models/redundancy/video-redundancies-filters.model'
 import {
   FileRedundancyInformation,
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import { isActivityPubUrlValid, isUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validato
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, MIMETYPES } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { getSort, getVideoSort, parseAggregateResult, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../video/schedule-video-update'
@@ -79,12 +80,15 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
       fields: [ 'actorId' ]
     },
     {
+      fields: [ 'expiresOn' ]
+    },
+    {
       fields: [ 'url' ],
       unique: true
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoRedundancyModel extends Model {
+export class VideoRedundancyModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoRedundancyModel>>> {
 
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
diff --git a/server/models/server/plugin.ts b/server/models/server/plugin.ts
index 80c8a6be5..a8de64dd4 100644
--- a/server/models/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/plugin.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { FindAndCountOptions, json, QueryTypes } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, DefaultScope, Is, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MPlugin, MPluginFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
-import { PeerTubePlugin } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin.model'
-import { PluginType } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
-import { RegisterServerSettingOptions } from '../../../shared/models/plugins/register-server-setting.model'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { PeerTubePlugin, PluginType, RegisterServerSettingOptions } from '../../../shared/models'
 import {
   isPluginDescriptionValid,
   isPluginHomepage,
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class PluginModel extends Model {
+export class PluginModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<PluginModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Is('PluginName', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isPluginNameValid, 'name'))
diff --git a/server/models/server/server-blocklist.ts b/server/models/server/server-blocklist.ts
index 4dc236537..b3579d589 100644
--- a/server/models/server/server-blocklist.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/server-blocklist.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Op } from 'sequelize'
 import { BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Scopes, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MServerBlocklist, MServerBlocklistAccountServer, MServerBlocklistFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ServerBlock } from '@shared/models'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
 import { getSort, searchAttribute } from '../utils'
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ServerBlocklistModel extends Model {
+export class ServerBlocklistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ServerBlocklistModel>>> {
 
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
diff --git a/server/models/server/server.ts b/server/models/server/server.ts
index 0e58beeaf..0d3c092e0 100644
--- a/server/models/server/server.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import { Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, Column, CreatedAt, Default, HasMany, Is, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MServer, MServerFormattable } from '@server/types/models/server'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { isHostValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/servers'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
 import { throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { ServerBlocklistModel } from './server-blocklist'
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ import { ServerBlocklistModel } from './server-blocklist'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ServerModel extends Model {
+export class ServerModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ServerModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Is('Host', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isHostValid, 'valid host'))
@@ -50,11 +52,12 @@ export class ServerModel extends Model {
   })
   BlockedByAccounts: ServerBlocklistModel[]
 
-  static load (id: number): Promise<MServer> {
+  static load (id: number, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MServer> {
     const query = {
       where: {
         id
-      }
+      },
+      transaction
     }
 
     return ServerModel.findOne(query)
diff --git a/server/models/server/tracker.ts b/server/models/server/tracker.ts
index 97520f92d..c09fdd64b 100644
--- a/server/models/server/tracker.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/tracker.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { AllowNull, BelongsToMany, Column, CreatedAt, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
 import { MTracker } from '@server/types/models/server/tracker'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { VideoTrackerModel } from './video-tracker'
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { VideoTrackerModel } from './video-tracker'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class TrackerModel extends Model {
+export class TrackerModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<TrackerModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
diff --git a/server/models/server/video-tracker.ts b/server/models/server/video-tracker.ts
index 367bf0117..c49fbd1c6 100644
--- a/server/models/server/video-tracker.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/video-tracker.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { TrackerModel } from './tracker'
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { TrackerModel } from './tracker'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoTrackerModel extends Model {
+export class VideoTrackerModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoTrackerModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/account/user-notification-setting.ts b/server/models/user/user-notification-setting.ts
index 138051528..bee7d7851 100644
--- a/server/models/account/user-notification-setting.ts
+++ b/server/models/user/user-notification-setting.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { TokensCache } from '@server/lib/auth/tokens-cache'
 import { MNotificationSettingFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { UserNotificationSetting, UserNotificationSettingValue } from '../../../shared/models/users/user-notification-setting.model'
 import { isUserNotificationSettingValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/user-notifications'
 import { throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { UserModel } from './user'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class UserNotificationSettingModel extends Model {
+export class UserNotificationSettingModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<UserNotificationSettingModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(null)
diff --git a/server/models/account/user-notification.ts b/server/models/user/user-notification.ts
index 805095002..a7f84e9ca 100644
--- a/server/models/account/user-notification.ts
+++ b/server/models/user/user-notification.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import { FindOptions, ModelIndexesOptions, Op, WhereOptions } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, Default, ForeignKey, Is, Model, Scopes, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { UserNotificationIncludes, UserNotificationModelForApi } from '@server/types/models/user'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { UserNotification, UserNotificationType } from '../../../shared'
 import { isBooleanValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isUserNotificationTypeValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/user-notifications'
 import { AbuseModel } from '../abuse/abuse'
 import { VideoAbuseModel } from '../abuse/video-abuse'
 import { VideoCommentAbuseModel } from '../abuse/video-comment-abuse'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../actor/actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../actor/actor-image'
 import { ApplicationModel } from '../application/application'
 import { PluginModel } from '../server/plugin'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
@@ -18,8 +21,6 @@ import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '../video/video-blacklist'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../video/video-channel'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../video/video-comment'
 import { VideoImportModel } from '../video/video-import'
-import { AccountModel } from './account'
-import { ActorImageModel } from './actor-image'
 import { UserModel } from './user'
 
 enum ScopeNames {
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ function buildAccountInclude (required: boolean, withActor = false) {
     }
   ] as (ModelIndexesOptions & { where?: WhereOptions })[]
 })
-export class UserNotificationModel extends Model {
+export class UserNotificationModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<UserNotificationModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(null)
diff --git a/server/models/account/user-video-history.ts b/server/models/user/user-video-history.ts
index 6be1d65ea..e3dc4a062 100644
--- a/server/models/account/user-video-history.ts
+++ b/server/models/user/user-video-history.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { DestroyOptions, Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, IsInt, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { MUserAccountId, MUserId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
 import { UserModel } from './user'
-import { DestroyOptions, Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
-import { MUserAccountId, MUserId } from '@server/types/models'
 
 @Table({
   tableName: 'userVideoHistory',
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import { MUserAccountId, MUserId } from '@server/types/models'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class UserVideoHistoryModel extends Model {
+export class UserVideoHistoryModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<UserVideoHistoryModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/account/user.ts b/server/models/user/user.ts
index 513455773..20696b1f4 100644
--- a/server/models/account/user.ts
+++ b/server/models/user/user.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   MUserWithNotificationSetting,
   MVideoWithRights
 } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { hasUserRight, USER_ROLE_LABELS } from '../../../shared/core-utils/users'
 import { AbuseState, MyUser, UserRight, VideoPlaylistType, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models'
 import { User, UserRole } from '../../../shared/models/users'
@@ -60,8 +61,10 @@ import {
 import { comparePassword, cryptPassword } from '../../helpers/peertube-crypto'
 import { DEFAULT_USER_THEME_NAME, NSFW_POLICY_TYPES } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { getThemeOrDefault } from '../../lib/plugins/theme-utils'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../actor/actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../actor/actor-image'
 import { OAuthTokenModel } from '../oauth/oauth-token'
 import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from '../video/video'
@@ -69,9 +72,7 @@ import { VideoChannelModel } from '../video/video-channel'
 import { VideoImportModel } from '../video/video-import'
 import { VideoLiveModel } from '../video/video-live'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../video/video-playlist'
-import { AccountModel } from './account'
 import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from './user-notification-setting'
-import { ActorImageModel } from './actor-image'
 
 enum ScopeNames {
   FOR_ME_API = 'FOR_ME_API',
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class UserModel extends Model {
+export class UserModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<UserModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(true)
   @Is('UserPassword', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isUserPasswordValid, 'user password', true))
diff --git a/server/models/utils.ts b/server/models/utils.ts
index ec51c66bf..83b2b8f03 100644
--- a/server/models/utils.ts
+++ b/server/models/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { literal, Op, OrderItem } from 'sequelize'
-import { Model, Sequelize } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { literal, Op, OrderItem, Sequelize } from 'sequelize'
 import { Col } from 'sequelize/types/lib/utils'
 import validator from 'validator'
 
@@ -103,6 +102,10 @@ function getFollowsSort (value: string, lastSort: OrderItem = [ 'id', 'ASC' ]):
 }
 
 function isOutdated (model: { createdAt: Date, updatedAt: Date }, refreshInterval: number) {
+  if (!model.createdAt || !model.updatedAt) {
+    throw new Error('Miss createdAt & updatedAt attribuets to model')
+  }
+
   const now = Date.now()
   const createdAtTime = model.createdAt.getTime()
   const updatedAtTime = model.updatedAt.getTime()
@@ -195,11 +198,11 @@ function parseAggregateResult (result: any) {
   return total
 }
 
-const createSafeIn = (model: typeof Model, stringArr: (string | number)[]) => {
+function createSafeIn (sequelize: Sequelize, stringArr: (string | number)[]) {
   return stringArr.map(t => {
     return t === null
       ? null
-      : model.sequelize.escape('' + t)
+      : sequelize.escape('' + t)
   }).join(', ')
 }
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-format-utils.ts b/server/models/video/formatter/video-format-utils.ts
index 551cb2842..6b1e59063 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-format-utils.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/formatter/video-format-utils.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
+import { uuidToShort } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { generateMagnetUri } from '@server/helpers/webtorrent'
 import { getLocalVideoFileMetadataUrl } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
 import { VideoFile } from '@shared/models/videos/video-file.model'
-import { ActivityTagObject, ActivityUrlObject, VideoObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
-import { Video, VideoDetails } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoStreamingPlaylist } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.model'
-import { isArray } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-import { MIMETYPES, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { ActivityTagObject, ActivityUrlObject, VideoObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
+import { Video, VideoDetails } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylist } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-streaming-playlist.model'
+import { isArray } from '../../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import {
+  MIMETYPES,
+  VIDEO_CATEGORIES,
+  VIDEO_LANGUAGES,
+  VIDEO_LICENCES,
+  VIDEO_PRIVACIES,
+  VIDEO_STATES,
+  WEBSERVER
+} from '../../../initializers/constants'
 import {
   getLocalVideoCommentsActivityPubUrl,
   getLocalVideoDislikesActivityPubUrl,
   getLocalVideoLikesActivityPubUrl,
   getLocalVideoSharesActivityPubUrl
-} from '../../lib/activitypub/url'
+} from '../../../lib/activitypub/url'
 import {
   MStreamingPlaylistRedundanciesOpt,
   MVideo,
@@ -19,10 +28,9 @@ import {
   MVideoFile,
   MVideoFormattable,
   MVideoFormattableDetails
-} from '../../types/models'
-import { MVideoFileRedundanciesOpt } from '../../types/models/video/video-file'
-import { VideoModel } from './video'
-import { VideoCaptionModel } from './video-caption'
+} from '../../../types/models'
+import { MVideoFileRedundanciesOpt } from '../../../types/models/video/video-file'
+import { VideoCaptionModel } from '../video-caption'
 
 export type VideoFormattingJSONOptions = {
   completeDescription?: boolean
@@ -40,22 +48,24 @@ function videoModelToFormattedJSON (video: MVideoFormattable, options?: VideoFor
   const videoObject: Video = {
     id: video.id,
     uuid: video.uuid,
+    shortUUID: uuidToShort(video.uuid),
+
     name: video.name,
     category: {
       id: video.category,
-      label: VideoModel.getCategoryLabel(video.category)
+      label: getCategoryLabel(video.category)
     },
     licence: {
       id: video.licence,
-      label: VideoModel.getLicenceLabel(video.licence)
+      label: getLicenceLabel(video.licence)
     },
     language: {
       id: video.language,
-      label: VideoModel.getLanguageLabel(video.language)
+      label: getLanguageLabel(video.language)
     },
     privacy: {
       id: video.privacy,
-      label: VideoModel.getPrivacyLabel(video.privacy)
+      label: getPrivacyLabel(video.privacy)
     },
     nsfw: video.nsfw,
 
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ function videoModelToFormattedJSON (video: MVideoFormattable, options?: VideoFor
     if (options.additionalAttributes.state === true) {
       videoObject.state = {
         id: video.state,
-        label: VideoModel.getStateLabel(video.state)
+        label: getStateLabel(video.state)
       }
     }
 
@@ -140,7 +150,7 @@ function videoModelToFormattedDetailsJSON (video: MVideoFormattableDetails): Vid
     waitTranscoding: video.waitTranscoding,
     state: {
       id: video.state,
-      label: VideoModel.getStateLabel(video.state)
+      label: getStateLabel(video.state)
     },
 
     trackerUrls: video.getTrackerUrls(),
@@ -202,7 +212,7 @@ function videoFilesModelToFormattedJSON (
       return {
         resolution: {
           id: videoFile.resolution,
-          label: videoFile.resolution + 'p'
+          label: videoFile.resolution === 0 ? 'Audio' : `${videoFile.resolution}p`
         },
 
         magnetUri: includeMagnet && videoFile.hasTorrent()
@@ -283,7 +293,7 @@ function videoModelToActivityPubObject (video: MVideoAP): VideoObject {
   if (video.language) {
     language = {
       identifier: video.language,
-      name: VideoModel.getLanguageLabel(video.language)
+      name: getLanguageLabel(video.language)
     }
   }
 
@@ -291,7 +301,7 @@ function videoModelToActivityPubObject (video: MVideoAP): VideoObject {
   if (video.category) {
     category = {
       identifier: video.category + '',
-      name: VideoModel.getCategoryLabel(video.category)
+      name: getCategoryLabel(video.category)
     }
   }
 
@@ -299,7 +309,7 @@ function videoModelToActivityPubObject (video: MVideoAP): VideoObject {
   if (video.licence) {
     licence = {
       identifier: video.licence + '',
-      name: VideoModel.getLicenceLabel(video.licence)
+      name: getLicenceLabel(video.licence)
     }
   }
 
@@ -425,10 +435,36 @@ function getActivityStreamDuration (duration: number) {
   return 'PT' + duration + 'S'
 }
 
+function getCategoryLabel (id: number) {
+  return VIDEO_CATEGORIES[id] || 'Misc'
+}
+
+function getLicenceLabel (id: number) {
+  return VIDEO_LICENCES[id] || 'Unknown'
+}
+
+function getLanguageLabel (id: string) {
+  return VIDEO_LANGUAGES[id] || 'Unknown'
+}
+
+function getPrivacyLabel (id: number) {
+  return VIDEO_PRIVACIES[id] || 'Unknown'
+}
+
+function getStateLabel (id: number) {
+  return VIDEO_STATES[id] || 'Unknown'
+}
+
 export {
   videoModelToFormattedJSON,
   videoModelToFormattedDetailsJSON,
   videoFilesModelToFormattedJSON,
   videoModelToActivityPubObject,
-  getActivityStreamDuration
+  getActivityStreamDuration,
+
+  getCategoryLabel,
+  getLicenceLabel,
+  getLanguageLabel,
+  getPrivacyLabel,
+  getStateLabel
 }
diff --git a/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts b/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
index 22b08e91a..d462c20c7 100644
--- a/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, Default, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
-import { ScopeNames as VideoScopeNames, VideoModel } from './video'
+import { MScheduleVideoUpdateFormattable, MScheduleVideoUpdate } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
-import { MScheduleVideoUpdateFormattable, MScheduleVideoUpdateVideoAll } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoModel } from './video'
 
 @Table({
   tableName: 'scheduleVideoUpdate',
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import { MScheduleVideoUpdateFormattable, MScheduleVideoUpdateVideoAll } from '@
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ScheduleVideoUpdateModel extends Model {
+export class ScheduleVideoUpdateModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ScheduleVideoUpdateModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(null)
@@ -61,31 +62,17 @@ export class ScheduleVideoUpdateModel extends Model {
       .then(res => !!res)
   }
 
-  static listVideosToUpdate (t: Transaction) {
+  static listVideosToUpdate (transaction?: Transaction) {
     const query = {
       where: {
         updateAt: {
           [Op.lte]: new Date()
         }
       },
-      include: [
-        {
-          model: VideoModel.scope(
-            [
-              VideoScopeNames.WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES,
-              VideoScopeNames.WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS,
-              VideoScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS,
-              VideoScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED,
-              VideoScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS,
-              VideoScopeNames.WITH_TAGS
-            ]
-          )
-        }
-      ],
-      transaction: t
+      transaction
     }
 
-    return ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.findAll<MScheduleVideoUpdateVideoAll>(query)
+    return ScheduleVideoUpdateModel.findAll<MScheduleVideoUpdate>(query)
   }
 
   static deleteByVideoId (videoId: number, t: Transaction) {
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/shared/abstract-videos-model-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/shared/abstract-videos-model-query-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d7e64574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/shared/abstract-videos-model-query-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+import validator from 'validator'
+import { AbstractVideosQueryBuilder } from './abstract-videos-query-builder'
+import { VideoTables } from './video-tables'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Abstract builder to create SQL query and fetch video models
+ *
+ */
+
+export class AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder extends AbstractVideosQueryBuilder {
+  protected attributes: { [key: string]: string } = {}
+
+  protected joins = ''
+  protected where: string
+
+  protected tables: VideoTables
+
+  constructor (protected readonly mode: 'list' | 'get') {
+    super()
+
+    this.tables = new VideoTables(this.mode)
+  }
+
+  protected buildSelect () {
+    return 'SELECT ' + Object.keys(this.attributes).map(key => {
+      const value = this.attributes[key]
+      if (value) return `${key} AS ${value}`
+
+      return key
+    }).join(', ')
+  }
+
+  protected includeChannels () {
+    this.addJoin('INNER JOIN "videoChannel" AS "VideoChannel" ON "video"."channelId" = "VideoChannel"."id"')
+    this.addJoin('INNER JOIN "actor" AS "VideoChannel->Actor" ON "VideoChannel"."actorId" = "VideoChannel->Actor"."id"')
+
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "server" AS "VideoChannel->Actor->Server" ON "VideoChannel->Actor"."serverId" = "VideoChannel->Actor->Server"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "actorImage" AS "VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar" ' +
+        'ON "VideoChannel->Actor"."avatarId" = "VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoChannel', this.tables.getChannelAttributes()),
+      ...this.buildActorInclude('VideoChannel->Actor'),
+      ...this.buildAvatarInclude('VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar'),
+      ...this.buildServerInclude('VideoChannel->Actor->Server')
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeAccounts () {
+    this.addJoin('INNER JOIN "account" AS "VideoChannel->Account" ON "VideoChannel"."accountId" = "VideoChannel->Account"."id"')
+    this.addJoin(
+      'INNER JOIN "actor" AS "VideoChannel->Account->Actor" ON "VideoChannel->Account"."actorId" = "VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "server" AS "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server" ' +
+        'ON "VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."serverId" = "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "actorImage" AS "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar" ' +
+        'ON "VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."avatarId" = "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoChannel->Account', this.tables.getAccountAttributes()),
+      ...this.buildActorInclude('VideoChannel->Account->Actor'),
+      ...this.buildAvatarInclude('VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar'),
+      ...this.buildServerInclude('VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server')
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeOwnerUser () {
+    this.addJoin('INNER JOIN "videoChannel" AS "VideoChannel" ON "video"."channelId" = "VideoChannel"."id"')
+    this.addJoin('INNER JOIN "account" AS "VideoChannel->Account" ON "VideoChannel"."accountId" = "VideoChannel->Account"."id"')
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoChannel', this.tables.getChannelAttributes()),
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoChannel->Account', this.tables.getUserAccountAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeThumbnails () {
+    this.addJoin('LEFT OUTER JOIN "thumbnail" AS "Thumbnails" ON "video"."id" = "Thumbnails"."videoId"')
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('Thumbnails', this.tables.getThumbnailAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeWebtorrentFiles () {
+    this.addJoin('LEFT JOIN "videoFile" AS "VideoFiles" ON "VideoFiles"."videoId" = "video"."id"')
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoFiles', this.tables.getFileAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeStreamingPlaylistFiles () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT JOIN "videoStreamingPlaylist" AS "VideoStreamingPlaylists" ON "VideoStreamingPlaylists"."videoId" = "video"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT JOIN "videoFile" AS "VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles" ' +
+        'ON "VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."videoStreamingPlaylistId" = "VideoStreamingPlaylists"."id"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoStreamingPlaylists', this.tables.getStreamingPlaylistAttributes()),
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles', this.tables.getFileAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeUserHistory (userId: number) {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "userVideoHistory" ' +
+        'ON "video"."id" = "userVideoHistory"."videoId" AND "userVideoHistory"."userId" = :userVideoHistoryId'
+    )
+
+    this.replacements.userVideoHistoryId = userId
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('userVideoHistory', this.tables.getUserHistoryAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includePlaylist (playlistId: number) {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'INNER JOIN "videoPlaylistElement" as "VideoPlaylistElement" ON "videoPlaylistElement"."videoId" = "video"."id" ' +
+        'AND "VideoPlaylistElement"."videoPlaylistId" = :videoPlaylistId'
+    )
+
+    this.replacements.videoPlaylistId = playlistId
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoPlaylistElement', this.tables.getPlaylistAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeTags () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN (' +
+        '"videoTag" AS "Tags->VideoTagModel" INNER JOIN "tag" AS "Tags" ON "Tags"."id" = "Tags->VideoTagModel"."tagId"' +
+      ') ' +
+      'ON "video"."id" = "Tags->VideoTagModel"."videoId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('Tags', this.tables.getTagAttributes()),
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('Tags->VideoTagModel', this.tables.getVideoTagAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeBlacklisted () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "videoBlacklist" AS "VideoBlacklist" ON "video"."id" = "VideoBlacklist"."videoId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoBlacklist', this.tables.getBlacklistedAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeScheduleUpdate () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "scheduleVideoUpdate" AS "ScheduleVideoUpdate" ON "video"."id" = "ScheduleVideoUpdate"."videoId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('ScheduleVideoUpdate', this.tables.getScheduleUpdateAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeLive () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "videoLive" AS "VideoLive" ON "video"."id" = "VideoLive"."videoId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoLive', this.tables.getLiveAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeTrackers () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN (' +
+        '"videoTracker" AS "Trackers->VideoTrackerModel" ' +
+          'INNER JOIN "tracker" AS "Trackers" ON "Trackers"."id" = "Trackers->VideoTrackerModel"."trackerId"' +
+      ') ON "video"."id" = "Trackers->VideoTrackerModel"."videoId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('Trackers', this.tables.getTrackerAttributes()),
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('Trackers->VideoTrackerModel', this.tables.getVideoTrackerAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeWebTorrentRedundancies () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "videoRedundancy" AS "VideoFiles->RedundancyVideos" ON ' +
+        '"VideoFiles"."id" = "VideoFiles->RedundancyVideos"."videoFileId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoFiles->RedundancyVideos', this.tables.getRedundancyAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected includeStreamingPlaylistRedundancies () {
+    this.addJoin(
+      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "videoRedundancy" AS "VideoStreamingPlaylists->RedundancyVideos" ' +
+        'ON "VideoStreamingPlaylists"."id" = "VideoStreamingPlaylists->RedundancyVideos"."videoStreamingPlaylistId"'
+    )
+
+    this.attributes = {
+      ...this.attributes,
+
+      ...this.buildAttributesObject('VideoStreamingPlaylists->RedundancyVideos', this.tables.getRedundancyAttributes())
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected buildActorInclude (prefixKey: string) {
+    return this.buildAttributesObject(prefixKey, this.tables.getActorAttributes())
+  }
+
+  protected buildAvatarInclude (prefixKey: string) {
+    return this.buildAttributesObject(prefixKey, this.tables.getAvatarAttributes())
+  }
+
+  protected buildServerInclude (prefixKey: string) {
+    return this.buildAttributesObject(prefixKey, this.tables.getServerAttributes())
+  }
+
+  protected buildAttributesObject (prefixKey: string, attributeKeys: string[]) {
+    const result: { [id: string]: string} = {}
+
+    const prefixValue = prefixKey.replace(/->/g, '.')
+
+    for (const attribute of attributeKeys) {
+      result[`"${prefixKey}"."${attribute}"`] = `"${prefixValue}.${attribute}"`
+    }
+
+    return result
+  }
+
+  protected whereId (options: { id?: string | number, url?: string }) {
+    if (options.url) {
+      this.where = 'WHERE "video"."url" = :videoUrl'
+      this.replacements.videoUrl = options.url
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (validator.isInt('' + options.id)) {
+      this.where = 'WHERE "video".id = :videoId'
+    } else {
+      this.where = 'WHERE uuid = :videoId'
+    }
+
+    this.replacements.videoId = options.id
+  }
+
+  protected addJoin (join: string) {
+    this.joins += join + ' '
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/shared/abstract-videos-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/shared/abstract-videos-query-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09776bcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/shared/abstract-videos-query-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { QueryTypes, Sequelize, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Abstact builder to run video SQL queries
+ *
+ */
+
+export class AbstractVideosQueryBuilder {
+  protected sequelize: Sequelize
+
+  protected query: string
+  protected replacements: any = {}
+
+  protected runQuery (options: { transaction?: Transaction, logging?: boolean } = {}) {
+    const queryOptions = {
+      transaction: options.transaction,
+      logging: options.logging,
+      replacements: this.replacements,
+      type: QueryTypes.SELECT as QueryTypes.SELECT,
+      nest: false
+    }
+
+    return this.sequelize.query<any>(this.query, queryOptions)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-file-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-file-query-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b15c3b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-file-query-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize'
+import { BuildVideoGetQueryOptions } from '../video-model-get-query-builder'
+import { AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder } from './abstract-videos-model-query-builder'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Fetch files (webtorrent and streaming playlist) according to a video
+ *
+ */
+
+export class VideoFileQueryBuilder extends AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder {
+  protected attributes: { [key: string]: string }
+
+  constructor (protected readonly sequelize: Sequelize) {
+    super('get')
+  }
+
+  queryWebTorrentVideos (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    this.buildWebtorrentFilesQuery(options)
+
+    return this.runQuery(options)
+  }
+
+  queryStreamingPlaylistVideos (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    this.buildVideoStreamingPlaylistFilesQuery(options)
+
+    return this.runQuery(options)
+  }
+
+  private buildWebtorrentFilesQuery (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    this.attributes = {
+      '"video"."id"': ''
+    }
+
+    this.includeWebtorrentFiles()
+
+    if (this.shouldIncludeRedundancies(options)) {
+      this.includeWebTorrentRedundancies()
+    }
+
+    this.whereId(options)
+
+    this.query = this.buildQuery()
+  }
+
+  private buildVideoStreamingPlaylistFilesQuery (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    this.attributes = {
+      '"video"."id"': ''
+    }
+
+    this.includeStreamingPlaylistFiles()
+
+    if (this.shouldIncludeRedundancies(options)) {
+      this.includeStreamingPlaylistRedundancies()
+    }
+
+    this.whereId(options)
+
+    this.query = this.buildQuery()
+  }
+
+  private buildQuery () {
+    return `${this.buildSelect()} FROM "video" ${this.joins} ${this.where}`
+  }
+
+  private shouldIncludeRedundancies (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    return options.type === 'api'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-model-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-model-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7e2aa1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-model-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+
+import { AccountModel } from '@server/models/account/account'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor-image'
+import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '@server/models/redundancy/video-redundancy'
+import { ServerModel } from '@server/models/server/server'
+import { TrackerModel } from '@server/models/server/tracker'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '@server/models/user/user-video-history'
+import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../../schedule-video-update'
+import { TagModel } from '../../tag'
+import { ThumbnailModel } from '../../thumbnail'
+import { VideoModel } from '../../video'
+import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '../../video-blacklist'
+import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../video-channel'
+import { VideoFileModel } from '../../video-file'
+import { VideoLiveModel } from '../../video-live'
+import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from '../../video-streaming-playlist'
+import { VideoTables } from './video-tables'
+
+type SQLRow = { [id: string]: string | number }
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Build video models from SQL rows
+ *
+ */
+
+export class VideoModelBuilder {
+  private videosMemo: { [ id: number ]: VideoModel }
+  private videoStreamingPlaylistMemo: { [ id: number ]: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel }
+  private videoFileMemo: { [ id: number ]: VideoFileModel }
+
+  private thumbnailsDone: Set<any>
+  private historyDone: Set<any>
+  private blacklistDone: Set<any>
+  private liveDone: Set<any>
+  private redundancyDone: Set<any>
+  private scheduleVideoUpdateDone: Set<any>
+
+  private trackersDone: Set<string>
+  private tagsDone: Set<string>
+
+  private videos: VideoModel[]
+
+  private readonly buildOpts = { raw: true, isNewRecord: false }
+
+  constructor (
+    readonly mode: 'get' | 'list',
+    readonly tables: VideoTables
+  ) {
+
+  }
+
+  buildVideosFromRows (rows: SQLRow[], rowsWebTorrentFiles?: SQLRow[], rowsStreamingPlaylist?: SQLRow[]) {
+    this.reinit()
+
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      this.buildVideoAndAccount(row)
+
+      const videoModel = this.videosMemo[row.id]
+
+      this.setUserHistory(row, videoModel)
+      this.addThumbnail(row, videoModel)
+
+      if (!rowsWebTorrentFiles) {
+        this.addWebTorrentFile(row, videoModel)
+      }
+
+      if (!rowsStreamingPlaylist) {
+        this.addStreamingPlaylist(row, videoModel)
+        this.addStreamingPlaylistFile(row)
+      }
+
+      if (this.mode === 'get') {
+        this.addTag(row, videoModel)
+        this.addTracker(row, videoModel)
+        this.setBlacklisted(row, videoModel)
+        this.setScheduleVideoUpdate(row, videoModel)
+        this.setLive(row, videoModel)
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.grabSeparateWebTorrentFiles(rowsWebTorrentFiles)
+    this.grabSeparateStreamingPlaylistFiles(rowsStreamingPlaylist)
+
+    return this.videos
+  }
+
+  private reinit () {
+    this.videosMemo = {}
+    this.videoStreamingPlaylistMemo = {}
+    this.videoFileMemo = {}
+
+    this.thumbnailsDone = new Set<number>()
+    this.historyDone = new Set<number>()
+    this.blacklistDone = new Set<number>()
+    this.liveDone = new Set<number>()
+    this.redundancyDone = new Set<number>()
+    this.scheduleVideoUpdateDone = new Set<number>()
+
+    this.trackersDone = new Set<string>()
+    this.tagsDone = new Set<string>()
+
+    this.videos = []
+  }
+
+  private grabSeparateWebTorrentFiles (rowsWebTorrentFiles?: SQLRow[]) {
+    if (!rowsWebTorrentFiles) return
+
+    for (const row of rowsWebTorrentFiles) {
+      const id = row['VideoFiles.id']
+      if (!id) continue
+
+      const videoModel = this.videosMemo[row.id]
+      this.addWebTorrentFile(row, videoModel)
+      this.addRedundancy(row, 'VideoFiles', this.videoFileMemo[id])
+    }
+  }
+
+  private grabSeparateStreamingPlaylistFiles (rowsStreamingPlaylist?: SQLRow[]) {
+    if (!rowsStreamingPlaylist) return
+
+    for (const row of rowsStreamingPlaylist || []) {
+      const id = row['VideoStreamingPlaylists.id']
+      if (!id) continue
+
+      const videoModel = this.videosMemo[row.id]
+
+      this.addStreamingPlaylist(row, videoModel)
+      this.addStreamingPlaylistFile(row)
+      this.addRedundancy(row, 'VideoStreamingPlaylists', this.videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[id])
+    }
+  }
+
+  private buildVideoAndAccount (row: SQLRow) {
+    if (this.videosMemo[row.id]) return
+
+    const videoModel = new VideoModel(this.grab(row, this.tables.getVideoAttributes(), ''), this.buildOpts)
+
+    videoModel.UserVideoHistories = []
+    videoModel.Thumbnails = []
+    videoModel.VideoFiles = []
+    videoModel.VideoStreamingPlaylists = []
+    videoModel.Tags = []
+    videoModel.Trackers = []
+
+    this.buildAccount(row, videoModel)
+
+    this.videosMemo[row.id] = videoModel
+
+    // Keep rows order
+    this.videos.push(videoModel)
+  }
+
+  private buildAccount (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['VideoChannel.Account.id']
+    if (!id) return
+
+    const channelModel = new VideoChannelModel(this.grab(row, this.tables.getChannelAttributes(), 'VideoChannel'), this.buildOpts)
+    channelModel.Actor = this.buildActor(row, 'VideoChannel')
+
+    const accountModel = new AccountModel(this.grab(row, this.tables.getAccountAttributes(), 'VideoChannel.Account'), this.buildOpts)
+    accountModel.Actor = this.buildActor(row, 'VideoChannel.Account')
+
+    channelModel.Account = accountModel
+
+    videoModel.VideoChannel = channelModel
+  }
+
+  private buildActor (row: SQLRow, prefix: string) {
+    const actorPrefix = `${prefix}.Actor`
+    const avatarPrefix = `${actorPrefix}.Avatar`
+    const serverPrefix = `${actorPrefix}.Server`
+
+    const avatarModel = row[`${avatarPrefix}.id`] !== null
+      ? new ActorImageModel(this.grab(row, this.tables.getAvatarAttributes(), avatarPrefix), this.buildOpts)
+      : null
+
+    const serverModel = row[`${serverPrefix}.id`] !== null
+      ? new ServerModel(this.grab(row, this.tables.getServerAttributes(), serverPrefix), this.buildOpts)
+      : null
+
+    const actorModel = new ActorModel(this.grab(row, this.tables.getActorAttributes(), actorPrefix), this.buildOpts)
+    actorModel.Avatar = avatarModel
+    actorModel.Server = serverModel
+
+    return actorModel
+  }
+
+  private setUserHistory (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['userVideoHistory.id']
+    if (!id || this.historyDone.has(id)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getUserHistoryAttributes(), 'userVideoHistory')
+    const historyModel = new UserVideoHistoryModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    videoModel.UserVideoHistories.push(historyModel)
+
+    this.historyDone.add(id)
+  }
+
+  private addThumbnail (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['Thumbnails.id']
+    if (!id || this.thumbnailsDone.has(id)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getThumbnailAttributes(), 'Thumbnails')
+    const thumbnailModel = new ThumbnailModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    videoModel.Thumbnails.push(thumbnailModel)
+
+    this.thumbnailsDone.add(id)
+  }
+
+  private addWebTorrentFile (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['VideoFiles.id']
+    if (!id || this.videoFileMemo[id]) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getFileAttributes(), 'VideoFiles')
+    const videoFileModel = new VideoFileModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    videoModel.VideoFiles.push(videoFileModel)
+
+    this.videoFileMemo[id] = videoFileModel
+  }
+
+  private addStreamingPlaylist (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['VideoStreamingPlaylists.id']
+    if (!id || this.videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[id]) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getStreamingPlaylistAttributes(), 'VideoStreamingPlaylists')
+    const streamingPlaylist = new VideoStreamingPlaylistModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    streamingPlaylist.VideoFiles = []
+
+    videoModel.VideoStreamingPlaylists.push(streamingPlaylist)
+
+    this.videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[id] = streamingPlaylist
+  }
+
+  private addStreamingPlaylistFile (row: SQLRow) {
+    const id = row['VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.id']
+    if (!id || this.videoFileMemo[id]) return
+
+    const streamingPlaylist = this.videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[row['VideoStreamingPlaylists.id']]
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getFileAttributes(), 'VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles')
+    const videoFileModel = new VideoFileModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    streamingPlaylist.VideoFiles.push(videoFileModel)
+
+    this.videoFileMemo[id] = videoFileModel
+  }
+
+  private addRedundancy (row: SQLRow, prefix: string, to: VideoFileModel | VideoStreamingPlaylistModel) {
+    if (!to.RedundancyVideos) to.RedundancyVideos = []
+
+    const redundancyPrefix = `${prefix}.RedundancyVideos`
+    const id = row[`${redundancyPrefix}.id`]
+
+    if (!id || this.redundancyDone.has(id)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getRedundancyAttributes(), redundancyPrefix)
+    const redundancyModel = new VideoRedundancyModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    to.RedundancyVideos.push(redundancyModel)
+
+    this.redundancyDone.add(id)
+  }
+
+  private addTag (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    if (!row['Tags.name']) return
+
+    const key = `${row['Tags.VideoTagModel.videoId']}-${row['Tags.VideoTagModel.tagId']}`
+    if (this.tagsDone.has(key)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getTagAttributes(), 'Tags')
+    const tagModel = new TagModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    videoModel.Tags.push(tagModel)
+
+    this.tagsDone.add(key)
+  }
+
+  private addTracker (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    if (!row['Trackers.id']) return
+
+    const key = `${row['Trackers.VideoTrackerModel.videoId']}-${row['Trackers.VideoTrackerModel.trackerId']}`
+    if (this.trackersDone.has(key)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getTrackerAttributes(), 'Trackers')
+    const trackerModel = new TrackerModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+    videoModel.Trackers.push(trackerModel)
+
+    this.trackersDone.add(key)
+  }
+
+  private setBlacklisted (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['VideoBlacklist.id']
+    if (!id || this.blacklistDone.has(id)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getBlacklistedAttributes(), 'VideoBlacklist')
+    videoModel.VideoBlacklist = new VideoBlacklistModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+
+    this.blacklistDone.add(id)
+  }
+
+  private setScheduleVideoUpdate (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['ScheduleVideoUpdate.id']
+    if (!id || this.scheduleVideoUpdateDone.has(id)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getScheduleUpdateAttributes(), 'ScheduleVideoUpdate')
+    videoModel.ScheduleVideoUpdate = new ScheduleVideoUpdateModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+
+    this.scheduleVideoUpdateDone.add(id)
+  }
+
+  private setLive (row: SQLRow, videoModel: VideoModel) {
+    const id = row['VideoLive.id']
+    if (!id || this.liveDone.has(id)) return
+
+    const attributes = this.grab(row, this.tables.getLiveAttributes(), 'VideoLive')
+    videoModel.VideoLive = new VideoLiveModel(attributes, this.buildOpts)
+
+    this.liveDone.add(id)
+  }
+
+  private grab (row: SQLRow, attributes: string[], prefix: string) {
+    const result: { [ id: string ]: string | number } = {}
+
+    for (const a of attributes) {
+      const key = prefix
+        ? prefix + '.' + a
+        : a
+
+      result[a] = row[key]
+    }
+
+    return result
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-tables.ts b/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-tables.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abdd22188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/shared/video-tables.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Class to build video attributes/join names we want to fetch from the database
+ *
+ */
+export class VideoTables {
+
+  constructor (readonly mode: 'get' | 'list') {
+
+  }
+
+  getChannelAttributesForUser () {
+    return [ 'id', 'accountId' ]
+  }
+
+  getChannelAttributes () {
+    let attributeKeys = [
+      'id',
+      'name',
+      'description',
+      'actorId'
+    ]
+
+    if (this.mode === 'get') {
+      attributeKeys = attributeKeys.concat([
+        'support',
+        'createdAt',
+        'updatedAt'
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return attributeKeys
+  }
+
+  getUserAccountAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'userId' ]
+  }
+
+  getAccountAttributes () {
+    let attributeKeys = [ 'id', 'name', 'actorId' ]
+
+    if (this.mode === 'get') {
+      attributeKeys = attributeKeys.concat([
+        'description',
+        'userId',
+        'createdAt',
+        'updatedAt'
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return attributeKeys
+  }
+
+  getThumbnailAttributes () {
+    let attributeKeys = [ 'id', 'type', 'filename' ]
+
+    if (this.mode === 'get') {
+      attributeKeys = attributeKeys.concat([
+        'height',
+        'width',
+        'fileUrl',
+        'automaticallyGenerated',
+        'videoId',
+        'videoPlaylistId',
+        'createdAt',
+        'updatedAt'
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return attributeKeys
+  }
+
+  getFileAttributes () {
+    return [
+      'id',
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt',
+      'resolution',
+      'size',
+      'extname',
+      'filename',
+      'fileUrl',
+      'torrentFilename',
+      'torrentUrl',
+      'infoHash',
+      'fps',
+      'metadataUrl',
+      'videoStreamingPlaylistId',
+      'videoId'
+    ]
+  }
+
+  getStreamingPlaylistAttributes () {
+    let playlistKeys = [ 'id', 'playlistUrl', 'type' ]
+
+    if (this.mode === 'get') {
+      playlistKeys = playlistKeys.concat([
+        'p2pMediaLoaderInfohashes',
+        'p2pMediaLoaderPeerVersion',
+        'segmentsSha256Url',
+        'videoId',
+        'createdAt',
+        'updatedAt'
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return playlistKeys
+  }
+
+  getUserHistoryAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'currentTime' ]
+  }
+
+  getPlaylistAttributes () {
+    return [
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt',
+      'url',
+      'position',
+      'startTimestamp',
+      'stopTimestamp',
+      'videoPlaylistId'
+    ]
+  }
+
+  getTagAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'name' ]
+  }
+
+  getVideoTagAttributes () {
+    return [ 'videoId', 'tagId', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt' ]
+  }
+
+  getBlacklistedAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'reason', 'unfederated' ]
+  }
+
+  getScheduleUpdateAttributes () {
+    return [
+      'id',
+      'updateAt',
+      'privacy',
+      'videoId',
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt'
+    ]
+  }
+
+  getLiveAttributes () {
+    return [
+      'id',
+      'streamKey',
+      'saveReplay',
+      'permanentLive',
+      'videoId',
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt'
+    ]
+  }
+
+  getTrackerAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'url' ]
+  }
+
+  getVideoTrackerAttributes () {
+    return [
+      'videoId',
+      'trackerId',
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt'
+    ]
+  }
+
+  getRedundancyAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'fileUrl' ]
+  }
+
+  getActorAttributes () {
+    let attributeKeys = [
+      'id',
+      'preferredUsername',
+      'url',
+      'serverId',
+      'avatarId'
+    ]
+
+    if (this.mode === 'get') {
+      attributeKeys = attributeKeys.concat([
+        'type',
+        'followersCount',
+        'followingCount',
+        'inboxUrl',
+        'outboxUrl',
+        'sharedInboxUrl',
+        'followersUrl',
+        'followingUrl',
+        'remoteCreatedAt',
+        'createdAt',
+        'updatedAt'
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return attributeKeys
+  }
+
+  getAvatarAttributes () {
+    let attributeKeys = [
+      'id',
+      'filename',
+      'type',
+      'fileUrl',
+      'onDisk',
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt'
+    ]
+
+    if (this.mode === 'get') {
+      attributeKeys = attributeKeys.concat([
+        'height',
+        'width',
+        'type'
+      ])
+    }
+
+    return attributeKeys
+  }
+
+  getServerAttributes () {
+    return [ 'id', 'host' ]
+  }
+
+  getVideoAttributes () {
+    return [
+      'id',
+      'uuid',
+      'name',
+      'category',
+      'licence',
+      'language',
+      'privacy',
+      'nsfw',
+      'description',
+      'support',
+      'duration',
+      'views',
+      'likes',
+      'dislikes',
+      'remote',
+      'isLive',
+      'url',
+      'commentsEnabled',
+      'downloadEnabled',
+      'waitTranscoding',
+      'state',
+      'publishedAt',
+      'originallyPublishedAt',
+      'channelId',
+      'createdAt',
+      'updatedAt'
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/video-model-get-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/video-model-get-query-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f234e8778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/video-model-get-query-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { Sequelize, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
+import { AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder } from './shared/abstract-videos-model-query-builder'
+import { VideoFileQueryBuilder } from './shared/video-file-query-builder'
+import { VideoModelBuilder } from './shared/video-model-builder'
+import { VideoTables } from './shared/video-tables'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Build a GET SQL query, fetch rows and create the video model
+ *
+ */
+
+export type GetType =
+  'api' |
+  'full-light' |
+  'account-blacklist-files' |
+  'all-files' |
+  'thumbnails' |
+  'thumbnails-blacklist' |
+  'id' |
+  'blacklist-rights'
+
+export type BuildVideoGetQueryOptions = {
+  id?: number | string
+  url?: string
+
+  type: GetType
+
+  userId?: number
+  transaction?: Transaction
+
+  logging?: boolean
+}
+
+export class VideosModelGetQueryBuilder {
+  videoQueryBuilder: VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder
+  webtorrentFilesQueryBuilder: VideoFileQueryBuilder
+  streamingPlaylistFilesQueryBuilder: VideoFileQueryBuilder
+
+  private readonly videoModelBuilder: VideoModelBuilder
+
+  private static readonly videoFilesInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api', 'full-light', 'account-blacklist-files', 'all-files' ])
+
+  constructor (protected readonly sequelize: Sequelize) {
+    this.videoQueryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder(sequelize)
+    this.webtorrentFilesQueryBuilder = new VideoFileQueryBuilder(sequelize)
+    this.streamingPlaylistFilesQueryBuilder = new VideoFileQueryBuilder(sequelize)
+
+    this.videoModelBuilder = new VideoModelBuilder('get', new VideoTables('get'))
+  }
+
+  async queryVideo (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    const [ videoRows, webtorrentFilesRows, streamingPlaylistFilesRows ] = await Promise.all([
+      this.videoQueryBuilder.queryVideos(options),
+
+      VideosModelGetQueryBuilder.videoFilesInclude.has(options.type)
+        ? this.webtorrentFilesQueryBuilder.queryWebTorrentVideos(options)
+        : Promise.resolve(undefined),
+
+      VideosModelGetQueryBuilder.videoFilesInclude.has(options.type)
+        ? this.streamingPlaylistFilesQueryBuilder.queryStreamingPlaylistVideos(options)
+        : Promise.resolve(undefined)
+    ])
+
+    const videos = this.videoModelBuilder.buildVideosFromRows(videoRows, webtorrentFilesRows, streamingPlaylistFilesRows)
+
+    if (videos.length > 1) {
+      throw new Error('Video results is more than ')
+    }
+
+    if (videos.length === 0) return null
+    return videos[0]
+  }
+}
+
+export class VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder extends AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder {
+  protected attributes: { [key: string]: string }
+
+  protected webtorrentFilesQuery: string
+  protected streamingPlaylistFilesQuery: string
+
+  private static readonly trackersInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api' ])
+  private static readonly liveInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api', 'full-light' ])
+  private static readonly scheduleUpdateInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api', 'full-light' ])
+  private static readonly tagsInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api', 'full-light' ])
+  private static readonly userHistoryInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api', 'full-light' ])
+  private static readonly accountInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'api', 'full-light', 'account-blacklist-files' ])
+  private static readonly ownerUserInclude = new Set<GetType>([ 'blacklist-rights' ])
+
+  private static readonly blacklistedInclude = new Set<GetType>([
+    'api',
+    'full-light',
+    'account-blacklist-files',
+    'thumbnails-blacklist',
+    'blacklist-rights'
+  ])
+
+  private static readonly thumbnailsInclude = new Set<GetType>([
+    'api',
+    'full-light',
+    'account-blacklist-files',
+    'all-files',
+    'thumbnails',
+    'thumbnails-blacklist'
+  ])
+
+  constructor (protected readonly sequelize: Sequelize) {
+    super('get')
+  }
+
+  queryVideos (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    this.buildMainGetQuery(options)
+
+    return this.runQuery(options)
+  }
+
+  private buildMainGetQuery (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    this.attributes = {
+      '"video".*': ''
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.thumbnailsInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeThumbnails()
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.blacklistedInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeBlacklisted()
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.accountInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeChannels()
+      this.includeAccounts()
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.tagsInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeTags()
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.scheduleUpdateInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeScheduleUpdate()
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.liveInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeLive()
+    }
+
+    if (options.userId && VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.userHistoryInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeUserHistory(options.userId)
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.ownerUserInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeOwnerUser()
+    }
+
+    if (VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.trackersInclude.has(options.type)) {
+      this.includeTrackers()
+    }
+
+    this.whereId(options)
+
+    this.query = this.buildQuery(options)
+  }
+
+  private buildQuery (options: BuildVideoGetQueryOptions) {
+    const order = VideosModelGetQuerySubBuilder.tagsInclude.has(options.type)
+      ? 'ORDER BY "Tags"."name" ASC'
+      : ''
+
+    const from = `SELECT * FROM "video" ${this.where} LIMIT 1`
+
+    return `${this.buildSelect()} FROM (${from}) AS "video" ${this.joins} ${order}`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/videos-id-list-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/videos-id-list-query-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30b251f0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/videos-id-list-query-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,616 @@
+import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize'
+import validator from 'validator'
+import { exists } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
+import { buildDirectionAndField, createSafeIn } from '@server/models/utils'
+import { MUserAccountId, MUserId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { VideoFilter, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
+import { AbstractVideosQueryBuilder } from './shared/abstract-videos-query-builder'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Build videos list SQL query to fetch rows
+ *
+ */
+
+export type BuildVideosListQueryOptions = {
+  attributes?: string[]
+
+  serverAccountId: number
+  followerActorId: number
+  includeLocalVideos: boolean
+
+  count: number
+  start: number
+  sort: string
+
+  nsfw?: boolean
+  filter?: VideoFilter
+  isLive?: boolean
+
+  categoryOneOf?: number[]
+  licenceOneOf?: number[]
+  languageOneOf?: string[]
+  tagsOneOf?: string[]
+  tagsAllOf?: string[]
+
+  withFiles?: boolean
+
+  accountId?: number
+  videoChannelId?: number
+
+  videoPlaylistId?: number
+
+  trendingAlgorithm?: string // best, hot, or any other algorithm implemented
+  trendingDays?: number
+
+  user?: MUserAccountId
+  historyOfUser?: MUserId
+
+  startDate?: string // ISO 8601
+  endDate?: string // ISO 8601
+  originallyPublishedStartDate?: string
+  originallyPublishedEndDate?: string
+
+  durationMin?: number // seconds
+  durationMax?: number // seconds
+
+  search?: string
+
+  isCount?: boolean
+
+  group?: string
+  having?: string
+}
+
+export class VideosIdListQueryBuilder extends AbstractVideosQueryBuilder {
+  protected replacements: any = {}
+
+  private attributes: string[]
+  private joins: string[] = []
+
+  private readonly and: string[] = []
+
+  private readonly cte: string[] = []
+
+  private group = ''
+  private having = ''
+
+  private sort = ''
+  private limit = ''
+  private offset = ''
+
+  constructor (protected readonly sequelize: Sequelize) {
+    super()
+  }
+
+  queryVideoIds (options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions) {
+    this.buildIdsListQuery(options)
+
+    return this.runQuery()
+  }
+
+  countVideoIds (countOptions: BuildVideosListQueryOptions): Promise<number> {
+    this.buildIdsListQuery(countOptions)
+
+    return this.runQuery().then(rows => rows.length !== 0 ? rows[0].total : 0)
+  }
+
+  getIdsListQueryAndSort (options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions) {
+    this.buildIdsListQuery(options)
+    return { query: this.query, sort: this.sort, replacements: this.replacements }
+  }
+
+  private buildIdsListQuery (options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions) {
+    this.attributes = options.attributes || [ '"video"."id"' ]
+
+    if (options.group) this.group = options.group
+    if (options.having) this.having = options.having
+
+    this.joins = this.joins.concat([
+      'INNER JOIN "videoChannel" ON "videoChannel"."id" = "video"."channelId"',
+      'INNER JOIN "account" ON "account"."id" = "videoChannel"."accountId"',
+      'INNER JOIN "actor" "accountActor" ON "account"."actorId" = "accountActor"."id"'
+    ])
+
+    this.whereNotBlacklisted()
+
+    if (options.serverAccountId) {
+      this.whereNotBlocked(options.serverAccountId, options.user)
+    }
+
+    // Only list public/published videos
+    if (!options.filter || (options.filter !== 'all-local' && options.filter !== 'all')) {
+      this.whereStateAndPrivacyAvailable(options.user)
+    }
+
+    if (options.videoPlaylistId) {
+      this.joinPlaylist(options.videoPlaylistId)
+    }
+
+    if (options.filter && (options.filter === 'local' || options.filter === 'all-local')) {
+      this.whereOnlyLocal()
+    }
+
+    if (options.accountId) {
+      this.whereAccountId(options.accountId)
+    }
+
+    if (options.videoChannelId) {
+      this.whereChannelId(options.videoChannelId)
+    }
+
+    if (options.followerActorId) {
+      this.whereFollowerActorId(options.followerActorId, options.includeLocalVideos)
+    }
+
+    if (options.withFiles === true) {
+      this.whereFileExists()
+    }
+
+    if (options.tagsOneOf) {
+      this.whereTagsOneOf(options.tagsOneOf)
+    }
+
+    if (options.tagsAllOf) {
+      this.whereTagsAllOf(options.tagsAllOf)
+    }
+
+    if (options.nsfw === true) {
+      this.whereNSFW()
+    } else if (options.nsfw === false) {
+      this.whereSFW()
+    }
+
+    if (options.isLive === true) {
+      this.whereLive()
+    } else if (options.isLive === false) {
+      this.whereVOD()
+    }
+
+    if (options.categoryOneOf) {
+      this.whereCategoryOneOf(options.categoryOneOf)
+    }
+
+    if (options.licenceOneOf) {
+      this.whereLicenceOneOf(options.licenceOneOf)
+    }
+
+    if (options.languageOneOf) {
+      this.whereLanguageOneOf(options.languageOneOf)
+    }
+
+    // We don't exclude results in this so if we do a count we don't need to add this complex clause
+    if (options.isCount !== true) {
+      if (options.trendingDays) {
+        this.groupForTrending(options.trendingDays)
+      } else if ([ 'best', 'hot' ].includes(options.trendingAlgorithm)) {
+        this.groupForHotOrBest(options.trendingAlgorithm, options.user)
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (options.historyOfUser) {
+      this.joinHistory(options.historyOfUser.id)
+    }
+
+    if (options.startDate) {
+      this.whereStartDate(options.startDate)
+    }
+
+    if (options.endDate) {
+      this.whereEndDate(options.endDate)
+    }
+
+    if (options.originallyPublishedStartDate) {
+      this.whereOriginallyPublishedStartDate(options.originallyPublishedStartDate)
+    }
+
+    if (options.originallyPublishedEndDate) {
+      this.whereOriginallyPublishedEndDate(options.originallyPublishedEndDate)
+    }
+
+    if (options.durationMin) {
+      this.whereDurationMin(options.durationMin)
+    }
+
+    if (options.durationMax) {
+      this.whereDurationMax(options.durationMax)
+    }
+
+    this.whereSearch(options.search)
+
+    if (options.isCount === true) {
+      this.setCountAttribute()
+    } else {
+      if (exists(options.sort)) {
+        this.setSort(options.sort)
+      }
+
+      if (exists(options.count)) {
+        this.setLimit(options.count)
+      }
+
+      if (exists(options.start)) {
+        this.setOffset(options.start)
+      }
+    }
+
+    const cteString = this.cte.length !== 0
+      ? `WITH ${this.cte.join(', ')} `
+      : ''
+
+    this.query = cteString +
+      'SELECT ' + this.attributes.join(', ') + ' ' +
+      'FROM "video" ' + this.joins.join(' ') + ' ' +
+      'WHERE ' + this.and.join(' AND ') + ' ' +
+      this.group + ' ' +
+      this.having + ' ' +
+      this.sort + ' ' +
+      this.limit + ' ' +
+      this.offset
+  }
+
+  private setCountAttribute () {
+    this.attributes = [ 'COUNT(*) as "total"' ]
+  }
+
+  private joinHistory (userId: number) {
+    this.joins.push('INNER JOIN "userVideoHistory" ON "video"."id" = "userVideoHistory"."videoId"')
+
+    this.and.push('"userVideoHistory"."userId" = :historyOfUser')
+
+    this.replacements.historyOfUser = userId
+  }
+
+  private joinPlaylist (playlistId: number) {
+    this.joins.push(
+      'INNER JOIN "videoPlaylistElement" "video"."id" = "videoPlaylistElement"."videoId" ' +
+      'AND "videoPlaylistElement"."videoPlaylistId" = :videoPlaylistId'
+    )
+
+    this.replacements.videoPlaylistId = playlistId
+  }
+
+  private whereStateAndPrivacyAvailable (user?: MUserAccountId) {
+    this.and.push(
+      `("video"."state" = ${VideoState.PUBLISHED} OR ` +
+      `("video"."state" = ${VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE} AND "video"."waitTranscoding" IS false))`
+    )
+
+    if (user) {
+      this.and.push(
+        `("video"."privacy" = ${VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC} OR "video"."privacy" = ${VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL})`
+      )
+    } else { // Or only public videos
+      this.and.push(
+        `"video"."privacy" = ${VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC}`
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  private whereOnlyLocal () {
+    this.and.push('"video"."remote" IS FALSE')
+  }
+
+  private whereAccountId (accountId: number) {
+    this.and.push('"account"."id" = :accountId')
+    this.replacements.accountId = accountId
+  }
+
+  private whereChannelId (channelId: number) {
+    this.and.push('"videoChannel"."id" = :videoChannelId')
+    this.replacements.videoChannelId = channelId
+  }
+
+  private whereFollowerActorId (followerActorId: number, includeLocalVideos: boolean) {
+    let query =
+    '(' +
+    '  EXISTS (' +
+    '    SELECT 1 FROM "videoShare" ' +
+    '    INNER JOIN "actorFollow" "actorFollowShare" ON "actorFollowShare"."targetActorId" = "videoShare"."actorId" ' +
+    '    AND "actorFollowShare"."actorId" = :followerActorId AND "actorFollowShare"."state" = \'accepted\' ' +
+    '    WHERE "videoShare"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
+    '  )' +
+    '  OR' +
+    '  EXISTS (' +
+    '    SELECT 1 from "actorFollow" ' +
+    '    WHERE "actorFollow"."targetActorId" = "videoChannel"."actorId" AND "actorFollow"."actorId" = :followerActorId ' +
+    '    AND "actorFollow"."state" = \'accepted\'' +
+    '  )'
+
+    if (includeLocalVideos) {
+      query += '  OR "video"."remote" IS FALSE'
+    }
+
+    query += ')'
+
+    this.and.push(query)
+    this.replacements.followerActorId = followerActorId
+  }
+
+  private whereFileExists () {
+    this.and.push(
+      '(' +
+      '  EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM "videoFile" WHERE "videoFile"."videoId" = "video"."id") ' +
+      '  OR EXISTS (' +
+      '    SELECT 1 FROM "videoStreamingPlaylist" ' +
+      '    INNER JOIN "videoFile" ON "videoFile"."videoStreamingPlaylistId" = "videoStreamingPlaylist"."id" ' +
+      '    WHERE "videoStreamingPlaylist"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
+      '  )' +
+      ')'
+    )
+  }
+
+  private whereTagsOneOf (tagsOneOf: string[]) {
+    const tagsOneOfLower = tagsOneOf.map(t => t.toLowerCase())
+
+    this.and.push(
+      'EXISTS (' +
+      '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
+      '  INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
+      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(this.sequelize, tagsOneOfLower) + ') ' +
+      '  AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId"' +
+      ')'
+    )
+  }
+
+  private whereTagsAllOf (tagsAllOf: string[]) {
+    const tagsAllOfLower = tagsAllOf.map(t => t.toLowerCase())
+
+    this.and.push(
+      'EXISTS (' +
+      '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
+      '  INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
+      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(this.sequelize, tagsAllOfLower) + ') ' +
+      '  AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId" ' +
+      '  GROUP BY "videoTag"."videoId" HAVING COUNT(*) = ' + tagsAllOfLower.length +
+      ')'
+    )
+  }
+
+  private whereCategoryOneOf (categoryOneOf: number[]) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."category" IN (:categoryOneOf)')
+    this.replacements.categoryOneOf = categoryOneOf
+  }
+
+  private whereLicenceOneOf (licenceOneOf: number[]) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."licence" IN (:licenceOneOf)')
+    this.replacements.licenceOneOf = licenceOneOf
+  }
+
+  private whereLanguageOneOf (languageOneOf: string[]) {
+    const languages = languageOneOf.filter(l => l && l !== '_unknown')
+    const languagesQueryParts: string[] = []
+
+    if (languages.length !== 0) {
+      languagesQueryParts.push('"video"."language" IN (:languageOneOf)')
+      this.replacements.languageOneOf = languages
+
+      languagesQueryParts.push(
+        'EXISTS (' +
+        '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoCaption" WHERE "videoCaption"."language" ' +
+        '  IN (' + createSafeIn(this.sequelize, languages) + ') AND ' +
+        '  "videoCaption"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
+        ')'
+      )
+    }
+
+    if (languageOneOf.includes('_unknown')) {
+      languagesQueryParts.push('"video"."language" IS NULL')
+    }
+
+    if (languagesQueryParts.length !== 0) {
+      this.and.push('(' + languagesQueryParts.join(' OR ') + ')')
+    }
+  }
+
+  private whereNSFW () {
+    this.and.push('"video"."nsfw" IS TRUE')
+  }
+
+  private whereSFW () {
+    this.and.push('"video"."nsfw" IS FALSE')
+  }
+
+  private whereLive () {
+    this.and.push('"video"."isLive" IS TRUE')
+  }
+
+  private whereVOD () {
+    this.and.push('"video"."isLive" IS FALSE')
+  }
+
+  private whereNotBlocked (serverAccountId: number, user?: MUserAccountId) {
+    const blockerIds = [ serverAccountId ]
+    if (user) blockerIds.push(user.Account.id)
+
+    const inClause = createSafeIn(this.sequelize, blockerIds)
+
+    this.and.push(
+      'NOT EXISTS (' +
+      '  SELECT 1 FROM "accountBlocklist" ' +
+      '  WHERE "accountBlocklist"."accountId" IN (' + inClause + ') ' +
+      '  AND "accountBlocklist"."targetAccountId" = "account"."id" ' +
+      ')' +
+      'AND NOT EXISTS (' +
+      '  SELECT 1 FROM "serverBlocklist" WHERE "serverBlocklist"."accountId" IN (' + inClause + ') ' +
+      '  AND "serverBlocklist"."targetServerId" = "accountActor"."serverId"' +
+      ')'
+    )
+  }
+
+  private whereSearch (search?: string) {
+    if (!search) {
+      this.attributes.push('0 as similarity')
+      return
+    }
+
+    const escapedSearch = this.sequelize.escape(search)
+    const escapedLikeSearch = this.sequelize.escape('%' + search + '%')
+
+    this.cte.push(
+      '"trigramSearch" AS (' +
+      '  SELECT "video"."id", ' +
+      `  similarity(lower(immutable_unaccent("video"."name")), lower(immutable_unaccent(${escapedSearch}))) as similarity ` +
+      '  FROM "video" ' +
+      '  WHERE lower(immutable_unaccent("video"."name")) % lower(immutable_unaccent(' + escapedSearch + ')) OR ' +
+      '        lower(immutable_unaccent("video"."name")) LIKE lower(immutable_unaccent(' + escapedLikeSearch + '))' +
+      ')'
+    )
+
+    this.joins.push('LEFT JOIN "trigramSearch" ON "video"."id" = "trigramSearch"."id"')
+
+    let base = '(' +
+    '  "trigramSearch"."id" IS NOT NULL OR ' +
+    '  EXISTS (' +
+    '    SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
+    '    INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
+    `    WHERE lower("tag"."name") = ${escapedSearch} ` +
+    '    AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId"' +
+    '  )'
+
+    if (validator.isUUID(search)) {
+      base += ` OR "video"."uuid" = ${escapedSearch}`
+    }
+
+    base += ')'
+
+    this.and.push(base)
+    this.attributes.push(`COALESCE("trigramSearch"."similarity", 0) as similarity`)
+  }
+
+  private whereNotBlacklisted () {
+    this.and.push('"video"."id" NOT IN (SELECT "videoBlacklist"."videoId" FROM "videoBlacklist")')
+  }
+
+  private whereStartDate (startDate: string) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."publishedAt" >= :startDate')
+    this.replacements.startDate = startDate
+  }
+
+  private whereEndDate (endDate: string) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."publishedAt" <= :endDate')
+    this.replacements.endDate = endDate
+  }
+
+  private whereOriginallyPublishedStartDate (startDate: string) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."originallyPublishedAt" >= :originallyPublishedStartDate')
+    this.replacements.originallyPublishedStartDate = startDate
+  }
+
+  private whereOriginallyPublishedEndDate (endDate: string) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."originallyPublishedAt" <= :originallyPublishedEndDate')
+    this.replacements.originallyPublishedEndDate = endDate
+  }
+
+  private whereDurationMin (durationMin: number) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."duration" >= :durationMin')
+    this.replacements.durationMin = durationMin
+  }
+
+  private whereDurationMax (durationMax: number) {
+    this.and.push('"video"."duration" <= :durationMax')
+    this.replacements.durationMax = durationMax
+  }
+
+  private groupForTrending (trendingDays: number) {
+    const viewsGteDate = new Date(new Date().getTime() - (24 * 3600 * 1000) * trendingDays)
+
+    this.joins.push('LEFT JOIN "videoView" ON "video"."id" = "videoView"."videoId" AND "videoView"."startDate" >= :viewsGteDate')
+    this.replacements.viewsGteDate = viewsGteDate
+
+    this.attributes.push('COALESCE(SUM("videoView"."views"), 0) AS "score"')
+
+    this.group = 'GROUP BY "video"."id"'
+  }
+
+  private groupForHotOrBest (trendingAlgorithm: string, user?: MUserAccountId) {
+    /**
+     * "Hotness" is a measure based on absolute view/comment/like/dislike numbers,
+     * with fixed weights only applied to their log values.
+     *
+     * This algorithm gives little chance for an old video to have a good score,
+     * for which recent spikes in interactions could be a sign of "hotness" and
+     * justify a better score. However there are multiple ways to achieve that
+     * goal, which is left for later. Yes, this is a TODO :)
+     *
+     * notes:
+     *  - weights and base score are in number of half-days.
+     *  - all comments are counted, regardless of being written by the video author or not
+     * see https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit/blob/master/r2/r2/lib/db/_sorts.pyx#L47-L58
+     *  - we have less interactions than on reddit, so multiply weights by an arbitrary factor
+     */
+    const weights = {
+      like: 3 * 50,
+      dislike: -3 * 50,
+      view: Math.floor((1 / 3) * 50),
+      comment: 2 * 50, // a comment takes more time than a like to do, but can be done multiple times
+      history: -2 * 50
+    }
+
+    this.joins.push('LEFT JOIN "videoComment" ON "video"."id" = "videoComment"."videoId"')
+
+    let attribute =
+      `LOG(GREATEST(1, "video"."likes" - 1)) * ${weights.like} ` + // likes (+)
+      `+ LOG(GREATEST(1, "video"."dislikes" - 1)) * ${weights.dislike} ` + // dislikes (-)
+      `+ LOG("video"."views" + 1) * ${weights.view} ` + // views (+)
+      `+ LOG(GREATEST(1, COUNT(DISTINCT "videoComment"."id"))) * ${weights.comment} ` + // comments (+)
+      '+ (SELECT (EXTRACT(epoch FROM "video"."publishedAt") - 1446156582) / 47000) ' // base score (in number of half-days)
+
+    if (trendingAlgorithm === 'best' && user) {
+      this.joins.push(
+        'LEFT JOIN "userVideoHistory" ON "video"."id" = "userVideoHistory"."videoId" AND "userVideoHistory"."userId" = :bestUser'
+      )
+      this.replacements.bestUser = user.id
+
+      attribute += `+ POWER(COUNT(DISTINCT "userVideoHistory"."id"), 2.0) * ${weights.history} `
+    }
+
+    attribute += 'AS "score"'
+    this.attributes.push(attribute)
+
+    this.group = 'GROUP BY "video"."id"'
+  }
+
+  private setSort (sort: string) {
+    if (sort === '-originallyPublishedAt' || sort === 'originallyPublishedAt') {
+      this.attributes.push('COALESCE("video"."originallyPublishedAt", "video"."publishedAt") AS "publishedAtForOrder"')
+    }
+
+    this.sort = this.buildOrder(sort)
+  }
+
+  private buildOrder (value: string) {
+    const { direction, field } = buildDirectionAndField(value)
+    if (field.match(/^[a-zA-Z."]+$/) === null) throw new Error('Invalid sort column ' + field)
+
+    if (field.toLowerCase() === 'random') return 'ORDER BY RANDOM()'
+
+    if ([ 'trending', 'hot', 'best' ].includes(field.toLowerCase())) { // Sort by aggregation
+      return `ORDER BY "score" ${direction}, "video"."views" ${direction}`
+    }
+
+    let firstSort: string
+
+    if (field.toLowerCase() === 'match') { // Search
+      firstSort = '"similarity"'
+    } else if (field === 'originallyPublishedAt') {
+      firstSort = '"publishedAtForOrder"'
+    } else if (field.includes('.')) {
+      firstSort = field
+    } else {
+      firstSort = `"video"."${field}"`
+    }
+
+    return `ORDER BY ${firstSort} ${direction}, "video"."id" ASC`
+  }
+
+  private setLimit (countArg: number) {
+    const count = parseInt(countArg + '', 10)
+    this.limit = `LIMIT ${count}`
+  }
+
+  private setOffset (startArg: number) {
+    const start = parseInt(startArg + '', 10)
+    this.offset = `OFFSET ${start}`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/sql/videos-model-list-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/sql/videos-model-list-query-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e61c51de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/video/sql/videos-model-list-query-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { Sequelize } from 'sequelize'
+import { AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder } from './shared/abstract-videos-model-query-builder'
+import { VideoModelBuilder } from './shared/video-model-builder'
+import { BuildVideosListQueryOptions, VideosIdListQueryBuilder } from './videos-id-list-query-builder'
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Build videos list SQL query and create video models
+ *
+ */
+
+export class VideosModelListQueryBuilder extends AbstractVideosModelQueryBuilder {
+  protected attributes: { [key: string]: string }
+
+  private innerQuery: string
+  private innerSort: string
+
+  private readonly videoModelBuilder: VideoModelBuilder
+
+  constructor (protected readonly sequelize: Sequelize) {
+    super('list')
+
+    this.videoModelBuilder = new VideoModelBuilder(this.mode, this.tables)
+  }
+
+  queryVideos (options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions) {
+    this.buildInnerQuery(options)
+    this.buildListQueryFromIdsQuery(options)
+
+    return this.runQuery()
+      .then(rows => this.videoModelBuilder.buildVideosFromRows(rows))
+  }
+
+  private buildInnerQuery (options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions) {
+    const idsQueryBuilder = new VideosIdListQueryBuilder(this.sequelize)
+    const { query, sort, replacements } = idsQueryBuilder.getIdsListQueryAndSort(options)
+
+    this.replacements = replacements
+    this.innerQuery = query
+    this.innerSort = sort
+  }
+
+  private buildListQueryFromIdsQuery (options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions) {
+    this.attributes = {
+      '"video".*': ''
+    }
+
+    this.addJoin('INNER JOIN "video" ON "tmp"."id" = "video"."id"')
+
+    this.includeChannels()
+    this.includeAccounts()
+    this.includeThumbnails()
+
+    if (options.withFiles) {
+      this.includeWebtorrentFiles()
+      this.includeStreamingPlaylistFiles()
+    }
+
+    if (options.user) {
+      this.includeUserHistory(options.user.id)
+    }
+
+    if (options.videoPlaylistId) {
+      this.includePlaylist(options.videoPlaylistId)
+    }
+
+    const select = this.buildSelect()
+
+    this.query = `${select} FROM (${this.innerQuery}) AS "tmp" ${this.joins} ${this.innerSort}`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/models/video/tag.ts b/server/models/video/tag.ts
index d04205703..c1eebe27f 100644
--- a/server/models/video/tag.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/tag.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { col, fn, QueryTypes, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsToMany, Column, CreatedAt, Is, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MTag } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { isVideoTagValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import { VideoTagModel } from './video-tag'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class TagModel extends Model {
+export class TagModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<TagModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Is('VideoTag', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isVideoTagValid, 'tag'))
diff --git a/server/models/video/thumbnail.ts b/server/models/video/thumbnail.ts
index f1187c8d6..3388478d9 100644
--- a/server/models/video/thumbnail.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/thumbnail.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
 import { MThumbnail, MThumbnailVideo, MVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ThumbnailType } from '../../../shared/models/videos/thumbnail.type'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ import { VideoPlaylistModel } from './video-playlist'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class ThumbnailModel extends Model {
+export class ThumbnailModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<ThumbnailModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Column
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-blacklist.ts b/server/models/video/video-blacklist.ts
index aa18896da..98f4ec9c5 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-blacklist.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { FindOptions } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, Default, ForeignKey, Is, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MVideoBlacklist, MVideoBlacklistFormattable } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoBlacklist, VideoBlacklistType } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { isVideoBlacklistReasonValid, isVideoBlacklistTypeValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/video-blacklist'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers/constants'
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import { ScopeNames as VideoChannelScopeNames, SummaryOptions, VideoChannelModel
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoBlacklistModel extends Model {
+export class VideoBlacklistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoBlacklistModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(true)
   @Is('VideoBlacklistReason', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isVideoBlacklistReasonValid, 'reason', true))
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-caption.ts b/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
index bfdec73e9..d24be56c3 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import {
   Table,
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { MVideo, MVideoCaption, MVideoCaptionFormattable, MVideoCaptionVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoCaption } from '../../../shared/models/videos/caption/video-caption.model'
 import { isVideoCaptionLanguageValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/video-captions'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
+export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoCaptionModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
@@ -90,9 +91,9 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
   Video: VideoModel
 
   @BeforeDestroy
-  static async removeFiles (instance: VideoCaptionModel) {
+  static async removeFiles (instance: VideoCaptionModel, options) {
     if (!instance.Video) {
-      instance.Video = await instance.$get('Video')
+      instance.Video = await instance.$get('Video', { transaction: options.transaction })
     }
 
     if (instance.isOwned()) {
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
     return undefined
   }
 
-  static loadByVideoIdAndLanguage (videoId: string | number, language: string): Promise<MVideoCaptionVideo> {
+  static loadByVideoIdAndLanguage (videoId: string | number, language: string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoCaptionVideo> {
     const videoInclude = {
       model: VideoModel.unscoped(),
       attributes: [ 'id', 'remote', 'uuid' ],
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
       },
       include: [
         videoInclude
-      ]
+      ],
+      transaction
     }
 
     return VideoCaptionModel.findOne(query)
@@ -144,19 +146,21 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
   }
 
   static async insertOrReplaceLanguage (caption: MVideoCaption, transaction: Transaction) {
-    const existing = await VideoCaptionModel.loadByVideoIdAndLanguage(caption.videoId, caption.language)
+    const existing = await VideoCaptionModel.loadByVideoIdAndLanguage(caption.videoId, caption.language, transaction)
+
     // Delete existing file
     if (existing) await existing.destroy({ transaction })
 
     return caption.save({ transaction })
   }
 
-  static listVideoCaptions (videoId: number): Promise<MVideoCaptionVideo[]> {
+  static listVideoCaptions (videoId: number, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoCaptionVideo[]> {
     const query = {
       order: [ [ 'language', 'ASC' ] ] as OrderItem[],
       where: {
         videoId
-      }
+      },
+      transaction
     }
 
     return VideoCaptionModel.scope(ScopeNames.WITH_VIDEO_UUID_AND_REMOTE).findAll(query)
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
   }
 
   static generateCaptionName (language: string) {
-    return `${uuidv4()}-${language}.vtt`
+    return `${buildUUID()}-${language}.vtt`
   }
 
   isOwned () {
@@ -210,4 +214,10 @@ export class VideoCaptionModel extends Model {
 
     return this.fileUrl
   }
+
+  isEqual (this: MVideoCaption, other: MVideoCaption) {
+    if (this.fileUrl) return this.fileUrl === other.fileUrl
+
+    return this.filename === other.filename
+  }
 }
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-change-ownership.ts b/server/models/video/video-change-ownership.ts
index 298e8bfe2..7d20a954d 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-change-ownership.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-change-ownership.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Scopes, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MVideoChangeOwnershipFormattable, MVideoChangeOwnershipFull } from '@server/types/models/video/video-change-ownership'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoChangeOwnership, VideoChangeOwnershipStatus } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
 import { getSort } from '../utils'
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ enum ScopeNames {
     ]
   }
 }))
-export class VideoChangeOwnershipModel extends Model {
+export class VideoChangeOwnershipModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoChangeOwnershipModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-channel.ts b/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
index 081b21f2d..183e7448c 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { setAsUpdated } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
 import { MAccountActor } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ActivityPubActor } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { VideoChannel, VideoChannelSummary } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import {
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@ import {
   MChannelSummaryFormattable
 } from '../../types/models/video'
 import { AccountModel, ScopeNames as AccountModelScopeNames, SummaryOptions as AccountSummaryOptions } from '../account/account'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../account/actor-image'
-import { ActorModel, unusedActorAttributesForAPI } from '../activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel, unusedActorAttributesForAPI } from '../actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../actor/actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../actor/actor-image'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { buildServerIdsFollowedBy, buildTrigramSearchIndex, createSimilarityAttribute, getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ export type SummaryOptions = {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoChannelModel extends Model {
+export class VideoChannelModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoChannelModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Is('VideoChannelName', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isVideoChannelNameValid, 'name'))
@@ -290,8 +291,7 @@ export class VideoChannelModel extends Model {
   @BelongsTo(() => AccountModel, {
     foreignKey: {
       allowNull: false
-    },
-    hooks: true
+    }
   })
   Account: AccountModel
 
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ ON              "Account->Actor"."serverId" = "Account->Actor->Server"."id"`
     sort: string
   }) {
     const attributesInclude = []
-    const escapedSearch = VideoModel.sequelize.escape(options.search)
-    const escapedLikeSearch = VideoModel.sequelize.escape('%' + options.search + '%')
+    const escapedSearch = VideoChannelModel.sequelize.escape(options.search)
+    const escapedLikeSearch = VideoChannelModel.sequelize.escape('%' + options.search + '%')
     attributesInclude.push(createSimilarityAttribute('VideoChannelModel.name', options.search))
 
     const query = {
@@ -521,10 +521,10 @@ ON              "Account->Actor"."serverId" = "Account->Actor->Server"."id"`
       })
   }
 
-  static loadAndPopulateAccount (id: number): Promise<MChannelBannerAccountDefault> {
+  static loadAndPopulateAccount (id: number, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MChannelBannerAccountDefault> {
     return VideoChannelModel.unscoped()
       .scope([ ScopeNames.WITH_ACTOR_BANNER, ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT ])
-      .findByPk(id)
+      .findByPk(id, { transaction })
   }
 
   static loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount (url: string): Promise<MChannelBannerAccountDefault> {
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-comment.ts b/server/models/video/video-comment.ts
index 151c2bc81..e933989ae 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-comment.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-comment.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { MAccount, MAccountId, MUserAccountId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import { ActivityTagObject, ActivityTombstoneObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/common-objects'
 import { VideoCommentObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/video-comment-object'
-import { VideoComment, VideoCommentAdmin } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { VideoComment, VideoCommentAdmin } from '../../../shared/models/videos/comment/video-comment.model'
 import { actorNameAlphabet } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/actor'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
 import { regexpCapture } from '../../helpers/regexp'
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../types/models/video'
 import { VideoCommentAbuseModel } from '../abuse/video-comment-abuse'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
-import { ActorModel, unusedActorAttributesForAPI } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel, unusedActorAttributesForAPI } from '../actor/actor'
 import {
   buildBlockedAccountSQL,
   buildBlockedAccountSQLOptimized,
@@ -68,14 +69,10 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
             Sequelize.literal(
               '(' +
                 'WITH "blocklist" AS (' + buildBlockedAccountSQL(blockerAccountIds) + ')' +
-                'SELECT COUNT("replies"."id") - (' +
-                  'SELECT COUNT("replies"."id") ' +
-                  'FROM "videoComment" AS "replies" ' +
-                  'WHERE "replies"."originCommentId" = "VideoCommentModel"."id" ' +
-                  'AND "accountId" IN (SELECT "id" FROM "blocklist")' +
-                ')' +
+                'SELECT COUNT("replies"."id") ' +
                 'FROM "videoComment" AS "replies" ' +
                 'WHERE "replies"."originCommentId" = "VideoCommentModel"."id" ' +
+                'AND "deletedAt" IS NULL ' +
                 'AND "accountId" NOT IN (SELECT "id" FROM "blocklist")' +
               ')'
             ),
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoCommentModel extends Model {
+export class VideoCommentModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoCommentModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
@@ -742,6 +739,12 @@ export class VideoCommentModel extends Model {
     return this.Account.isOwned()
   }
 
+  markAsDeleted () {
+    this.text = ''
+    this.deletedAt = new Date()
+    this.accountId = null
+  }
+
   isDeleted () {
     return this.deletedAt !== null
   }
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-file.ts b/server/models/video/video-file.ts
index 0b5946149..22cf63804 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-file.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-file.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { logger } from '@server/helpers/logger'
 import { extractVideo } from '@server/helpers/video'
 import { getTorrentFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
 import { MStreamingPlaylistVideo, MVideo, MVideoWithHost } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   isVideoFileExtnameValid,
   isVideoFileInfoHashValid,
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoFileModel extends Model {
+export class VideoFileModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoFileModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-import.ts b/server/models/video/video-import.ts
index 8324166cc..5c73fb07c 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-import.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-import.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ import {
   Table,
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
 import { MVideoImportDefault, MVideoImportFormattable } from '@server/types/models/video/video-import'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoImport, VideoImportState } from '../../../shared'
 import { isVideoImportStateValid, isVideoImportTargetUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/video-imports'
 import { isVideoMagnetUriValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/videos'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, VIDEO_IMPORT_STATES } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { UserModel } from '../account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '../user/user'
 import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { ScopeNames as VideoModelScopeNames, VideoModel } from './video'
-import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
 
 @DefaultScope(() => ({
   include: [
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ import { afterCommitIfTransaction } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoImportModel extends Model {
+export class VideoImportModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoImportModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-live.ts b/server/models/video/video-live.ts
index cb4a9b896..014491d50 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-live.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-live.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, DefaultScope, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { WEBSERVER } from '@server/initializers/constants'
 import { MVideoLive, MVideoLiveVideo } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { LiveVideo, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
 import { VideoBlacklistModel } from './video-blacklist'
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { VideoBlacklistModel } from './video-blacklist'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoLiveModel extends Model {
+export class VideoLiveModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoLiveModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(true)
   @Column(DataType.STRING)
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-playlist-element.ts b/server/models/video/video-playlist-element.ts
index d2d7e2740..e6906cb19 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-playlist-element.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-playlist-element.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
 import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { ForAPIOptions, ScopeNames as VideoScopeNames, VideoModel } from './video'
 import { VideoPlaylistModel } from './video-playlist'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 @Table({
   tableName: 'videoPlaylistElement',
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ import { VideoPlaylistModel } from './video-playlist'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoPlaylistElementModel extends Model {
+export class VideoPlaylistElementModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoPlaylistElementModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
@@ -274,7 +275,8 @@ export class VideoPlaylistElementModel extends Model {
       validate: false // We use a literal to update the position
     }
 
-    return VideoPlaylistElementModel.update({ position: Sequelize.literal(`${newPosition} + "position" - ${firstPosition}`) }, query)
+    const positionQuery = Sequelize.literal(`${newPosition} + "position" - ${firstPosition}`)
+    return VideoPlaylistElementModel.update({ position: positionQuery as any }, query)
   }
 
   static increasePositionOf (
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts b/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
index efe5be36d..af81c9906 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { join } from 'path'
-import { FindOptions, literal, Op, ScopeOptions, Transaction, WhereOptions } from 'sequelize'
+import { FindOptions, literal, Op, ScopeOptions, Sequelize, Transaction, WhereOptions } from 'sequelize'
 import {
   AllowNull,
   BelongsTo,
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import {
   Table,
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { setAsUpdated } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
+import { buildUUID, uuidToShort } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { MAccountId, MChannelId } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { ActivityIconObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
 import { PlaylistObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects/playlist-object'
 import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-privacy.model'
@@ -50,11 +52,19 @@ import {
   MVideoPlaylistIdWithElements
 } from '../../types/models/video/video-playlist'
 import { AccountModel, ScopeNames as AccountScopeNames, SummaryOptions } from '../account/account'
-import { buildServerIdsFollowedBy, buildWhereIdOrUUID, getPlaylistSort, isOutdated, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import {
+  buildServerIdsFollowedBy,
+  buildTrigramSearchIndex,
+  buildWhereIdOrUUID,
+  createSimilarityAttribute,
+  getPlaylistSort,
+  isOutdated,
+  throwIfNotValid
+} from '../utils'
 import { ThumbnailModel } from './thumbnail'
 import { ScopeNames as VideoChannelScopeNames, VideoChannelModel } from './video-channel'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from './video-playlist-element'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
 
 enum ScopeNames {
   AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST = 'AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST',
@@ -72,6 +82,11 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
   videoChannelId?: number
   listMyPlaylists?: boolean
   search?: string
+  withVideos?: boolean
+}
+
+function getVideoLengthSelect () {
+  return 'SELECT COUNT("id") FROM "videoPlaylistElement" WHERE "videoPlaylistId" = "VideoPlaylistModel"."id"'
 }
 
 @Scopes(() => ({
@@ -87,7 +102,7 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
     attributes: {
       include: [
         [
-          literal('(SELECT COUNT("id") FROM "videoPlaylistElement" WHERE "videoPlaylistId" = "VideoPlaylistModel"."id")'),
+          literal(`(${getVideoLengthSelect()})`),
           'videosLength'
         ]
       ]
@@ -176,11 +191,28 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
       })
     }
 
+    if (options.withVideos === true) {
+      whereAnd.push(
+        literal(`(${getVideoLengthSelect()}) != 0`)
+      )
+    }
+
+    const attributesInclude = []
+
     if (options.search) {
+      const escapedSearch = VideoPlaylistModel.sequelize.escape(options.search)
+      const escapedLikeSearch = VideoPlaylistModel.sequelize.escape('%' + options.search + '%')
+      attributesInclude.push(createSimilarityAttribute('VideoPlaylistModel.name', options.search))
+
       whereAnd.push({
-        name: {
-          [Op.iLike]: '%' + options.search + '%'
-        }
+        [Op.or]: [
+          Sequelize.literal(
+            'lower(immutable_unaccent("VideoPlaylistModel"."name")) % lower(immutable_unaccent(' + escapedSearch + '))'
+          ),
+          Sequelize.literal(
+            'lower(immutable_unaccent("VideoPlaylistModel"."name")) LIKE lower(immutable_unaccent(' + escapedLikeSearch + '))'
+          )
+        ]
       })
     }
 
@@ -189,6 +221,9 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
     }
 
     return {
+      attributes: {
+        include: attributesInclude
+      },
       where,
       include: [
         {
@@ -209,6 +244,8 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
 @Table({
   tableName: 'videoPlaylist',
   indexes: [
+    buildTrigramSearchIndex('video_playlist_name_trigram', 'name'),
+
     {
       fields: [ 'ownerAccountId' ]
     },
@@ -221,7 +258,7 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
+export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoPlaylistModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
@@ -312,6 +349,7 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
     videoChannelId?: number
     listMyPlaylists?: boolean
     search?: string
+    withVideos?: boolean // false by default
   }) {
     const query = {
       offset: options.start,
@@ -329,7 +367,8 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
             accountId: options.accountId,
             videoChannelId: options.videoChannelId,
             listMyPlaylists: options.listMyPlaylists,
-            search: options.search
+            search: options.search,
+            withVideos: options.withVideos || false
           } as AvailableForListOptions
         ]
       },
@@ -345,6 +384,21 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
       })
   }
 
+  static searchForApi (options: {
+    followerActorId: number
+    start: number
+    count: number
+    sort: string
+    search?: string
+  }) {
+    return VideoPlaylistModel.listForApi({
+      ...options,
+      type: VideoPlaylistType.REGULAR,
+      listMyPlaylists: false,
+      withVideos: true
+    })
+  }
+
   static listPublicUrlsOfForAP (options: { account?: MAccountId, channel?: MChannelId }, start: number, count: number) {
     const where = {
       privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC
@@ -443,6 +497,18 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
     return VideoPlaylistModel.scope([ ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT, ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAIL ]).findOne(query)
   }
 
+  static loadByUrlWithAccountAndChannelSummary (url: string): Promise<MVideoPlaylistFullSummary> {
+    const query = {
+      where: {
+        url
+      }
+    }
+
+    return VideoPlaylistModel
+      .scope([ ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_AND_CHANNEL_SUMMARY, ScopeNames.WITH_VIDEOS_LENGTH, ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAIL ])
+      .findOne(query)
+  }
+
   static getPrivacyLabel (privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy) {
     return VIDEO_PLAYLIST_PRIVACIES[privacy] || 'Unknown'
   }
@@ -479,7 +545,7 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
   generateThumbnailName () {
     const extension = '.jpg'
 
-    return 'playlist-' + uuidv4() + extension
+    return 'playlist-' + buildUUID() + extension
   }
 
   getThumbnailUrl () {
@@ -495,7 +561,7 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
   }
 
   getWatchUrl () {
-    return WEBSERVER.URL + '/videos/watch/playlist/' + this.uuid
+    return WEBSERVER.URL + '/w/p/' + this.uuid
   }
 
   getEmbedStaticPath () {
@@ -530,9 +596,11 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
   }
 
   setAsRefreshed () {
-    this.changed('updatedAt', true)
+    return setAsUpdated('videoPlaylist', this.id)
+  }
 
-    return this.save()
+  setVideosLength (videosLength: number) {
+    this.set('videosLength' as any, videosLength, { raw: true })
   }
 
   isOwned () {
@@ -549,8 +617,12 @@ export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
     return {
       id: this.id,
       uuid: this.uuid,
+      shortUUID: uuidToShort(this.uuid),
+
       isLocal: this.isOwned(),
 
+      url: this.url,
+
       displayName: this.name,
       description: this.description,
       privacy: {
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 155afe64b..000000000
--- a/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,599 +0,0 @@
-import { VideoFilter, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
-import { buildDirectionAndField, createSafeIn } from '@server/models/utils'
-import { Model } from 'sequelize-typescript'
-import { MUserAccountId, MUserId } from '@server/types/models'
-import validator from 'validator'
-import { exists } from '@server/helpers/custom-validators/misc'
-
-export type BuildVideosQueryOptions = {
-  attributes?: string[]
-
-  serverAccountId: number
-  followerActorId: number
-  includeLocalVideos: boolean
-
-  count: number
-  start: number
-  sort: string
-
-  nsfw?: boolean
-  filter?: VideoFilter
-  isLive?: boolean
-
-  categoryOneOf?: number[]
-  licenceOneOf?: number[]
-  languageOneOf?: string[]
-  tagsOneOf?: string[]
-  tagsAllOf?: string[]
-
-  withFiles?: boolean
-
-  accountId?: number
-  videoChannelId?: number
-
-  videoPlaylistId?: number
-
-  trendingAlgorithm?: string // best, hot, or any other algorithm implemented
-  trendingDays?: number
-
-  user?: MUserAccountId
-  historyOfUser?: MUserId
-
-  startDate?: string // ISO 8601
-  endDate?: string // ISO 8601
-  originallyPublishedStartDate?: string
-  originallyPublishedEndDate?: string
-
-  durationMin?: number // seconds
-  durationMax?: number // seconds
-
-  search?: string
-
-  isCount?: boolean
-
-  group?: string
-  having?: string
-}
-
-function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions) {
-  const and: string[] = []
-  const joins: string[] = []
-  const replacements: any = {}
-  const cte: string[] = []
-
-  let attributes: string[] = options.attributes || [ '"video"."id"' ]
-  let group = options.group || ''
-  const having = options.having || ''
-
-  joins.push(
-    'INNER JOIN "videoChannel" ON "videoChannel"."id" = "video"."channelId"' +
-    'INNER JOIN "account" ON "account"."id" = "videoChannel"."accountId"' +
-    'INNER JOIN "actor" "accountActor" ON "account"."actorId" = "accountActor"."id"'
-  )
-
-  and.push('"video"."id" NOT IN (SELECT "videoBlacklist"."videoId" FROM "videoBlacklist")')
-
-  if (options.serverAccountId) {
-    const blockerIds = [ options.serverAccountId ]
-    if (options.user) blockerIds.push(options.user.Account.id)
-
-    const inClause = createSafeIn(model, blockerIds)
-
-    and.push(
-      'NOT EXISTS (' +
-      '  SELECT 1 FROM "accountBlocklist" ' +
-      '  WHERE "accountBlocklist"."accountId" IN (' + inClause + ') ' +
-      '  AND "accountBlocklist"."targetAccountId" = "account"."id" ' +
-      ')' +
-      'AND NOT EXISTS (' +
-      '  SELECT 1 FROM "serverBlocklist" WHERE "serverBlocklist"."accountId" IN (' + inClause + ') ' +
-      '  AND "serverBlocklist"."targetServerId" = "accountActor"."serverId"' +
-      ')'
-    )
-  }
-
-  // Only list public/published videos
-  if (!options.filter || (options.filter !== 'all-local' && options.filter !== 'all')) {
-    and.push(
-      `("video"."state" = ${VideoState.PUBLISHED} OR ` +
-      `("video"."state" = ${VideoState.TO_TRANSCODE} AND "video"."waitTranscoding" IS false))`
-    )
-
-    if (options.user) {
-      and.push(
-        `("video"."privacy" = ${VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC} OR "video"."privacy" = ${VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL})`
-      )
-    } else { // Or only public videos
-      and.push(
-        `"video"."privacy" = ${VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC}`
-      )
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (options.videoPlaylistId) {
-    joins.push(
-      'INNER JOIN "videoPlaylistElement" "video"."id" = "videoPlaylistElement"."videoId" ' +
-      'AND "videoPlaylistElement"."videoPlaylistId" = :videoPlaylistId'
-    )
-
-    replacements.videoPlaylistId = options.videoPlaylistId
-  }
-
-  if (options.filter && (options.filter === 'local' || options.filter === 'all-local')) {
-    and.push('"video"."remote" IS FALSE')
-  }
-
-  if (options.accountId) {
-    and.push('"account"."id" = :accountId')
-    replacements.accountId = options.accountId
-  }
-
-  if (options.videoChannelId) {
-    and.push('"videoChannel"."id" = :videoChannelId')
-    replacements.videoChannelId = options.videoChannelId
-  }
-
-  if (options.followerActorId) {
-    let query =
-      '(' +
-      '  EXISTS (' +
-      '    SELECT 1 FROM "videoShare" ' +
-      '    INNER JOIN "actorFollow" "actorFollowShare" ON "actorFollowShare"."targetActorId" = "videoShare"."actorId" ' +
-      '    AND "actorFollowShare"."actorId" = :followerActorId AND "actorFollowShare"."state" = \'accepted\' ' +
-      '    WHERE "videoShare"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
-      '  )' +
-      '  OR' +
-      '  EXISTS (' +
-      '    SELECT 1 from "actorFollow" ' +
-      '    WHERE "actorFollow"."targetActorId" = "videoChannel"."actorId" AND "actorFollow"."actorId" = :followerActorId ' +
-      '    AND "actorFollow"."state" = \'accepted\'' +
-      '  )'
-
-    if (options.includeLocalVideos) {
-      query += '  OR "video"."remote" IS FALSE'
-    }
-
-    query += ')'
-
-    and.push(query)
-    replacements.followerActorId = options.followerActorId
-  }
-
-  if (options.withFiles === true) {
-    and.push(
-      '(' +
-      '  EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM "videoFile" WHERE "videoFile"."videoId" = "video"."id") ' +
-      '  OR EXISTS (' +
-      '    SELECT 1 FROM "videoStreamingPlaylist" ' +
-      '    INNER JOIN "videoFile" ON "videoFile"."videoStreamingPlaylistId" = "videoStreamingPlaylist"."id" ' +
-      '    WHERE "videoStreamingPlaylist"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
-      '  )' +
-      ')'
-    )
-  }
-
-  if (options.tagsOneOf) {
-    const tagsOneOfLower = options.tagsOneOf.map(t => t.toLowerCase())
-
-    and.push(
-      'EXISTS (' +
-      '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
-      '  INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
-      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(model, tagsOneOfLower) + ') ' +
-      '  AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId"' +
-      ')'
-    )
-  }
-
-  if (options.tagsAllOf) {
-    const tagsAllOfLower = options.tagsAllOf.map(t => t.toLowerCase())
-
-    and.push(
-      'EXISTS (' +
-      '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
-      '  INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
-      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(model, tagsAllOfLower) + ') ' +
-      '  AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId" ' +
-      '  GROUP BY "videoTag"."videoId" HAVING COUNT(*) = ' + tagsAllOfLower.length +
-      ')'
-    )
-  }
-
-  if (options.nsfw === true) {
-    and.push('"video"."nsfw" IS TRUE')
-  } else if (options.nsfw === false) {
-    and.push('"video"."nsfw" IS FALSE')
-  }
-
-  if (options.isLive === true) {
-    and.push('"video"."isLive" IS TRUE')
-  } else if (options.isLive === false) {
-    and.push('"video"."isLive" IS FALSE')
-  }
-
-  if (options.categoryOneOf) {
-    and.push('"video"."category" IN (:categoryOneOf)')
-    replacements.categoryOneOf = options.categoryOneOf
-  }
-
-  if (options.licenceOneOf) {
-    and.push('"video"."licence" IN (:licenceOneOf)')
-    replacements.licenceOneOf = options.licenceOneOf
-  }
-
-  if (options.languageOneOf) {
-    const languages = options.languageOneOf.filter(l => l && l !== '_unknown')
-    const languagesQueryParts: string[] = []
-
-    if (languages.length !== 0) {
-      languagesQueryParts.push('"video"."language" IN (:languageOneOf)')
-      replacements.languageOneOf = languages
-
-      languagesQueryParts.push(
-        'EXISTS (' +
-        '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoCaption" WHERE "videoCaption"."language" ' +
-        '  IN (' + createSafeIn(model, languages) + ') AND ' +
-        '  "videoCaption"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
-        ')'
-      )
-    }
-
-    if (options.languageOneOf.includes('_unknown')) {
-      languagesQueryParts.push('"video"."language" IS NULL')
-    }
-
-    if (languagesQueryParts.length !== 0) {
-      and.push('(' + languagesQueryParts.join(' OR ') + ')')
-    }
-  }
-
-  // We don't exclude results in this so if we do a count we don't need to add this complex clause
-  if (options.isCount !== true) {
-    if (options.trendingDays) {
-      const viewsGteDate = new Date(new Date().getTime() - (24 * 3600 * 1000) * options.trendingDays)
-
-      joins.push('LEFT JOIN "videoView" ON "video"."id" = "videoView"."videoId" AND "videoView"."startDate" >= :viewsGteDate')
-      replacements.viewsGteDate = viewsGteDate
-
-      attributes.push('COALESCE(SUM("videoView"."views"), 0) AS "score"')
-
-      group = 'GROUP BY "video"."id"'
-    } else if ([ 'best', 'hot' ].includes(options.trendingAlgorithm)) {
-      /**
-       * "Hotness" is a measure based on absolute view/comment/like/dislike numbers,
-       * with fixed weights only applied to their log values.
-       *
-       * This algorithm gives little chance for an old video to have a good score,
-       * for which recent spikes in interactions could be a sign of "hotness" and
-       * justify a better score. However there are multiple ways to achieve that
-       * goal, which is left for later. Yes, this is a TODO :)
-       *
-       * notes:
-       *  - weights and base score are in number of half-days.
-       *  - all comments are counted, regardless of being written by the video author or not
-       * see https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit/blob/master/r2/r2/lib/db/_sorts.pyx#L47-L58
-       *  - we have less interactions than on reddit, so multiply weights by an arbitrary factor
-       */
-      const weights = {
-        like: 3 * 50,
-        dislike: -3 * 50,
-        view: Math.floor((1 / 3) * 50),
-        comment: 2 * 50, // a comment takes more time than a like to do, but can be done multiple times
-        history: -2 * 50
-      }
-
-      joins.push('LEFT JOIN "videoComment" ON "video"."id" = "videoComment"."videoId"')
-
-      let attribute =
-        `LOG(GREATEST(1, "video"."likes" - 1)) * ${weights.like} ` + // likes (+)
-        `+ LOG(GREATEST(1, "video"."dislikes" - 1)) * ${weights.dislike} ` + // dislikes (-)
-        `+ LOG("video"."views" + 1) * ${weights.view} ` + // views (+)
-        `+ LOG(GREATEST(1, COUNT(DISTINCT "videoComment"."id"))) * ${weights.comment} ` + // comments (+)
-        '+ (SELECT (EXTRACT(epoch FROM "video"."publishedAt") - 1446156582) / 47000) ' // base score (in number of half-days)
-
-      if (options.trendingAlgorithm === 'best' && options.user) {
-        joins.push(
-          'LEFT JOIN "userVideoHistory" ON "video"."id" = "userVideoHistory"."videoId" AND "userVideoHistory"."userId" = :bestUser'
-        )
-        replacements.bestUser = options.user.id
-
-        attribute += `+ POWER(COUNT(DISTINCT "userVideoHistory"."id"), 2.0) * ${weights.history} `
-      }
-
-      attribute += 'AS "score"'
-      attributes.push(attribute)
-
-      group = 'GROUP BY "video"."id"'
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (options.historyOfUser) {
-    joins.push('INNER JOIN "userVideoHistory" ON "video"."id" = "userVideoHistory"."videoId"')
-
-    and.push('"userVideoHistory"."userId" = :historyOfUser')
-    replacements.historyOfUser = options.historyOfUser.id
-  }
-
-  if (options.startDate) {
-    and.push('"video"."publishedAt" >= :startDate')
-    replacements.startDate = options.startDate
-  }
-
-  if (options.endDate) {
-    and.push('"video"."publishedAt" <= :endDate')
-    replacements.endDate = options.endDate
-  }
-
-  if (options.originallyPublishedStartDate) {
-    and.push('"video"."originallyPublishedAt" >= :originallyPublishedStartDate')
-    replacements.originallyPublishedStartDate = options.originallyPublishedStartDate
-  }
-
-  if (options.originallyPublishedEndDate) {
-    and.push('"video"."originallyPublishedAt" <= :originallyPublishedEndDate')
-    replacements.originallyPublishedEndDate = options.originallyPublishedEndDate
-  }
-
-  if (options.durationMin) {
-    and.push('"video"."duration" >= :durationMin')
-    replacements.durationMin = options.durationMin
-  }
-
-  if (options.durationMax) {
-    and.push('"video"."duration" <= :durationMax')
-    replacements.durationMax = options.durationMax
-  }
-
-  if (options.search) {
-    const escapedSearch = model.sequelize.escape(options.search)
-    const escapedLikeSearch = model.sequelize.escape('%' + options.search + '%')
-
-    cte.push(
-      '"trigramSearch" AS (' +
-      '  SELECT "video"."id", ' +
-      `  similarity(lower(immutable_unaccent("video"."name")), lower(immutable_unaccent(${escapedSearch}))) as similarity ` +
-      '  FROM "video" ' +
-      '  WHERE lower(immutable_unaccent("video"."name")) % lower(immutable_unaccent(' + escapedSearch + ')) OR ' +
-      '        lower(immutable_unaccent("video"."name")) LIKE lower(immutable_unaccent(' + escapedLikeSearch + '))' +
-      ')'
-    )
-
-    joins.push('LEFT JOIN "trigramSearch" ON "video"."id" = "trigramSearch"."id"')
-
-    let base = '(' +
-    '  "trigramSearch"."id" IS NOT NULL OR ' +
-    '  EXISTS (' +
-    '    SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
-    '    INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
-    `    WHERE lower("tag"."name") = ${escapedSearch} ` +
-    '    AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId"' +
-    '  )'
-
-    if (validator.isUUID(options.search)) {
-      base += ` OR "video"."uuid" = ${escapedSearch}`
-    }
-
-    base += ')'
-    and.push(base)
-
-    attributes.push(`COALESCE("trigramSearch"."similarity", 0) as similarity`)
-  } else {
-    attributes.push('0 as similarity')
-  }
-
-  if (options.isCount === true) attributes = [ 'COUNT(*) as "total"' ]
-
-  let suffix = ''
-  let order = ''
-  if (options.isCount !== true) {
-
-    if (exists(options.sort)) {
-      if (options.sort === '-originallyPublishedAt' || options.sort === 'originallyPublishedAt') {
-        attributes.push('COALESCE("video"."originallyPublishedAt", "video"."publishedAt") AS "publishedAtForOrder"')
-      }
-
-      order = buildOrder(options.sort)
-      suffix += `${order} `
-    }
-
-    if (exists(options.count)) {
-      const count = parseInt(options.count + '', 10)
-      suffix += `LIMIT ${count} `
-    }
-
-    if (exists(options.start)) {
-      const start = parseInt(options.start + '', 10)
-      suffix += `OFFSET ${start} `
-    }
-  }
-
-  const cteString = cte.length !== 0
-    ? `WITH ${cte.join(', ')} `
-    : ''
-
-  const query = cteString +
-    'SELECT ' + attributes.join(', ') + ' ' +
-    'FROM "video" ' + joins.join(' ') + ' ' +
-    'WHERE ' + and.join(' AND ') + ' ' +
-    group + ' ' +
-    having + ' ' +
-    suffix
-
-  return { query, replacements, order }
-}
-
-function buildOrder (value: string) {
-  const { direction, field } = buildDirectionAndField(value)
-  if (field.match(/^[a-zA-Z."]+$/) === null) throw new Error('Invalid sort column ' + field)
-
-  if (field.toLowerCase() === 'random') return 'ORDER BY RANDOM()'
-
-  if ([ 'trending', 'hot', 'best' ].includes(field.toLowerCase())) { // Sort by aggregation
-    return `ORDER BY "score" ${direction}, "video"."views" ${direction}`
-  }
-
-  let firstSort: string
-
-  if (field.toLowerCase() === 'match') { // Search
-    firstSort = '"similarity"'
-  } else if (field === 'originallyPublishedAt') {
-    firstSort = '"publishedAtForOrder"'
-  } else if (field.includes('.')) {
-    firstSort = field
-  } else {
-    firstSort = `"video"."${field}"`
-  }
-
-  return `ORDER BY ${firstSort} ${direction}, "video"."id" ASC`
-}
-
-function wrapForAPIResults (baseQuery: string, replacements: any, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions, order: string) {
-  const attributes = {
-    '"video".*': '',
-    '"VideoChannel"."id"': '"VideoChannel.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel"."name"': '"VideoChannel.name"',
-    '"VideoChannel"."description"': '"VideoChannel.description"',
-    '"VideoChannel"."actorId"': '"VideoChannel.actorId"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor"."preferredUsername"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.preferredUsername"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor"."url"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.url"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor"."serverId"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.serverId"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor"."avatarId"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.avatarId"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Account.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account"."name"': '"VideoChannel.Account.name"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."preferredUsername"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.preferredUsername"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."url"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.url"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."serverId"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.serverId"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."avatarId"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.avatarId"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Server"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Server.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Server"."host"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Server.host"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Avatar.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."filename"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Avatar.filename"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."fileUrl"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Avatar.fileUrl"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."onDisk"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Avatar.onDisk"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."createdAt"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Avatar.createdAt"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."updatedAt"': '"VideoChannel.Actor.Avatar.updatedAt"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Server.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server"."host"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Server.host"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."id"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Avatar.id"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."filename"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Avatar.filename"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."fileUrl"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Avatar.fileUrl"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."onDisk"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Avatar.onDisk"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."createdAt"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Avatar.createdAt"',
-    '"VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."updatedAt"': '"VideoChannel.Account.Actor.Avatar.updatedAt"',
-    '"Thumbnails"."id"': '"Thumbnails.id"',
-    '"Thumbnails"."type"': '"Thumbnails.type"',
-    '"Thumbnails"."filename"': '"Thumbnails.filename"'
-  }
-
-  const joins = [
-    'INNER JOIN "video" ON "tmp"."id" = "video"."id"',
-
-    'INNER JOIN "videoChannel" AS "VideoChannel" ON "video"."channelId" = "VideoChannel"."id"',
-    'INNER JOIN "actor" AS "VideoChannel->Actor" ON "VideoChannel"."actorId" = "VideoChannel->Actor"."id"',
-    'INNER JOIN "account" AS "VideoChannel->Account" ON "VideoChannel"."accountId" = "VideoChannel->Account"."id"',
-    'INNER JOIN "actor" AS "VideoChannel->Account->Actor" ON "VideoChannel->Account"."actorId" = "VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."id"',
-
-    'LEFT OUTER JOIN "server" AS "VideoChannel->Actor->Server" ON "VideoChannel->Actor"."serverId" = "VideoChannel->Actor->Server"."id"',
-    'LEFT OUTER JOIN "actorImage" AS "VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar" ' +
-      'ON "VideoChannel->Actor"."avatarId" = "VideoChannel->Actor->Avatar"."id"',
-
-    'LEFT OUTER JOIN "server" AS "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server" ' +
-      'ON "VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."serverId" = "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Server"."id"',
-
-    'LEFT OUTER JOIN "actorImage" AS "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar" ' +
-      'ON "VideoChannel->Account->Actor"."avatarId" = "VideoChannel->Account->Actor->Avatar"."id"',
-
-    'LEFT OUTER JOIN "thumbnail" AS "Thumbnails" ON "video"."id" = "Thumbnails"."videoId"'
-  ]
-
-  if (options.withFiles) {
-    joins.push('LEFT JOIN "videoFile" AS "VideoFiles" ON "VideoFiles"."videoId" = "video"."id"')
-
-    joins.push('LEFT JOIN "videoStreamingPlaylist" AS "VideoStreamingPlaylists" ON "VideoStreamingPlaylists"."videoId" = "video"."id"')
-    joins.push(
-      'LEFT JOIN "videoFile" AS "VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles" ' +
-        'ON "VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."videoStreamingPlaylistId" = "VideoStreamingPlaylists"."id"'
-    )
-
-    Object.assign(attributes, {
-      '"VideoFiles"."id"': '"VideoFiles.id"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."createdAt"': '"VideoFiles.createdAt"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."updatedAt"': '"VideoFiles.updatedAt"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."resolution"': '"VideoFiles.resolution"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."size"': '"VideoFiles.size"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."extname"': '"VideoFiles.extname"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."filename"': '"VideoFiles.filename"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."fileUrl"': '"VideoFiles.fileUrl"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."torrentFilename"': '"VideoFiles.torrentFilename"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."torrentUrl"': '"VideoFiles.torrentUrl"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."infoHash"': '"VideoFiles.infoHash"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."fps"': '"VideoFiles.fps"',
-      '"VideoFiles"."videoId"': '"VideoFiles.videoId"',
-
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists"."id"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.id"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists"."playlistUrl"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.playlistUrl"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists"."type"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.type"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."id"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.id"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."createdAt"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.createdAt"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."updatedAt"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.updatedAt"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."resolution"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.resolution"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."size"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.size"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."extname"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.extname"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."filename"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.filename"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."fileUrl"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.fileUrl"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."torrentFilename"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.torrentFilename"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."torrentUrl"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.torrentUrl"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."infoHash"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.infoHash"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."fps"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.fps"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."videoStreamingPlaylistId"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.videoStreamingPlaylistId"',
-      '"VideoStreamingPlaylists->VideoFiles"."videoId"': '"VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.videoId"'
-    })
-  }
-
-  if (options.user) {
-    joins.push(
-      'LEFT OUTER JOIN "userVideoHistory" ' +
-      'ON "video"."id" = "userVideoHistory"."videoId" AND "userVideoHistory"."userId" = :userVideoHistoryId'
-    )
-    replacements.userVideoHistoryId = options.user.id
-
-    Object.assign(attributes, {
-      '"userVideoHistory"."id"': '"userVideoHistory.id"',
-      '"userVideoHistory"."currentTime"': '"userVideoHistory.currentTime"'
-    })
-  }
-
-  if (options.videoPlaylistId) {
-    joins.push(
-      'INNER JOIN "videoPlaylistElement" as "VideoPlaylistElement" ON "videoPlaylistElement"."videoId" = "video"."id" ' +
-      'AND "VideoPlaylistElement"."videoPlaylistId" = :videoPlaylistId'
-    )
-    replacements.videoPlaylistId = options.videoPlaylistId
-
-    Object.assign(attributes, {
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."createdAt"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.createdAt"',
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."updatedAt"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.updatedAt"',
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."url"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.url"',
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."position"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.position"',
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."startTimestamp"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.startTimestamp"',
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."stopTimestamp"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.stopTimestamp"',
-      '"VideoPlaylistElement"."videoPlaylistId"': '"VideoPlaylistElement.videoPlaylistId"'
-    })
-  }
-
-  const select = 'SELECT ' + Object.keys(attributes).map(key => {
-    const value = attributes[key]
-    if (value) return `${key} AS ${value}`
-
-    return key
-  }).join(', ')
-
-  return `${select} FROM (${baseQuery}) AS "tmp" ${joins.join(' ')} ${order}`
-}
-
-export {
-  buildListQuery,
-  wrapForAPIResults
-}
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-share.ts b/server/models/video/video-share.ts
index 5059c1fa6..505c305e2 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-share.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-share.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { literal, Op, QueryTypes, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, DataType, ForeignKey, Is, Model, Scopes, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { MActorDefault } from '../../types/models'
 import { MVideoShareActor, MVideoShareFull } from '../../types/models/video'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
 import { buildLocalActorIdsIn, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoShareModel extends Model {
+export class VideoShareModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoShareModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Is('VideoShareUrl', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isActivityPubUrlValid, 'url'))
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts b/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts
index c9375b433..d627e8c9d 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-streaming-playlist.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, MEMOIZE_LENGTH, MEMOIZE_TTL, P2P_MEDIA_LOADER_PEER_
 import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 @Table({
   tableName: 'videoStreamingPlaylist',
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import { VideoModel } from './video'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoStreamingPlaylistModel extends Model {
+export class VideoStreamingPlaylistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoStreamingPlaylistModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-tag.ts b/server/models/video/video-tag.ts
index 5052b8c4d..1285d375b 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-tag.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-tag.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { TagModel } from './tag'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import { VideoModel } from './video'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoTagModel extends Model {
+export class VideoTagModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoTagModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-view.ts b/server/models/video/video-view.ts
index 992cf258a..dfc6296ce 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-view.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-view.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, ForeignKey, Model, Table } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
-import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 
 @Table({
   tableName: 'videoView',
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoViewModel extends Model {
+export class VideoViewModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoViewModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video.ts b/server/models/video/video.ts
index 18afba1ba..1e5648a36 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as Bluebird from 'bluebird'
 import { remove } from 'fs-extra'
-import { maxBy, minBy, pick } from 'lodash'
+import { maxBy, minBy } from 'lodash'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { FindOptions, Includeable, IncludeOptions, Op, QueryTypes, ScopeOptions, Sequelize, Transaction, WhereOptions } from 'sequelize'
 import {
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ import {
 import { setAsUpdated } from '@server/helpers/database-utils'
 import { buildNSFWFilter } from '@server/helpers/express-utils'
 import { getPrivaciesForFederation, isPrivacyForFederation, isStateForFederation } from '@server/helpers/video'
-import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live-manager'
+import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live/live-manager'
 import { getHLSDirectory, getVideoFilePath } from '@server/lib/video-paths'
 import { getServerActor } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { ModelCache } from '@server/models/model-cache'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { VideoFile } from '@shared/models/videos/video-file.model'
 import { ResultList, UserRight, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '../../../shared'
 import { VideoObject } from '../../../shared/models/activitypub/objects'
@@ -42,11 +43,8 @@ import { peertubeTruncate } from '../../helpers/core-utils'
 import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
 import { isBooleanValid } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import {
-  isVideoCategoryValid,
   isVideoDescriptionValid,
   isVideoDurationValid,
-  isVideoLanguageValid,
-  isVideoLicenceValid,
   isVideoNameValid,
   isVideoPrivacyValid,
   isVideoStateValid,
@@ -55,19 +53,7 @@ import {
 import { getVideoFileResolution } from '../../helpers/ffprobe-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers/config'
-import {
-  ACTIVITY_PUB,
-  API_VERSION,
-  CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS,
-  LAZY_STATIC_PATHS,
-  STATIC_PATHS,
-  VIDEO_CATEGORIES,
-  VIDEO_LANGUAGES,
-  VIDEO_LICENCES,
-  VIDEO_PRIVACIES,
-  VIDEO_STATES,
-  WEBSERVER
-} from '../../initializers/constants'
+import { ACTIVITY_PUB, API_VERSION, CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS, LAZY_STATIC_PATHS, STATIC_PATHS, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
 import { sendDeleteVideo } from '../../lib/activitypub/send'
 import {
   MChannel,
@@ -87,29 +73,38 @@ import {
   MVideoFormattableDetails,
   MVideoForUser,
   MVideoFullLight,
-  MVideoIdThumbnail,
+  MVideoId,
   MVideoImmutable,
   MVideoThumbnail,
   MVideoThumbnailBlacklist,
   MVideoWithAllFiles,
-  MVideoWithFile,
-  MVideoWithRights
+  MVideoWithFile
 } from '../../types/models'
 import { MThumbnail } from '../../types/models/video/thumbnail'
 import { MVideoFile, MVideoFileStreamingPlaylistVideo } from '../../types/models/video/video-file'
 import { VideoAbuseModel } from '../abuse/video-abuse'
 import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../account/account-video-rate'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../account/actor-image'
-import { UserModel } from '../account/user'
-import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../account/user-video-history'
-import { ActorModel } from '../activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../actor/actor-image'
 import { VideoRedundancyModel } from '../redundancy/video-redundancy'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { TrackerModel } from '../server/tracker'
 import { VideoTrackerModel } from '../server/video-tracker'
+import { UserModel } from '../user/user'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../user/user-video-history'
 import { buildTrigramSearchIndex, buildWhereIdOrUUID, getVideoSort, isOutdated, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
+import {
+  videoFilesModelToFormattedJSON,
+  VideoFormattingJSONOptions,
+  videoModelToActivityPubObject,
+  videoModelToFormattedDetailsJSON,
+  videoModelToFormattedJSON
+} from './formatter/video-format-utils'
 import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from './schedule-video-update'
+import { VideosModelGetQueryBuilder } from './sql/video-model-get-query-builder'
+import { BuildVideosListQueryOptions, VideosIdListQueryBuilder } from './sql/videos-id-list-query-builder'
+import { VideosModelListQueryBuilder } from './sql/videos-model-list-query-builder'
 import { TagModel } from './tag'
 import { ThumbnailModel } from './thumbnail'
 import { VideoBlacklistModel } from './video-blacklist'
@@ -117,37 +112,25 @@ import { VideoCaptionModel } from './video-caption'
 import { ScopeNames as VideoChannelScopeNames, SummaryOptions, VideoChannelModel } from './video-channel'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from './video-comment'
 import { VideoFileModel } from './video-file'
-import {
-  videoFilesModelToFormattedJSON,
-  VideoFormattingJSONOptions,
-  videoModelToActivityPubObject,
-  videoModelToFormattedDetailsJSON,
-  videoModelToFormattedJSON
-} from './video-format-utils'
 import { VideoImportModel } from './video-import'
 import { VideoLiveModel } from './video-live'
 import { VideoPlaylistElementModel } from './video-playlist-element'
-import { buildListQuery, BuildVideosQueryOptions, wrapForAPIResults } from './video-query-builder'
 import { VideoShareModel } from './video-share'
 import { VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } from './video-streaming-playlist'
 import { VideoTagModel } from './video-tag'
 import { VideoViewModel } from './video-view'
 
 export enum ScopeNames {
-  AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST_IDS = 'AVAILABLE_FOR_LIST_IDS',
   FOR_API = 'FOR_API',
   WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS = 'WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS',
   WITH_TAGS = 'WITH_TAGS',
-  WITH_TRACKERS = 'WITH_TRACKERS',
   WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES = 'WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES',
   WITH_SCHEDULED_UPDATE = 'WITH_SCHEDULED_UPDATE',
   WITH_BLACKLISTED = 'WITH_BLACKLISTED',
-  WITH_USER_HISTORY = 'WITH_USER_HISTORY',
   WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS = 'WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS',
-  WITH_USER_ID = 'WITH_USER_ID',
   WITH_IMMUTABLE_ATTRIBUTES = 'WITH_IMMUTABLE_ATTRIBUTES',
-  WITH_THUMBNAILS = 'WITH_THUMBNAILS',
-  WITH_LIVE = 'WITH_LIVE'
+  WITH_USER_HISTORY = 'WITH_USER_HISTORY',
+  WITH_THUMBNAILS = 'WITH_THUMBNAILS'
 }
 
 export type ForAPIOptions = {
@@ -243,30 +226,6 @@ export type AvailableForListIDsOptions = {
       }
     ]
   },
-  [ScopeNames.WITH_LIVE]: {
-    include: [
-      {
-        model: VideoLiveModel.unscoped(),
-        required: false
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  [ScopeNames.WITH_USER_ID]: {
-    include: [
-      {
-        attributes: [ 'accountId' ],
-        model: VideoChannelModel.unscoped(),
-        required: true,
-        include: [
-          {
-            attributes: [ 'userId' ],
-            model: AccountModel.unscoped(),
-            required: true
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  },
   [ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS]: {
     include: [
       {
@@ -324,14 +283,6 @@ export type AvailableForListIDsOptions = {
   [ScopeNames.WITH_TAGS]: {
     include: [ TagModel ]
   },
-  [ScopeNames.WITH_TRACKERS]: {
-    include: [
-      {
-        attributes: [ 'id', 'url' ],
-        model: TrackerModel
-      }
-    ]
-  },
   [ScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED]: {
     include: [
       {
@@ -489,7 +440,7 @@ export type AvailableForListIDsOptions = {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoModel extends Model {
+export class VideoModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(DataType.UUIDV4)
@@ -504,19 +455,16 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
 
   @AllowNull(true)
   @Default(null)
-  @Is('VideoCategory', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isVideoCategoryValid, 'category', true))
   @Column
   category: number
 
   @AllowNull(true)
   @Default(null)
-  @Is('VideoLicence', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isVideoLicenceValid, 'licence', true))
   @Column
   licence: number
 
   @AllowNull(true)
   @Default(null)
-  @Is('VideoLanguage', value => throwIfNotValid(value, isVideoLanguageValid, 'language', true))
   @Column(DataType.STRING(CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.VIDEOS.LANGUAGE.max))
   language: string
 
@@ -624,7 +572,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     foreignKey: {
       allowNull: true
     },
-    hooks: true
+    onDelete: 'cascade'
   })
   VideoChannel: VideoChannelModel
 
@@ -802,14 +750,14 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
   }
 
   @BeforeDestroy
-  static async removeFiles (instance: VideoModel) {
+  static async removeFiles (instance: VideoModel, options) {
     const tasks: Promise<any>[] = []
 
     logger.info('Removing files of video %s.', instance.url)
 
     if (instance.isOwned()) {
       if (!Array.isArray(instance.VideoFiles)) {
-        instance.VideoFiles = await instance.$get('VideoFiles')
+        instance.VideoFiles = await instance.$get('VideoFiles', { transaction: options.transaction })
       }
 
       // Remove physical files and torrents
@@ -820,7 +768,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
 
       // Remove playlists file
       if (!Array.isArray(instance.VideoStreamingPlaylists)) {
-        instance.VideoStreamingPlaylists = await instance.$get('VideoStreamingPlaylists')
+        instance.VideoStreamingPlaylists = await instance.$get('VideoStreamingPlaylists', { transaction: options.transaction })
       }
 
       for (const p of instance.VideoStreamingPlaylists) {
@@ -843,7 +791,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
 
     logger.info('Stopping live of video %s after video deletion.', instance.uuid)
 
-    return LiveManager.Instance.stopSessionOf(instance.id)
+    LiveManager.Instance.stopSessionOf(instance.id)
   }
 
   @BeforeDestroy
@@ -856,7 +804,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     const tasks: Promise<any>[] = []
 
     if (!Array.isArray(instance.VideoAbuses)) {
-      instance.VideoAbuses = await instance.$get('VideoAbuses')
+      instance.VideoAbuses = await instance.$get('VideoAbuses', { transaction: options.transaction })
 
       if (instance.VideoAbuses.length === 0) return undefined
     }
@@ -871,12 +819,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
       tasks.push(abuse.save({ transaction: options.transaction }))
     }
 
-    Promise.all(tasks)
-           .catch(err => {
-             logger.error('Some errors when saving details of video %s in its abuses before destroy hook.', instance.uuid, { err })
-           })
-
-    return undefined
+    await Promise.all(tasks)
   }
 
   static listLocal (): Promise<MVideo[]> {
@@ -1003,9 +946,9 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     })
   }
 
-  static async listPublishedLiveIds () {
+  static async listPublishedLiveUUIDs () {
     const options = {
-      attributes: [ 'id' ],
+      attributes: [ 'uuid' ],
       where: {
         isLive: true,
         remote: false,
@@ -1015,7 +958,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
 
     const result = await VideoModel.findAll(options)
 
-    return result.map(v => v.id)
+    return result.map(v => v.uuid)
   }
 
   static listUserVideosForApi (options: {
@@ -1298,27 +1241,16 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     return VideoModel.count(options)
   }
 
-  static load (id: number | string, t?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
-    const options = {
-      where,
-      transaction: t
-    }
+  static load (id: number | string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    return VideoModel.scope(ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS).findOne(options)
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ id, transaction, type: 'thumbnails' })
   }
 
-  static loadWithBlacklist (id: number | string, t?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoThumbnailBlacklist> {
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
-    const options = {
-      where,
-      transaction: t
-    }
+  static loadWithBlacklist (id: number | string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoThumbnailBlacklist> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    return VideoModel.scope([
-      ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED
-    ]).findOne(options)
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ id, transaction, type: 'thumbnails-blacklist' })
   }
 
   static loadImmutableAttributes (id: number | string, t?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoImmutable> {
@@ -1339,68 +1271,6 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     })
   }
 
-  static loadWithRights (id: number | string, t?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoWithRights> {
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
-    const options = {
-      where,
-      transaction: t
-    }
-
-    return VideoModel.scope([
-      ScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_USER_ID
-    ]).findOne(options)
-  }
-
-  static loadOnlyId (id: number | string, t?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoIdThumbnail> {
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
-
-    const options = {
-      attributes: [ 'id' ],
-      where,
-      transaction: t
-    }
-
-    return VideoModel.scope(ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS).findOne(options)
-  }
-
-  static loadWithFiles (id: number | string, t?: Transaction, logging?: boolean): Promise<MVideoWithAllFiles> {
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
-
-    const query = {
-      where,
-      transaction: t,
-      logging
-    }
-
-    return VideoModel.scope([
-      ScopeNames.WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS
-    ]).findOne(query)
-  }
-
-  static loadByUUID (uuid: string): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
-    const options = {
-      where: {
-        uuid
-      }
-    }
-
-    return VideoModel.scope(ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS).findOne(options)
-  }
-
-  static loadByUrl (url: string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
-    const query: FindOptions = {
-      where: {
-        url
-      },
-      transaction
-    }
-
-    return VideoModel.scope(ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS).findOne(query)
-  }
-
   static loadByUrlImmutableAttributes (url: string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoImmutable> {
     const fun = () => {
       const query: FindOptions = {
@@ -1421,85 +1291,45 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     })
   }
 
-  static loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount (url: string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles> {
-    const query: FindOptions = {
-      where: {
-        url
-      },
-      transaction
-    }
+  static loadOnlyId (id: number | string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoId> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    return VideoModel.scope([
-      ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED
-    ]).findOne(query)
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ id, transaction, type: 'id' })
   }
 
-  static loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags (id: number | string, t?: Transaction, userId?: number): Promise<MVideoFullLight> {
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
+  static loadWithFiles (id: number | string, transaction?: Transaction, logging?: boolean): Promise<MVideoWithAllFiles> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    const options = {
-      order: [ [ 'Tags', 'name', 'ASC' ] ] as any,
-      where,
-      transaction: t
-    }
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ id, transaction, type: 'all-files', logging })
+  }
 
-    const scopes: (string | ScopeOptions)[] = [
-      ScopeNames.WITH_TAGS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_SCHEDULED_UPDATE,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_LIVE
-    ]
+  static loadByUrl (url: string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoThumbnail> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    if (userId) {
-      scopes.push({ method: [ ScopeNames.WITH_USER_HISTORY, userId ] })
-    }
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ url, transaction, type: 'thumbnails' })
+  }
+
+  static loadByUrlAndPopulateAccount (url: string, transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MVideoAccountLightBlacklistAllFiles> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
+
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ url, transaction, type: 'account-blacklist-files' })
+  }
 
-    return VideoModel
-      .scope(scopes)
-      .findOne(options)
+  static loadAndPopulateAccountAndServerAndTags (id: number | string, t?: Transaction, userId?: number): Promise<MVideoFullLight> {
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
+
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ id, transaction: t, type: 'full-light', userId })
   }
 
   static loadForGetAPI (parameters: {
     id: number | string
-    t?: Transaction
+    transaction?: Transaction
     userId?: number
   }): Promise<MVideoDetails> {
-    const { id, t, userId } = parameters
-    const where = buildWhereIdOrUUID(id)
+    const { id, transaction, userId } = parameters
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosModelGetQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    const options = {
-      order: [ [ 'Tags', 'name', 'ASC' ] ] as any, // FIXME: sequelize typings
-      where,
-      transaction: t
-    }
-
-    const scopes: (string | ScopeOptions)[] = [
-      ScopeNames.WITH_TAGS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_BLACKLISTED,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_ACCOUNT_DETAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_SCHEDULED_UPDATE,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_THUMBNAILS,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_LIVE,
-      ScopeNames.WITH_TRACKERS,
-      { method: [ ScopeNames.WITH_WEBTORRENT_FILES, true ] },
-      { method: [ ScopeNames.WITH_STREAMING_PLAYLISTS, true ] }
-    ]
-
-    if (userId) {
-      scopes.push({ method: [ ScopeNames.WITH_USER_HISTORY, userId ] })
-    }
-
-    return VideoModel
-      .scope(scopes)
-      .findOne(options)
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideo({ id, transaction, type: 'api', userId })
   }
 
   static async getStats () {
@@ -1550,7 +1380,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
 
     const rawQuery = `UPDATE "video" SET "${field}" = ` +
       '(' +
-      'SELECT COUNT(id) FROM "accountVideoRate" WHERE "accountVideoRate"."videoId" = "video"."id" AND type = :rateType' +
+        'SELECT COUNT(id) FROM "accountVideoRate" WHERE "accountVideoRate"."videoId" = "video"."id" AND type = :rateType' +
       ') ' +
       'WHERE "video"."id" = :videoId'
 
@@ -1578,15 +1408,15 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
                      .then(results => results.length === 1)
   }
 
-  static bulkUpdateSupportField (videoChannel: MChannel, t: Transaction) {
+  static bulkUpdateSupportField (ofChannel: MChannel, t: Transaction) {
     const options = {
       where: {
-        channelId: videoChannel.id
+        channelId: ofChannel.id
       },
       transaction: t
     }
 
-    return VideoModel.update({ support: videoChannel.support }, options)
+    return VideoModel.update({ support: ofChannel.support }, options)
   }
 
   static getAllIdsFromChannel (videoChannel: MChannelId): Promise<number[]> {
@@ -1606,7 +1436,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     const serverActor = await getServerActor()
     const followerActorId = serverActor.id
 
-    const queryOptions: BuildVideosQueryOptions = {
+    const queryOptions: BuildVideosListQueryOptions = {
       attributes: [ `"${field}"` ],
       group: `GROUP BY "${field}"`,
       having: `HAVING COUNT("${field}") >= ${threshold}`,
@@ -1618,10 +1448,10 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
       includeLocalVideos: true
     }
 
-    const { query, replacements } = buildListQuery(VideoModel, queryOptions)
+    const queryBuilder = new VideosIdListQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-    return this.sequelize.query<any>(query, { replacements, type: QueryTypes.SELECT })
-        .then(rows => rows.map(r => r[field]))
+    return queryBuilder.queryVideoIds(queryOptions)
+      .then(rows => rows.map(r => r[field]))
   }
 
   static buildTrendingQuery (trendingDays: number) {
@@ -1639,27 +1469,24 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
   }
 
   private static async getAvailableForApi (
-    options: BuildVideosQueryOptions,
+    options: BuildVideosListQueryOptions,
     countVideos = true
   ): Promise<ResultList<VideoModel>> {
     function getCount () {
       if (countVideos !== true) return Promise.resolve(undefined)
 
       const countOptions = Object.assign({}, options, { isCount: true })
-      const { query: queryCount, replacements: replacementsCount } = buildListQuery(VideoModel, countOptions)
+      const queryBuilder = new VideosIdListQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-      return VideoModel.sequelize.query<any>(queryCount, { replacements: replacementsCount, type: QueryTypes.SELECT })
-          .then(rows => rows.length !== 0 ? rows[0].total : 0)
+      return queryBuilder.countVideoIds(countOptions)
     }
 
     function getModels () {
       if (options.count === 0) return Promise.resolve([])
 
-      const { query, replacements, order } = buildListQuery(VideoModel, options)
-      const queryModels = wrapForAPIResults(query, replacements, options, order)
+      const queryBuilder = new VideosModelListQueryBuilder(VideoModel.sequelize)
 
-      return VideoModel.sequelize.query<any>(queryModels, { replacements, type: QueryTypes.SELECT, nest: true })
-          .then(rows => VideoModel.buildAPIResult(rows))
+      return queryBuilder.queryVideos(options)
     }
 
     const [ count, rows ] = await Promise.all([ getCount(), getModels() ])
@@ -1670,173 +1497,6 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     }
   }
 
-  private static buildAPIResult (rows: any[]) {
-    const videosMemo: { [ id: number ]: VideoModel } = {}
-    const videoStreamingPlaylistMemo: { [ id: number ]: VideoStreamingPlaylistModel } = {}
-
-    const thumbnailsDone = new Set<number>()
-    const historyDone = new Set<number>()
-    const videoFilesDone = new Set<number>()
-
-    const videos: VideoModel[] = []
-
-    const avatarKeys = [ 'id', 'filename', 'fileUrl', 'onDisk', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt' ]
-    const actorKeys = [ 'id', 'preferredUsername', 'url', 'serverId', 'avatarId' ]
-    const serverKeys = [ 'id', 'host' ]
-    const videoFileKeys = [
-      'id',
-      'createdAt',
-      'updatedAt',
-      'resolution',
-      'size',
-      'extname',
-      'filename',
-      'fileUrl',
-      'torrentFilename',
-      'torrentUrl',
-      'infoHash',
-      'fps',
-      'videoId',
-      'videoStreamingPlaylistId'
-    ]
-    const videoStreamingPlaylistKeys = [ 'id', 'type', 'playlistUrl' ]
-    const videoKeys = [
-      'id',
-      'uuid',
-      'name',
-      'category',
-      'licence',
-      'language',
-      'privacy',
-      'nsfw',
-      'description',
-      'support',
-      'duration',
-      'views',
-      'likes',
-      'dislikes',
-      'remote',
-      'isLive',
-      'url',
-      'commentsEnabled',
-      'downloadEnabled',
-      'waitTranscoding',
-      'state',
-      'publishedAt',
-      'originallyPublishedAt',
-      'channelId',
-      'createdAt',
-      'updatedAt'
-    ]
-    const buildOpts = { raw: true }
-
-    function buildActor (rowActor: any) {
-      const avatarModel = rowActor.Avatar.id !== null
-        ? new ActorImageModel(pick(rowActor.Avatar, avatarKeys), buildOpts)
-        : null
-
-      const serverModel = rowActor.Server.id !== null
-        ? new ServerModel(pick(rowActor.Server, serverKeys), buildOpts)
-        : null
-
-      const actorModel = new ActorModel(pick(rowActor, actorKeys), buildOpts)
-      actorModel.Avatar = avatarModel
-      actorModel.Server = serverModel
-
-      return actorModel
-    }
-
-    for (const row of rows) {
-      if (!videosMemo[row.id]) {
-        // Build Channel
-        const channel = row.VideoChannel
-        const channelModel = new VideoChannelModel(pick(channel, [ 'id', 'name', 'description', 'actorId' ]), buildOpts)
-        channelModel.Actor = buildActor(channel.Actor)
-
-        const account = row.VideoChannel.Account
-        const accountModel = new AccountModel(pick(account, [ 'id', 'name' ]), buildOpts)
-        accountModel.Actor = buildActor(account.Actor)
-
-        channelModel.Account = accountModel
-
-        const videoModel = new VideoModel(pick(row, videoKeys), buildOpts)
-        videoModel.VideoChannel = channelModel
-
-        videoModel.UserVideoHistories = []
-        videoModel.Thumbnails = []
-        videoModel.VideoFiles = []
-        videoModel.VideoStreamingPlaylists = []
-
-        videosMemo[row.id] = videoModel
-        // Don't take object value to have a sorted array
-        videos.push(videoModel)
-      }
-
-      const videoModel = videosMemo[row.id]
-
-      if (row.userVideoHistory?.id && !historyDone.has(row.userVideoHistory.id)) {
-        const historyModel = new UserVideoHistoryModel(pick(row.userVideoHistory, [ 'id', 'currentTime' ]), buildOpts)
-        videoModel.UserVideoHistories.push(historyModel)
-
-        historyDone.add(row.userVideoHistory.id)
-      }
-
-      if (row.Thumbnails?.id && !thumbnailsDone.has(row.Thumbnails.id)) {
-        const thumbnailModel = new ThumbnailModel(pick(row.Thumbnails, [ 'id', 'type', 'filename' ]), buildOpts)
-        videoModel.Thumbnails.push(thumbnailModel)
-
-        thumbnailsDone.add(row.Thumbnails.id)
-      }
-
-      if (row.VideoFiles?.id && !videoFilesDone.has(row.VideoFiles.id)) {
-        const videoFileModel = new VideoFileModel(pick(row.VideoFiles, videoFileKeys), buildOpts)
-        videoModel.VideoFiles.push(videoFileModel)
-
-        videoFilesDone.add(row.VideoFiles.id)
-      }
-
-      if (row.VideoStreamingPlaylists?.id && !videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[row.VideoStreamingPlaylists.id]) {
-        const streamingPlaylist = new VideoStreamingPlaylistModel(pick(row.VideoStreamingPlaylists, videoStreamingPlaylistKeys), buildOpts)
-        streamingPlaylist.VideoFiles = []
-
-        videoModel.VideoStreamingPlaylists.push(streamingPlaylist)
-
-        videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[streamingPlaylist.id] = streamingPlaylist
-      }
-
-      if (row.VideoStreamingPlaylists?.VideoFiles?.id && !videoFilesDone.has(row.VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.id)) {
-        const streamingPlaylist = videoStreamingPlaylistMemo[row.VideoStreamingPlaylists.id]
-
-        const videoFileModel = new VideoFileModel(pick(row.VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles, videoFileKeys), buildOpts)
-        streamingPlaylist.VideoFiles.push(videoFileModel)
-
-        videoFilesDone.add(row.VideoStreamingPlaylists.VideoFiles.id)
-      }
-    }
-
-    return videos
-  }
-
-  static getCategoryLabel (id: number) {
-    return VIDEO_CATEGORIES[id] || 'Misc'
-  }
-
-  static getLicenceLabel (id: number) {
-    return VIDEO_LICENCES[id] || 'Unknown'
-  }
-
-  static getLanguageLabel (id: string) {
-    return VIDEO_LANGUAGES[id] || 'Unknown'
-  }
-
-  static getPrivacyLabel (id: number) {
-    return VIDEO_PRIVACIES[id] || 'Unknown'
-  }
-
-  static getStateLabel (id: number) {
-    return VIDEO_STATES[id] || 'Unknown'
-  }
-
   isBlacklisted () {
     return !!this.VideoBlacklist
   }
@@ -1885,7 +1545,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     return Array.isArray(this.VideoFiles) === true && this.VideoFiles.length !== 0
   }
 
-  async addAndSaveThumbnail (thumbnail: MThumbnail, transaction: Transaction) {
+  async addAndSaveThumbnail (thumbnail: MThumbnail, transaction?: Transaction) {
     thumbnail.videoId = this.id
 
     const savedThumbnail = await thumbnail.save({ transaction })
@@ -1919,7 +1579,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
   }
 
   getWatchStaticPath () {
-    return '/videos/watch/' + this.uuid
+    return '/w/' + this.uuid
   }
 
   getEmbedStaticPath () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/client.ts b/server/tests/api/activitypub/client.ts
index b6c538e19..be94e219c 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/client.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/activitypub/client.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,65 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
+  createVideoPlaylist,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   makeActivityPubGetRequest,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
-  uploadVideo
+  setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  uploadVideoAndGetId
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
 describe('Test activitypub', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[] = []
-  let videoUUID: string
+  let video: { id: number, uuid: string, shortUUID: string }
+  let playlist: { id: number, uuid: string, shortUUID: string }
+
+  async function testAccount (path: string) {
+    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[0].url, path)
+    const object = res.body
+
+    expect(object.type).to.equal('Person')
+    expect(object.id).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/accounts/root')
+    expect(object.name).to.equal('root')
+    expect(object.preferredUsername).to.equal('root')
+  }
+
+  async function testChannel (path: string) {
+    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[0].url, path)
+    const object = res.body
+
+    expect(object.type).to.equal('Group')
+    expect(object.id).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/video-channels/root_channel')
+    expect(object.name).to.equal('Main root channel')
+    expect(object.preferredUsername).to.equal('root_channel')
+  }
+
+  async function testVideo (path: string) {
+    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[0].url, path)
+    const object = res.body
+
+    expect(object.type).to.equal('Video')
+    expect(object.id).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/videos/watch/' + video.uuid)
+    expect(object.name).to.equal('video')
+  }
+
+  async function testPlaylist (path: string) {
+    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[0].url, path)
+    const object = res.body
+
+    expect(object.type).to.equal('Playlist')
+    expect(object.id).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/video-playlists/' + playlist.uuid)
+    expect(object.name).to.equal('playlist')
+  }
 
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(30000)
@@ -25,38 +67,56 @@ describe('Test activitypub', function () {
     servers = await flushAndRunMultipleServers(2)
 
     await setAccessTokensToServers(servers)
+    await setDefaultVideoChannel(servers)
 
     {
-      const res = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, { name: 'video' })
-      videoUUID = res.body.video.uuid
+      video = await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'video' })
+    }
+
+    {
+      const playlistAttrs = { displayName: 'playlist', privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC, videoChannelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id }
+      const resCreate = await createVideoPlaylist({ url: servers[0].url, token: servers[0].accessToken, playlistAttrs })
+      playlist = resCreate.body.videoPlaylist
     }
 
     await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])
   })
 
   it('Should return the account object', async function () {
-    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[0].url, '/accounts/root')
-    const object = res.body
+    await testAccount('/accounts/root')
+    await testAccount('/a/root')
+  })
 
-    expect(object.type).to.equal('Person')
-    expect(object.id).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/accounts/root')
-    expect(object.name).to.equal('root')
-    expect(object.preferredUsername).to.equal('root')
+  it('Should return the channel object', async function () {
+    await testChannel('/video-channels/root_channel')
+    await testChannel('/c/root_channel')
   })
 
   it('Should return the video object', async function () {
-    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[0].url, '/videos/watch/' + videoUUID)
-    const object = res.body
+    await testVideo('/videos/watch/' + video.id)
+    await testVideo('/videos/watch/' + video.uuid)
+    await testVideo('/videos/watch/' + video.shortUUID)
+    await testVideo('/w/' + video.id)
+    await testVideo('/w/' + video.uuid)
+    await testVideo('/w/' + video.shortUUID)
+  })
 
-    expect(object.type).to.equal('Video')
-    expect(object.id).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/videos/watch/' + videoUUID)
-    expect(object.name).to.equal('video')
+  it('Should return the playlist object', async function () {
+    await testPlaylist('/video-playlists/' + playlist.id)
+    await testPlaylist('/video-playlists/' + playlist.uuid)
+    await testPlaylist('/video-playlists/' + playlist.shortUUID)
+    await testPlaylist('/w/p/' + playlist.id)
+    await testPlaylist('/w/p/' + playlist.uuid)
+    await testPlaylist('/w/p/' + playlist.shortUUID)
+    await testPlaylist('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlist.id)
+    await testPlaylist('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlist.uuid)
+    await testPlaylist('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlist.shortUUID)
   })
 
   it('Should redirect to the origin video object', async function () {
-    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[1].url, '/videos/watch/' + videoUUID, HttpStatusCode.FOUND_302)
+    const res = await makeActivityPubGetRequest(servers[1].url, '/videos/watch/' + video.uuid, HttpStatusCode.FOUND_302)
 
-    expect(res.header.location).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/videos/watch/' + videoUUID)
+    expect(res.header.location).to.equal('http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/videos/watch/' + video.uuid)
   })
 
   after(async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/helpers.ts b/server/tests/api/activitypub/helpers.ts
index 60d95b823..66d7631b7 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/helpers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/activitypub/helpers.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import { buildRequestStub } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/miscs/stubs'
 import { isHTTPSignatureVerified, isJsonLDSignatureVerified, parseHTTPSignature } from '../../../helpers/peertube-crypto'
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash'
 import { buildSignedActivity } from '../../../helpers/activitypub'
+import { buildAbsoluteFixturePath } from '@shared/extra-utils'
 
 describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
   describe('When checking the Linked Signature', function () {
 
     it('Should fail with an invalid Mastodon signature', async function () {
-      const body = require('./json/mastodon/create-bad-signature.json')
-      const publicKey = require('./json/mastodon/public-key.json').publicKey
+      const body = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/create-bad-signature.json'))
+      const publicKey = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/public-key.json')).publicKey
       const fromActor = { publicKey, url: 'http://localhost:9002/accounts/peertube' }
 
       const result = await isJsonLDSignatureVerified(fromActor as any, body)
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an invalid public key', async function () {
-      const body = require('./json/mastodon/create.json')
-      const publicKey = require('./json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json').publicKey
+      const body = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/create.json'))
+      const publicKey = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json')).publicKey
       const fromActor = { publicKey, url: 'http://localhost:9002/accounts/peertube' }
 
       const result = await isJsonLDSignatureVerified(fromActor as any, body)
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with a valid Mastodon signature', async function () {
-      const body = require('./json/mastodon/create.json')
-      const publicKey = require('./json/mastodon/public-key.json').publicKey
+      const body = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/create.json'))
+      const publicKey = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/public-key.json')).publicKey
       const fromActor = { publicKey, url: 'http://localhost:9002/accounts/peertube' }
 
       const result = await isJsonLDSignatureVerified(fromActor as any, body)
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an invalid PeerTube signature', async function () {
-      const keys = require('./json/peertube/invalid-keys.json')
-      const body = require('./json/peertube/announce-without-context.json')
+      const keys = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/invalid-keys.json'))
+      const body = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/announce-without-context.json'))
 
       const actorSignature = { url: 'http://localhost:9002/accounts/peertube', privateKey: keys.privateKey }
       const signedBody = await buildSignedActivity(actorSignature as any, body)
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with a valid PeerTube signature', async function () {
-      const keys = require('./json/peertube/keys.json')
-      const body = require('./json/peertube/announce-without-context.json')
+      const keys = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/keys.json'))
+      const body = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/announce-without-context.json'))
 
       const actorSignature = { url: 'http://localhost:9002/accounts/peertube', privateKey: keys.privateKey }
       const signedBody = await buildSignedActivity(actorSignature as any, body)
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
       req.method = 'POST'
       req.url = '/accounts/ronan/inbox'
 
-      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require('./json/mastodon/bad-http-signature.json'))
+      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/bad-http-signature.json')))
       req.body = mastodonObject.body
       req.headers = mastodonObject.headers
 
       const parsed = parseHTTPSignature(req, 3600 * 1000 * 365 * 10)
-      const publicKey = require('./json/mastodon/public-key.json').publicKey
+      const publicKey = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/public-key.json')).publicKey
 
       const actor = { publicKey }
       const verified = isHTTPSignatureVerified(parsed, actor as any)
@@ -91,12 +92,12 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
       req.method = 'POST'
       req.url = '/accounts/ronan/inbox'
 
-      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require('./json/mastodon/http-signature.json'))
+      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/http-signature.json')))
       req.body = mastodonObject.body
       req.headers = mastodonObject.headers
 
       const parsed = parseHTTPSignature(req, 3600 * 1000 * 365 * 10)
-      const publicKey = require('./json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json').publicKey
+      const publicKey = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json')).publicKey
 
       const actor = { publicKey }
       const verified = isHTTPSignatureVerified(parsed, actor as any)
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
       req.method = 'POST'
       req.url = '/accounts/ronan/inbox'
 
-      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require('./json/mastodon/http-signature.json'))
+      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/http-signature.json')))
       req.body = mastodonObject.body
       req.headers = mastodonObject.headers
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
       req.method = 'POST'
       req.url = '/accounts/ronan/inbox'
 
-      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require('./json/mastodon/http-signature.json'))
+      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/http-signature.json')))
       req.body = mastodonObject.body
       req.headers = mastodonObject.headers
       req.headers = 'Signature ' + mastodonObject.headers
@@ -148,12 +149,12 @@ describe('Test activity pub helpers', function () {
       req.method = 'POST'
       req.url = '/accounts/ronan/inbox'
 
-      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require('./json/mastodon/http-signature.json'))
+      const mastodonObject = cloneDeep(require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/http-signature.json')))
       req.body = mastodonObject.body
       req.headers = mastodonObject.headers
 
       const parsed = parseHTTPSignature(req, 3600 * 1000 * 365 * 10)
-      const publicKey = require('./json/mastodon/public-key.json').publicKey
+      const publicKey = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/mastodon/public-key.json')).publicKey
 
       const actor = { publicKey }
       const verified = isHTTPSignatureVerified(parsed, actor as any)
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/security.ts b/server/tests/api/activitypub/security.ts
index 364b53e0f..61db272f6 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/security.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/activitypub/security.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as chai from 'chai'
 import { buildDigest } from '@server/helpers/peertube-crypto'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   closeAllSequelize,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ function setUpdatedAtOfServer (onServer: ServerInfo, ofServer: ServerInfo, updat
 }
 
 function getAnnounceWithoutContext (server: ServerInfo) {
-  const json = require('./json/peertube/announce-without-context.json')
+  const json = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/announce-without-context.json'))
   const result: typeof json = {}
 
   for (const key of Object.keys(json)) {
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ describe('Test ActivityPub security', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[]
   let url: string
 
-  const keys = require('./json/peertube/keys.json')
-  const invalidKeys = require('./json/peertube/invalid-keys.json')
+  const keys = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/keys.json'))
+  const invalidKeys = require(buildAbsoluteFixturePath('./ap-json/peertube/invalid-keys.json'))
   const baseHttpSignature = () => ({
     algorithm: HTTP_SIGNATURE.ALGORITHM,
     authorizationHeaderName: HTTP_SIGNATURE.HEADER_NAME,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/abuses.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/abuses.ts
index 2aa09334c..2054776cc 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/abuses.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/abuses.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ describe('Test abuses API validators', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters (basic)', async function () {
-      const fields: AbuseCreate = { video: { id: server.video.id }, reason: 'my super reason' }
+      const fields: AbuseCreate = { video: { id: server.video.shortUUID }, reason: 'my super reason' }
 
       const res = await makePostBodyRequest({
         url: server.url,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
index 004aa65b3..9549070ef 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/config.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ describe('Test config API validators', function () {
     signup: {
       enabled: false,
       limit: 5,
-      requiresEmailVerification: false
+      requiresEmailVerification: false,
+      minimumAge: 16
     },
     admin: {
       email: 'superadmin1@example.com'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/custom-pages.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/custom-pages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74ca3384c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/custom-pages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
+
+import 'mocha'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import {
+  cleanupTests,
+  createUser,
+  flushAndRunServer,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  userLogin
+} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+import { makeGetRequest, makePutBodyRequest } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/requests/requests'
+
+describe('Test custom pages validators', function () {
+  const path = '/api/v1/custom-pages/homepage/instance'
+
+  let server: ServerInfo
+  let userAccessToken: string
+
+  // ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(120000)
+
+    server = await flushAndRunServer(1)
+    await setAccessTokensToServers([ server ])
+
+    const user = { username: 'user1', password: 'password' }
+    await createUser({ url: server.url, accessToken: server.accessToken, username: user.username, password: user.password })
+
+    userAccessToken = await userLogin(server, user)
+  })
+
+  describe('When updating instance homepage', function () {
+
+    it('Should fail with an unauthenticated user', async function () {
+      await makePutBodyRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        fields: { content: 'super content' },
+        statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('Should fail with a non admin user', async function () {
+      await makePutBodyRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        token: userAccessToken,
+        fields: { content: 'super content' },
+        statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
+      await makePutBodyRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        token: server.accessToken,
+        fields: { content: 'super content' },
+        statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('When getting instance homapage', function () {
+
+    it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
+      await makeGetRequest({
+        url: server.url,
+        path,
+        statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests([ server ])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/index.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/index.ts
index 143515838..ce2335e42 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import './accounts'
 import './blocklist'
 import './bulk'
 import './config'
+import './custom-pages'
 import './contact-form'
 import './debug'
 import './follows'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts
index c171b1f81..933d8abf2 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/live.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
-import { join } from 'path'
-import { LiveVideo, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { LiveVideo, VideoCreateResult, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   flushAndRunServer,
@@ -24,14 +25,13 @@ import {
   userLogin,
   waitUntilLivePublished
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos/live'
   let server: ServerInfo
   let userAccessToken = ''
   let channelId: number
-  let videoId: number
+  let video: VideoCreateResult
   let videoIdNotLive: number
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with an incorrect thumbnail file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        thumbnailfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+        thumbnailfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.mp4')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with a big thumbnail file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        thumbnailfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'preview-big.png')
+        thumbnailfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('preview-big.png')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with an incorrect preview file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        previewfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+        previewfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.mp4')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with a big preview file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        previewfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'preview-big.png')
+        previewfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('preview-big.png')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
         statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
       })
 
-      videoId = res.body.video.id
+      video = res.body.video
     })
 
     it('Should forbid if live is disabled', async function () {
@@ -326,15 +326,15 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
   describe('When getting live information', function () {
 
     it('Should fail without access token', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, '', videoId, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await getLive(server.url, '', video.id, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad access token', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, 'toto', videoId, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await getLive(server.url, 'toto', video.id, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with access token of another user', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, userAccessToken, videoId, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await getLive(server.url, userAccessToken, video.id, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad video id', async function () {
@@ -350,22 +350,23 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
+      await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.shortUUID)
     })
   })
 
   describe('When updating live information', async function () {
 
     it('Should fail without access token', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, '', videoId, {}, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await updateLive(server.url, '', video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad access token', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, 'toto', videoId, {}, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await updateLive(server.url, 'toto', video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with access token of another user', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, userAccessToken, videoId, {}, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await updateLive(server.url, userAccessToken, video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad video id', async function () {
@@ -383,11 +384,12 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with save replay and permanent live set to true', async function () {
       const fields = { saveReplay: true, permanentLive: true }
 
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId, fields, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, fields, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId, { saveReplay: false })
+      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, { saveReplay: false })
+      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.shortUUID, { saveReplay: false })
     })
 
     it('Should fail to update replay status if replay is not allowed on the instance', async function () {
@@ -398,19 +400,19 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
         }
       })
 
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId, { saveReplay: true }, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, { saveReplay: true }, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail to update a live if it has already started', async function () {
       this.timeout(40000)
 
-      const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
       const live: LiveVideo = resLive.body
 
       const command = sendRTMPStream(live.rtmpUrl, live.streamKey)
 
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
-      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId, {}, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
+      await updateLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, {}, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
 
       await stopFfmpeg(command)
     })
@@ -418,14 +420,14 @@ describe('Test video lives API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail to stream twice in the save live', async function () {
       this.timeout(40000)
 
-      const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      const resLive = await getLive(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
       const live: LiveVideo = resLive.body
 
       const command = sendRTMPStream(live.rtmpUrl, live.streamKey)
 
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
 
-      await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId, true)
+      await runAndTestFfmpegStreamError(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id, true)
 
       await stopFfmpeg(command)
     })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/plugins.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/plugins.ts
index 6e540bcbb..a833fe6ff 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/plugins.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import 'mocha'
-
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   checkBadCountPagination,
   checkBadSortPagination,
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import {
   flushAndRunServer,
   immutableAssign,
   installPlugin,
-  makeGetRequest, makePostBodyRequest, makePutBodyRequest,
+  makeGetRequest,
+  makePostBodyRequest,
+  makePutBodyRequest,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   userLogin
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { PluginType } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
-import { PeerTubePlugin } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin.model'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+} from '@shared/extra-utils'
+import { PeerTubePlugin, PluginType } from '@shared/models'
 
 describe('Test server plugins API validators', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/redundancy.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/redundancy.ts
index 71be50a6f..dac6938de 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/redundancy.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/redundancy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import 'mocha'
-
+import { VideoCreateResult } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   checkBadCountPagination,
   checkBadSortPagination,
@@ -9,20 +10,24 @@ import {
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   doubleFollow,
-  flushAndRunMultipleServers, makeDeleteRequest,
-  makeGetRequest, makePostBodyRequest,
+  flushAndRunMultipleServers,
+  getVideo,
+  makeDeleteRequest,
+  makeGetRequest,
+  makePostBodyRequest,
   makePutBodyRequest,
   ServerInfo,
-  setAccessTokensToServers, uploadVideoAndGetId,
-  userLogin, waitJobs, getVideoIdFromUUID
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  uploadVideoAndGetId,
+  userLogin,
+  waitJobs
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 describe('Test server redundancy API validators', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[]
   let userAccessToken = null
   let videoIdLocal: number
-  let videoIdRemote: number
+  let videoRemote: VideoCreateResult
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -48,7 +53,8 @@ describe('Test server redundancy API validators', function () {
 
     await waitJobs(servers)
 
-    videoIdRemote = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, remoteUUID)
+    const resVideo = await getVideo(servers[0].url, remoteUUID)
+    videoRemote = resVideo.body
   })
 
   describe('When listing redundancies', function () {
@@ -131,7 +137,13 @@ describe('Test server redundancy API validators', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await makePostBodyRequest({ url, path, token, fields: { videoId: videoIdRemote }, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204 })
+      await makePostBodyRequest({
+        url,
+        path,
+        token,
+        fields: { videoId: videoRemote.shortUUID },
+        statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204
+      })
     })
 
     it('Should fail if the video is already duplicated', async function () {
@@ -139,7 +151,13 @@ describe('Test server redundancy API validators', function () {
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
-      await makePostBodyRequest({ url, path, token, fields: { videoId: videoIdRemote }, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409 })
+      await makePostBodyRequest({
+        url,
+        path,
+        token,
+        fields: { videoId: videoRemote.uuid },
+        statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409
+      })
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts
index 8378c3a89..20ad46cff 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/search.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,30 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('When searching video playlists', function () {
+    const path = '/api/v1/search/video-playlists/'
+
+    const query = {
+      search: 'coucou'
+    }
+
+    it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path, null, query)
+    })
+
+    it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path, null, query)
+    })
+
+    it('Should fail with an incorrect sort', async function () {
+      await checkBadSortPagination(server.url, path, null, query)
+    })
+
+    it('Should success with the correct parameters', async function () {
+      await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path, query, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('When searching video channels', function () {
     const path = '/api/v1/search/video-channels/'
 
@@ -171,6 +195,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
       const query = { search: 'coucou' }
       const paths = [
+        '/api/v1/search/video-playlists/',
         '/api/v1/search/video-channels/',
         '/api/v1/search/videos/'
       ]
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/users.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/users.ts
index dcff0d52b..70a872ce5 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/users.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/users.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
-import { join } from 'path'
-import { User, UserRole } from '../../../../shared'
+import { User, UserRole, VideoCreateResult } from '../../../../shared'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   addVideoChannel,
   blockUser,
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   deleteMe,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
   let userId: number
   let rootId: number
   let moderatorId: number
-  let videoId: number
+  let video: VideoCreateResult
   let server: ServerInfo
   let serverWithRegistrationDisabled: ServerInfo
   let userAccessToken = ''
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
 
     {
       const res = await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, {})
-      videoId = res.body.video.id
+      video = res.body.video
     }
 
     {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
     it('Should fail without an incorrect input file', async function () {
       const fields = {}
       const attaches = {
-        avatarfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+        avatarfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.mp4')
       }
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/me/avatar/pick', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
     it('Should fail with a big file', async function () {
       const fields = {}
       const attaches = {
-        avatarfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar-big.png')
+        avatarfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar-big.png')
       }
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + '/me/avatar/pick', token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
     })
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
     it('Should fail with an unauthenticated user', async function () {
       const fields = {}
       const attaches = {
-        avatarfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar.png')
+        avatarfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar.png')
       }
       await makeUploadRequest({
         url: server.url,
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
       const fields = {}
       const attaches = {
-        avatarfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar.png')
+        avatarfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar.png')
       }
       await makeUploadRequest({
         url: server.url,
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
 
   describe('When getting my video rating', function () {
     it('Should fail with a non authenticated user', async function () {
-      await getMyUserVideoRating(server.url, 'fake_token', videoId, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await getMyUserVideoRating(server.url, 'fake_token', video.id, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect video uuid', async function () {
@@ -841,7 +841,9 @@ describe('Test users API validators', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await getMyUserVideoRating(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await getMyUserVideoRating(server.url, server.accessToken, video.id)
+      await getMyUserVideoRating(server.url, server.accessToken, video.uuid)
+      await getMyUserVideoRating(server.url, server.accessToken, video.shortUUID)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts
index 3d4837d58..ce7f5fa17 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-blacklist.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('Test video blacklist API validators', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      const path = basePath + servers[0].video.uuid + '/blacklist'
+      const path = basePath + servers[0].video.shortUUID + '/blacklist'
       const fields = { reason: 'hello' }
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({
@@ -222,10 +222,14 @@ describe('Test video blacklist API validators', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with an admin', async function () {
-      const res = await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, servers[0].video.uuid, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-      const video: VideoDetails = res.body
+      const video = servers[0].video
 
-      expect(video.blacklisted).to.be.true
+      for (const id of [ video.id, video.uuid, video.shortUUID ]) {
+        const res = await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, id, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+        const video: VideoDetails = res.body
+
+        expect(video.blacklisted).to.be.true
+      }
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-captions.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-captions.ts
index 2f049c03d..c0595c04d 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-captions.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-captions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import 'mocha'
+import { VideoCreateResult } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   flushAndRunServer,
@@ -13,16 +16,14 @@ import {
   uploadVideo,
   userLogin
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { join } from 'path'
 import { createVideoCaption } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-captions'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos/'
 
   let server: ServerInfo
   let userAccessToken: string
-  let videoUUID: string
+  let video: VideoCreateResult
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
 
     {
       const res = await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, {})
-      videoUUID = res.body.video.uuid
+      video = res.body.video
     }
 
     {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
   describe('When adding video caption', function () {
     const fields = { }
     const attaches = {
-      captionfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'subtitle-good1.vtt')
+      captionfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('subtitle-good1.vtt')
     }
 
     it('Should fail without a valid uuid', async function () {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a missing language in path', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions'
+      const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions'
       await makeUploadRequest({
         method: 'PUT',
         url: server.url,
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown language', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/15'
+      const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions/15'
       await makeUploadRequest({
         method: 'PUT',
         url: server.url,
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail without access token', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions/fr'
       await makeUploadRequest({
         method: 'PUT',
         url: server.url,
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad access token', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions/fr'
       await makeUploadRequest({
         method: 'PUT',
         url: server.url,
@@ -129,10 +130,10 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     // We accept any file now
     // it('Should fail with an invalid captionfile extension', async function () {
     //   const attaches = {
-    //     'captionfile': join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'subtitle-bad.txt')
+    //     'captionfile': buildAbsoluteFixturePath('subtitle-bad.txt')
     //   }
     //
-    //   const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+    //   const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions/fr'
     //   await makeUploadRequest({
     //     method: 'PUT',
     //     url: server.url,
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     //     url: server.url,
     //     accessToken: server.accessToken,
     //     language: 'zh',
-    //     videoId: videoUUID,
+    //     videoId: video.uuid,
     //     fixture: 'subtitle-bad.txt',
     //     mimeType: 'application/octet-stream',
     //     statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
         url: server.url,
         accessToken: server.accessToken,
         language: 'zh',
-        videoId: videoUUID,
+        videoId: video.uuid,
         fixture: 'subtitle-good.srt',
         mimeType: 'application/octet-stream'
       })
@@ -171,10 +172,10 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     // We don't check the file validity yet
     // it('Should fail with an invalid captionfile srt', async function () {
     //   const attaches = {
-    //     'captionfile': join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'subtitle-bad.srt')
+    //     'captionfile': buildAbsoluteFixturePath('subtitle-bad.srt')
     //   }
     //
-    //   const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+    //   const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions/fr'
     //   await makeUploadRequest({
     //     method: 'PUT',
     //     url: server.url,
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     // })
 
     it('Should success with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.uuid + '/captions/fr'
       await makeUploadRequest({
         method: 'PUT',
         url: server.url,
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should success with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoUUID + '/captions', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+      await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID + '/captions', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
     })
   })
 
@@ -245,27 +246,27 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a missing language', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions'
+      const captionPath = path + video.shortUUID + '/captions'
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path: captionPath, token: server.accessToken })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown language', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/15'
+      const captionPath = path + video.shortUUID + '/captions/15'
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path: captionPath, token: server.accessToken })
     })
 
     it('Should fail without access token', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.shortUUID + '/captions/fr'
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path: captionPath, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad access token', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.shortUUID + '/captions/fr'
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path: captionPath, token: 'coucou', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with another user', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.shortUUID + '/captions/fr'
       await makeDeleteRequest({
         url: server.url,
         path: captionPath,
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ describe('Test video captions API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should success with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      const captionPath = path + videoUUID + '/captions/fr'
+      const captionPath = path + video.shortUUID + '/captions/fr'
       await makeDeleteRequest({
         url: server.url,
         path: captionPath,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts
index bc2e6192e..5c02afd31 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-channels.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
+import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
-import 'mocha'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   deleteVideoChannel,
@@ -23,9 +25,7 @@ import {
   checkBadSortPagination,
   checkBadStartPagination
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/requests/check-api-params'
-import { join } from 'path'
 import { VideoChannelUpdate } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ describe('Test video channels API validator', function () {
       for (const type of types) {
         const fields = {}
         const attaches = {
-          [type + 'file']: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+          [type + 'file']: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.mp4')
         }
 
         await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: `${path}/${type}/pick`, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe('Test video channels API validator', function () {
       for (const type of types) {
         const fields = {}
         const attaches = {
-          [type + 'file']: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar-big.png')
+          [type + 'file']: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar-big.png')
         }
         await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path: `${path}/${type}/pick`, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
       }
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ describe('Test video channels API validator', function () {
       for (const type of types) {
         const fields = {}
         const attaches = {
-          [type + 'file']: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar.png')
+          [type + 'file']: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar.png')
         }
         await makeUploadRequest({
           url: server.url,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe('Test video channels API validator', function () {
       for (const type of types) {
         const fields = {}
         const attaches = {
-          [type + 'file']: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar.png')
+          [type + 'file']: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar.png')
         }
         await makeUploadRequest({
           url: server.url,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
index 659a10c41..a38420851 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { VideoCreateResult } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
@@ -20,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   checkBadStartPagination
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/requests/check-api-params'
 import { addVideoCommentThread } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-comments'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
   let pathThread: string
   let pathComment: string
   let server: ServerInfo
-  let videoUUID: string
+  let video: VideoCreateResult
   let userAccessToken: string
   let userAccessToken2: string
   let commentId: number
@@ -44,14 +45,14 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
 
     {
       const res = await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, {})
-      videoUUID = res.body.video.uuid
-      pathThread = '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads'
+      video = res.body.video
+      pathThread = '/api/v1/videos/' + video.uuid + '/comment-threads'
     }
 
     {
-      const res = await addVideoCommentThread(server.url, server.accessToken, videoUUID, 'coucou')
+      const res = await addVideoCommentThread(server.url, server.accessToken, video.uuid, 'coucou')
       commentId = res.body.comment.id
-      pathComment = '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comments/' + commentId
+      pathComment = '/api/v1/videos/' + video.uuid + '/comments/' + commentId
     }
 
     {
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with an incorrect thread id', async function () {
       await makeGetRequest({
         url: server.url,
-        path: '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads/156',
+        path: '/api/v1/videos/' + video.shortUUID + '/comment-threads/156',
         statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404
       })
     })
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
     it('Should success with the correct params', async function () {
       await makeGetRequest({
         url: server.url,
-        path: '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads/' + commentId,
+        path: '/api/v1/videos/' + video.shortUUID + '/comment-threads/' + commentId,
         statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
       })
     })
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect comment', async function () {
-      const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comments/124'
+      const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + video.uuid + '/comments/124'
       const fields = {
         text: 'super comment'
       }
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect comment', async function () {
-      const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comments/124'
+      const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + video.uuid + '/comments/124'
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
     })
 
@@ -280,11 +281,11 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
       let commentToDelete: number
 
       {
-        const res = await addVideoCommentThread(server.url, userAccessToken, videoUUID, 'hello')
+        const res = await addVideoCommentThread(server.url, userAccessToken, video.uuid, 'hello')
         commentToDelete = res.body.comment.id
       }
 
-      const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comments/' + commentToDelete
+      const path = '/api/v1/videos/' + video.uuid + '/comments/' + commentToDelete
 
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: userAccessToken2, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 })
       await makeDeleteRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: userAccessToken, statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204 })
@@ -323,8 +324,8 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
   describe('When a video has comments disabled', function () {
     before(async function () {
       const res = await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, { commentsEnabled: false })
-      videoUUID = res.body.video.uuid
-      pathThread = '/api/v1/videos/' + videoUUID + '/comment-threads'
+      video = res.body.video
+      pathThread = '/api/v1/videos/' + video.uuid + '/comment-threads'
     })
 
     it('Should return an empty thread list', async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-imports.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-imports.ts
index 6de6b40c8..a27b624d0 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-imports.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-imports.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
-import { join } from 'path'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   flushAndRunServer,
@@ -22,9 +23,8 @@ import {
   checkBadSortPagination,
   checkBadStartPagination
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/requests/check-api-params'
-import { getMagnetURI, getGoodVideoUrl } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-imports'
+import { getGoodVideoUrl, getMagnetURI } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-imports'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
   const path = '/api/v1/videos/imports'
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with an incorrect thumbnail file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        thumbnailfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+        thumbnailfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.mp4')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with a big thumbnail file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        thumbnailfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'preview-big.png')
+        thumbnailfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('preview-big.png')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with an incorrect preview file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        previewfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.mp4')
+        previewfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.mp4')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with a big preview file', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
       const attaches = {
-        previewfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'preview-big.png')
+        previewfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('preview-big.png')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with an invalid torrent file', async function () {
       const fields = omit(baseCorrectParams, 'targetUrl')
       const attaches = {
-        torrentfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'avatar-big.png')
+        torrentfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('avatar-big.png')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({ url: server.url, path, token: server.accessToken, fields, attaches })
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ describe('Test video imports API validator', function () {
 
       fields = omit(fields, 'magnetUri')
       const attaches = {
-        torrentfile: join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video-720p.torrent')
+        torrentfile: buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video-720p.torrent')
       }
 
       await makeUploadRequest({
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-playlists.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-playlists.ts
index bbea88354..18253d11a 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-playlists.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import 'mocha'
+import { VideoPlaylistCreateResult, VideoPlaylistPrivacy, VideoPlaylistType } from '@shared/models'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   addVideoInPlaylist,
+  checkBadCountPagination,
+  checkBadSortPagination,
+  checkBadStartPagination,
   cleanupTests,
   createVideoPlaylist,
   deleteVideoPlaylist,
@@ -21,20 +26,14 @@ import {
   updateVideoPlaylistElement,
   uploadVideoAndGetId
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import {
-  checkBadCountPagination,
-  checkBadSortPagination,
-  checkBadStartPagination
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/requests/check-api-params'
-import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-privacy.model'
-import { VideoPlaylistType } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-type.model'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo
   let userAccessToken: string
-  let playlistUUID: string
+
+  let playlist: VideoPlaylistCreateResult
   let privatePlaylistUUID: string
+
   let watchLaterPlaylistId: number
   let videoId: number
   let playlistElementId: number
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
           videoChannelId: server.videoChannel.id
         }
       })
-      playlistUUID = res.body.videoPlaylist.uuid
+      playlist = res.body.videoPlaylist
     }
 
     {
@@ -150,15 +149,15 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
     const path = '/api/v1/video-playlists/'
 
     it('Should fail with a bad start pagination', async function () {
-      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path + playlistUUID + '/videos', server.accessToken)
+      await checkBadStartPagination(server.url, path + playlist.shortUUID + '/videos', server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad count pagination', async function () {
-      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path + playlistUUID + '/videos', server.accessToken)
+      await checkBadCountPagination(server.url, path + playlist.shortUUID + '/videos', server.accessToken)
     })
 
     it('Should success with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + playlistUUID + '/videos', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+      await makeGetRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + playlist.shortUUID + '/videos', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
     })
   })
 
@@ -177,6 +176,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
         token: server.accessToken,
         playlistAttrs: {
           displayName: 'super playlist',
+          videoChannelId: server.videoChannel.id,
           privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED
         }
       })
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await getVideoPlaylist(server.url, playlistUUID, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      await getVideoPlaylist(server.url, playlist.uuid, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
     })
   })
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
       const params = getBase({}, { token: null, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401 })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail without displayName', async function () {
@@ -226,42 +226,42 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
       const params = getBase({ displayName: 's'.repeat(300) })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect description', async function () {
       const params = getBase({ description: 't' })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect privacy', async function () {
       const params = getBase({ privacy: 45 })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown video channel id', async function () {
       const params = getBase({ videoChannelId: 42 }, { expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404 })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect thumbnail file', async function () {
       const params = getBase({ thumbnailfile: 'video_short.mp4' })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a thumbnail file too big', async function () {
       const params = getBase({ thumbnailfile: 'preview-big.png' })
 
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail to set "public" a playlist not assigned to a channel', async function () {
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
       await createVideoPlaylist(params)
       await createVideoPlaylist(params2)
       await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, privatePlaylistUUID))
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params2, playlistUUID))
-      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params3, playlistUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params2, playlist.shortUUID))
+      await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params3, playlist.shortUUID))
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an unknown playlist to update', async function () {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail to update a playlist of another user', async function () {
       await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(
         getBase({}, { token: userAccessToken, expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403 }),
-        playlistUUID
+        playlist.shortUUID
       ))
     })
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
 
       {
         const params = getBase({}, { expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204 })
-        await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlistUUID))
+        await updateVideoPlaylist(getUpdate(params, playlist.shortUUID))
       }
     })
   })
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
         expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400,
         url: server.url,
         token: server.accessToken,
-        playlistId: playlistUUID,
+        playlistId: playlist.id,
         elementAttrs: Object.assign({
           videoId,
           startTimestamp: 2,
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
           stopTimestamp: 2
         }, elementAttrs),
         playlistElementId,
-        playlistId: playlistUUID,
+        playlistId: playlist.id,
         expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400
       }, wrapper)
     }
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
       return Object.assign({
         url: server.url,
         token: server.accessToken,
-        playlistId: playlistUUID,
+        playlistId: playlist.shortUUID,
         elementAttrs: Object.assign({
           startPosition: 1,
           insertAfterPosition: 2,
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
         await addVideoInPlaylist({
           url: server.url,
           token: server.accessToken,
-          playlistId: playlistUUID,
+          playlistId: playlist.shortUUID,
           elementAttrs: { videoId: id }
         })
       }
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
         url: server.url,
         token: server.accessToken,
         playlistElementId,
-        playlistId: playlistUUID,
+        playlistId: playlist.uuid,
         expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400
       }, wrapper)
     }
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a playlist of another user', async function () {
-      await deleteVideoPlaylist(server.url, userAccessToken, playlistUUID, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await deleteVideoPlaylist(server.url, userAccessToken, playlist.uuid, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with the watch later playlist', async function () {
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ describe('Test video playlists API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should succeed with the correct params', async function () {
-      await deleteVideoPlaylist(server.url, server.accessToken, playlistUUID)
+      await deleteVideoPlaylist(server.url, server.accessToken, playlist.uuid)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/videos-filter.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/videos-filter.ts
index 2391584a7..4d54a4fd0 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/videos-filter.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/videos-filter.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function testEndpoints (server: ServerInfo, token: string, filter: string,
   }
 }
 
-describe('Test videos filters', function () {
+describe('Test video filters validators', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo
   let userAccessToken: string
   let moderatorAccessToken: string
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts
index c970c4a15..4d7a9a23b 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/videos.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
 import { omit } from 'lodash'
 import { join } from 'path'
+import { randomInt } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { PeerTubeProblemDocument, VideoCreateResult } from '@shared/models'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   checkUploadVideoParam,
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ import {
   checkBadStartPagination
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/requests/check-api-params'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
-import { randomInt } from '@shared/core-utils'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
   let accountName: string
   let channelId: number
   let channelName: string
-  let videoId
+  let video: VideoCreateResult
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -411,6 +412,31 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
         await checkUploadVideoParam(server.url, server.accessToken, { ...fields, ...attaches }, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400, mode)
       })
 
+      it('Should report the appropriate error', async function () {
+        const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { language: 'a'.repeat(15) })
+        const attaches = baseCorrectAttaches
+
+        const attributes = { ...fields, ...attaches }
+        const res = await checkUploadVideoParam(server.url, server.accessToken, attributes, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400, mode)
+
+        const error = res.body as PeerTubeProblemDocument
+
+        if (mode === 'legacy') {
+          expect(error.docs).to.equal('https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/uploadLegacy')
+        } else {
+          expect(error.docs).to.equal('https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/uploadResumableInit')
+        }
+
+        expect(error.type).to.equal('about:blank')
+        expect(error.title).to.equal('Bad Request')
+
+        expect(error.detail).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: language')
+        expect(error.error).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: language')
+
+        expect(error.status).to.equal(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+        expect(error['invalid-params'].language).to.exist
+      })
+
       it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
         this.timeout(10000)
 
@@ -464,7 +490,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
     before(async function () {
       const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
-      videoId = res.body.data[0].uuid
+      video = res.body.data[0]
     })
 
     it('Should fail with nothing', async function () {
@@ -492,79 +518,79 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     it('Should fail with a long name', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { name: 'super'.repeat(65) })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad category', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { category: 125 })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad licence', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { licence: 125 })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad language', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { language: 'a'.repeat(15) })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long description', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { description: 'super'.repeat(2500) })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a long support text', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { support: 'super'.repeat(201) })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad channel', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { channelId: 545454 })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with too many tags', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 'tag2', 'tag3', 'tag4', 'tag5', 'tag6' ] })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a tag length too low', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 't' ] })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a tag length too big', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { tags: [ 'tag1', 'my_super_tag_too_long_long_long_long_long_long' ] })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad schedule update (miss updateAt)', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { scheduleUpdate: { privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC } })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad schedule update (wrong updateAt)', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { scheduleUpdate: { updateAt: 'toto', privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC } })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a bad originally published at param', async function () {
       const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { originallyPublishedAt: 'toto' })
 
-      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + videoId, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
 
     it('Should fail with an incorrect thumbnail file', async function () {
@@ -576,7 +602,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       await makeUploadRequest({
         url: server.url,
         method: 'PUT',
-        path: path + videoId,
+        path: path + video.shortUUID,
         token: server.accessToken,
         fields,
         attaches
@@ -592,7 +618,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       await makeUploadRequest({
         url: server.url,
         method: 'PUT',
-        path: path + videoId,
+        path: path + video.shortUUID,
         token: server.accessToken,
         fields,
         attaches
@@ -608,7 +634,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       await makeUploadRequest({
         url: server.url,
         method: 'PUT',
-        path: path + videoId,
+        path: path + video.shortUUID,
         token: server.accessToken,
         fields,
         attaches
@@ -624,7 +650,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       await makeUploadRequest({
         url: server.url,
         method: 'PUT',
-        path: path + videoId,
+        path: path + video.shortUUID,
         token: server.accessToken,
         fields,
         attaches
@@ -636,7 +662,7 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({
         url: server.url,
-        path: path + videoId,
+        path: path + video.shortUUID,
         token: userAccessToken,
         fields,
         statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403
@@ -645,12 +671,30 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
 
     it('Should fail with a video of another server')
 
+    it('Shoud report the appropriate error', async function () {
+      const fields = immutableAssign(baseCorrectParams, { licence: 125 })
+
+      const res = await makePutBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: path + video.shortUUID, token: server.accessToken, fields })
+      const error = res.body as PeerTubeProblemDocument
+
+      expect(error.docs).to.equal('https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/putVideo')
+
+      expect(error.type).to.equal('about:blank')
+      expect(error.title).to.equal('Bad Request')
+
+      expect(error.detail).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: licence')
+      expect(error.error).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: licence')
+
+      expect(error.status).to.equal(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      expect(error['invalid-params'].licence).to.exist
+    })
+
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
       const fields = baseCorrectParams
 
       await makePutBodyRequest({
         url: server.url,
-        path: path + videoId,
+        path: path + video.shortUUID,
         token: server.accessToken,
         fields,
         statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204
@@ -678,8 +722,24 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
       await getVideo(server.url, '4da6fde3-88f7-4d16-b119-108df5630b06', HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
     })
 
+    it('Shoud report the appropriate error', async function () {
+      const res = await getVideo(server.url, 'hi', HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      const error = res.body as PeerTubeProblemDocument
+
+      expect(error.docs).to.equal('https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/getVideo')
+
+      expect(error.type).to.equal('about:blank')
+      expect(error.title).to.equal('Bad Request')
+
+      expect(error.detail).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: id')
+      expect(error.error).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: id')
+
+      expect(error.status).to.equal(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      expect(error['invalid-params'].id).to.exist
+    })
+
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await getVideo(server.url, videoId)
+      await getVideo(server.url, video.shortUUID)
     })
   })
 
@@ -750,13 +810,29 @@ describe('Test videos API validator', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a video of another user without the appropriate right', async function () {
-      await removeVideo(server.url, userAccessToken, videoId, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+      await removeVideo(server.url, userAccessToken, video.uuid, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
     })
 
     it('Should fail with a video of another server')
 
+    it('Shoud report the appropriate error', async function () {
+      const res = await removeVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, 'hello', HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      const error = res.body as PeerTubeProblemDocument
+
+      expect(error.docs).to.equal('https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#operation/delVideo')
+
+      expect(error.type).to.equal('about:blank')
+      expect(error.title).to.equal('Bad Request')
+
+      expect(error.detail).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: id')
+      expect(error.error).to.equal('Incorrect request parameters: id')
+
+      expect(error.status).to.equal(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      expect(error['invalid-params'].id).to.exist
+    })
+
     it('Should succeed with the correct parameters', async function () {
-      await removeVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
+      await removeVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, video.uuid)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/index.ts b/server/tests/api/live/index.ts
index c733f564e..e6bcef49f 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import './live-constraints'
+import './live-socket-messages'
 import './live-permanent'
 import './live-save-replay'
+import './live-views'
 import './live'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts
index d52e8c7e4..71b7d28a8 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-permanent.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('Permenant live', function () {
+describe('Permanent live', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[] = []
   let videoUUID: string
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('Permenant live', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should stream into this permanent live', async function () {
-    this.timeout(60000)
+    this.timeout(120000)
 
     const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, videoUUID)
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e00909ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-socket-messages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
+
+import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { getLiveNotificationSocket } from '@shared/extra-utils/socket/socket-io'
+import { VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '@shared/models'
+import {
+  cleanupTests,
+  createLive,
+  doubleFollow,
+  flushAndRunMultipleServers,
+  getVideoIdFromUUID,
+  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  stopFfmpeg,
+  updateCustomSubConfig,
+  viewVideo,
+  wait,
+  waitJobs,
+  waitUntilLiveEnded,
+  waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers
+} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
+
+describe('Test live', function () {
+  let servers: ServerInfo[] = []
+
+  before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(120000)
+
+    servers = await flushAndRunMultipleServers(2)
+
+    // Get the access tokens
+    await setAccessTokensToServers(servers)
+    await setDefaultVideoChannel(servers)
+
+    await updateCustomSubConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, {
+      live: {
+        enabled: true,
+        allowReplay: true,
+        transcoding: {
+          enabled: false
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Server 1 and server 2 follow each other
+    await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])
+  })
+
+  describe('Live socket messages', function () {
+
+    async function createLiveWrapper () {
+      const liveAttributes = {
+        name: 'live video',
+        channelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id,
+        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+      }
+
+      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
+      return res.body.video.uuid
+    }
+
+    it('Should correctly send a message when the live starts and ends', async function () {
+      this.timeout(60000)
+
+      const localStateChanges: VideoState[] = []
+      const remoteStateChanges: VideoState[] = []
+
+      const liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper()
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      {
+        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
+
+        const localSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[0].url)
+        localSocket.on('state-change', data => localStateChanges.push(data.state))
+        localSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
+      }
+
+      {
+        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[1].url, liveVideoUUID)
+
+        const remoteSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[1].url)
+        remoteSocket.on('state-change', data => remoteStateChanges.push(data.state))
+        remoteSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
+      }
+
+      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoUUID)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      for (const stateChanges of [ localStateChanges, remoteStateChanges ]) {
+        expect(stateChanges).to.have.length.at.least(1)
+        expect(stateChanges[stateChanges.length - 1]).to.equal(VideoState.PUBLISHED)
+      }
+
+      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+
+      for (const server of servers) {
+        await waitUntilLiveEnded(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+      }
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      for (const stateChanges of [ localStateChanges, remoteStateChanges ]) {
+        expect(stateChanges).to.have.length.at.least(2)
+        expect(stateChanges[stateChanges.length - 1]).to.equal(VideoState.LIVE_ENDED)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('Should correctly send views change notification', async function () {
+      this.timeout(60000)
+
+      let localLastVideoViews = 0
+      let remoteLastVideoViews = 0
+
+      const liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper()
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      {
+        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
+
+        const localSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[0].url)
+        localSocket.on('views-change', data => { localLastVideoViews = data.views })
+        localSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
+      }
+
+      {
+        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[1].url, liveVideoUUID)
+
+        const remoteSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[1].url)
+        remoteSocket.on('views-change', data => { remoteLastVideoViews = data.views })
+        remoteSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
+      }
+
+      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoUUID)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      expect(localLastVideoViews).to.equal(0)
+      expect(remoteLastVideoViews).to.equal(0)
+
+      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
+      await viewVideo(servers[1].url, liveVideoUUID)
+
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+      await wait(5000)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      expect(localLastVideoViews).to.equal(2)
+      expect(remoteLastVideoViews).to.equal(2)
+
+      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+    })
+
+    it('Should not receive a notification after unsubscribe', async function () {
+      this.timeout(120000)
+
+      const stateChanges: VideoState[] = []
+
+      const liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper()
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
+
+      const socket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[0].url)
+      socket.on('state-change', data => stateChanges.push(data.state))
+      socket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
+
+      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
+
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoUUID)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      // Notifier waits before sending a notification
+      await wait(10000)
+
+      expect(stateChanges).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+      socket.emit('unsubscribe', { videoId })
+
+      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      expect(stateChanges).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+    })
+  })
+
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests(servers)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a44d21ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live-views.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
+
+import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
+import { VideoDetails, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import {
+  cleanupTests,
+  createLive,
+  doubleFollow,
+  flushAndRunMultipleServers,
+  getVideo,
+  sendRTMPStreamInVideo,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  stopFfmpeg,
+  updateCustomSubConfig,
+  viewVideo,
+  wait,
+  waitJobs,
+  waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers
+} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
+
+describe('Test live', function () {
+  let servers: ServerInfo[] = []
+
+  before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(120000)
+
+    servers = await flushAndRunMultipleServers(2)
+
+    // Get the access tokens
+    await setAccessTokensToServers(servers)
+    await setDefaultVideoChannel(servers)
+
+    await updateCustomSubConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, {
+      live: {
+        enabled: true,
+        allowReplay: true,
+        transcoding: {
+          enabled: false
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Server 1 and server 2 follow each other
+    await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])
+  })
+
+  describe('Live views', function () {
+    let liveVideoId: string
+    let command: FfmpegCommand
+
+    async function countViews (expected: number) {
+      for (const server of servers) {
+        const res = await getVideo(server.url, liveVideoId)
+        const video: VideoDetails = res.body
+
+        expect(video.views).to.equal(expected)
+      }
+    }
+
+    before(async function () {
+      this.timeout(30000)
+
+      const liveAttributes = {
+        name: 'live video',
+        channelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id,
+        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+      }
+
+      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
+      liveVideoId = res.body.video.uuid
+
+      command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+    })
+
+    it('Should display no views for a live', async function () {
+      await countViews(0)
+    })
+
+    it('Should view a live twice and display 1 view', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30000)
+
+      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoId)
+      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoId)
+
+      await wait(7000)
+
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      await countViews(1)
+    })
+
+    it('Should wait and display 0 views', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30000)
+
+      await wait(12000)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      await countViews(0)
+    })
+
+    it('Should view a live on a remote and on local and display 2 views', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30000)
+
+      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoId)
+      await viewVideo(servers[1].url, liveVideoId)
+      await viewVideo(servers[1].url, liveVideoId)
+
+      await wait(7000)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+
+      await countViews(2)
+    })
+
+    after(async function () {
+      await stopFfmpeg(command)
+    })
+  })
+
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests(servers)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/tests/api/live/live.ts b/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
index 57fb58150..50397924e 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/live/live.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import { FfmpegCommand } from 'fluent-ffmpeg'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { ffprobePromise, getVideoStreamFromFile } from '@server/helpers/ffprobe-utils'
-import { getLiveNotificationSocket } from '@shared/extra-utils/socket/socket-io'
 import { LiveVideo, LiveVideoCreate, Video, VideoDetails, VideoPrivacy, VideoState, VideoStreamingPlaylistType } from '@shared/models'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   getMyVideosWithFilter,
   getPlaylist,
   getVideo,
-  getVideoIdFromUUID,
   getVideosList,
   getVideosWithFilters,
   killallServers,
@@ -40,11 +37,11 @@ import {
   updateCustomSubConfig,
   updateLive,
   uploadVideoAndGetId,
-  viewVideo,
   wait,
   waitJobs,
   waitUntilLiveEnded,
   waitUntilLivePublished,
+  waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers,
   waitUntilLiveSegmentGeneration
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 
@@ -53,12 +50,6 @@ const expect = chai.expect
 describe('Test live', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[] = []
 
-  async function waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers (videoId: string) {
-    for (const server of servers) {
-      await waitUntilLivePublished(server.url, server.accessToken, videoId)
-    }
-  }
-
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(120000)
 
@@ -247,7 +238,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       liveVideoId = resLive.body.video.uuid
 
       command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
     })
 
@@ -461,7 +452,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       liveVideoId = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
       const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       await testVideoResolutions(liveVideoId, [ 720 ])
@@ -477,7 +468,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       liveVideoId = await createLiveWrapper(false)
 
       const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       await testVideoResolutions(liveVideoId, resolutions)
@@ -494,7 +485,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
       liveVideoId = await createLiveWrapper(true)
 
       const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId, 'video_short2.webm')
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
       await testVideoResolutions(liveVideoId, resolutions)
@@ -504,7 +495,7 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoId)
+      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(servers, liveVideoId)
 
       const bitrateLimits = {
         720: 5000 * 1000, // 60FPS
@@ -559,216 +550,6 @@ describe('Test live', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('Live views', function () {
-    let liveVideoId: string
-    let command: FfmpegCommand
-
-    async function countViews (expected: number) {
-      for (const server of servers) {
-        const res = await getVideo(server.url, liveVideoId)
-        const video: VideoDetails = res.body
-
-        expect(video.views).to.equal(expected)
-      }
-    }
-
-    before(async function () {
-      this.timeout(30000)
-
-      const liveAttributes = {
-        name: 'live video',
-        channelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id,
-        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
-      }
-
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      liveVideoId = res.body.video.uuid
-
-      command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoId)
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoId)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-    })
-
-    it('Should display no views for a live', async function () {
-      await countViews(0)
-    })
-
-    it('Should view a live twice and display 1 view', async function () {
-      this.timeout(30000)
-
-      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoId)
-      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoId)
-
-      await wait(7000)
-
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      await countViews(1)
-    })
-
-    it('Should wait and display 0 views', async function () {
-      this.timeout(30000)
-
-      await wait(7000)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      await countViews(0)
-    })
-
-    it('Should view a live on a remote and on local and display 2 views', async function () {
-      this.timeout(30000)
-
-      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoId)
-      await viewVideo(servers[1].url, liveVideoId)
-      await viewVideo(servers[1].url, liveVideoId)
-
-      await wait(7000)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      await countViews(2)
-    })
-
-    after(async function () {
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
-    })
-  })
-
-  describe('Live socket messages', function () {
-
-    async function createLiveWrapper () {
-      const liveAttributes = {
-        name: 'live video',
-        channelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id,
-        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
-      }
-
-      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveAttributes)
-      return res.body.video.uuid
-    }
-
-    it('Should correctly send a message when the live starts and ends', async function () {
-      this.timeout(60000)
-
-      const localStateChanges: VideoState[] = []
-      const remoteStateChanges: VideoState[] = []
-
-      const liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper()
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      {
-        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
-
-        const localSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[0].url)
-        localSocket.on('state-change', data => localStateChanges.push(data.state))
-        localSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
-      }
-
-      {
-        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[1].url, liveVideoUUID)
-
-        const remoteSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[1].url)
-        remoteSocket.on('state-change', data => remoteStateChanges.push(data.state))
-        remoteSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
-      }
-
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
-
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      for (const stateChanges of [ localStateChanges, remoteStateChanges ]) {
-        expect(stateChanges).to.have.length.at.least(1)
-        expect(stateChanges[stateChanges.length - 1]).to.equal(VideoState.PUBLISHED)
-      }
-
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
-
-      for (const server of servers) {
-        await waitUntilLiveEnded(server.url, server.accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
-      }
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      for (const stateChanges of [ localStateChanges, remoteStateChanges ]) {
-        expect(stateChanges).to.have.length.at.least(2)
-        expect(stateChanges[stateChanges.length - 1]).to.equal(VideoState.LIVE_ENDED)
-      }
-    })
-
-    it('Should correctly send views change notification', async function () {
-      this.timeout(60000)
-
-      let localLastVideoViews = 0
-      let remoteLastVideoViews = 0
-
-      const liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper()
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      {
-        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
-
-        const localSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[0].url)
-        localSocket.on('views-change', data => { localLastVideoViews = data.views })
-        localSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
-      }
-
-      {
-        const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[1].url, liveVideoUUID)
-
-        const remoteSocket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[1].url)
-        remoteSocket.on('views-change', data => { remoteLastVideoViews = data.views })
-        remoteSocket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
-      }
-
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
-
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      expect(localLastVideoViews).to.equal(0)
-      expect(remoteLastVideoViews).to.equal(0)
-
-      await viewVideo(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
-      await viewVideo(servers[1].url, liveVideoUUID)
-
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-      await wait(5000)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      expect(localLastVideoViews).to.equal(2)
-      expect(remoteLastVideoViews).to.equal(2)
-
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
-    })
-
-    it('Should not receive a notification after unsubscribe', async function () {
-      this.timeout(60000)
-
-      const stateChanges: VideoState[] = []
-
-      const liveVideoUUID = await createLiveWrapper()
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      const videoId = await getVideoIdFromUUID(servers[0].url, liveVideoUUID)
-
-      const socket = getLiveNotificationSocket(servers[0].url)
-      socket.on('state-change', data => stateChanges.push(data.state))
-      socket.emit('subscribe', { videoId })
-
-      const command = await sendRTMPStreamInVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, liveVideoUUID)
-
-      await waitUntilLivePublishedOnAllServers(liveVideoUUID)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      expect(stateChanges).to.have.lengthOf(1)
-      socket.emit('unsubscribe', { videoId })
-
-      await stopFfmpeg(command)
-      await waitJobs(servers)
-
-      expect(stateChanges).to.have.lengthOf(1)
-    })
-  })
-
   describe('After a server restart', function () {
     let liveVideoId: string
     let liveVideoReplayId: string
diff --git a/server/tests/api/moderation/blocklist.ts b/server/tests/api/moderation/blocklist.ts
index e8202aff1..793abbcb4 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/moderation/blocklist.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/moderation/blocklist.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,50 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
-import { AccountBlock, ServerBlock, Video, UserNotification, UserNotificationType } from '../../../../shared/index'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
 import {
+  addAccountToAccountBlocklist,
+  addAccountToServerBlocklist,
+  addServerToAccountBlocklist,
+  addServerToServerBlocklist,
+  addVideoCommentReply,
+  addVideoCommentThread,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
   deleteVideoComment,
   doubleFollow,
+  findCommentId,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
-  ServerInfo,
-  uploadVideo,
-  userLogin,
   follow,
-  unfollow
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/index'
-import { setAccessTokensToServers } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/login'
-import { getVideosList, getVideosListWithToken } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/videos'
-import {
-  addVideoCommentReply,
-  addVideoCommentThread,
-  getVideoCommentThreads,
-  getVideoThreadComments,
-  findCommentId
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-comments'
-import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
-import { VideoComment, VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
-import {
-  addAccountToAccountBlocklist,
-  addAccountToServerBlocklist,
-  addServerToAccountBlocklist,
-  addServerToServerBlocklist,
   getAccountBlocklistByAccount,
   getAccountBlocklistByServer,
   getServerBlocklistByAccount,
   getServerBlocklistByServer,
+  getUserNotifications,
+  getVideoCommentThreads,
+  getVideosList,
+  getVideosListWithToken,
+  getVideoThreadComments,
   removeAccountFromAccountBlocklist,
   removeAccountFromServerBlocklist,
   removeServerFromAccountBlocklist,
-  removeServerFromServerBlocklist
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/blocklist'
-import { getUserNotifications } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/user-notifications'
+  removeServerFromServerBlocklist,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  unfollow,
+  uploadVideo,
+  userLogin,
+  waitJobs
+} from '@shared/extra-utils'
+import {
+  AccountBlock,
+  ServerBlock,
+  UserNotification,
+  UserNotificationType,
+  Video,
+  VideoComment,
+  VideoCommentThreadTree
+} from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ describe('Test blocklist', function () {
 
         const threads: VideoComment[] = resThreads.body.data
         expect(threads).to.have.lengthOf(1)
-        expect(threads[0].totalReplies).to.equal(0)
+        expect(threads[0].totalReplies).to.equal(1)
 
         const t = threads.find(t => t.text === 'comment user 1')
         expect(t).to.be.undefined
@@ -561,7 +565,7 @@ describe('Test blocklist', function () {
           threads = threads.filter(t => t.isDeleted === false)
 
           expect(threads).to.have.lengthOf(1)
-          expect(threads[0].totalReplies).to.equal(0)
+          expect(threads[0].totalReplies).to.equal(1)
 
           const t = threads.find(t => t.text === 'comment user 1')
           expect(t).to.be.undefined
diff --git a/server/tests/api/notifications/comments-notifications.ts b/server/tests/api/notifications/comments-notifications.ts
index 5e4ab0d6c..d2badf237 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/notifications/comments-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/notifications/comments-notifications.ts
@@ -2,20 +2,25 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import { cleanupTests, getVideoCommentThreads, getVideoThreadComments, updateMyUser } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { ServerInfo, uploadVideo } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/index'
-import { MockSmtpServer } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/miscs/email'
-import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
-import { addAccountToAccountBlocklist, removeAccountFromAccountBlocklist } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/blocklist'
 import {
+  addAccountToAccountBlocklist,
+  addVideoCommentReply,
+  addVideoCommentThread,
   checkCommentMention,
   CheckerBaseParams,
   checkNewCommentOnMyVideo,
-  prepareNotificationsTest
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/user-notifications'
-import { addVideoCommentReply, addVideoCommentThread } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-comments'
-import { UserNotification } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
-import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+  cleanupTests,
+  getVideoCommentThreads,
+  getVideoThreadComments,
+  MockSmtpServer,
+  prepareNotificationsTest,
+  removeAccountFromAccountBlocklist,
+  ServerInfo,
+  updateMyUser,
+  uploadVideo,
+  waitJobs
+} from '@shared/extra-utils'
+import { UserNotification, VideoCommentThreadTree } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/notifications/moderation-notifications.ts b/server/tests/api/notifications/moderation-notifications.ts
index 4ce6675b6..3425480ae 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/notifications/moderation-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/notifications/moderation-notifications.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import 'mocha'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import { AbuseState } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   addAbuseMessage,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification to moderators on local video abuse', async function () {
       this.timeout(20000)
 
-      const name = 'video for abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video for abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const video = resVideo.body.video
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification to moderators on remote video abuse', async function () {
       this.timeout(20000)
 
-      const name = 'video for abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video for abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const video = resVideo.body.video
 
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification to moderators on local comment abuse', async function () {
       this.timeout(20000)
 
-      const name = 'video for abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video for abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const video = resVideo.body.video
-      const resComment = await addVideoCommentThread(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, video.id, 'comment abuse ' + uuidv4())
+      const resComment = await addVideoCommentThread(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, video.id, 'comment abuse ' + buildUUID())
       const comment = resComment.body.comment
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification to moderators on remote comment abuse', async function () {
       this.timeout(20000)
 
-      const name = 'video for abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video for abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const video = resVideo.body.video
-      await addVideoCommentThread(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, video.id, 'comment abuse ' + uuidv4())
+      await addVideoCommentThread(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, video.id, 'comment abuse ' + buildUUID())
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
         token: userAccessToken
       }
 
-      const name = 'abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const video = resVideo.body.video
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
         token: servers[0].accessToken
       }
 
-      const name = 'abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const video = resVideo.body.video
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification to video owner on blacklist', async function () {
       this.timeout(10000)
 
-      const name = 'video for abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video for abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const uuid = resVideo.body.video.uuid
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification to video owner on unblacklist', async function () {
       this.timeout(10000)
 
-      const name = 'video for abuse ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video for abuse ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name })
       const uuid = resVideo.body.video.uuid
 
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should send notification to moderators on new video with auto-blacklist', async function () {
       this.timeout(40000)
 
-      videoName = 'video with auto-blacklist ' + uuidv4()
+      videoName = 'video with auto-blacklist ' + buildUUID()
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, userAccessToken, { name: videoName })
       videoUUID = resVideo.body.video.uuid
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
 
       const updateAt = new Date(new Date().getTime() + 1000000)
 
-      const name = 'video with auto-blacklist and future schedule ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video with auto-blacklist and future schedule ' + buildUUID()
 
       const data = {
         name,
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
       // In 2 seconds
       const updateAt = new Date(new Date().getTime() + 2000)
 
-      const name = 'video with schedule done and still auto-blacklisted ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video with schedule done and still auto-blacklisted ' + buildUUID()
 
       const data = {
         name,
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ describe('Test moderation notifications', function () {
     it('Should not send a notification to moderators on new video without auto-blacklist', async function () {
       this.timeout(60000)
 
-      const name = 'video without auto-blacklist ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video without auto-blacklist ' + buildUUID()
 
       // admin with blacklist right will not be auto-blacklisted
       const resVideo = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, { name })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/notifications/user-notifications.ts b/server/tests/api/notifications/user-notifications.ts
index 7e88d979b..e981c1718 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/notifications/user-notifications.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/notifications/user-notifications.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
   updateMyUser,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('Test user notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a new video notification after a video import', async function () {
       this.timeout(100000)
 
-      const name = 'video import ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video import ' + buildUUID()
 
       const attributes = {
         name,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('Test user notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification when an imported video is transcoded', async function () {
       this.timeout(50000)
 
-      const name = 'video import ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video import ' + buildUUID()
 
       const attributes = {
         name,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ describe('Test user notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification when the video import failed', async function () {
       this.timeout(70000)
 
-      const name = 'video import ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video import ' + buildUUID()
 
       const attributes = {
         name,
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe('Test user notifications', function () {
     it('Should send a notification when the video import succeeded', async function () {
       this.timeout(70000)
 
-      const name = 'video import ' + uuidv4()
+      const name = 'video import ' + buildUUID()
 
       const attributes = {
         name,
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/index.ts b/server/tests/api/search/index.ts
index 232c1f2a4..a976d210d 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import './search-activitypub-video-playlists'
 import './search-activitypub-video-channels'
 import './search-activitypub-videos'
+import './search-channels'
 import './search-index'
+import './search-playlists'
 import './search-videos'
-import './search-channels'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts
index d7e3ed5be..e83eb7171 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-channels.ts
@@ -106,9 +106,25 @@ describe('Test ActivityPub video channels search', function () {
     }
   })
 
+  it('Should search a local video channel with an alternative URL', async function () {
+    const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/c/channel1_server1'
+
+    for (const token of [ undefined, servers[0].accessToken ]) {
+      const res = await searchVideoChannel(servers[0].url, search, token)
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+      expect(res.body.data[0].name).to.equal('channel1_server1')
+      expect(res.body.data[0].displayName).to.equal('Channel 1 server 1')
+    }
+  })
+
   it('Should search a remote video channel with URL or handle', async function () {
     const searches = [
       'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/video-channels/channel1_server2',
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/c/channel1_server2',
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/c/channel1_server2/videos',
       'channel1_server2@localhost:' + servers[1].port
     ]
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-playlists.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-playlists.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c08e9548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-video-playlists.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
+
+import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import {
+  addVideoInPlaylist,
+  cleanupTests,
+  createVideoPlaylist,
+  deleteVideoPlaylist,
+  flushAndRunMultipleServers,
+  getVideoPlaylistsList,
+  searchVideoPlaylists,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  uploadVideoAndGetId,
+  wait
+} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
+import { VideoPlaylist, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
+
+describe('Test ActivityPub playlists search', function () {
+  let servers: ServerInfo[]
+  let playlistServer1UUID: string
+  let playlistServer2UUID: string
+  let video2Server2: string
+
+  before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(120000)
+
+    servers = await flushAndRunMultipleServers(2)
+
+    await setAccessTokensToServers(servers)
+    await setDefaultVideoChannel(servers)
+
+    {
+      const video1 = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'video 1' })).uuid
+      const video2 = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'video 2' })).uuid
+
+      const attributes = {
+        displayName: 'playlist 1 on server 1',
+        privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+        videoChannelId: servers[0].videoChannel.id
+      }
+      const res = await createVideoPlaylist({ url: servers[0].url, token: servers[0].accessToken, playlistAttrs: attributes })
+      playlistServer1UUID = res.body.videoPlaylist.uuid
+
+      for (const videoId of [ video1, video2 ]) {
+        await addVideoInPlaylist({
+          url: servers[0].url,
+          token: servers[0].accessToken,
+          playlistId: playlistServer1UUID,
+          elementAttrs: { videoId }
+        })
+      }
+    }
+
+    {
+      const videoId = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[1], videoName: 'video 1' })).uuid
+      video2Server2 = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[1], videoName: 'video 2' })).uuid
+
+      const attributes = {
+        displayName: 'playlist 1 on server 2',
+        privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+        videoChannelId: servers[1].videoChannel.id
+      }
+      const res = await createVideoPlaylist({ url: servers[1].url, token: servers[1].accessToken, playlistAttrs: attributes })
+      playlistServer2UUID = res.body.videoPlaylist.uuid
+
+      await addVideoInPlaylist({
+        url: servers[1].url,
+        token: servers[1].accessToken,
+        playlistId: playlistServer2UUID,
+        elementAttrs: { videoId }
+      })
+    }
+
+    await waitJobs(servers)
+  })
+
+  it('Should not find a remote playlist', async function () {
+    {
+      const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/video-playlists/43'
+      const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+    }
+
+    {
+      // Without token
+      const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/video-playlists/' + playlistServer2UUID
+      const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search)
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Should search a local playlist', async function () {
+    const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/video-playlists/' + playlistServer1UUID
+    const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search)
+
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+    expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+    expect(res.body.data[0].displayName).to.equal('playlist 1 on server 1')
+    expect(res.body.data[0].videosLength).to.equal(2)
+  })
+
+  it('Should search a local playlist with an alternative URL', async function () {
+    const searches = [
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistServer1UUID,
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/w/p/' + playlistServer1UUID
+    ]
+
+    for (const search of searches) {
+      for (const token of [ undefined, servers[0].accessToken ]) {
+        const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, token)
+
+        expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+        expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+        expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+        expect(res.body.data[0].displayName).to.equal('playlist 1 on server 1')
+        expect(res.body.data[0].videosLength).to.equal(2)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Should search a remote playlist', async function () {
+    const searches = [
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/video-playlists/' + playlistServer2UUID,
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistServer2UUID,
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/w/p/' + playlistServer2UUID
+    ]
+
+    for (const search of searches) {
+      const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+      expect(res.body.data[0].displayName).to.equal('playlist 1 on server 2')
+      expect(res.body.data[0].videosLength).to.equal(1)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Should not list this remote playlist', async function () {
+    const res = await getVideoPlaylistsList(servers[0].url, 0, 10)
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+    expect(res.body.data[0].displayName).to.equal('playlist 1 on server 1')
+  })
+
+  it('Should update the playlist of server 2, and refresh it on server 1', async function () {
+    this.timeout(60000)
+
+    await addVideoInPlaylist({
+      url: servers[1].url,
+      token: servers[1].accessToken,
+      playlistId: playlistServer2UUID,
+      elementAttrs: { videoId: video2Server2 }
+    })
+
+    await waitJobs(servers)
+    // Expire playlist
+    await wait(10000)
+
+    // Will run refresh async
+    const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/video-playlists/' + playlistServer2UUID
+    await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+
+    // Wait refresh
+    await wait(5000)
+
+    const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+
+    const playlist: VideoPlaylist = res.body.data[0]
+    expect(playlist.videosLength).to.equal(2)
+  })
+
+  it('Should delete playlist of server 2, and delete it on server 1', async function () {
+    this.timeout(60000)
+
+    await deleteVideoPlaylist(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, playlistServer2UUID)
+
+    await waitJobs(servers)
+    // Expiration
+    await wait(10000)
+
+    // Will run refresh async
+    const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/video-playlists/' + playlistServer2UUID
+    await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+
+    // Wait refresh
+    await wait(5000)
+
+    const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+  })
+
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests(servers)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts
index c62dfca0d..e9b4978da 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-activitypub-videos.ts
@@ -77,14 +77,33 @@ describe('Test ActivityPub videos search', function () {
     expect(res.body.data[0].name).to.equal('video 1 on server 1')
   })
 
+  it('Should search a local video with an alternative URL', async function () {
+    const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[0].port + '/w/' + videoServer1UUID
+    const res1 = await searchVideo(servers[0].url, search)
+    const res2 = await searchVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+
+    for (const res of [ res1, res2 ]) {
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+      expect(res.body.data[0].name).to.equal('video 1 on server 1')
+    }
+  })
+
   it('Should search a remote video', async function () {
-    const search = 'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/videos/watch/' + videoServer2UUID
-    const res = await searchVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+    const searches = [
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/w/' + videoServer2UUID,
+      'http://localhost:' + servers[1].port + '/videos/watch/' + videoServer2UUID
+    ]
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
-    expect(res.body.data[0].name).to.equal('video 1 on server 2')
+    for (const search of searches) {
+      const res = await searchVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, search, servers[0].accessToken)
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.be.an('array')
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+      expect(res.body.data[0].name).to.equal('video 1 on server 2')
+    }
   })
 
   it('Should not list this remote video', async function () {
@@ -95,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Test ActivityPub videos search', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should update video of server 2, and refresh it on server 1', async function () {
-    this.timeout(60000)
+    this.timeout(120000)
 
     const channelAttributes = {
       name: 'super_channel',
@@ -134,7 +153,7 @@ describe('Test ActivityPub videos search', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should delete video of server 2, and delete it on server 1', async function () {
-    this.timeout(60000)
+    this.timeout(120000)
 
     await removeVideo(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, videoServer2UUID)
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts
index 849a8a893..00f79232a 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-index.ts
@@ -2,19 +2,21 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { advancedVideoChannelSearch, searchVideoChannel } from '@shared/extra-utils/search/video-channels'
+import { Video, VideoChannel, VideoPlaylist, VideoPlaylistPrivacy, VideoPlaylistType, VideosSearchQuery } from '@shared/models'
 import {
+  advancedVideoPlaylistSearch,
+  advancedVideosSearch,
   cleanupTests,
   flushAndRunServer,
+  immutableAssign,
   searchVideo,
+  searchVideoPlaylists,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   updateCustomSubConfig,
-  uploadVideo,
-  advancedVideosSearch,
-  immutableAssign
+  uploadVideo
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { searchVideoChannel, advancedVideoChannelSearch } from '@shared/extra-utils/search/video-channels'
-import { VideosSearchQuery, Video, VideoChannel } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -277,6 +279,56 @@ describe('Test videos search', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('Playlists search', async function () {
+
+    it('Should make a simple search and not have results', async function () {
+      const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(server.url, 'a'.repeat(500))
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+    })
+
+    it('Should make a search and have results', async function () {
+      const res = await advancedVideoPlaylistSearch(server.url, { search: 'E2E playlist', sort: '-match' })
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.be.greaterThan(0)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.length.greaterThan(0)
+
+      const videoPlaylist: VideoPlaylist = res.body.data[0]
+
+      expect(videoPlaylist.url).to.equal('https://peertube2.cpy.re/videos/watch/playlist/73804a40-da9a-40c2-b1eb-2c6d9eec8f0a')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.thumbnailUrl).to.exist
+      expect(videoPlaylist.embedUrl).to.equal('https://peertube2.cpy.re/video-playlists/embed/73804a40-da9a-40c2-b1eb-2c6d9eec8f0a')
+
+      expect(videoPlaylist.type.id).to.equal(VideoPlaylistType.REGULAR)
+      expect(videoPlaylist.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC)
+      expect(videoPlaylist.videosLength).to.exist
+
+      expect(videoPlaylist.createdAt).to.exist
+      expect(videoPlaylist.updatedAt).to.exist
+
+      expect(videoPlaylist.uuid).to.equal('73804a40-da9a-40c2-b1eb-2c6d9eec8f0a')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.displayName).to.exist
+
+      expect(videoPlaylist.ownerAccount.url).to.equal('https://peertube2.cpy.re/accounts/chocobozzz')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.ownerAccount.name).to.equal('chocobozzz')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.ownerAccount.host).to.equal('peertube2.cpy.re')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.ownerAccount.avatar).to.exist
+
+      expect(videoPlaylist.videoChannel.url).to.equal('https://peertube2.cpy.re/video-channels/chocobozzz_channel')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.videoChannel.name).to.equal('chocobozzz_channel')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.videoChannel.host).to.equal('peertube2.cpy.re')
+      expect(videoPlaylist.videoChannel.avatar).to.exist
+    })
+
+    it('Should have a correct pagination', async function () {
+      const res = await advancedVideoChannelSearch(server.url, { search: 'root', start: 0, count: 2 })
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.be.greaterThan(2)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(2)
+    })
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests([ server ])
   })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/search/search-playlists.ts b/server/tests/api/search/search-playlists.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab17d55e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/search/search-playlists.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
+
+import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { VideoPlaylist, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import {
+  addVideoInPlaylist,
+  advancedVideoPlaylistSearch,
+  cleanupTests,
+  createVideoPlaylist,
+  flushAndRunServer,
+  searchVideoPlaylists,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  uploadVideoAndGetId
+} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
+
+describe('Test playlists search', function () {
+  let server: ServerInfo = null
+
+  before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(30000)
+
+    server = await flushAndRunServer(1)
+
+    await setAccessTokensToServers([ server ])
+    await setDefaultVideoChannel([ server ])
+
+    const videoId = (await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: server, videoName: 'video' })).uuid
+
+    {
+      const attributes = {
+        displayName: 'Dr. Kenzo Tenma hospital videos',
+        privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+        videoChannelId: server.videoChannel.id
+      }
+      const res = await createVideoPlaylist({ url: server.url, token: server.accessToken, playlistAttrs: attributes })
+
+      await addVideoInPlaylist({
+        url: server.url,
+        token: server.accessToken,
+        playlistId: res.body.videoPlaylist.id,
+        elementAttrs: { videoId }
+      })
+    }
+
+    {
+      const attributes = {
+        displayName: 'Johan & Anna Libert musics',
+        privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+        videoChannelId: server.videoChannel.id
+      }
+      const res = await createVideoPlaylist({ url: server.url, token: server.accessToken, playlistAttrs: attributes })
+
+      await addVideoInPlaylist({
+        url: server.url,
+        token: server.accessToken,
+        playlistId: res.body.videoPlaylist.id,
+        elementAttrs: { videoId }
+      })
+    }
+
+    {
+      const attributes = {
+        displayName: 'Inspector Lunge playlist',
+        privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PUBLIC,
+        videoChannelId: server.videoChannel.id
+      }
+      await createVideoPlaylist({ url: server.url, token: server.accessToken, playlistAttrs: attributes })
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Should make a simple search and not have results', async function () {
+    const res = await searchVideoPlaylists(server.url, 'abc')
+
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+  })
+
+  it('Should make a search and have results', async function () {
+    {
+      const search = {
+        search: 'tenma',
+        start: 0,
+        count: 1
+      }
+      const res = await advancedVideoPlaylistSearch(server.url, search)
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+
+      const playlist: VideoPlaylist = res.body.data[0]
+      expect(playlist.displayName).to.equal('Dr. Kenzo Tenma hospital videos')
+      expect(playlist.url).to.equal(server.url + '/video-playlists/' + playlist.uuid)
+    }
+
+    {
+      const search = {
+        search: 'Anna Livert',
+        start: 0,
+        count: 1
+      }
+      const res = await advancedVideoPlaylistSearch(server.url, search)
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+
+      const playlist: VideoPlaylist = res.body.data[0]
+      expect(playlist.displayName).to.equal('Johan & Anna Libert musics')
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Should not display playlists without videos', async function () {
+    const search = {
+      search: 'Lunge',
+      start: 0,
+      count: 1
+    }
+    const res = await advancedVideoPlaylistSearch(server.url, search)
+    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+  })
+
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests([ server ])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/bulk.ts b/server/tests/api/server/bulk.ts
index 51ba0e7af..80fa7fce6 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/bulk.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/bulk.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import { VideoComment } from '@shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { Video, VideoComment } from '@shared/models'
 import {
+  addVideoCommentReply,
   addVideoCommentThread,
   bulkRemoveCommentsOf,
   cleanupTests,
   createUser,
+  doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getVideoCommentThreads,
   getVideosList,
@@ -15,11 +17,8 @@ import {
   setAccessTokensToServers,
   uploadVideo,
   userLogin,
-  waitJobs,
-  addVideoCommentReply
+  waitJobs
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/index'
-import { doubleFollow } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/follows'
-import { Video } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/config.ts b/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
index 1d9ea31df..19bf9582c 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/config.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function checkInitialConfig (server: ServerInfo, data: CustomConfig) {
 
   expect(data.signup.enabled).to.be.true
   expect(data.signup.limit).to.equal(4)
+  expect(data.signup.minimumAge).to.equal(16)
   expect(data.signup.requiresEmailVerification).to.be.false
 
   expect(data.admin.email).to.equal('admin' + server.internalServerNumber + '@example.com')
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ function checkUpdatedConfig (data: CustomConfig) {
   expect(data.signup.enabled).to.be.false
   expect(data.signup.limit).to.equal(5)
   expect(data.signup.requiresEmailVerification).to.be.false
+  expect(data.signup.minimumAge).to.equal(10)
 
   // We override admin email in parallel tests, so skip this exception
   if (parallelTests() === false) {
@@ -316,7 +318,8 @@ describe('Test config', function () {
       signup: {
         enabled: false,
         limit: 5,
-        requiresEmailVerification: false
+        requiresEmailVerification: false,
+        minimumAge: 10
       },
       admin: {
         email: 'superadmin1@example.com'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/contact-form.ts b/server/tests/api/server/contact-form.ts
index 9b4af1915..8851ad55e 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/contact-form.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/contact-form.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ describe('Test contact form', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should not be able to send another contact form because of the anti spam checker', async function () {
+    this.timeout(10000)
+
+    await wait(1000)
+
     await sendContactForm({
       url: server.url,
       fromEmail: 'toto@example.com',
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/follow-constraints.ts b/server/tests/api/server/follow-constraints.ts
index 8a91fbba3..3f2f71f46 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/follow-constraints.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/follow-constraints.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { unfollow } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/follows'
 import { userLogin } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/login'
 import { createUser } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/users'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { PeerTubeProblemDocument, ServerErrorCode } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -153,7 +154,20 @@ describe('Test follow constraints', function () {
       })
 
       it('Should not get the remote video', async function () {
-        await getVideo(servers[0].url, video2UUID, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+        const res = await getVideo(servers[0].url, video2UUID, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+
+        const error = res.body as PeerTubeProblemDocument
+
+        const doc = 'https://docs.joinpeertube.org/api-rest-reference.html#section/Errors/does_not_respect_follow_constraints'
+        expect(error.type).to.equal(doc)
+        expect(error.code).to.equal(ServerErrorCode.DOES_NOT_RESPECT_FOLLOW_CONSTRAINTS)
+
+        expect(error.detail).to.equal('Cannot get this video regarding follow constraints')
+        expect(error.error).to.equal(error.detail)
+
+        expect(error.status).to.equal(HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+
+        expect(error.originUrl).to.contains(servers[1].url)
       })
 
       it('Should list local account videos', async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/follows.ts b/server/tests/api/server/follows.ts
index eb9ab10eb..9e5aa00c7 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/follows.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/follows.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,35 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
-import { Video, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoComment, VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
-import { cleanupTests, completeVideoCheck, deleteVideoComment } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
 import {
+  addVideoCommentReply,
+  addVideoCommentThread,
+  cleanupTests,
+  completeVideoCheck,
+  createUser,
+  createVideoCaption,
+  dateIsValid,
+  deleteVideoComment,
+  expectAccountFollows,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
-  getVideosList,
-  ServerInfo,
-  setAccessTokensToServers,
-  uploadVideo
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/index'
-import { dateIsValid } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/miscs/miscs'
-import {
   follow,
   getFollowersListPaginationAndSort,
   getFollowingListPaginationAndSort,
-  unfollow
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/follows'
-import { expectAccountFollows } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/accounts'
-import { userLogin } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/login'
-import { createUser } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/users'
-import {
-  addVideoCommentReply,
-  addVideoCommentThread,
   getVideoCommentThreads,
-  getVideoThreadComments
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-comments'
-import { rateVideo } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/videos'
-import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
-import { createVideoCaption, listVideoCaptions, testCaptionFile } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-captions'
-import { VideoCaption } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/caption/video-caption.model'
+  getVideosList,
+  getVideoThreadComments,
+  listVideoCaptions,
+  rateVideo,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  testCaptionFile,
+  unfollow,
+  uploadVideo,
+  userLogin,
+  waitJobs
+} from '@shared/extra-utils'
+import { Video, VideoCaption, VideoComment, VideoCommentThreadTree, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -521,7 +519,7 @@ describe('Test follows', function () {
         expect(deletedComment.text).to.equal('')
         expect(deletedComment.inReplyToCommentId).to.be.null
         expect(deletedComment.account).to.be.null
-        expect(deletedComment.totalReplies).to.equal(3)
+        expect(deletedComment.totalReplies).to.equal(2)
         expect(dateIsValid(deletedComment.deletedAt as string)).to.be.true
 
         const res2 = await getVideoThreadComments(servers[0].url, video4.id, deletedComment.threadId)
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/handle-down.ts b/server/tests/api/server/handle-down.ts
index 817c79f6e..d57d72f5e 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/handle-down.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/handle-down.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
 import { JobState, Video } from '../../../../shared/models'
 import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/comment/video-comment.model'
 
 import {
   cleanupTests,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('Test handle downs', function () {
   let missedVideo2: Video
   let unlistedVideo: Video
 
-  const videoIdsServer1: number[] = []
+  const videoIdsServer1: string[] = []
 
   const videoAttributes = {
     name: 'my super name for server 1',
@@ -346,10 +346,12 @@ describe('Test handle downs', function () {
     // Wait video expiration
     await wait(11000)
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-      await getVideo(servers[1].url, videoIdsServer1[i])
-      await waitJobs([ servers[1] ])
-      await wait(1500)
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      try {
+        await getVideo(servers[1].url, videoIdsServer1[i])
+        await waitJobs([ servers[1] ])
+        await wait(1500)
+      } catch {}
     }
 
     for (const id of videoIdsServer1) {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/homepage.ts b/server/tests/api/server/homepage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8ba89ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/homepage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
+
+import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { CustomPage, ServerConfig } from '@shared/models'
+import {
+  cleanupTests,
+  flushAndRunServer,
+  getConfig,
+  getInstanceHomepage,
+  killallServers,
+  reRunServer,
+  ServerInfo,
+  setAccessTokensToServers,
+  updateInstanceHomepage
+} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/index'
+
+const expect = chai.expect
+
+async function getHomepageState (server: ServerInfo) {
+  const res = await getConfig(server.url)
+
+  const config = res.body as ServerConfig
+  return config.homepage.enabled
+}
+
+describe('Test instance homepage actions', function () {
+  let server: ServerInfo
+
+  before(async function () {
+    this.timeout(30000)
+
+    server = await flushAndRunServer(1)
+    await setAccessTokensToServers([ server ])
+  })
+
+  it('Should not have a homepage', async function () {
+    const state = await getHomepageState(server)
+    expect(state).to.be.false
+
+    await getInstanceHomepage(server.url, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+  })
+
+  it('Should set a homepage', async function () {
+    await updateInstanceHomepage(server.url, server.accessToken, '<picsou-magazine></picsou-magazine>')
+
+    const res = await getInstanceHomepage(server.url)
+    const page: CustomPage = res.body
+    expect(page.content).to.equal('<picsou-magazine></picsou-magazine>')
+
+    const state = await getHomepageState(server)
+    expect(state).to.be.true
+  })
+
+  it('Should have the same homepage after a restart', async function () {
+    this.timeout(30000)
+
+    killallServers([ server ])
+
+    await reRunServer(server)
+
+    const res = await getInstanceHomepage(server.url)
+    const page: CustomPage = res.body
+    expect(page.content).to.equal('<picsou-magazine></picsou-magazine>')
+
+    const state = await getHomepageState(server)
+    expect(state).to.be.true
+  })
+
+  it('Should empty the homepage', async function () {
+    await updateInstanceHomepage(server.url, server.accessToken, '')
+
+    const res = await getInstanceHomepage(server.url)
+    const page: CustomPage = res.body
+    expect(page.content).to.be.empty
+
+    const state = await getHomepageState(server)
+    expect(state).to.be.false
+  })
+
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests([ server ])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/index.ts b/server/tests/api/server/index.ts
index be743973a..56e6eb5da 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import './email'
 import './follow-constraints'
 import './follows'
 import './follows-moderation'
+import './homepage'
 import './handle-down'
 import './jobs'
 import './logs'
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts b/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts
index f4190c352..6b61c7c33 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
   closeAllSequelize,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   getMyUserInformation,
   getPlugin,
   getPluginPackageJSON,
+  getPluginTestPath,
   getPublicSettings,
   installPlugin,
   killallServers,
@@ -28,14 +30,8 @@ import {
   updatePluginSettings,
   wait,
   waitUntilLog
-} from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { PeerTubePluginIndex } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin-index.model'
-import { PeerTubePlugin } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin.model'
-import { PluginPackageJson } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin-package-json.model'
-import { PluginType } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
-import { PublicServerSetting } from '../../../../shared/models/plugins/public-server.setting'
-import { ServerConfig } from '../../../../shared/models/server'
-import { User } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
+} from '@shared/extra-utils'
+import { PeerTubePlugin, PeerTubePluginIndex, PluginPackageJson, PluginType, PublicServerSetting, ServerConfig, User } from '@shared/models'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -406,6 +402,36 @@ describe('Test plugins', function () {
     expect((res.body as User).theme).to.equal('instance-default')
   })
 
+  it('Should not install a broken plugin', async function () {
+    this.timeout(60000)
+
+    async function check () {
+      const res = await listPlugins({
+        url: server.url,
+        accessToken: server.accessToken,
+        pluginType: PluginType.PLUGIN
+      })
+
+      const plugins: PeerTubePlugin[] = res.body.data
+
+      expect(plugins.find(p => p.name === 'test-broken')).to.not.exist
+    }
+
+    await installPlugin({
+      url: server.url,
+      accessToken: server.accessToken,
+      path: getPluginTestPath('-broken'),
+      expectedStatus: HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400
+    })
+
+    await check()
+
+    killallServers([ server ])
+    await reRunServer(server)
+
+    await check()
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await closeAllSequelize([ server ])
     await cleanupTests([ server ])
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/services.ts b/server/tests/api/server/services.ts
index f0fa91674..ea64e4040 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/services.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/services.ts
@@ -67,61 +67,67 @@ describe('Test services', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should have a valid oEmbed video response', async function () {
-    const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + '/videos/watch/' + video.uuid
-
-    const res = await getOEmbed(server.url, oembedUrl)
-    const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
-      `title="${video.name}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/videos/embed/${video.uuid}" ` +
-      'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
-    const expectedThumbnailUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + video.previewPath
-
-    expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
-    expect(res.body.title).to.equal(video.name)
-    expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.videoChannel.displayName)
-    expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
-    expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
-    expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).to.equal(expectedThumbnailUrl)
-    expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(850)
-    expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(480)
+    for (const basePath of [ '/videos/watch/', '/w/' ]) {
+      const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + basePath + video.uuid
+
+      const res = await getOEmbed(server.url, oembedUrl)
+      const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
+        `title="${video.name}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/videos/embed/${video.uuid}" ` +
+        'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
+      const expectedThumbnailUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + video.previewPath
+
+      expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
+      expect(res.body.title).to.equal(video.name)
+      expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.videoChannel.displayName)
+      expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
+      expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
+      expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).to.equal(expectedThumbnailUrl)
+      expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(850)
+      expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(480)
+    }
   })
 
   it('Should have a valid playlist oEmbed response', async function () {
-    const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + '/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistUUID
-
-    const res = await getOEmbed(server.url, oembedUrl)
-    const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
-      `title="${playlistDisplayName}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/video-playlists/embed/${playlistUUID}" ` +
-      'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
-
-    expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
-    expect(res.body.title).to.equal('The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck')
-    expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.videoChannel.displayName)
-    expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
-    expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
-    expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).exist
-    expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(280)
-    expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(157)
+    for (const basePath of [ '/videos/watch/playlist/', '/w/p/' ]) {
+      const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + basePath + playlistUUID
+
+      const res = await getOEmbed(server.url, oembedUrl)
+      const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="560" height="315" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
+        `title="${playlistDisplayName}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/video-playlists/embed/${playlistUUID}" ` +
+        'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
+
+      expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
+      expect(res.body.title).to.equal('The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck')
+      expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.videoChannel.displayName)
+      expect(res.body.width).to.equal(560)
+      expect(res.body.height).to.equal(315)
+      expect(res.body.thumbnail_url).exist
+      expect(res.body.thumbnail_width).to.equal(280)
+      expect(res.body.thumbnail_height).to.equal(157)
+    }
   })
 
   it('Should have a valid oEmbed response with small max height query', async function () {
-    const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + '/videos/watch/' + video.uuid
-    const format = 'json'
-    const maxHeight = 50
-    const maxWidth = 50
-
-    const res = await getOEmbed(server.url, oembedUrl, format, maxHeight, maxWidth)
-    const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="50" height="50" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
-      `title="${video.name}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/videos/embed/${video.uuid}" ` +
-      'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
-
-    expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
-    expect(res.body.title).to.equal(video.name)
-    expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.videoChannel.displayName)
-    expect(res.body.height).to.equal(50)
-    expect(res.body.width).to.equal(50)
-    expect(res.body).to.not.have.property('thumbnail_url')
-    expect(res.body).to.not.have.property('thumbnail_width')
-    expect(res.body).to.not.have.property('thumbnail_height')
+    for (const basePath of [ '/videos/watch/', '/w/' ]) {
+      const oembedUrl = 'http://localhost:' + server.port + basePath + video.uuid
+      const format = 'json'
+      const maxHeight = 50
+      const maxWidth = 50
+
+      const res = await getOEmbed(server.url, oembedUrl, format, maxHeight, maxWidth)
+      const expectedHtml = '<iframe width="50" height="50" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts" ' +
+        `title="${video.name}" src="http://localhost:${server.port}/videos/embed/${video.uuid}" ` +
+        'frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
+
+      expect(res.body.html).to.equal(expectedHtml)
+      expect(res.body.title).to.equal(video.name)
+      expect(res.body.author_name).to.equal(server.videoChannel.displayName)
+      expect(res.body.height).to.equal(50)
+      expect(res.body.width).to.equal(50)
+      expect(res.body).to.not.have.property('thumbnail_url')
+      expect(res.body).to.not.have.property('thumbnail_width')
+      expect(res.body).to.not.have.property('thumbnail_height')
+    }
   })
 
   after(async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/users/users-verification.ts b/server/tests/api/users/users-verification.ts
index 1a9a519a0..e0f2f2112 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/users/users-verification.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/users/users-verification.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { setAccessTokensToServers } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/l
 import { MockSmtpServer } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/miscs/email'
 import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
 import { User } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -89,8 +90,8 @@ describe('Test users account verification', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should not allow login for user with unverified email', async function () {
-    const resLogin = await login(server.url, server.client, user1, 400)
-    expect(resLogin.body.error).to.contain('User email is not verified.')
+    const resLogin = await login(server.url, server.client, user1, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+    expect(resLogin.body.detail).to.contain('User email is not verified.')
   })
 
   it('Should verify the user via email and allow login', async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/users/users.ts b/server/tests/api/users/users.ts
index cea98aac7..87ba775f6 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/users/users.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/users/users.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
 import { AbuseState, AbuseUpdate, MyUser, User, UserRole, Video, VideoPlaylistType } from '@shared/models'
-import { CustomConfig } from '@shared/models/server'
+import { CustomConfig, OAuth2ErrorCode } from '@shared/models/server'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   addVideoCommentThread,
@@ -93,16 +93,20 @@ describe('Test users', function () {
       const client = { id: 'client', secret: server.client.secret }
       const res = await login(server.url, client, server.user, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
 
-      expect(res.body.code).to.equal('invalid_client')
+      expect(res.body.code).to.equal(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_CLIENT)
       expect(res.body.error).to.contain('client is invalid')
+      expect(res.body.type.startsWith('https://')).to.be.true
+      expect(res.body.type).to.contain(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_CLIENT)
     })
 
     it('Should not login with an invalid client secret', async function () {
       const client = { id: server.client.id, secret: 'coucou' }
       const res = await login(server.url, client, server.user, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
 
-      expect(res.body.code).to.equal('invalid_client')
+      expect(res.body.code).to.equal(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_CLIENT)
       expect(res.body.error).to.contain('client is invalid')
+      expect(res.body.type.startsWith('https://')).to.be.true
+      expect(res.body.type).to.contain(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_CLIENT)
     })
   })
 
@@ -112,16 +116,20 @@ describe('Test users', function () {
       const user = { username: 'captain crochet', password: server.user.password }
       const res = await login(server.url, server.client, user, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
 
-      expect(res.body.code).to.equal('invalid_grant')
+      expect(res.body.code).to.equal(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_GRANT)
       expect(res.body.error).to.contain('credentials are invalid')
+      expect(res.body.type.startsWith('https://')).to.be.true
+      expect(res.body.type).to.contain(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_GRANT)
     })
 
     it('Should not login with an invalid password', async function () {
       const user = { username: server.user.username, password: 'mew_three' }
       const res = await login(server.url, server.client, user, HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
 
-      expect(res.body.code).to.equal('invalid_grant')
+      expect(res.body.code).to.equal(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_GRANT)
       expect(res.body.error).to.contain('credentials are invalid')
+      expect(res.body.type.startsWith('https://')).to.be.true
+      expect(res.body.type).to.contain(OAuth2ErrorCode.INVALID_GRANT)
     })
 
     it('Should not be able to upload a video', async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
index 41cd814e0..a8c8a889b 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
-import { join } from 'path'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
 import * as request from 'supertest'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoComment, VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   addVideoChannel,
+  buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   checkTmpIsEmpty,
   checkVideoFilesWereRemoved,
   cleanupTests,
@@ -32,16 +31,16 @@ import {
   wait,
   webtorrentAdd
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
+import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
 import {
   addVideoCommentReply,
   addVideoCommentThread,
   deleteVideoComment,
+  findCommentId,
   getVideoCommentThreads,
-  getVideoThreadComments,
-  findCommentId
+  getVideoThreadComments
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-comments'
-import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { VideoComment, VideoCommentThreadTree, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -935,7 +934,7 @@ describe('Test multiple servers', function () {
           expect(deletedComment.text).to.equal('')
           expect(deletedComment.inReplyToCommentId).to.be.null
           expect(deletedComment.account).to.be.null
-          expect(deletedComment.totalReplies).to.equal(3)
+          expect(deletedComment.totalReplies).to.equal(2)
           expect(dateIsValid(deletedComment.createdAt as string)).to.be.true
           expect(dateIsValid(deletedComment.updatedAt as string)).to.be.true
           expect(dateIsValid(deletedComment.deletedAt as string)).to.be.true
@@ -977,7 +976,7 @@ describe('Test multiple servers', function () {
           expect(comment.createdAt).to.not.be.null
           expect(comment.deletedAt).to.not.be.null
           expect(comment.account).to.be.null
-          expect(comment.totalReplies).to.equal(3)
+          expect(comment.totalReplies).to.equal(2)
         }
       }
     })
@@ -1019,9 +1018,7 @@ describe('Test multiple servers', function () {
         .field('privacy', '1')
         .field('channelId', '1')
 
-      const filePath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures', 'video_short.webm')
-
-      await req.attach('videofile', filePath)
+      await req.attach('videofile', buildAbsoluteFixturePath('video_short.webm'))
                .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/resumable-upload.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/resumable-upload.ts
index af9221c43..4fc3317df 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/resumable-upload.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/resumable-upload.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import {
   buildAbsoluteFixturePath,
   buildServerDirectory,
+  cleanupTests,
   flushAndRunServer,
   getMyUserInformation,
   prepareResumableUpload,
@@ -184,4 +185,7 @@ describe('Test resumable upload', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  after(async function () {
+    await cleanupTests([ server ])
+  })
 })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts
index fad4c8b1f..a3384851b 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/video-change-ownership.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   acceptChangeOwnership,
   changeVideoOwnership,
   cleanupTests,
+  createLive,
   createUser,
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
@@ -17,13 +19,14 @@ import {
   refuseChangeOwnership,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
+  setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  updateCustomSubConfig,
   uploadVideo,
   userLogin
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
 import { User } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
-import { VideoDetails } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { VideoDetails, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -37,15 +40,32 @@ describe('Test video change ownership - nominal', function () {
     username: 'second',
     password: 'My other password'
   }
+
   let firstUserAccessToken = ''
+  let firstUserChannelId: number
+
   let secondUserAccessToken = ''
+  let secondUserChannelId: number
+
   let lastRequestChangeOwnershipId = ''
 
+  let liveId: number
+
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(50000)
 
     servers = await flushAndRunMultipleServers(2)
     await setAccessTokensToServers(servers)
+    await setDefaultVideoChannel(servers)
+
+    await updateCustomSubConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, {
+      transcoding: {
+        enabled: false
+      },
+      live: {
+        enabled: true
+      }
+    })
 
     const videoQuota = 42000000
     await createUser({
@@ -66,22 +86,35 @@ describe('Test video change ownership - nominal', function () {
     firstUserAccessToken = await userLogin(servers[0], firstUser)
     secondUserAccessToken = await userLogin(servers[0], secondUser)
 
-    const videoAttributes = {
-      name: 'my super name',
-      description: 'my super description'
+    {
+      const res = await getMyUserInformation(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken)
+      const firstUserInformation: User = res.body
+      firstUserChannelId = firstUserInformation.videoChannels[0].id
     }
-    await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken, videoAttributes)
 
-    await waitJobs(servers)
+    {
+      const res = await getMyUserInformation(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken)
+      const secondUserInformation: User = res.body
+      secondUserChannelId = secondUserInformation.videoChannels[0].id
+    }
 
-    const res = await getVideosList(servers[0].url)
-    const videos = res.body.data
+    {
+      const videoAttributes = {
+        name: 'my super name',
+        description: 'my super description'
+      }
+      const res = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken, videoAttributes)
 
-    expect(videos.length).to.equal(1)
+      const resVideo = await getVideo(servers[0].url, res.body.video.id)
+      servers[0].video = resVideo.body
+    }
 
-    const video = videos.find(video => video.name === 'my super name')
-    expect(video.channel.name).to.equal('first_channel')
-    servers[0].video = video
+    {
+      const attributes = { name: 'live', channelId: firstUserChannelId, privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC }
+      const res = await createLive(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken, attributes)
+
+      liveId = res.body.video.id
+    }
 
     await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])
   })
@@ -175,19 +208,19 @@ describe('Test video change ownership - nominal', function () {
   it('Should not be possible to accept the change of ownership from first user', async function () {
     this.timeout(10000)
 
-    const secondUserInformationResponse = await getMyUserInformation(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken)
-    const secondUserInformation: User = secondUserInformationResponse.body
-    const channelId = secondUserInformation.videoChannels[0].id
-    await acceptChangeOwnership(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken, lastRequestChangeOwnershipId, channelId, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    await acceptChangeOwnership(
+      servers[0].url,
+      firstUserAccessToken,
+      lastRequestChangeOwnershipId,
+      secondUserChannelId,
+      HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403
+    )
   })
 
   it('Should be possible to accept the change of ownership from second user', async function () {
     this.timeout(10000)
 
-    const secondUserInformationResponse = await getMyUserInformation(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken)
-    const secondUserInformation: User = secondUserInformationResponse.body
-    const channelId = secondUserInformation.videoChannels[0].id
-    await acceptChangeOwnership(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken, lastRequestChangeOwnershipId, channelId)
+    await acceptChangeOwnership(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken, lastRequestChangeOwnershipId, secondUserChannelId)
 
     await waitJobs(servers)
   })
@@ -204,6 +237,37 @@ describe('Test video change ownership - nominal', function () {
     }
   })
 
+  it('Should send a request to change ownership of a live', async function () {
+    this.timeout(15000)
+
+    await changeVideoOwnership(servers[0].url, firstUserAccessToken, liveId, secondUser.username)
+
+    const resSecondUser = await getVideoChangeOwnershipList(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken)
+
+    expect(resSecondUser.body.total).to.equal(3)
+    expect(resSecondUser.body.data.length).to.equal(3)
+
+    lastRequestChangeOwnershipId = resSecondUser.body.data[0].id
+  })
+
+  it('Should accept a live ownership change', async function () {
+    this.timeout(20000)
+
+    await acceptChangeOwnership(servers[0].url, secondUserAccessToken, lastRequestChangeOwnershipId, secondUserChannelId)
+
+    await waitJobs(servers)
+
+    for (const server of servers) {
+      const res = await getVideo(server.url, servers[0].video.uuid)
+
+      const video: VideoDetails = res.body
+
+      expect(video.name).to.equal('my super name')
+      expect(video.channel.displayName).to.equal('Main second channel')
+      expect(video.channel.name).to.equal('second_channel')
+    }
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests(servers)
   })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-channels.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-channels.ts
index 7e7ad028c..865098777 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/video-channels.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   getVideoChannel,
   getVideoChannelVideos,
   setDefaultVideoChannel,
+  testFileExistsOrNot,
   testImage,
   updateVideo,
   updateVideoChannelImage,
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ describe('Test video channels', function () {
   let videoUUID: string
   let accountName: string
 
+  const avatarPaths: { [ port: number ]: string } = {}
+  const bannerPaths: { [ port: number ]: string } = {}
+
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(60000)
 
@@ -287,9 +291,11 @@ describe('Test video channels', function () {
     for (const server of servers) {
       const videoChannel = await findChannel(server, secondVideoChannelId)
 
-      await testImage(server.url, 'avatar-resized', videoChannel.avatar.path, '.png')
+      avatarPaths[server.port] = videoChannel.avatar.path
+      await testImage(server.url, 'avatar-resized', avatarPaths[server.port], '.png')
+      await testFileExistsOrNot(server, 'avatars', basename(avatarPaths[server.port]), true)
 
-      const row = await getActorImage(server.internalServerNumber, basename(videoChannel.avatar.path))
+      const row = await getActorImage(server.internalServerNumber, basename(avatarPaths[server.port]))
       expect(row.height).to.equal(ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE.AVATARS.height)
       expect(row.width).to.equal(ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE.AVATARS.width)
     }
@@ -314,9 +320,11 @@ describe('Test video channels', function () {
       const res = await getVideoChannel(server.url, 'second_video_channel@' + servers[0].host)
       const videoChannel = res.body
 
-      await testImage(server.url, 'banner-resized', videoChannel.banner.path)
+      bannerPaths[server.port] = videoChannel.banner.path
+      await testImage(server.url, 'banner-resized', bannerPaths[server.port])
+      await testFileExistsOrNot(server, 'avatars', basename(bannerPaths[server.port]), true)
 
-      const row = await getActorImage(server.internalServerNumber, basename(videoChannel.banner.path))
+      const row = await getActorImage(server.internalServerNumber, basename(bannerPaths[server.port]))
       expect(row.height).to.equal(ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE.BANNERS.height)
       expect(row.width).to.equal(ACTOR_IMAGES_SIZE.BANNERS.width)
     }
@@ -336,6 +344,7 @@ describe('Test video channels', function () {
 
     for (const server of servers) {
       const videoChannel = await findChannel(server, secondVideoChannelId)
+      await testFileExistsOrNot(server, 'avatars', basename(avatarPaths[server.port]), false)
 
       expect(videoChannel.avatar).to.be.null
     }
@@ -355,6 +364,7 @@ describe('Test video channels', function () {
 
     for (const server of servers) {
       const videoChannel = await findChannel(server, secondVideoChannelId)
+      await testFileExistsOrNot(server, 'avatars', basename(bannerPaths[server.port]), false)
 
       expect(videoChannel.banner).to.be.null
     }
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-comments.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-comments.ts
index 615e0ea45..b6b002307 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/video-comments.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-
+import { VideoComment, VideoCommentAdmin, VideoCommentThreadTree } from '@shared/models'
 import { cleanupTests, testImage } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils'
 import {
   createUser,
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   getVideoCommentThreads,
   getVideoThreadComments
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-comments'
-import { VideoComment, VideoCommentAdmin, VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ describe('Test video comments', function () {
       expect(res.body.data[0].isDeleted).to.be.true
       expect(res.body.data[0].deletedAt).to.not.be.null
       expect(res.body.data[0].account).to.be.null
-      expect(res.body.data[0].totalReplies).to.equal(3)
+      expect(res.body.data[0].totalReplies).to.equal(2)
       expect(res.body.data[1].text).to.equal('super thread 2')
       expect(res.body.data[1].totalReplies).to.equal(0)
       expect(res.body.data[2].text).to.equal('super thread 3')
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-playlists.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-playlists.ts
index 9dad58c8c..da8de054b 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/video-playlists.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/video-playlists.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import {
   removeServerFromServerBlocklist
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/blocklist'
 import { User } from '../../../../shared/models/users'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
+import { VideoPlaylistCreateResult, VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { VideoExistInPlaylist } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-exist-in-playlist.model'
 import { VideoPlaylistElement, VideoPlaylistElementType } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-element.model'
 import { VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/playlist/video-playlist-privacy.model'
@@ -427,31 +427,45 @@ describe('Test video playlists', function () {
         expect(data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
       }
     })
+  })
 
-    it('Should not list unlisted or private playlists', async function () {
+  describe('Playlist rights', function () {
+    let unlistedPlaylist: VideoPlaylistCreateResult
+    let privatePlaylist: VideoPlaylistCreateResult
+
+    before(async function () {
       this.timeout(30000)
 
-      await createVideoPlaylist({
-        url: servers[1].url,
-        token: servers[1].accessToken,
-        playlistAttrs: {
-          displayName: 'playlist unlisted',
-          privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED
-        }
-      })
+      {
+        const res = await createVideoPlaylist({
+          url: servers[1].url,
+          token: servers[1].accessToken,
+          playlistAttrs: {
+            displayName: 'playlist unlisted',
+            privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.UNLISTED,
+            videoChannelId: servers[1].videoChannel.id
+          }
+        })
+        unlistedPlaylist = res.body.videoPlaylist
+      }
 
-      await createVideoPlaylist({
-        url: servers[1].url,
-        token: servers[1].accessToken,
-        playlistAttrs: {
-          displayName: 'playlist private',
-          privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE
-        }
-      })
+      {
+        const res = await createVideoPlaylist({
+          url: servers[1].url,
+          token: servers[1].accessToken,
+          playlistAttrs: {
+            displayName: 'playlist private',
+            privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE
+          }
+        })
+        privatePlaylist = res.body.videoPlaylist
+      }
 
       await waitJobs(servers)
       await wait(3000)
+    })
 
+    it('Should not list unlisted or private playlists', async function () {
       for (const server of servers) {
         const results = [
           await getAccountPlaylistsList(server.url, 'root@localhost:' + servers[1].port, 0, 5, '-createdAt'),
@@ -469,6 +483,27 @@ describe('Test video playlists', function () {
         }
       }
     })
+
+    it('Should not get unlisted playlist using only the id', async function () {
+      await getVideoPlaylist(servers[1].url, unlistedPlaylist.id, 404)
+    })
+
+    it('Should get unlisted plyaylist using uuid or shortUUID', async function () {
+      await getVideoPlaylist(servers[1].url, unlistedPlaylist.uuid)
+      await getVideoPlaylist(servers[1].url, unlistedPlaylist.shortUUID)
+    })
+
+    it('Should not get private playlist without token', async function () {
+      for (const id of [ privatePlaylist.id, privatePlaylist.uuid, privatePlaylist.shortUUID ]) {
+        await getVideoPlaylist(servers[1].url, id, 401)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('Should get private playlist with a token', async function () {
+      for (const id of [ privatePlaylist.id, privatePlaylist.uuid, privatePlaylist.shortUUID ]) {
+        await getVideoPlaylistWithToken(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, id)
+      }
+    })
   })
 
   describe('Update playlists', function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-privacy.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-privacy.ts
index fed6ca0e0..950aeb7cf 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/video-privacy.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/video-privacy.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { Video, VideoCreateResult } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   cleanupTests,
   flushAndRunServer,
@@ -13,12 +14,11 @@ import {
   uploadVideo
 } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/index'
 import { doubleFollow } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/follows'
+import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
 import { userLogin } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/login'
 import { createUser } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/users/users'
 import { getMyVideos, getVideo, getVideoWithToken, updateVideo } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/videos'
-import { waitJobs } from '../../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
-import { Video } from '@shared/models'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/video-privacy.enum'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Test video privacy', function () {
   let internalVideoId: number
   let internalVideoUUID: string
 
-  let unlistedVideoUUID: string
+  let unlistedVideo: VideoCreateResult
   let nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID: string
 
   let now: number
@@ -59,231 +59,246 @@ describe('Test video privacy', function () {
     await doubleFollow(servers[0], servers[1])
   })
 
-  it('Should upload a private and internal videos on server 1', async function () {
-    this.timeout(10000)
+  describe('Private and internal videos', function () {
 
-    for (const privacy of [ VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE, VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL ]) {
-      const attributes = { privacy }
-      await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
-    }
+    it('Should upload a private and internal videos on server 1', async function () {
+      this.timeout(10000)
 
-    await waitJobs(servers)
-  })
+      for (const privacy of [ VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE, VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL ]) {
+        const attributes = { privacy }
+        await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
+      }
 
-  it('Should not have these private and internal videos on server 2', async function () {
-    const res = await getVideosList(servers[1].url)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+    })
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
-  })
+    it('Should not have these private and internal videos on server 2', async function () {
+      const res = await getVideosList(servers[1].url)
 
-  it('Should not list the private and internal videos for an unauthenticated user on server 1', async function () {
-    const res = await getVideosList(servers[0].url)
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+    })
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
-  })
+    it('Should not list the private and internal videos for an unauthenticated user on server 1', async function () {
+      const res = await getVideosList(servers[0].url)
+
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+    })
 
-  it('Should not list the private video and list the internal video for an authenticated user on server 1', async function () {
-    const res = await getVideosListWithToken(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken)
+    it('Should not list the private video and list the internal video for an authenticated user on server 1', async function () {
+      const res = await getVideosListWithToken(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken)
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
 
-    expect(res.body.data[0].privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL)
-  })
+      expect(res.body.data[0].privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL)
+    })
 
-  it('Should list my (private and internal) videos', async function () {
-    const res = await getMyVideos(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, 0, 10)
+    it('Should list my (private and internal) videos', async function () {
+      const res = await getMyVideos(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, 0, 10)
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(2)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(2)
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(2)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(2)
 
-    const videos: Video[] = res.body.data
+      const videos: Video[] = res.body.data
 
-    const privateVideo = videos.find(v => v.privacy.id === VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE)
-    privateVideoId = privateVideo.id
-    privateVideoUUID = privateVideo.uuid
+      const privateVideo = videos.find(v => v.privacy.id === VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE)
+      privateVideoId = privateVideo.id
+      privateVideoUUID = privateVideo.uuid
 
-    const internalVideo = videos.find(v => v.privacy.id === VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL)
-    internalVideoId = internalVideo.id
-    internalVideoUUID = internalVideo.uuid
-  })
+      const internalVideo = videos.find(v => v.privacy.id === VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL)
+      internalVideoId = internalVideo.id
+      internalVideoUUID = internalVideo.uuid
+    })
 
-  it('Should not be able to watch the private/internal video with non authenticated user', async function () {
-    await getVideo(servers[0].url, privateVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
-    await getVideo(servers[0].url, internalVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
-  })
+    it('Should not be able to watch the private/internal video with non authenticated user', async function () {
+      await getVideo(servers[0].url, privateVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+      await getVideo(servers[0].url, internalVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.UNAUTHORIZED_401)
+    })
 
-  it('Should not be able to watch the private video with another user', async function () {
-    this.timeout(10000)
+    it('Should not be able to watch the private video with another user', async function () {
+      this.timeout(10000)
 
-    const user = {
-      username: 'hello',
-      password: 'super password'
-    }
-    await createUser({ url: servers[0].url, accessToken: servers[0].accessToken, username: user.username, password: user.password })
+      const user = {
+        username: 'hello',
+        password: 'super password'
+      }
+      await createUser({ url: servers[0].url, accessToken: servers[0].accessToken, username: user.username, password: user.password })
 
-    anotherUserToken = await userLogin(servers[0], user)
-    await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, anotherUserToken, privateVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
-  })
+      anotherUserToken = await userLogin(servers[0], user)
+      await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, anotherUserToken, privateVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.FORBIDDEN_403)
+    })
 
-  it('Should be able to watch the internal video with another user', async function () {
-    await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, anotherUserToken, internalVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-  })
+    it('Should be able to watch the internal video with another user', async function () {
+      await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, anotherUserToken, internalVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+    })
 
-  it('Should be able to watch the private video with the correct user', async function () {
-    await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, privateVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+    it('Should be able to watch the private video with the correct user', async function () {
+      await getVideoWithToken(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, privateVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+    })
   })
 
-  it('Should upload an unlisted video on server 2', async function () {
-    this.timeout(60000)
+  describe('Unlisted videos', function () {
 
-    const attributes = {
-      name: 'unlisted video',
-      privacy: VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
-    }
-    await uploadVideo(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, attributes)
+    it('Should upload an unlisted video on server 2', async function () {
+      this.timeout(60000)
 
-    // Server 2 has transcoding enabled
-    await waitJobs(servers)
-  })
+      const attributes = {
+        name: 'unlisted video',
+        privacy: VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
+      }
+      await uploadVideo(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, attributes)
 
-  it('Should not have this unlisted video listed on server 1 and 2', async function () {
-    for (const server of servers) {
-      const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
+      // Server 2 has transcoding enabled
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+    })
 
-      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
-      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
-    }
-  })
+    it('Should not have this unlisted video listed on server 1 and 2', async function () {
+      for (const server of servers) {
+        const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
 
-  it('Should list my (unlisted) videos', async function () {
-    const res = await getMyVideos(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, 0, 1)
+        expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+        expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+      }
+    })
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
+    it('Should list my (unlisted) videos', async function () {
+      const res = await getMyVideos(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, 0, 1)
 
-    unlistedVideoUUID = res.body.data[0].uuid
-  })
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(1)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(1)
 
-  it('Should be able to get this unlisted video', async function () {
-    for (const server of servers) {
-      const res = await getVideo(server.url, unlistedVideoUUID)
+      unlistedVideo = res.body.data[0]
+    })
 
-      expect(res.body.name).to.equal('unlisted video')
-    }
-  })
+    it('Should not be able to get this unlisted video using its id', async function () {
+      await getVideo(servers[1].url, unlistedVideo.id, 404)
+    })
 
-  it('Should upload a non-federating unlisted video to server 1', async function () {
-    this.timeout(30000)
+    it('Should be able to get this unlisted video using its uuid/shortUUID', async function () {
+      for (const server of servers) {
+        for (const id of [ unlistedVideo.uuid, unlistedVideo.shortUUID ]) {
+          const res = await getVideo(server.url, id)
 
-    const attributes = {
-      name: 'unlisted video',
-      privacy: VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
-    }
-    await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
+          expect(res.body.name).to.equal('unlisted video')
+        }
+      }
+    })
 
-    await waitJobs(servers)
-  })
+    it('Should upload a non-federating unlisted video to server 1', async function () {
+      this.timeout(30000)
+
+      const attributes = {
+        name: 'unlisted video',
+        privacy: VideoPrivacy.UNLISTED
+      }
+      await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, attributes)
 
-  it('Should list my new unlisted video', async function () {
-    const res = await getMyVideos(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, 0, 3)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+    })
 
-    expect(res.body.total).to.equal(3)
-    expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(3)
+    it('Should list my new unlisted video', async function () {
+      const res = await getMyVideos(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, 0, 3)
 
-    nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID = res.body.data[0].uuid
-  })
+      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(3)
+      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(3)
 
-  it('Should be able to get non-federated unlisted video from origin', async function () {
-    const res = await getVideo(servers[0].url, nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID)
+      nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID = res.body.data[0].uuid
+    })
 
-    expect(res.body.name).to.equal('unlisted video')
-  })
+    it('Should be able to get non-federated unlisted video from origin', async function () {
+      const res = await getVideo(servers[0].url, nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID)
 
-  it('Should not be able to get non-federated unlisted video from federated server', async function () {
-    await getVideo(servers[1].url, nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+      expect(res.body.name).to.equal('unlisted video')
+    })
+
+    it('Should not be able to get non-federated unlisted video from federated server', async function () {
+      await getVideo(servers[1].url, nonFederatedUnlistedVideoUUID, HttpStatusCode.NOT_FOUND_404)
+    })
   })
 
-  it('Should update the private and internal videos to public on server 1', async function () {
-    this.timeout(10000)
+  describe('Privacy update', function () {
 
-    now = Date.now()
+    it('Should update the private and internal videos to public on server 1', async function () {
+      this.timeout(10000)
 
-    {
-      const attribute = {
-        name: 'private video becomes public',
-        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
-      }
+      now = Date.now()
 
-      await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, privateVideoId, attribute)
-    }
+      {
+        const attribute = {
+          name: 'private video becomes public',
+          privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+        }
 
-    {
-      const attribute = {
-        name: 'internal video becomes public',
-        privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+        await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, privateVideoId, attribute)
       }
-      await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, internalVideoId, attribute)
-    }
 
-    await waitJobs(servers)
-  })
+      {
+        const attribute = {
+          name: 'internal video becomes public',
+          privacy: VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC
+        }
+        await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, internalVideoId, attribute)
+      }
 
-  it('Should have this new public video listed on server 1 and 2', async function () {
-    for (const server of servers) {
-      const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
-      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(2)
-      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(2)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
+    })
 
-      const videos: Video[] = res.body.data
-      const privateVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'private video becomes public')
-      const internalVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'internal video becomes public')
+    it('Should have this new public video listed on server 1 and 2', async function () {
+      for (const server of servers) {
+        const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
+        expect(res.body.total).to.equal(2)
+        expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(2)
 
-      expect(privateVideo).to.not.be.undefined
-      expect(internalVideo).to.not.be.undefined
+        const videos: Video[] = res.body.data
+        const privateVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'private video becomes public')
+        const internalVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'internal video becomes public')
 
-      expect(new Date(privateVideo.publishedAt).getTime()).to.be.at.least(now)
-      // We don't change the publish date of internal videos
-      expect(new Date(internalVideo.publishedAt).getTime()).to.be.below(now)
+        expect(privateVideo).to.not.be.undefined
+        expect(internalVideo).to.not.be.undefined
 
-      expect(privateVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC)
-      expect(internalVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC)
-    }
-  })
+        expect(new Date(privateVideo.publishedAt).getTime()).to.be.at.least(now)
+        // We don't change the publish date of internal videos
+        expect(new Date(internalVideo.publishedAt).getTime()).to.be.below(now)
 
-  it('Should set these videos as private and internal', async function () {
-    this.timeout(10000)
+        expect(privateVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC)
+        expect(internalVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.PUBLIC)
+      }
+    })
 
-    await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, internalVideoId, { privacy: VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE })
-    await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, privateVideoId, { privacy: VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL })
+    it('Should set these videos as private and internal', async function () {
+      this.timeout(10000)
 
-    await waitJobs(servers)
+      await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, internalVideoId, { privacy: VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE })
+      await updateVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, privateVideoId, { privacy: VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL })
 
-    for (const server of servers) {
-      const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
+      await waitJobs(servers)
 
-      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
-      expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
-    }
+      for (const server of servers) {
+        const res = await getVideosList(server.url)
+
+        expect(res.body.total).to.equal(0)
+        expect(res.body.data).to.have.lengthOf(0)
+      }
 
-    {
-      const res = await getMyVideos(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, 0, 5)
-      const videos = res.body.data
+      {
+        const res = await getMyVideos(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, 0, 5)
+        const videos = res.body.data
 
-      expect(res.body.total).to.equal(3)
-      expect(videos).to.have.lengthOf(3)
+        expect(res.body.total).to.equal(3)
+        expect(videos).to.have.lengthOf(3)
 
-      const privateVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'private video becomes public')
-      const internalVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'internal video becomes public')
+        const privateVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'private video becomes public')
+        const internalVideo = videos.find(v => v.name === 'internal video becomes public')
 
-      expect(privateVideo).to.not.be.undefined
-      expect(internalVideo).to.not.be.undefined
+        expect(privateVideo).to.not.be.undefined
+        expect(internalVideo).to.not.be.undefined
 
-      expect(privateVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL)
-      expect(internalVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE)
-    }
+        expect(privateVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.INTERNAL)
+        expect(internalVideo.privacy.id).to.equal(VideoPrivacy.PRIVATE)
+      }
+    })
   })
 
   after(async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/videos-filter.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/videos-filter.ts
index 2961c8e78..7428b82c5 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/videos-filter.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/videos-filter.ts
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ async function getVideosNames (server: ServerInfo, token: string, filter: string
   return videosResults
 }
 
-describe('Test videos filter validator', function () {
+describe('Test videos filter', function () {
   let servers: ServerInfo[]
 
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   before(async function () {
-    this.timeout(120000)
+    this.timeout(160000)
 
     servers = await flushAndRunMultipleServers(2)
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/videos-overview.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/videos-overview.ts
index 7889bcf80..c266a1dc5 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/videos-overview.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/videos-overview.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('Test a videos overview', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should upload 5 videos in a specific category, tag and channel but not include them in overview', async function () {
-    this.timeout(15000)
+    this.timeout(30000)
 
     await wait(3000)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Test a videos overview', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should upload another video and include all videos in the overview', async function () {
-    this.timeout(15000)
+    this.timeout(30000)
 
     for (let i = 1; i < 6; i++) {
       await uploadVideo(server.url, server.accessToken, {
diff --git a/server/tests/cli/prune-storage.ts b/server/tests/cli/prune-storage.ts
index 591ed217f..a0af09de8 100644
--- a/server/tests/cli/prune-storage.ts
+++ b/server/tests/cli/prune-storage.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import { waitJobs } from '../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
+import { createFile, readdir } from 'fs-extra'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { buildUUID } from '@server/helpers/uuid'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import {
   buildServerDirectory,
   cleanupTests,
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getAccount,
   getEnvCli,
+  killallServers,
   makeGetRequest,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
@@ -20,11 +24,8 @@ import {
   uploadVideo,
   wait
 } from '../../../shared/extra-utils'
+import { waitJobs } from '../../../shared/extra-utils/server/jobs'
 import { Account, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models'
-import { createFile, readdir } from 'fs-extra'
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-import { join } from 'path'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ describe('Test prune storage scripts', function () {
     await wait(1000)
 
     await waitJobs(servers)
+    killallServers(servers)
+
+    await wait(1000)
   })
 
   it('Should have the files on the disk', async function () {
@@ -127,8 +131,8 @@ describe('Test prune storage scripts', function () {
       {
         const base = buildServerDirectory(servers[0], 'videos')
 
-        const n1 = uuidv4() + '.mp4'
-        const n2 = uuidv4() + '.webm'
+        const n1 = buildUUID() + '.mp4'
+        const n2 = buildUUID() + '.webm'
 
         await createFile(join(base, n1))
         await createFile(join(base, n2))
@@ -139,8 +143,8 @@ describe('Test prune storage scripts', function () {
       {
         const base = buildServerDirectory(servers[0], 'torrents')
 
-        const n1 = uuidv4() + '-240.torrent'
-        const n2 = uuidv4() + '-480.torrent'
+        const n1 = buildUUID() + '-240.torrent'
+        const n2 = buildUUID() + '-480.torrent'
 
         await createFile(join(base, n1))
         await createFile(join(base, n2))
@@ -151,8 +155,8 @@ describe('Test prune storage scripts', function () {
       {
         const base = buildServerDirectory(servers[0], 'thumbnails')
 
-        const n1 = uuidv4() + '.jpg'
-        const n2 = uuidv4() + '.jpg'
+        const n1 = buildUUID() + '.jpg'
+        const n2 = buildUUID() + '.jpg'
 
         await createFile(join(base, n1))
         await createFile(join(base, n2))
@@ -163,8 +167,8 @@ describe('Test prune storage scripts', function () {
       {
         const base = buildServerDirectory(servers[0], 'previews')
 
-        const n1 = uuidv4() + '.jpg'
-        const n2 = uuidv4() + '.jpg'
+        const n1 = buildUUID() + '.jpg'
+        const n2 = buildUUID() + '.jpg'
 
         await createFile(join(base, n1))
         await createFile(join(base, n2))
@@ -175,8 +179,8 @@ describe('Test prune storage scripts', function () {
       {
         const base = buildServerDirectory(servers[0], 'avatars')
 
-        const n1 = uuidv4() + '.png'
-        const n2 = uuidv4() + '.jpg'
+        const n1 = buildUUID() + '.png'
+        const n2 = buildUUID() + '.jpg'
 
         await createFile(join(base, n1))
         await createFile(join(base, n2))
diff --git a/server/tests/client.ts b/server/tests/client.ts
index 3c99bcd1f..7c4fb4e46 100644
--- a/server/tests/client.ts
+++ b/server/tests/client.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
-import * as request from 'supertest'
-import { Account, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { omit } from 'lodash'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { Account, CustomConfig, HTMLServerConfig, ServerConfig, VideoPlaylistCreateResult, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   addVideoInPlaylist,
   cleanupTests,
@@ -11,8 +12,10 @@ import {
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getAccount,
+  getConfig,
   getCustomConfig,
   getVideosList,
+  makeGetRequest,
   makeHTMLRequest,
   ServerInfo,
   setAccessTokensToServers,
@@ -24,14 +27,16 @@ import {
   uploadVideo,
   waitJobs
 } from '../../shared/extra-utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-function checkIndexTags (html: string, title: string, description: string, css: string) {
+function checkIndexTags (html: string, title: string, description: string, css: string, config: ServerConfig) {
   expect(html).to.contain('<title>' + title + '</title>')
   expect(html).to.contain('<meta name="description" content="' + description + '" />')
   expect(html).to.contain('<style class="custom-css-style">' + css + '</style>')
+
+  const htmlConfig: HTMLServerConfig = omit(config, 'signup')
+  expect(html).to.contain(`<script type="application/javascript">window.PeerTubeServerConfig = '${JSON.stringify(htmlConfig)}'</script>`)
 }
 
 describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
@@ -44,10 +49,16 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
 
   const playlistName = 'super playlist name'
   const playlistDescription = 'super playlist description'
-  let playlistUUID: string
+  let playlist: VideoPlaylistCreateResult
 
   const channelDescription = 'my super channel description'
 
+  const watchVideoBasePaths = [ '/videos/watch/', '/w/' ]
+  const watchPlaylistBasePaths = [ '/videos/watch/playlist/', '/w/p/' ]
+
+  let videoIds: (string | number)[] = []
+  let playlistIds: (string | number)[] = []
+
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(120000)
 
@@ -70,7 +81,9 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
     const videos = resVideosRequest.body.data
     expect(videos.length).to.equal(1)
 
-    servers[0].video = videos[0]
+    const video = videos[0]
+    servers[0].video = video
+    videoIds = [ video.id, video.uuid, video.shortUUID ]
 
     // Playlist
 
@@ -82,16 +95,14 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
     }
 
     const resVideoPlaylistRequest = await createVideoPlaylist({ url: servers[0].url, token: servers[0].accessToken, playlistAttrs })
-
-    const playlist = resVideoPlaylistRequest.body.videoPlaylist
-    const playlistId = playlist.id
-    playlistUUID = playlist.uuid
+    playlist = resVideoPlaylistRequest.body.videoPlaylist
+    playlistIds = [ playlist.id, playlist.shortUUID, playlist.uuid ]
 
     await addVideoInPlaylist({
       url: servers[0].url,
       token: servers[0].accessToken,
-      playlistId,
-      elementAttrs: { videoId: servers[0].video.id }
+      playlistId: playlist.shortUUID,
+      elementAttrs: { videoId: video.id }
     })
 
     // Account
@@ -105,201 +116,277 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
   })
 
   describe('oEmbed', function () {
+
     it('Should have valid oEmbed discovery tags for videos', async function () {
-      const path = '/videos/watch/' + servers[0].video.uuid
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get(path)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      for (const basePath of watchVideoBasePaths) {
+        for (const id of videoIds) {
+          const res = await makeGetRequest({
+            url: servers[0].url,
+            path: basePath + id,
+            accept: 'text/html',
+            statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
+          })
+
+          const port = servers[0].port
+
+          const expectedLink = '<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="http://localhost:' + port + '/services/oembed?' +
+            `url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A${port}%2Fw%2F${servers[0].video.uuid}" ` +
+            `title="${servers[0].video.name}" />`
+
+          expect(res.text).to.contain(expectedLink)
+        }
+      }
+    })
 
-      const port = servers[0].port
+    it('Should have valid oEmbed discovery tags for a playlist', async function () {
+      for (const basePath of watchPlaylistBasePaths) {
+        for (const id of playlistIds) {
+          const res = await makeGetRequest({
+            url: servers[0].url,
+            path: basePath + id,
+            accept: 'text/html',
+            statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200
+          })
+
+          const port = servers[0].port
+
+          const expectedLink = '<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="http://localhost:' + port + '/services/oembed?' +
+            `url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A${port}%2Fw%2Fp%2F${playlist.uuid}" ` +
+            `title="${playlistName}" />`
+
+          expect(res.text).to.contain(expectedLink)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  })
 
-      const expectedLink = '<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="http://localhost:' + port + '/services/oembed?' +
-        `url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A${port}%2Fvideos%2Fwatch%2F${servers[0].video.uuid}" ` +
-        `title="${servers[0].video.name}" />`
+  describe('Open Graph', function () {
 
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(expectedLink)
-    })
+    async function accountPageTest (path: string) {
+      const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+      const text = res.text
 
-    it('Should have valid oEmbed discovery tags for a playlist', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistUUID)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${account.displayName}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${account.description}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="website" />')
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/accounts/${servers[0].user.username}" />`)
+    }
 
-      const port = servers[0].port
+    async function channelPageTest (path: string) {
+      const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+      const text = res.text
 
-      const expectedLink = '<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="http://localhost:' + port + '/services/oembed?' +
-        `url=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A${port}%2Fvideos%2Fwatch%2Fplaylist%2F${playlistUUID}" ` +
-        `title="${playlistName}" />`
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${servers[0].videoChannel.displayName}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${channelDescription}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="website" />')
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/video-channels/${servers[0].videoChannel.name}" />`)
+    }
 
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(expectedLink)
-    })
-  })
+    async function watchVideoPageTest (path: string) {
+      const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+      const text = res.text
 
-  describe('Open Graph', function () {
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/w/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
+    }
+
+    async function watchPlaylistPageTest (path: string) {
+      const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+      const text = res.text
+
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${playlistName}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${playlistDescription}" />`)
+      expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
+      expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/w/p/${playlist.uuid}" />`)
+    }
 
     it('Should have valid Open Graph tags on the account page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/accounts/' + servers[0].user.username)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${account.displayName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${account.description}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="website" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/accounts/${servers[0].user.username}" />`)
+      await accountPageTest('/accounts/' + servers[0].user.username)
+      await accountPageTest('/a/' + servers[0].user.username)
+      await accountPageTest('/@' + servers[0].user.username)
     })
 
     it('Should have valid Open Graph tags on the channel page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/video-channels/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${servers[0].videoChannel.displayName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${channelDescription}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="website" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/video-channels/${servers[0].videoChannel.name}" />`)
+      await channelPageTest('/video-channels/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+      await channelPageTest('/c/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+      await channelPageTest('/@' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
     })
 
-    it('Should have valid Open Graph tags on the watch page with video id', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/' + servers[0].video.id)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
-    })
-
-    it('Should have valid Open Graph tags on the watch page with video uuid', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/' + servers[0].video.uuid)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
+    it('Should have valid Open Graph tags on the watch page', async function () {
+      for (const path of watchVideoBasePaths) {
+        for (const id of videoIds) {
+          await watchVideoPageTest(path + id)
+        }
+      }
     })
 
     it('Should have valid Open Graph tags on the watch playlist page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistUUID)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
-
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:title" content="${playlistName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:description" content="${playlistDescription}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="og:type" content="video" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="og:url" content="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/playlist/${playlistUUID}" />`)
+      for (const path of watchPlaylistBasePaths) {
+        for (const id of playlistIds) {
+          await watchPlaylistPageTest(path + id)
+        }
+      }
     })
   })
 
   describe('Twitter card', async function () {
 
-    it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch video page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/' + servers[0].video.uuid)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+    describe('Not whitelisted', function () {
 
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
-    })
+      async function accountPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
 
-    it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch playlist page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistUUID)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${account.name}" />`)
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${account.description}" />`)
+      }
 
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${playlistName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${playlistDescription}" />`)
-    })
+      async function channelPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
 
-    it('Should have valid twitter card on the account page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/accounts/' + account.name)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${servers[0].videoChannel.displayName}" />`)
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${channelDescription}" />`)
+      }
 
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${account.name}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${account.description}" />`)
-    })
+      async function watchVideoPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
+
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${videoName}" />`)
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${videoDescriptionPlainText}" />`)
+      }
 
-    it('Should have valid twitter card on the channel page', async function () {
-      const res = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/video-channels/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      async function watchPlaylistPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
+
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${playlistName}" />`)
+        expect(text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${playlistDescription}" />`)
+      }
 
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Chocobozzz" />')
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:title" content="${servers[0].videoChannel.displayName}" />`)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<meta property="twitter:description" content="${channelDescription}" />`)
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch video page', async function () {
+        for (const path of watchVideoBasePaths) {
+          for (const id of videoIds) {
+            await watchVideoPageTest(path + id)
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch playlist page', async function () {
+        for (const path of watchPlaylistBasePaths) {
+          for (const id of playlistIds) {
+            await watchPlaylistPageTest(path + id)
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the account page', async function () {
+        await accountPageTest('/accounts/' + account.name)
+        await accountPageTest('/a/' + account.name)
+        await accountPageTest('/@' + account.name)
+      })
+
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the channel page', async function () {
+        await channelPageTest('/video-channels/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+        await channelPageTest('/c/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+        await channelPageTest('/@' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+      })
     })
 
-    it('Should have valid twitter card if Twitter is whitelisted', async function () {
-      const res1 = await getCustomConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken)
-      const config = res1.body
-      config.services.twitter = {
-        username: '@Kuja',
-        whitelisted: true
+    describe('Whitelisted', function () {
+
+      before(async function () {
+        const res = await getCustomConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken)
+        const config = res.body as CustomConfig
+        config.services.twitter = {
+          username: '@Kuja',
+          whitelisted: true
+        }
+
+        await updateCustomConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, config)
+      })
+
+      async function accountPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
+
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
       }
-      await updateCustomConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, config)
 
-      const resVideoRequest = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/' + servers[0].video.uuid)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      async function channelPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
 
-      expect(resVideoRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="player" />')
-      expect(resVideoRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+      }
 
-      const resVideoPlaylistRequest = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistUUID)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      async function watchVideoPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
 
-      expect(resVideoPlaylistRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="player" />')
-      expect(resVideoPlaylistRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="player" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+      }
 
-      const resAccountRequest = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/accounts/' + account.name)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      async function watchPlaylistPageTest (path: string) {
+        const res = await makeGetRequest({ url: servers[0].url, path, accept: 'text/html', statusCodeExpected: HttpStatusCode.OK_200 })
+        const text = res.text
 
-      expect(resAccountRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
-      expect(resAccountRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="player" />')
+        expect(text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+      }
 
-      const resChannelRequest = await request(servers[0].url)
-        .get('/video-channels/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
-        .set('Accept', 'text/html')
-        .expect(HttpStatusCode.OK_200)
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch video page', async function () {
+        for (const path of watchVideoBasePaths) {
+          for (const id of videoIds) {
+            await watchVideoPageTest(path + id)
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the watch playlist page', async function () {
+        for (const path of watchPlaylistBasePaths) {
+          for (const id of playlistIds) {
+            await watchPlaylistPageTest(path + id)
+          }
+        }
+      })
 
-      expect(resChannelRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary" />')
-      expect(resChannelRequest.text).to.contain('<meta property="twitter:site" content="@Kuja" />')
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the account page', async function () {
+        await accountPageTest('/accounts/' + account.name)
+        await accountPageTest('/a/' + account.name)
+        await accountPageTest('/@' + account.name)
+      })
+
+      it('Should have valid twitter card on the channel page', async function () {
+        await channelPageTest('/video-channels/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+        await channelPageTest('/c/' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+        await channelPageTest('/@' + servers[0].videoChannel.name)
+      })
     })
   })
 
   describe('Index HTML', function () {
 
     it('Should have valid index html tags (title, description...)', async function () {
+      const resConfig = await getConfig(servers[0].url)
       const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[0].url, '/videos/trending')
 
       const description = 'PeerTube, an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform using P2P directly in your web browser.'
-      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube', description, '')
+      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube', description, '', resConfig.body)
     })
 
     it('Should update the customized configuration and have the correct index html tags', async function () {
@@ -318,35 +405,65 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
         }
       })
 
+      const resConfig = await getConfig(servers[0].url)
       const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[0].url, '/videos/trending')
 
-      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube updated', 'my short description', 'body { background-color: red; }')
+      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube updated', 'my short description', 'body { background-color: red; }', resConfig.body)
     })
 
     it('Should have valid index html updated tags (title, description...)', async function () {
+      const resConfig = await getConfig(servers[0].url)
       const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[0].url, '/videos/trending')
 
-      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube updated', 'my short description', 'body { background-color: red; }')
+      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube updated', 'my short description', 'body { background-color: red; }', resConfig.body)
     })
 
     it('Should use the original video URL for the canonical tag', async function () {
-      const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/videos/watch/' + servers[0].video.uuid)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
+      for (const basePath of watchVideoBasePaths) {
+        for (const id of videoIds) {
+          const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, basePath + id)
+          expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/videos/watch/${servers[0].video.uuid}" />`)
+        }
+      }
     })
 
     it('Should use the original account URL for the canonical tag', async function () {
-      const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/accounts/root@' + servers[0].host)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/accounts/root" />`)
+      const accountURLtest = (res) => {
+        expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/accounts/root" />`)
+      }
+
+      accountURLtest(await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/accounts/root@' + servers[0].host))
+      accountURLtest(await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/a/root@' + servers[0].host))
+      accountURLtest(await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/@root@' + servers[0].host))
     })
 
     it('Should use the original channel URL for the canonical tag', async function () {
-      const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/video-channels/root_channel@' + servers[0].host)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/video-channels/root_channel" />`)
+      const channelURLtests = (res) => {
+        expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/video-channels/root_channel" />`)
+      }
+
+      channelURLtests(await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/video-channels/root_channel@' + servers[0].host))
+      channelURLtests(await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/c/root_channel@' + servers[0].host))
+      channelURLtests(await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/@root_channel@' + servers[0].host))
     })
 
     it('Should use the original playlist URL for the canonical tag', async function () {
-      const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, '/videos/watch/playlist/' + playlistUUID)
-      expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/video-playlists/${playlistUUID}" />`)
+      for (const basePath of watchPlaylistBasePaths) {
+        for (const id of playlistIds) {
+          const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[1].url, basePath + id)
+          expect(res.text).to.contain(`<link rel="canonical" href="${servers[0].url}/video-playlists/${playlist.uuid}" />`)
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Embed HTML', function () {
+
+    it('Should have the correct embed html tags', async function () {
+      const resConfig = await getConfig(servers[0].url)
+      const res = await makeHTMLRequest(servers[0].url, servers[0].video.embedPath)
+
+      checkIndexTags(res.text, 'PeerTube updated', 'my short description', 'body { background-color: red; }', resConfig.body)
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-block-videos.ts b/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-block-videos.ts
index 1b91d141e..18ea17d78 100644
--- a/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-block-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-block-videos.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe('Official plugin auto-block videos', function () {
   let blocklistServer: MockBlocklist
   let server1Videos: Video[] = []
   let server2Videos: Video[] = []
+  let port: number
 
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(60000)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Official plugin auto-block videos', function () {
     }
 
     blocklistServer = new MockBlocklist()
-    await blocklistServer.initialize()
+    port = await blocklistServer.initialize()
 
     await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'video server 1' })
     await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[1], videoName: 'video server 2' })
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Official plugin auto-block videos', function () {
       accessToken: servers[0].accessToken,
       npmName: 'peertube-plugin-auto-block-videos',
       settings: {
-        'blocklist-urls': 'http://localhost:42100/blocklist',
+        'blocklist-urls': `http://localhost:${port}/blocklist`,
         'check-seconds-interval': 1
       }
     })
diff --git a/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-mute.ts b/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-mute.ts
index 687f56e98..09355d932 100644
--- a/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-mute.ts
+++ b/server/tests/external-plugins/auto-mute.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ describe('Official plugin auto-mute', function () {
   const autoMuteListPath = '/plugins/auto-mute/router/api/v1/mute-list'
   let servers: ServerInfo[]
   let blocklistServer: MockBlocklist
+  let port: number
 
   before(async function () {
     this.timeout(30000)
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Official plugin auto-mute', function () {
     }
 
     blocklistServer = new MockBlocklist()
-    await blocklistServer.initialize()
+    port = await blocklistServer.initialize()
 
     await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'video server 1' })
     await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[1], videoName: 'video server 2' })
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ describe('Official plugin auto-mute', function () {
       accessToken: servers[0].accessToken,
       npmName: 'peertube-plugin-auto-mute',
       settings: {
-        'blocklist-urls': 'http://localhost:42100/blocklist',
+        'blocklist-urls': `http://localhost:${port}/blocklist`,
         'check-seconds-interval': 1
       }
     })
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/bad-body-http-signature.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/bad-body-http-signature.json
index 4e7bc3af5..4e7bc3af5 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/bad-body-http-signature.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/bad-body-http-signature.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/bad-http-signature.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/bad-http-signature.json
index 098597db0..098597db0 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/bad-http-signature.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/bad-http-signature.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json
index 73d18b3ad..73d18b3ad 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/bad-public-key.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/create-bad-signature.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/create-bad-signature.json
index 2cd037241..2cd037241 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/create-bad-signature.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/create-bad-signature.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/create.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/create.json
index 0be271bb8..0be271bb8 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/create.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/create.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/http-signature.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/http-signature.json
index 4e7bc3af5..4e7bc3af5 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/http-signature.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/http-signature.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/public-key.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/public-key.json
index b7b9b8308..b7b9b8308 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/mastodon/public-key.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/mastodon/public-key.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/peertube/announce-without-context.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/peertube/announce-without-context.json
index 5f2af0cde..5f2af0cde 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/peertube/announce-without-context.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/peertube/announce-without-context.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/peertube/invalid-keys.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/peertube/invalid-keys.json
index 0544e96b9..0544e96b9 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/peertube/invalid-keys.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/peertube/invalid-keys.json
diff --git a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/peertube/keys.json b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/peertube/keys.json
index 1a7700865..1a7700865 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/activitypub/json/peertube/keys.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/ap-json/peertube/keys.json
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-broken/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-broken/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afdb6f7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-broken/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+async function register (options) {
+  options.unknownFunction()
+}
+
+async function unregister () {
+  return
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  register,
+  unregister
+}
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-three/package.json b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-broken/package.json
index 41d4c93fe..fd03df216 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-three/package.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-broken/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "peertube-plugin-test-three",
+  "name": "peertube-plugin-test-broken",
   "version": "0.0.1",
-  "description": "Plugin test 3",
+  "description": "Plugin test broken",
   "engine": {
     "peertube": ">=1.3.0"
   },
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/languages/fr.json b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/languages/fr.json
index 52d8313df..52d8313df 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/languages/fr.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/languages/fr.json
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/languages/it.json b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/languages/it.json
index 9e187d83b..9e187d83b 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/languages/it.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/languages/it.json
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/main.js
index 71c11b2ba..71c11b2ba 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/main.js
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/main.js
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/package.json b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/package.json
index 926f2d69b..2adce4743 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-two/package.json
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "peertube-plugin-test-two",
+  "name": "peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations",
   "version": "0.0.1",
-  "description": "Plugin test 2",
+  "description": "Plugin test filter and translations",
   "engine": {
     "peertube": ">=1.3.0"
   },
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-three/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-video-constants/main.js
index f2b89bcf0..3e650e0a1 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-three/main.js
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-video-constants/main.js
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ async function register ({
 }) {
   videoLanguageManager.addLanguage('al_bhed', 'Al Bhed')
   videoLanguageManager.addLanguage('al_bhed2', 'Al Bhed 2')
+  videoLanguageManager.addLanguage('al_bhed3', 'Al Bhed 3')
   videoLanguageManager.deleteLanguage('en')
   videoLanguageManager.deleteLanguage('fr')
+  videoLanguageManager.deleteLanguage('al_bhed3')
 
   videoCategoryManager.addCategory(42, 'Best category')
   videoCategoryManager.addCategory(43, 'High best category')
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-video-constants/package.json b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-video-constants/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fcf39933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test-video-constants/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "peertube-plugin-test-video-constants",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Plugin test video constants",
+  "engine": {
+    "peertube": ">=1.3.0"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "peertube",
+    "plugin"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube",
+  "author": "Chocobozzz",
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues",
+  "library": "./main.js",
+  "staticDirs": {},
+  "css": [],
+  "clientScripts": [],
+  "translations": {}
+}
diff --git a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test/main.js b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test/main.js
index ee0bc39f3..f8e6f0b98 100644
--- a/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test/main.js
+++ b/server/tests/fixtures/peertube-plugin-test/main.js
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ async function register ({ registerHook, registerSetting, settingsManager, stora
     'action:api.user.created',
     'action:api.user.deleted',
     'action:api.user.updated',
-    'action:api.user.oauth2-got-token'
+    'action:api.user.oauth2-got-token',
+
+    'action:api.video-playlist-element.created'
   ]
 
   for (const h of actionHooks) {
@@ -241,6 +243,10 @@ async function register ({ registerHook, registerSetting, settingsManager, stora
       'filter:api.search.video-channels.local.list.result',
       'filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.params',
       'filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.result',
+      'filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.params',
+      'filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.result',
+      'filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.params',
+      'filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.result'
     ]
 
     for (const h of searchHooks) {
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/action-hooks.ts b/server/tests/plugins/action-hooks.ts
index ac9f2cea5..0f57ef7fe 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/action-hooks.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/action-hooks.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
 import 'mocha'
-import { ServerHookName, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { ServerHookName, VideoPlaylistPrivacy, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   addVideoCommentReply,
   addVideoCommentThread,
+  addVideoInPlaylist,
   blockUser,
   createLive,
   createUser,
+  createVideoPlaylist,
   deleteVideoComment,
   getPluginTestPath,
   installPlugin,
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ describe('Test plugin action hooks', function () {
   })
 
   describe('Videos hooks', function () {
+
     it('Should run action:api.video.uploaded', async function () {
       const res = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, { name: 'video' })
       videoUUID = res.body.video.uuid
@@ -177,6 +180,41 @@ describe('Test plugin action hooks', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('Playlist hooks', function () {
+    let playlistId: number
+    let videoId: number
+
+    before(async function () {
+      {
+        const res = await createVideoPlaylist({
+          url: servers[0].url,
+          token: servers[0].accessToken,
+          playlistAttrs: {
+            displayName: 'My playlist',
+            privacy: VideoPlaylistPrivacy.PRIVATE
+          }
+        })
+        playlistId = res.body.videoPlaylist.id
+      }
+
+      {
+        const res = await uploadVideo(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, { name: 'my super name' })
+        videoId = res.body.video.id
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('Should run action:api.video-playlist-element.created', async function () {
+      await addVideoInPlaylist({
+        url: servers[0].url,
+        token: servers[0].accessToken,
+        playlistId,
+        elementAttrs: { videoId }
+      })
+
+      await checkHook('action:api.video-playlist-element.created')
+    })
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests(servers)
   })
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts b/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts
index 7d4f7abb4..644b41dea 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-code
 import {
   addVideoCommentReply,
   addVideoCommentThread,
+  advancedVideoPlaylistSearch,
   advancedVideosSearch,
   createLive,
   createVideoPlaylist,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 import { cleanupTests, flushAndRunMultipleServers, ServerInfo, waitUntilLog } from '../../../shared/extra-utils/server/servers'
 import { getGoodVideoUrl, getMyVideoImports, importVideo } from '../../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-imports'
 import {
+  VideoCommentThreadTree,
   VideoDetails,
   VideoImport,
   VideoImportState,
@@ -45,7 +47,6 @@ import {
   VideoPlaylistPrivacy,
   VideoPrivacy
 } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ describe('Test plugin filter hooks', function () {
     await installPlugin({
       url: servers[0].url,
       accessToken: servers[0].accessToken,
-      path: getPluginTestPath('-two')
+      path: getPluginTestPath('-filter-translations')
     })
 
     for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ describe('Test plugin filter hooks', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should blacklist on remote upload', async function () {
-      this.timeout(60000)
+      this.timeout(120000)
 
       const res = await uploadVideo(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, { name: 'remote please blacklist me' })
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ describe('Test plugin filter hooks', function () {
     })
 
     it('Should blacklist on remote update', async function () {
-      this.timeout(60000)
+      this.timeout(120000)
 
       const res = await uploadVideo(servers[1].url, servers[1].accessToken, { name: 'video' })
       await waitJobs(servers)
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ describe('Test plugin filter hooks', function () {
     const downloadVideos: VideoDetails[] = []
 
     before(async function () {
-      this.timeout(60000)
+      this.timeout(120000)
 
       await updateCustomSubConfig(servers[0].url, servers[0].accessToken, {
         transcoding: {
@@ -525,6 +526,27 @@ describe('Test plugin filter hooks', function () {
       await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.params', 1)
       await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-channels.index.list.result', 1)
     })
+
+    it('Should run filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.{params,result}', async function () {
+      await advancedVideoPlaylistSearch(servers[0].url, {
+        search: 'Sun Jian'
+      })
+
+      await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.params', 1)
+      await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.result', 1)
+    })
+
+    it('Should run filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.{params,result}', async function () {
+      await advancedVideoPlaylistSearch(servers[0].url, {
+        search: 'Sun Jian',
+        searchTarget: 'search-index'
+      })
+
+      await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.params', 1)
+      await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-playlists.local.list.result', 1)
+      await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.params', 1)
+      await waitUntilLog(servers[0], 'Run hook filter:api.search.video-playlists.index.list.result', 1)
+    })
   })
 
   after(async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/html-injection.ts b/server/tests/plugins/html-injection.ts
index 293c1df21..4fa8caa3a 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/html-injection.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/html-injection.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('Test plugins HTML inection', function () {
+describe('Test plugins HTML injection', function () {
   let server: ServerInfo = null
 
   before(async function () {
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
index f72de8229..0296d6eb7 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/plugin-helpers.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ describe('Test plugin helpers', function () {
     let videoUUIDServer1: string
 
     before(async function () {
-      this.timeout(30000)
+      this.timeout(60000)
 
       {
         const res = await uploadVideoAndGetId({ server: servers[0], videoName: 'video server 1' })
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/translations.ts b/server/tests/plugins/translations.ts
index 8dc2043b8..9fd2ba1c5 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/translations.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/translations.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('Test plugin translations', function () {
     await installPlugin({
       url: server.url,
       accessToken: server.accessToken,
-      path: getPluginTestPath('-two')
+      path: getPluginTestPath('-filter-translations')
     })
   })
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Test plugin translations', function () {
       'peertube-plugin-test': {
         Hi: 'Coucou'
       },
-      'peertube-plugin-test-two': {
+      'peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations': {
         'Hello world': 'Bonjour le monde'
       }
     })
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ describe('Test plugin translations', function () {
     const res = await getPluginTranslations({ url: server.url, locale: 'it-IT' })
 
     expect(res.body).to.deep.equal({
-      'peertube-plugin-test-two': {
+      'peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations': {
         'Hello world': 'Ciao, mondo!'
       }
     })
   })
 
   it('Should remove the plugin and remove the locales', async function () {
-    await uninstallPlugin({ url: server.url, accessToken: server.accessToken, npmName: 'peertube-plugin-test-two' })
+    await uninstallPlugin({ url: server.url, accessToken: server.accessToken, npmName: 'peertube-plugin-test-filter-translations' })
 
     {
       const res = await getPluginTranslations({ url: server.url, locale: 'fr-FR' })
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/video-constants.ts b/server/tests/plugins/video-constants.ts
index 5ee41fee1..eb014c596 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/video-constants.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/video-constants.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Test plugin altering video constants', function () {
     await installPlugin({
       url: server.url,
       accessToken: server.accessToken,
-      path: getPluginTestPath('-three')
+      path: getPluginTestPath('-video-constants')
     })
   })
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ describe('Test plugin altering video constants', function () {
 
     expect(languages['al_bhed']).to.equal('Al Bhed')
     expect(languages['al_bhed2']).to.equal('Al Bhed 2')
+    expect(languages['al_bhed3']).to.not.exist
   })
 
   it('Should have updated categories', async function () {
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Test plugin altering video constants', function () {
   })
 
   it('Should uninstall the plugin and reset languages, categories, licences and privacies', async function () {
-    await uninstallPlugin({ url: server.url, accessToken: server.accessToken, npmName: 'peertube-plugin-test-three' })
+    await uninstallPlugin({ url: server.url, accessToken: server.accessToken, npmName: 'peertube-plugin-test-video-constants' })
 
     {
       const res = await getVideoLanguages(server.url)
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ describe('Test plugin altering video constants', function () {
 
       expect(languages['al_bhed']).to.not.exist
       expect(languages['al_bhed2']).to.not.exist
+      expect(languages['al_bhed3']).to.not.exist
     }
 
     {
diff --git a/server/tests/register.ts b/server/tests/register.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af6c8c644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/register.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
+
+registerTSPaths()
diff --git a/server/tools/cli.ts b/server/tools/cli.ts
index cc89fe46e..7b94306cd 100644
--- a/server/tools/cli.ts
+++ b/server/tools/cli.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { getAppNumber, isTestInstance } from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { root } from '../../shared/extra-utils/miscs/miscs'
 import { getVideoChannel } from '../../shared/extra-utils/videos/video-channels'
-import { CommanderStatic } from 'commander'
 import { VideoChannel, VideoPrivacy } from '../../shared/models/videos'
 import { createLogger, format, transports } from 'winston'
 import { getMyUserInformation } from '@shared/extra-utils/users/users'
 import { User, UserRole } from '@shared/models'
 import { getAccessToken } from '@shared/extra-utils/users/login'
+import { Command } from 'commander'
 
 let configName = 'PeerTube/CLI'
 if (isTestInstance()) configName += `-${getAppNumber()}`
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function deleteSettings () {
 }
 
 function getRemoteObjectOrDie (
-  program: CommanderStatic,
+  program: Command,
   settings: Settings,
   netrc: Netrc
 ): { url: string, username: string, password: string } {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function getRemoteObjectOrDie (
   }
 }
 
-function buildCommonVideoOptions (command: CommanderStatic) {
+function buildCommonVideoOptions (command: Command) {
   function list (val) {
     return val.split(',')
   }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function buildCommonVideoOptions (command: CommanderStatic) {
     .option('-v, --verbose <verbose>', 'Verbosity, from 0/\'error\' to 4/\'debug\'', 'info')
 }
 
-async function buildVideoAttributesFromCommander (url: string, command: CommanderStatic, defaultAttributes: any = {}) {
+async function buildVideoAttributesFromCommander (url: string, command: Command, defaultAttributes: any = {}) {
   const options = command.opts()
 
   const defaultBooleanAttributes = {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ async function buildVideoAttributesFromCommander (url: string, command: Commande
   return videoAttributes
 }
 
-function getServerCredentials (program: CommanderStatic) {
+function getServerCredentials (program: Command) {
   return Promise.all([ getSettings(), getNetrc() ])
                 .then(([ settings, netrc ]) => {
                   return getRemoteObjectOrDie(program, settings, netrc)
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts b/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts
index e54649002..1934e7986 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-auth.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { OptionValues, program } from 'commander'
 import * as prompt from 'prompt'
 import { getNetrc, getSettings, writeSettings } from './cli'
 import { isUserUsernameValid } from '../helpers/custom-validators/users'
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ program
   .option('-U, --username <username>', 'Username')
   .option('-p, --password <token>', 'Password')
   .option('--default', 'add the entry as the new default')
-  .action((options: program.OptionValues) => {
+  .action((options: OptionValues) => {
     /* eslint-disable no-import-assign */
     prompt.override = options
     prompt.start()
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-get-access-token.ts b/server/tools/peertube-get-access-token.ts
index b2c278c48..9488eba0e 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-get-access-token.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-get-access-token.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { program } from 'commander'
 import { getClient, Server, serverLogin } from '../../shared/extra-utils'
 
 program
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
index 915995031..101a95b2a 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { program } from 'commander'
 import { accessSync, constants } from 'fs'
 import { remove } from 'fs-extra'
 import { truncate } from 'lodash'
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import { promisify } from 'util'
 import { advancedVideosSearch, getClient, getVideoCategories, login, uploadVideo } from '../../shared/extra-utils/index'
 import { sha256 } from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import { doRequestAndSaveToFile } from '../helpers/requests'
-import { buildOriginallyPublishedAt, getYoutubeDLVideoFormat, safeGetYoutubeDL } from '../helpers/youtube-dl'
 import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../initializers/constants'
 import { buildCommonVideoOptions, buildVideoAttributesFromCommander, getLogger, getServerCredentials } from './cli'
+import { YoutubeDL } from '@server/helpers/youtube-dl'
 
 type UserInfo = {
   username: string
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ async function run (url: string, user: UserInfo) {
     user.password = await promptPassword()
   }
 
-  const youtubeDL = await safeGetYoutubeDL()
+  const youtubeDLBinary = await YoutubeDL.safeGetYoutubeDL()
 
-  let info = await getYoutubeDLInfo(youtubeDL, options.targetUrl, command.args)
+  let info = await getYoutubeDLInfo(youtubeDLBinary, options.targetUrl, command.args)
 
   if (!Array.isArray(info)) info = [ info ]
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async function run (url: string, user: UserInfo) {
   if (uploadsObject) {
     console.log('Fixing URL to %s.', uploadsObject.url)
 
-    info = await getYoutubeDLInfo(youtubeDL, uploadsObject.url, command.args)
+    info = await getYoutubeDLInfo(youtubeDLBinary, uploadsObject.url, command.args)
   }
 
   let infoArray: any[]
@@ -130,13 +130,14 @@ async function processVideo (parameters: {
   youtubeInfo: any
 }) {
   const { youtubeInfo, cwd, url, user } = parameters
+  const youtubeDL = new YoutubeDL('', [])
 
   log.debug('Fetching object.', youtubeInfo)
 
   const videoInfo = await fetchObject(youtubeInfo)
   log.debug('Fetched object.', videoInfo)
 
-  const originallyPublishedAt = buildOriginallyPublishedAt(videoInfo)
+  const originallyPublishedAt = youtubeDL.buildOriginallyPublishedAt(videoInfo)
   if (options.since && originallyPublishedAt && originallyPublishedAt.getTime() < options.since.getTime()) {
     log.info('Video "%s" has been published before "%s", don\'t upload it.\n',
       videoInfo.title, formatDate(options.since))
@@ -161,13 +162,14 @@ async function processVideo (parameters: {
 
   log.info('Downloading video "%s"...', videoInfo.title)
 
-  const youtubeDLOptions = [ '-f', getYoutubeDLVideoFormat(), ...command.args, '-o', path ]
+  const youtubeDLOptions = [ '-f', youtubeDL.getYoutubeDLVideoFormat(), ...command.args, '-o', path ]
   try {
-    const youtubeDL = await safeGetYoutubeDL()
-    const youtubeDLExec = promisify(youtubeDL.exec).bind(youtubeDL)
+    const youtubeDLBinary = await YoutubeDL.safeGetYoutubeDL()
+    const youtubeDLExec = promisify(youtubeDLBinary.exec).bind(youtubeDLBinary)
     const output = await youtubeDLExec(videoInfo.url, youtubeDLOptions, processOptions)
     log.info(output.join('\n'))
     await uploadVideoOnPeerTube({
+      youtubeDL,
       cwd,
       url,
       user,
@@ -180,13 +182,14 @@ async function processVideo (parameters: {
 }
 
 async function uploadVideoOnPeerTube (parameters: {
+  youtubeDL: YoutubeDL
   videoInfo: any
   videoPath: string
   cwd: string
   url: string
   user: { username: string, password: string }
 }) {
-  const { videoInfo, videoPath, cwd, url, user } = parameters
+  const { youtubeDL, videoInfo, videoPath, cwd, url, user } = parameters
 
   const category = await getCategory(videoInfo.categories, url)
   const licence = getLicence(videoInfo.license)
@@ -205,7 +208,7 @@ async function uploadVideoOnPeerTube (parameters: {
     await doRequestAndSaveToFile(videoInfo.thumbnail, thumbnailfile)
   }
 
-  const originallyPublishedAt = buildOriginallyPublishedAt(videoInfo)
+  const originallyPublishedAt = youtubeDL.buildOriginallyPublishedAt(videoInfo)
 
   const defaultAttributes = {
     name: truncate(videoInfo.title, {
@@ -304,7 +307,7 @@ function fetchObject (info: any) {
   const url = buildUrl(info)
 
   return new Promise<any>(async (res, rej) => {
-    const youtubeDL = await safeGetYoutubeDL()
+    const youtubeDL = await YoutubeDL.safeGetYoutubeDL()
     youtubeDL.getInfo(url, undefined, processOptions, (err, videoInfo) => {
       if (err) return rej(err)
 
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts b/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
index c8a576844..54ea1264d 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
-import { PluginType } from '../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
+import { program, Command, OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import { installPlugin, listPlugins, uninstallPlugin, updatePlugin } from '../../shared/extra-utils/server/plugins'
 import { getAdminTokenOrDie, getServerCredentials } from './cli'
-import { PeerTubePlugin } from '../../shared/models/plugins/peertube-plugin.model'
+import { PeerTubePlugin, PluginType } from '../../shared/models'
 import { isAbsolute } from 'path'
 import * as CliTable3 from 'cli-table3'
-import commander = require('commander')
 
 program
   .name('plugins')
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ program.parse(process.argv)
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-async function pluginsListCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: commander.OptionValues) {
+async function pluginsListCLI (command: Command, options: OptionValues) {
   const { url, username, password } = await getServerCredentials(command)
   const accessToken = await getAdminTokenOrDie(url, username, password)
 
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ async function pluginsListCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: comm
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
-async function installPluginCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: commander.OptionValues) {
+async function installPluginCLI (command: Command, options: OptionValues) {
   if (!options.path && !options.npmName) {
     console.error('You need to specify the npm name or the path of the plugin you want to install.\n')
     program.outputHelp()
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ async function installPluginCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: co
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
-async function updatePluginCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: commander.OptionValues) {
+async function updatePluginCLI (command: Command, options: OptionValues) {
   if (!options.path && !options.npmName) {
     console.error('You need to specify the npm name or the path of the plugin you want to update.\n')
     program.outputHelp()
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ async function updatePluginCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: com
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
-async function uninstallPluginCLI (command: commander.CommanderStatic, options: commander.OptionValues) {
+async function uninstallPluginCLI (command: Command, options: OptionValues) {
   if (!options.npmName) {
     console.error('You need to specify the npm name of the plugin/theme you want to uninstall.\n')
     program.outputHelp()
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-redundancy.ts b/server/tools/peertube-redundancy.ts
index 5bc80ddb9..4810deee0 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-redundancy.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-redundancy.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { program, Command } from 'commander'
 import { getAdminTokenOrDie, getServerCredentials } from './cli'
 import { VideoRedundanciesTarget, VideoRedundancy } from '@shared/models'
 import { addVideoRedundancy, listVideoRedundancies, removeVideoRedundancy } from '@shared/extra-utils/server/redundancy'
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { URL } from 'url'
 import { uniq } from 'lodash'
 
 import bytes = require('bytes')
-import commander = require('commander')
 
 program
   .name('plugins')
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ async function listRedundanciesCLI (target: VideoRedundanciesTarget) {
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
-async function addRedundancyCLI (options: { video: number }, command: commander.CommanderStatic) {
+async function addRedundancyCLI (options: { video: number }, command: Command) {
   const { url, username, password } = await getServerCredentials(command)
   const accessToken = await getAdminTokenOrDie(url, username, password)
 
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ async function addRedundancyCLI (options: { video: number }, command: commander.
   }
 }
 
-async function removeRedundancyCLI (options: { video: number }, command: commander.CommanderStatic) {
+async function removeRedundancyCLI (options: { video: number }, command: Command) {
   const { url, username, password } = await getServerCredentials(command)
   const accessToken = await getAdminTokenOrDie(url, username, password)
 
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts b/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts
index a38d51801..eb0a776b8 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-repl.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ registerTSPaths()
 import * as repl from 'repl'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as _ from 'lodash'
-import { uuidv1, uuidv3, uuidv4, uuidv5 } from 'uuid'
 import * as Sequelize from 'sequelize'
 import * as YoutubeDL from 'youtube-dl'
 import { initDatabaseModels, sequelizeTypescript } from '../initializers/database'
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import * as modelsUtils from '../models/utils'
 import * as coreUtils from '../helpers/core-utils'
 import * as ffmpegUtils from '../helpers/ffmpeg-utils'
 import * as peertubeCryptoUtils from '../helpers/peertube-crypto'
-import * as signupUtils from '../helpers/signup'
 import * as utils from '../helpers/utils'
 import * as YoutubeDLUtils from '../helpers/youtube-dl'
 
@@ -32,10 +30,6 @@ const start = async () => {
         env: process.env,
         lodash: _,
         path,
-        uuidv1,
-        uuidv3,
-        uuidv4,
-        uuidv5,
         cli,
         logger,
         constants,
@@ -50,7 +44,6 @@ const start = async () => {
         coreUtils,
         ffmpegUtils,
         peertubeCryptoUtils,
-        signupUtils,
         utils,
         YoutubeDLUtils
       }
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts b/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts
index 86c7f3d91..02edbd809 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-upload.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { program } from 'commander'
 import { access, constants } from 'fs-extra'
 import { isAbsolute } from 'path'
 import { getAccessToken } from '../../shared/extra-utils'
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-watch.ts b/server/tools/peertube-watch.ts
index 6d9cfa3b7..892c9e7a6 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-watch.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-watch.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { program, Option, OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ program
   .name('watch')
   .arguments('<url>')
   .addOption(
-    new program.Option('-g, --gui <player>', 'player type')
+    new Option('-g, --gui <player>', 'player type')
       .default('vlc')
       .choices([ 'airplay', 'stdout', 'chromecast', 'mpv', 'vlc', 'mplayer', 'xbmc' ])
   )
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ program
   .action((url, options) => run(url, options))
   .parse(process.argv)
 
-function run (url: string, options: program.OptionValues) {
+function run (url: string, options: OptionValues) {
   if (!url) {
     console.error('<url> positional argument is required.')
     process.exit(-1)
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function run (url: string, options: program.OptionValues) {
 
   const cmd = 'node ' + join(__dirname, 'node_modules', 'webtorrent-hybrid', 'bin', 'cmd.js')
   const args = ` --${options.gui} ` +
-    url.replace('videos/watch', 'download/torrents') +
+    url.replace(/(\/videos\/watch\/)|\/w\//, '/download/torrents/') +
     `-${options.resolution}.torrent`
 
   try {
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube.ts b/server/tools/peertube.ts
index 655f07f0c..a40c1332e 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { CommandOptions, program } from 'commander'
 import { getSettings, version } from './cli'
 
 program
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ program
   .command(
     'diagnostic [action]',
     'like couple therapy, but for your instance',
-    { noHelp: true } as program.CommandOptions
+    { noHelp: true } as CommandOptions
   ).alias('d')
   .command('admin',
     'manage an instance where you have elevated rights',
-    { noHelp: true } as program.CommandOptions
+    { noHelp: true } as CommandOptions
   ).alias('a')
 
 // help on no command
diff --git a/server/tools/test.ts b/server/tools/test.ts
index fc7f8d769..fbdbae0b0 100644
--- a/server/tools/test.ts
+++ b/server/tools/test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
 import { LiveVideo, LiveVideoCreate, VideoPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
-import * as program from 'commander'
+import { program } from 'commander'
 import {
   createLive,
   flushAndRunServer,
diff --git a/server/tools/yarn.lock b/server/tools/yarn.lock
index 065e32e3d..dceacb223 100644
--- a/server/tools/yarn.lock
+++ b/server/tools/yarn.lock
@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@
 
 
 "@babel/code-frame@^7.0.0":
-  version "7.12.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.12.13.tgz#dcfc826beef65e75c50e21d3837d7d95798dd658"
-  integrity sha512-HV1Cm0Q3ZrpCR93tkWOYiuYIgLxZXZFVG2VgK+MBWjUqZTundupbfx2aXarXuw5Ko5aMcjtJgbSs4vUGBS5v6g==
+  version "7.14.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.14.5.tgz#23b08d740e83f49c5e59945fbf1b43e80bbf4edb"
+  integrity sha512-9pzDqyc6OLDaqe+zbACgFkb6fKMNG6CObKpnYXChRsvYGyEdc7CA2BaqeOM+vOtCS5ndmJicPJhKAwYRI6UfFw==
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/highlight" "^7.12.13"
+    "@babel/highlight" "^7.14.5"
 
-"@babel/helper-validator-identifier@^7.12.11":
-  version "7.12.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-validator-identifier/-/helper-validator-identifier-7.12.11.tgz#c9a1f021917dcb5ccf0d4e453e399022981fc9ed"
-  integrity sha512-np/lG3uARFybkoHokJUmf1QfEvRVCPbmQeUQpKow5cQ3xWrV9i3rUHodKDJPQfTVX61qKi+UdYk8kik84n7XOw==
+"@babel/helper-validator-identifier@^7.14.5":
+  version "7.14.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-validator-identifier/-/helper-validator-identifier-7.14.5.tgz#d0f0e277c512e0c938277faa85a3968c9a44c0e8"
+  integrity sha512-5lsetuxCLilmVGyiLEfoHBRX8UCFD+1m2x3Rj97WrW3V7H3u4RWRXA4evMjImCsin2J2YT0QaVDGf+z8ondbAg==
 
-"@babel/highlight@^7.12.13":
-  version "7.13.10"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/highlight/-/highlight-7.13.10.tgz#a8b2a66148f5b27d666b15d81774347a731d52d1"
-  integrity sha512-5aPpe5XQPzflQrFwL1/QoeHkP2MsA4JCntcXHRhEsdsfPVkvPi2w7Qix4iV7t5S/oC9OodGrggd8aco1g3SZFg==
+"@babel/highlight@^7.14.5":
+  version "7.14.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/highlight/-/highlight-7.14.5.tgz#6861a52f03966405001f6aa534a01a24d99e8cd9"
+  integrity sha512-qf9u2WFWVV0MppaL877j2dBtQIDgmidgjGk5VIMw3OadXvYaXn66U1BFlH2t4+t3i+8PhedppRv+i40ABzd+gg==
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-validator-identifier" "^7.12.11"
+    "@babel/helper-validator-identifier" "^7.14.5"
     chalk "^2.0.0"
     js-tokens "^4.0.0"
 
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/long/-/long-4.0.1.tgz#459c65fa1867dafe6a8f322c4c51695663cc55e9"
   integrity sha512-5tXH6Bx/kNGd3MgffdmP4dy2Z+G4eaXw0SE81Tq3BNadtnMR5/ySMzX4SLEzHJzSmPNn4HIdpQsBvXMUykr58w==
 
-"@types/node@^13.7.0":
-  version "13.13.48"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-13.13.48.tgz#46a3df718aed5217277f2395a682e055a487e341"
-  integrity sha512-z8wvSsgWQzkr4sVuMEEOvwMdOQjiRY2Y/ZW4fDfjfe3+TfQrZqFKOthBgk2RnVEmtOKrkwdZ7uTvsxTBLjKGDQ==
+"@types/node@>=13.7.0":
+  version "15.12.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-15.12.2.tgz#1f2b42c4be7156ff4a6f914b2fb03d05fa84e38d"
+  integrity sha512-zjQ69G564OCIWIOHSXyQEEDpdpGl+G348RAKY0XXy9Z5kU9Vzv1GMNnkar/ZJ8dzXB3COzD9Mo9NtRZ4xfgUww==
 
 abbrev@1:
   version "1.1.1"
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bencode@^2.0.0, bencode@^2.0.1:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "^5.1.1"
 
-bep53-range@^1.0.0:
+bep53-range@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bep53-range/-/bep53-range-1.1.0.tgz#a009311710c955d27eb3a30cf329e8c139693d27"
   integrity sha512-yGQTG4NtwTciX0Bkgk1FqQL4p+NiCQKpTSFho2lrxvUkXIlzyJDwraj8aYxAxRZMnnOhRr7QlIBoMRPEnIR34Q==
@@ -208,55 +208,58 @@ bittorrent-lsd@^1.0.0:
     chrome-dgram "^3.0.6"
     debug "^4.2.0"
 
-bittorrent-peerid@^1.3.2:
+bittorrent-peerid@^1.3.3:
   version "1.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bittorrent-peerid/-/bittorrent-peerid-1.3.3.tgz#b8dc79e421f8136d2ffd0b163a18e9d70da09949"
   integrity sha512-tSh9HdQgwyEAfo1jzoGEis6o/zs4CcdRTchG93XVl5jct+DCAN90M5MVUV76k2vJ9Xg3GAzLB5NLsY/vnVTh6w==
 
-bittorrent-protocol@^3.2.0:
-  version "3.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bittorrent-protocol/-/bittorrent-protocol-3.3.1.tgz#b7a8e66babc423c1eb8e379c1cf7ded26a400a73"
-  integrity sha512-DJy0/jjqJD62PPJY79duCccmPMihp3KPowlmd7BLEU8FTtnDsYjso6BAx+pWwCKOeDORdc9RiJ7L72x3taCh6g==
+bittorrent-protocol@^3.3.1:
+  version "3.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bittorrent-protocol/-/bittorrent-protocol-3.4.1.tgz#b481d09dbf910fa7fcca5f06a7c1c4246151d4d1"
+  integrity sha512-3qBW4ZZrUZKN7HzHbX4+kbiphrTNeraMp3i9n3wobicysjibAV8SBDY+sGiBN4SgXV6WvEW4kyRPIjoSqW+khw==
   dependencies:
     bencode "^2.0.1"
     bitfield "^4.0.0"
+    buffer-xor "^2.0.2"
     debug "^4.3.1"
     randombytes "^2.1.0"
+    rc4 "^0.1.5"
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
+    simple-sha1 "^3.0.0"
     speedometer "^1.1.0"
     unordered-array-remove "^1.0.2"
 
 bittorrent-tracker@^9.0.0:
-  version "9.17.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bittorrent-tracker/-/bittorrent-tracker-9.17.0.tgz#8b4b6f6a49efa9023267c3ca22e1a5f63216fc1f"
-  integrity sha512-ErpOx8AAUW8eLwxnEHp15vs0LDJECLADHISEBM+HXclG3J2/9kMBJ31IjwlB8kUNigknSwm8odAThjJEeyL1yA==
+  version "9.17.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bittorrent-tracker/-/bittorrent-tracker-9.17.2.tgz#1afb02d3d2fb474c13389c45e8a2b6919bff40bd"
+  integrity sha512-hXjed0OnB16da+ScJUZnrAZbf9gMgSLKqh5rJebtYnTRgN4o1mX0DOPH3Nf5RFCs935ibhSmZN5nwbkh+3MdEA==
   dependencies:
     bencode "^2.0.1"
-    bittorrent-peerid "^1.3.2"
-    bn.js "^5.1.1"
-    chrome-dgram "^3.0.4"
+    bittorrent-peerid "^1.3.3"
+    bn.js "^5.2.0"
+    chrome-dgram "^3.0.6"
     compact2string "^1.4.1"
     debug "^4.1.1"
     ip "^1.1.5"
     lru "^3.1.0"
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     once "^1.4.0"
-    queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
+    queue-microtask "^1.2.3"
     random-iterate "^1.0.1"
     randombytes "^2.1.0"
-    run-parallel "^1.1.9"
-    run-series "^1.1.8"
+    run-parallel "^1.2.0"
+    run-series "^1.1.9"
     simple-get "^4.0.0"
-    simple-peer "^9.7.1"
-    simple-websocket "^9.0.0"
+    simple-peer "^9.11.0"
+    simple-websocket "^9.1.0"
     string2compact "^1.3.0"
     unordered-array-remove "^1.0.2"
-    ws "^7.3.0"
+    ws "^7.4.5"
   optionalDependencies:
-    bufferutil "^4.0.1"
-    utf-8-validate "^5.0.2"
+    bufferutil "^4.0.3"
+    utf-8-validate "^5.0.5"
 
-blob-to-buffer@^1.2.6, blob-to-buffer@^1.2.9:
+blob-to-buffer@^1.2.9:
   version "1.2.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/blob-to-buffer/-/blob-to-buffer-1.2.9.tgz#a17fd6c1c564011408f8971e451544245daaa84a"
   integrity sha512-BF033y5fN6OCofD3vgHmNtwZWRcq9NLyyxyILx9hfMy1sXYy4ojFl765hJ2lP0YaN2fuxPaLO2Vzzoxy0FLFFA==
@@ -268,7 +271,7 @@ block-stream2@^2.0.0, block-stream2@^2.1.0:
   dependencies:
     readable-stream "^3.4.0"
 
-bn.js@^5.1.1:
+bn.js@^5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bn.js/-/bn.js-5.2.0.tgz#358860674396c6997771a9d051fcc1b57d4ae002"
   integrity sha512-D7iWRBvnZE8ecXiLj/9wbxH7Tk79fAh8IHaTNq1RWRixsS02W+5qS+iE9yq6RYl0asXx5tw0bLhmT5pIfbSquw==
@@ -314,6 +317,13 @@ buffer-indexof@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/buffer-indexof/-/buffer-indexof-1.1.1.tgz#52fabcc6a606d1a00302802648ef68f639da268c"
   integrity sha512-4/rOEg86jivtPTeOUUT61jJO1Ya1TrR/OkqCSZDyq84WJh3LuuiphBYJN+fm5xufIk4XAFcEwte/8WzC8If/1g==
 
+buffer-xor@^2.0.2:
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/buffer-xor/-/buffer-xor-2.0.2.tgz#34f7c64f04c777a1f8aac5e661273bb9dd320289"
+  integrity sha512-eHslX0bin3GB+Lx2p7lEYRShRewuNZL3fUl4qlVJGGiwoPGftmt8JQgk2Y9Ji5/01TnVDo33E5b5O3vUB1HdqQ==
+  dependencies:
+    safe-buffer "^5.1.1"
+
 buffer@^6.0.3:
   version "6.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/buffer/-/buffer-6.0.3.tgz#2ace578459cc8fbe2a70aaa8f52ee63b6a74c6c6"
@@ -322,7 +332,7 @@ buffer@^6.0.3:
     base64-js "^1.3.1"
     ieee754 "^1.2.1"
 
-bufferutil@^4.0.1:
+bufferutil@^4.0.3:
   version "4.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bufferutil/-/bufferutil-4.0.3.tgz#66724b756bed23cd7c28c4d306d7994f9943cc6b"
   integrity sha512-yEYTwGndELGvfXsImMBLop58eaGW+YdONi1fNjTINSY98tmMmFijBG6WXgdkfuLNt4imzQNtIE+eBp1PVpMCSw==
@@ -364,7 +374,7 @@ chownr@^1.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-1.1.4.tgz#6fc9d7b42d32a583596337666e7d08084da2cc6b"
   integrity sha512-jJ0bqzaylmJtVnNgzTeSOs8DPavpbYgEr/b0YL8/2GO3xJEhInFmhKMUnEJQjZumK7KXGFhUy89PrsJWlakBVg==
 
-chrome-dgram@^3.0.2, chrome-dgram@^3.0.4, chrome-dgram@^3.0.6:
+chrome-dgram@^3.0.2, chrome-dgram@^3.0.6:
   version "3.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chrome-dgram/-/chrome-dgram-3.0.6.tgz#2288b5c7471f66f073691206d36319dda713cf55"
   integrity sha512-bqBsUuaOiXiqxXt/zA/jukNJJ4oaOtc7ciwqJpZVEaaXwwxqgI2/ZdG02vXYWUhHGziDlvGMQWk0qObgJwVYKA==
@@ -387,22 +397,22 @@ chrome-net@^3.3.2, chrome-net@^3.3.3, chrome-net@^3.3.4:
     inherits "^2.0.1"
 
 chromecasts@^1.9.1:
-  version "1.9.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chromecasts/-/chromecasts-1.9.1.tgz#67b162e8414d57d6106c49fe4a0e9b08f20bbd12"
-  integrity sha512-nsXv7ufgrpC8s5DUm6FJEa2XJ2VvE9FmbTVi6r4zGreTFTTSRSJjvqVEqLUFX/fGo/zbSre3zdoV+Pu9DGLz0A==
+  version "1.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chromecasts/-/chromecasts-1.10.0.tgz#7016c9f31b99e40636b21a75976c9364e3fbabbb"
+  integrity sha512-vrOiuHxqLb0bWRBlvyL18cHU8PcbZ7iJvwDB6aHdbtdIDVWuzWWZwDyAWHu54j4JNqyaAyYBJiJ6bbHInVcqBQ==
   dependencies:
     castv2-client "^1.1.0"
     debug "^2.1.3"
     dns-txt "^2.0.2"
     mime "^1.3.4"
-    multicast-dns "^6.0.1"
+    multicast-dns "^7.2.2"
     simple-get "^2.0.0"
     thunky "^0.1.0"
     xml2js "^0.4.8"
   optionalDependencies:
     node-ssdp "^2.2.0"
 
-chunk-store-stream@^4.2.0:
+chunk-store-stream@^4.3.0:
   version "4.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chunk-store-stream/-/chunk-store-stream-4.3.0.tgz#3de5f4dfe19729366c29bb7ed52d139f9af29f0e"
   integrity sha512-qby+/RXoiMoTVtPiylWZt7KFF1jy6M829TzMi2hxZtBIH9ptV19wxcft6zGiXLokJgCbuZPGNGab6DWHqiSEKw==
@@ -452,7 +462,7 @@ common-tags@^1.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/common-tags/-/common-tags-1.8.0.tgz#8e3153e542d4a39e9b10554434afaaf98956a937"
   integrity sha512-6P6g0uetGpW/sdyUy/iQQCbFF0kWVMSIVSyYz7Zgjcgh8mgw8PQzDNZeyZ5DQ2gM7LBoZPHmnjz8rUthkBG5tw==
 
-compact2string@^1.2.0, compact2string@^1.4.1:
+compact2string@^1.4.1:
   version "1.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compact2string/-/compact2string-1.4.1.tgz#8d34929055f8300a13cfc030ad1832e2e53c2e25"
   integrity sha512-3D+EY5nsRhqnOwDxveBv5T8wGo4DEvYxjDtPGmdOX+gfr5gE92c2RC0w2wa+xEefm07QuVqqcF3nZJUZ92l/og==
@@ -489,7 +499,7 @@ cpus@^1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cpus/-/cpus-1.0.3.tgz#4ef6deea461968d6329d07dd01205685df2934a2"
   integrity sha512-PXHBvGLuL69u55IkLa5e5838fLhIMHxmkV4ge42a8alGyn7BtawYgI0hQ849EedvtHIOLNNH3i6eQU1BiE9SUA==
 
-create-torrent@^4.4.2, create-torrent@^4.4.4:
+create-torrent@^4.4.2, create-torrent@^4.7.0:
   version "4.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-torrent/-/create-torrent-4.7.0.tgz#ba5d52d41e7621d0d61c895c8026d3fb22aa4333"
   integrity sha512-Pb3XjZNKdCs0Nk46yFKb82y+a3xRQeMvGi1AlJfIV40y/iwkgBqzS5EfqdnakEOvh2jzTOx3v8QxZpkz4hPzyw==
@@ -547,13 +557,6 @@ decompress-response@^3.3.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-response "^1.0.0"
 
-decompress-response@^4.2.0:
-  version "4.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decompress-response/-/decompress-response-4.2.1.tgz#414023cc7a302da25ce2ec82d0d5238ccafd8986"
-  integrity sha512-jOSne2qbyE+/r8G1VU+G/82LBs2Fs4LAsTiLSHOCOMZQl2OKZ6i8i4IyHemTe+/yIXOtTcRQMzPcgyhoFlqPkw==
-  dependencies:
-    mimic-response "^2.0.0"
-
 decompress-response@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decompress-response/-/decompress-response-6.0.0.tgz#ca387612ddb7e104bd16d85aab00d5ecf09c66fc"
@@ -566,15 +569,20 @@ deep-extend@^0.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.6.0.tgz#c4fa7c95404a17a9c3e8ca7e1537312b736330ac"
   integrity sha512-LOHxIOaPYdHlJRtCQfDIVZtfw/ufM8+rVj649RIHzcm/vGwQRXFt6OPqIFWsm2XEMrNIEtWR64sY1LEKD2vAOA==
 
+define-lazy-prop@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/define-lazy-prop/-/define-lazy-prop-2.0.0.tgz#3f7ae421129bcaaac9bc74905c98a0009ec9ee7f"
+  integrity sha512-Ds09qNh8yw3khSjiJjiUInaGX9xlqZDY7JVryGxdxV7NPeuqQfplOpQ66yJFZut3jLa5zOwkXw1g9EI2uKh4Og==
+
 delegates@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delegates/-/delegates-1.0.0.tgz#84c6e159b81904fdca59a0ef44cd870d31250f9a"
   integrity sha1-hMbhWbgZBP3KWaDvRM2HDTElD5o=
 
 detect-indent@^6.0.0:
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-indent/-/detect-indent-6.0.0.tgz#0abd0f549f69fc6659a254fe96786186b6f528fd"
-  integrity sha512-oSyFlqaTHCItVRGK5RmrmjB+CmaMOW7IaNA/kdxqhoa6d17j/5ce9O9eWXmV/KEdRwqpQA+Vqe8a8Bsybu4YnA==
+  version "6.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-indent/-/detect-indent-6.1.0.tgz#592485ebbbf6b3b1ab2be175c8393d04ca0d57e6"
+  integrity sha512-reYkTUJAZb9gUuZ2RvVCNhVHdg62RHnJ7WJl8ftMi4diZ6NWlciOzQN88pUhSELEwflJht4oQDv0F0BMlwaYtA==
 
 detect-libc@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
@@ -595,13 +603,12 @@ dlnacasts@^0.1.0:
     upnp-mediarenderer-client "^1.2.2"
     xml2js "^0.4.8"
 
-dns-packet@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dns-packet/-/dns-packet-1.3.1.tgz#12aa426981075be500b910eedcd0b47dd7deda5a"
-  integrity sha512-0UxfQkMhYAUaZI+xrNZOz/as5KgDU0M/fQ9b6SpkyLbk3GEswDi6PADJVaYJradtRVsRIlF1zLyOodbcTCDzUg==
+dns-packet@^5.2.2:
+  version "5.2.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dns-packet/-/dns-packet-5.2.4.tgz#e004f409eadfa8ec861964dcb9eb395884fcf67d"
+  integrity sha512-vgu5Bx5IV8mXmh/9cn1lzn+J7okFlXe1vBRp+kCBJXg1nBED6Z/Q4e+QaDxQRSozMr14p/VQmdXwsf/I2wGjUA==
   dependencies:
-    ip "^1.1.0"
-    safe-buffer "^5.0.1"
+    ip "^1.1.5"
 
 dns-txt@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"
@@ -708,7 +715,7 @@ freelist@^1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/freelist/-/freelist-1.0.3.tgz#006775509f3935701784d3ed2fc9f12c9df1bab2"
   integrity sha1-AGd1UJ85NXAXhNPtL8nxLJ3xurI=
 
-fs-chunk-store@^2.0.2:
+fs-chunk-store@^2.0.3:
   version "2.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fs-chunk-store/-/fs-chunk-store-2.0.3.tgz#21e51f1833a84a07cb5e911d058dae084030375a"
   integrity sha512-qQi93nHX3880gtoQPt1hKQcuYBNVfCbMk8OVRDqR0cJ0riheELW25ry9yl7pII8E9gOAONTGKBD5N/zGHFSVQg==
@@ -751,11 +758,6 @@ get-browser-rtc@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-browser-rtc/-/get-browser-rtc-1.1.0.tgz#d1494e299b00f33fc8e9d6d3343ba4ba99711a2c"
   integrity sha512-MghbMJ61EJrRsDe7w1Bvqt3ZsBuqhce5nrn/XAwgwOXhcsz53/ltdxOse1h/8eKXj5slzxdsz56g5rzOFSGwfQ==
 
-get-stdin@^7.0.0:
-  version "7.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stdin/-/get-stdin-7.0.0.tgz#8d5de98f15171a125c5e516643c7a6d0ea8a96f6"
-  integrity sha512-zRKcywvrXlXsA0v0i9Io4KDRaAw7+a1ZpjRwl9Wox8PFlVCCHra7E9c4kqXCoCM9nR5tBkaTTZRBoCm60bFqTQ==
-
 get-stdin@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stdin/-/get-stdin-8.0.0.tgz#cbad6a73feb75f6eeb22ba9e01f89aa28aa97a53"
@@ -767,9 +769,9 @@ get-stream@^3.0.0:
   integrity sha1-jpQ9E1jcN1VQVOy+LtsFqhdO3hQ=
 
 glob@^7.1.3:
-  version "7.1.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-7.1.6.tgz#141f33b81a7c2492e125594307480c46679278a6"
-  integrity sha512-LwaxwyZ72Lk7vZINtNNrywX0ZuLyStrdDtabefZKAY5ZGJhVtgdznluResxNmPitE0SAO+O26sWTHeKSI2wMBA==
+  version "7.1.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-7.1.7.tgz#3b193e9233f01d42d0b3f78294bbeeb418f94a90"
+  integrity sha512-OvD9ENzPLbegENnYP5UUfJIirTg4+XwMWGaQfQTY0JenxNvvIKP3U3/tAQSPIu/lHxXYSZmpXlUHeqAIdKzBLQ==
   dependencies:
     fs.realpath "^1.0.0"
     inflight "^1.0.4"
@@ -824,18 +826,18 @@ ieee754@^1.2.1:
   integrity sha512-dcyqhDvX1C46lXZcVqCpK+FtMRQVdIMN6/Df5js2zouUsqG7I6sFxitIC+7KYK29KdXOLHdu9zL4sFnoVQnqaA==
 
 ignore-walk@^3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ignore-walk/-/ignore-walk-3.0.3.tgz#017e2447184bfeade7c238e4aefdd1e8f95b1e37"
-  integrity sha512-m7o6xuOaT1aqheYHKf8W6J5pYH85ZI9w077erOzLje3JsB1gkafkAhHHY19dqjulgIZHFm32Cp5uNZgcQqdJKw==
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ignore-walk/-/ignore-walk-3.0.4.tgz#c9a09f69b7c7b479a5d74ac1a3c0d4236d2a6335"
+  integrity sha512-PY6Ii8o1jMRA1z4F2hRkH/xN59ox43DavKvD3oDpfurRlOJyAHpifIwpbdv1n4jt4ov0jSpw3kQ4GhJnpBL6WQ==
   dependencies:
     minimatch "^3.0.4"
 
-immediate-chunk-store@^2.1.1:
-  version "2.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/immediate-chunk-store/-/immediate-chunk-store-2.1.1.tgz#4b9f001beaab38d62e4aae630ec7ffb98be805ce"
-  integrity sha512-y5AxkxqpPTj2dkaAEkDnrMuSX4JNicXHD6yTpLfFnflVejL6yJpzf27obrnlf2PSSQiWUf3735Y9tJEjxvqnoA==
+immediate-chunk-store@^2.2.0:
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/immediate-chunk-store/-/immediate-chunk-store-2.2.0.tgz#f56d30ecc7171f6cfcf632b0eb8395a89f92c03c"
+  integrity sha512-1bHBna0hCa6arRXicu91IiL9RvvkbNYLVq+mzWdaLGZC3hXvX4doh8e1dLhMKez5siu63CYgO5NrGJbRX5lbPA==
   dependencies:
-    queue-microtask "^1.2.0"
+    queue-microtask "^1.2.3"
 
 imurmurhash@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"
@@ -867,15 +869,15 @@ ip-set@^2.1.0:
   dependencies:
     ip "^1.1.5"
 
-ip@^1.0.1, ip@^1.1.0, ip@^1.1.5:
+ip@^1.0.1, ip@^1.1.5:
   version "1.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ip/-/ip-1.1.5.tgz#bdded70114290828c0a039e72ef25f5aaec4354a"
   integrity sha1-vd7XARQpCCjAoDnnLvJfWq7ENUo=
 
 "ipaddr.js@>= 0.1.5":
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-2.0.0.tgz#77ccccc8063ae71ab65c55f21b090698e763fc6e"
-  integrity sha512-S54H9mIj0rbxRIyrDMEuuER86LdlgUg9FSeZ8duQb6CUG2iRrA36MYVQBSprTF/ZeAwvyQ5mDGuNvIPM0BIl3w==
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-2.0.1.tgz#eca256a7a877e917aeb368b0a7497ddf42ef81c0"
+  integrity sha512-1qTgH9NG+IIJ4yfKs2e6Pp1bZg8wbDbKHT21HrLIeYBTRLgMYKnMTPAuI3Lcs61nfx5h1xlXnbJtH1kX5/d/ng==
 
 ipaddr.js@^1.0.1:
   version "1.9.1"
@@ -892,7 +894,7 @@ is-ascii@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-ascii/-/is-ascii-1.0.0.tgz#f02ad0259a0921cd199ff21ce1b09e0f6b4e3929"
   integrity sha1-8CrQJZoJIc0Zn/Ic4bCeD2tOOSk=
 
-is-docker@^2.0.0:
+is-docker@^2.0.0, is-docker@^2.1.1:
   version "2.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-docker/-/is-docker-2.2.1.tgz#33eeabe23cfe86f14bde4408a02c0cfb853acdaa"
   integrity sha512-F+i2BKsFrH66iaUFc0woD8sLy8getkwTwtOBjvs56Cx4CgJDeKQeqfz8wAYiSb8JOprWhHH5p77PbmYCvvUuXQ==
@@ -934,7 +936,7 @@ is-typedarray@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-typedarray/-/is-typedarray-1.0.0.tgz#e479c80858df0c1b11ddda6940f96011fcda4a9a"
   integrity sha1-5HnICFjfDBsR3dppQPlgEfzaSpo=
 
-is-wsl@^2.1.1:
+is-wsl@^2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-2.2.0.tgz#74a4c76e77ca9fd3f932f290c17ea326cd157271"
   integrity sha512-fKzAra0rGJUUBwGBgNkHZuToZcn+TtXHpeCgmkMJMMYx1sQDYaCSyjJBSCa2nH1DGm7s3n1oBnohoVTBaN7Lww==
@@ -1002,7 +1004,7 @@ lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.1.6.tgz#1c00c743b433cd0a4e80758f7b64a57440d9ff00"
   integrity sha1-HADHQ7QzzQpOgHWPe2SldEDZ/wA=
 
-load-ip-set@^2.1.2:
+load-ip-set@^2.2.1:
   version "2.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/load-ip-set/-/load-ip-set-2.2.1.tgz#9496ab8aa14ebf81aeb7c8bb38e7abdf50af3563"
   integrity sha512-G3hQXehU2LTOp52e+lPffpK4EvidfjwbvHaGqmFcp4ptiZagR4xFdL+D08kMX906dxeqZyWhfonEjdUxrWcldg==
@@ -1035,20 +1037,20 @@ lru@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     inherits "^2.0.1"
 
-magnet-uri@^5.1.3:
-  version "5.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/magnet-uri/-/magnet-uri-5.4.0.tgz#5c64d3b8853eafb2f31840df09fbfc90c00f0e1d"
-  integrity sha512-ZpqciThlbvE6KkyT5oxAup/6CwjePw1hdtR8NU5+vq2hn9Sp5b7w3bRiJRvo9fMHUj2dWSuVCdkqt9p4ed1V9Q==
+lt_donthave@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lt_donthave/-/lt_donthave-1.0.1.tgz#a160e08bdf15b9e092172063688855a6c031d8b3"
+  integrity sha512-PfOXfDN9GnUjlNHjjxKQuMxPC8s12iSrnmg+Ff1BU1uLn7S1BFAKzpZCu6Gwg3WsCUvTZrZoDSHvy6B/j+N4/Q==
   dependencies:
-    bep53-range "^1.0.0"
-    thirty-two "^1.0.2"
+    debug "^4.2.0"
+    unordered-array-remove "^1.0.2"
 
 magnet-uri@^6.0.0:
-  version "6.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/magnet-uri/-/magnet-uri-6.1.0.tgz#fe73026ba1ee77c955097a4979d1003f4fb7ecf7"
-  integrity sha512-731qLviHaqN/Ni96wm6gNKuvoip+QHWTznjHNz/4qDlsHh3/CWJoL8fZ18IIRhGJgnWoKJp8RVE5lZvQ60Khhw==
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/magnet-uri/-/magnet-uri-6.2.0.tgz#10f7be050bf23452df210838239b118463c3eeff"
+  integrity sha512-O9AgdDwT771fnUj0giPYu/rACpz8173y8UXCSOdLITjOVfBenZ9H9q3FqQmveK+ORUMuD+BkKNSZP8C3+IMAKQ==
   dependencies:
-    bep53-range "^1.0.0"
+    bep53-range "^1.1.0"
     thirty-two "^1.0.2"
 
 make-dir@^3.0.0:
@@ -1084,19 +1086,19 @@ mediasource@^2.2.2, mediasource@^2.4.0:
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
     to-arraybuffer "^1.0.1"
 
-memory-chunk-store@^1.3.1:
-  version "1.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memory-chunk-store/-/memory-chunk-store-1.3.2.tgz#3bde573c957c0260d8116e6e2c0ce62ff2032894"
-  integrity sha512-EBcbwpdQlzT5aNV0FTT+RAfh1cGEssjiCcRGcTk57mKsnZlRMOtH4Cfk/AqQnkz8xP2dUF+/lgpmErSGwwE1FA==
+memory-chunk-store@^1.3.5:
+  version "1.3.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memory-chunk-store/-/memory-chunk-store-1.3.5.tgz#700f712415895600bc5466007333efa19f1de07c"
+  integrity sha512-E1Xc1U4ifk/FkC2ZsWhCaW1xg9HbE/OBmQTLe2Tr9c27YPSLbW7kw1cnb3kQWD1rDtErFJHa7mB9EVrs7aTx9g==
   dependencies:
-    queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
+    queue-microtask "^1.2.3"
 
 mime@^1.3.4:
   version "1.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime/-/mime-1.6.0.tgz#32cd9e5c64553bd58d19a568af452acff04981b1"
   integrity sha512-x0Vn8spI+wuJ1O6S7gnbaQg8Pxh4NNHb7KSINmEWKiPE4RKOplvijn+NkmYmmRgP68mc70j2EbeTFRsrswaQeg==
 
-mime@^2.4.1, mime@^2.4.6, mime@^2.5.0:
+mime@^2.4.1, mime@^2.4.6, mime@^2.5.2:
   version "2.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime/-/mime-2.5.2.tgz#6e3dc6cc2b9510643830e5f19d5cb753da5eeabe"
   integrity sha512-tqkh47FzKeCPD2PUiPB6pkbMzsCasjxAfC62/Wap5qrUWcb+sFasXUC5I3gYM5iBM8v/Qpn4UK0x+j0iHyFPDg==
@@ -1106,11 +1108,6 @@ mimic-response@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-response/-/mimic-response-1.0.1.tgz#4923538878eef42063cb8a3e3b0798781487ab1b"
   integrity sha512-j5EctnkH7amfV/q5Hgmoal1g2QHFJRraOtmx0JpIqkxhBhI/lJSl1nMpQ45hVarwNETOoWEimndZ4QK0RHxuxQ==
 
-mimic-response@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-response/-/mimic-response-2.1.0.tgz#d13763d35f613d09ec37ebb30bac0469c0ee8f43"
-  integrity sha512-wXqjST+SLt7R009ySCglWBCFpjUygmCIfD790/kVbiGmUgfYGuB14PiTd5DwVxSV4NcYHjzMkoj5LjQZwTQLEA==
-
 mimic-response@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mimic-response/-/mimic-response-3.1.0.tgz#2d1d59af9c1b129815accc2c46a022a5ce1fa3c9"
@@ -1192,12 +1189,12 @@ ms@^2.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz#574c8138ce1d2b5861f0b44579dbadd60c6615b2"
   integrity sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==
 
-multicast-dns@^6.0.1:
-  version "6.2.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/multicast-dns/-/multicast-dns-6.2.3.tgz#a0ec7bd9055c4282f790c3c82f4e28db3b31b229"
-  integrity sha512-ji6J5enbMyGRHIAkAOu3WdV8nggqviKCEKtXcOqfphZZtQrmHKycfynJ2V7eVPUA4NhJ6V7Wf4TmGbTwKE9B6g==
+multicast-dns@^7.2.2:
+  version "7.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/multicast-dns/-/multicast-dns-7.2.3.tgz#cbd07571dda41807b36f71067681f19e85ccc2cd"
+  integrity sha512-TzxgGSLRLB7tqAlzjgd2x2ZE0cDsGFq4rs9W4yE5xp+7hlRXeUQGtXZsTGfGw2FwWB45rfe8DtXMYBpZGMLUng==
   dependencies:
-    dns-packet "^1.3.1"
+    dns-packet "^5.2.2"
     thunky "^1.0.2"
 
 multistream@^4.0.1, multistream@^4.1.0:
@@ -1295,9 +1292,9 @@ nopt@^4.0.1:
     osenv "^0.1.4"
 
 npm-bundled@^1.0.1:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/npm-bundled/-/npm-bundled-1.1.1.tgz#1edd570865a94cdb1bc8220775e29466c9fb234b"
-  integrity sha512-gqkfgGePhTpAEgUsGEgcq1rqPXA+tv/aVBlgEzfXwA1yiUJF7xtEt3CtVwOjNYQOVknDk0F20w58Fnm3EtG0fA==
+  version "1.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/npm-bundled/-/npm-bundled-1.1.2.tgz#944c78789bd739035b70baa2ca5cc32b8d860bc1"
+  integrity sha512-x5DHup0SuyQcmL3s7Rx/YQ8sbw/Hzg0rj48eN0dV7hf5cmQq5PXIeioroH3raV1QC1yh3uTYuMThvEQF3iKgGQ==
   dependencies:
     npm-normalize-package-bin "^1.0.1"
 
@@ -1356,13 +1353,14 @@ once@^1.3.0, once@^1.3.1, once@^1.4.0:
   dependencies:
     wrappy "1"
 
-open@^7.1.0:
-  version "7.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-7.4.2.tgz#b8147e26dcf3e426316c730089fd71edd29c2321"
-  integrity sha512-MVHddDVweXZF3awtlAS+6pgKLlm/JgxZ90+/NBurBoQctVOOB/zDdVjcyPzQ+0laDGbsWgrRkflI65sQeOgT9Q==
+open@^8.0.0:
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-8.2.0.tgz#d6a4788b00009a9d60df471ecb89842a15fdcfc1"
+  integrity sha512-O8uInONB4asyY3qUcEytpgwxQG3O0fJ/hlssoUHsBboOIRVZzT6Wq+Rwj5nffbeUhOdMjpXeISpDDzHCMRDuOQ==
   dependencies:
-    is-docker "^2.0.0"
-    is-wsl "^2.1.1"
+    define-lazy-prop "^2.0.0"
+    is-docker "^2.1.1"
+    is-wsl "^2.2.0"
 
 os-homedir@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
@@ -1404,19 +1402,7 @@ parse-json@^5.0.0:
     json-parse-even-better-errors "^2.3.0"
     lines-and-columns "^1.1.6"
 
-parse-torrent@^7.1.3:
-  version "7.1.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-torrent/-/parse-torrent-7.1.3.tgz#5981a0d9381b16297a7af053763068e8da5c9610"
-  integrity sha512-to8zT7+o6bVTyP35r2QgG1svuFGMFO1mE6ri1oWHgL9tlgnOtfjmfHmA3mOuP9HTIU/8OiZw0NG5zbyqVLxhvA==
-  dependencies:
-    bencode "^2.0.0"
-    blob-to-buffer "^1.2.6"
-    get-stdin "^7.0.0"
-    magnet-uri "^5.1.3"
-    simple-get "^3.0.1"
-    simple-sha1 "^3.0.0"
-
-parse-torrent@^9.1.1:
+parse-torrent@^9.0.0, parse-torrent@^9.1.3:
   version "9.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/parse-torrent/-/parse-torrent-9.1.3.tgz#9b4bc8dca243b356bf449938d6d38a259a2a707c"
   integrity sha512-/Yr951CvJM8S6TjMaqrsmMxeQEAjDeCX+MZ3hGXXc7DG2wqzp/rzOsHtDzIVqN6NsFRCqy6wYLF/W7Sgvq7bXw==
@@ -1468,9 +1454,9 @@ process-nextick-args@~2.0.0:
   integrity sha512-3ouUOpQhtgrbOa17J7+uxOTpITYWaGP7/AhoR3+A+/1e9skrzelGi/dXzEYyvbxubEF6Wn2ypscTKiKJFFn1ag==
 
 protobufjs@^6.8.8:
-  version "6.10.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-6.10.2.tgz#b9cb6bd8ec8f87514592ba3fdfd28e93f33a469b"
-  integrity sha512-27yj+04uF6ya9l+qfpH187aqEzfCF4+Uit0I9ZBQVqK09hk/SQzKa2MUqUpXaVa7LOFRg1TSSr3lVxGOk6c0SQ==
+  version "6.11.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protobufjs/-/protobufjs-6.11.2.tgz#de39fabd4ed32beaa08e9bb1e30d08544c1edf8b"
+  integrity sha512-4BQJoPooKJl2G9j3XftkIXjoC9C0Av2NOrWmbLWT1vH32GcSUHjM0Arra6UfTsVyfMAuFzaLucXn1sadxJydAw==
   dependencies:
     "@protobufjs/aspromise" "^1.1.2"
     "@protobufjs/base64" "^1.1.2"
@@ -1483,7 +1469,7 @@ protobufjs@^6.8.8:
     "@protobufjs/pool" "^1.1.0"
     "@protobufjs/utf8" "^1.1.0"
     "@types/long" "^4.0.1"
-    "@types/node" "^13.7.0"
+    "@types/node" ">=13.7.0"
     long "^4.0.0"
 
 pump@^3.0.0:
@@ -1499,7 +1485,7 @@ qap@^3.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qap/-/qap-3.3.1.tgz#11f9e8fa8890fe7cb99210c0f44d0613b7372cac"
   integrity sha1-Efno+oiQ/ny5khDA9E0GE7c3LKw=
 
-queue-microtask@^1.2.0, queue-microtask@^1.2.2, queue-microtask@^1.2.3:
+queue-microtask@^1.2.2, queue-microtask@^1.2.3:
   version "1.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/queue-microtask/-/queue-microtask-1.2.3.tgz#4929228bbc724dfac43e0efb058caf7b6cfb6243"
   integrity sha512-NuaNSa6flKT5JaSYQzJok04JzTL1CA6aGhv5rfLW3PgqA+M2ChpZQnAC8h8i4ZFkBS8X5RqkDBHA7r4hej3K9A==
@@ -1543,6 +1529,11 @@ range-slice-stream@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     readable-stream "^3.0.2"
 
+rc4@^0.1.5:
+  version "0.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rc4/-/rc4-0.1.5.tgz#08c6e04a0168f6eb621c22ab6cb1151bd9f4a64d"
+  integrity sha1-CMbgSgFo9utiHCKrbLEVG9n0pk0=
+
 rc@^1.2.7:
   version "1.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rc/-/rc-1.2.8.tgz#cd924bf5200a075b83c188cd6b9e211b7fc0d3ed"
@@ -1576,9 +1567,9 @@ readable-stream@^3.0.2, readable-stream@^3.0.6, readable-stream@^3.4.0, readable
     util-deprecate "^1.0.1"
 
 record-cache@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/record-cache/-/record-cache-1.1.0.tgz#f8a467a691a469584b26e88d36b18afdb3932037"
-  integrity sha512-u8rbtLEJV7HRacl/ZYwSBFD8NFyB3PfTTfGLP37IW3hftQCwu6z4Q2RLyxo1YJUNRTEzJfpLpGwVuEYdaIkG9Q==
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/record-cache/-/record-cache-1.1.1.tgz#ba3088a489f50491a4af7b14d410822c394fb811"
+  integrity sha512-L5hZlgWc7CmGbztnemQoKE1bLu9rtI2skOB0ttE4C5+TVszLE8Rd0YLTROSgvXKLAqPumS/soyN5tJW5wJLmJQ==
 
 render-media@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
@@ -1605,31 +1596,31 @@ rimraf@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.1.3"
 
-run-parallel-limit@^1.0.6:
+run-parallel-limit@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/run-parallel-limit/-/run-parallel-limit-1.1.0.tgz#be80e936f5768623a38a963262d6bef8ff11e7ba"
   integrity sha512-jJA7irRNM91jaKc3Hcl1npHsFLOXOoTkPCUL1JEa1R82O2miplXXRaGdjW/KM/98YQWDhJLiSs793CnXfblJUw==
   dependencies:
     queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
 
-run-parallel@^1.1.10, run-parallel@^1.1.2, run-parallel@^1.1.6, run-parallel@^1.1.9:
+run-parallel@^1.1.10, run-parallel@^1.1.2, run-parallel@^1.1.6, run-parallel@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/run-parallel/-/run-parallel-1.2.0.tgz#66d1368da7bdf921eb9d95bd1a9229e7f21a43ee"
   integrity sha512-5l4VyZR86LZ/lDxZTR6jqL8AFE2S0IFLMP26AbjsLVADxHdhB/c0GUsH+y39UfCi3dzz8OlQuPmnaJOMoDHQBA==
   dependencies:
     queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
 
-run-series@^1.1.8, run-series@^1.1.9:
+run-series@^1.1.9:
   version "1.1.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/run-series/-/run-series-1.1.9.tgz#15ba9cb90e6a6c054e67c98e1dc063df0ecc113a"
   integrity sha512-Arc4hUN896vjkqCYrUXquBFtRZdv1PfLbTYP71efP6butxyQ0kWpiNJyAgsxscmQg1cqvHY32/UCBzXedTpU2g==
 
 rusha@^0.8.13:
-  version "0.8.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rusha/-/rusha-0.8.13.tgz#9a084e7b860b17bff3015b92c67a6a336191513a"
-  integrity sha1-mghOe4YLF7/zAVuSxnpqM2GRUTo=
+  version "0.8.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rusha/-/rusha-0.8.14.tgz#a977d0de9428406138b7bb90d3de5dcd024e2f68"
+  integrity sha512-cLgakCUf6PedEu15t8kbsjnwIFFR2D4RfL+W3iWFJ4iac7z4B0ZI8fxy4R3J956kAI68HclCFGL8MPoUVC3qVA==
 
-safe-buffer@^5.0.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@^5.1.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.2, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
+safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@^5.1.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.2, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
   version "5.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz#1eaf9fa9bdb1fdd4ec75f58f9cdb4e6b7827eec6"
   integrity sha512-rp3So07KcdmmKbGvgaNxQSJr7bGVSVk5S9Eq1F+ppbRo70+YeaDxkw5Dd8NPN+GD6bjnYm2VuPuCXmpuYvmCXQ==
@@ -1705,15 +1696,6 @@ simple-get@^2.0.0, simple-get@^2.1.0:
     once "^1.3.1"
     simple-concat "^1.0.0"
 
-simple-get@^3.0.1:
-  version "3.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-get/-/simple-get-3.1.0.tgz#b45be062435e50d159540b576202ceec40b9c6b3"
-  integrity sha512-bCR6cP+aTdScaQCnQKbPKtJOKDp/hj9EDLJo3Nw4y1QksqaovlW/bnptB6/c1e+qmNIDHRK+oXFDdEqBT8WzUA==
-  dependencies:
-    decompress-response "^4.2.0"
-    once "^1.3.1"
-    simple-concat "^1.0.0"
-
 simple-get@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-get/-/simple-get-4.0.0.tgz#73fa628278d21de83dadd5512d2cc1f4872bd675"
@@ -1723,7 +1705,7 @@ simple-get@^4.0.0:
     once "^1.3.1"
     simple-concat "^1.0.0"
 
-simple-peer@^9.7.1, simple-peer@^9.9.3:
+simple-peer@^9.11.0:
   version "9.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-peer/-/simple-peer-9.11.0.tgz#e8d27609c7a610c3ddd75767da868e8daab67571"
   integrity sha512-qvdNu/dGMHBm2uQ7oLhQBMhYlrOZC1ywXNCH/i8I4etxR1vrjCnU6ZSQBptndB1gcakjo2+w4OHo7Sjza1SHxg==
@@ -1736,7 +1718,7 @@ simple-peer@^9.7.1, simple-peer@^9.9.3:
     randombytes "^2.1.0"
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
 
-simple-sha1@^3.0.0, simple-sha1@^3.0.1:
+simple-sha1@^3.0.0, simple-sha1@^3.0.1, simple-sha1@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-sha1/-/simple-sha1-3.1.0.tgz#40cac8436dfaf9924332fc46a5c7bca45f656131"
   integrity sha512-ArTptMRC1v08H8ihPD6l0wesKvMfF9e8XL5rIHPanI7kGOsSsbY514MwVu6X1PITHCTB2F08zB7cyEbfc4wQjg==
@@ -1744,7 +1726,7 @@ simple-sha1@^3.0.0, simple-sha1@^3.0.1:
     queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
     rusha "^0.8.13"
 
-simple-websocket@^9.0.0:
+simple-websocket@^9.1.0:
   version "9.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-websocket/-/simple-websocket-9.1.0.tgz#91cbb39eafefbe7e66979da6c639109352786a7f"
   integrity sha512-8MJPnjRN6A8UCp1I+H/dSFyjwJhp6wta4hsVRhjf8w9qBHRzxYt14RaOcjvQnhD1N4yKOddEjflwMnQM4VtXjQ==
@@ -1819,7 +1801,7 @@ string-width@^4.2.0:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
-string2compact@^1.2.5, string2compact@^1.3.0:
+string2compact@^1.3.0:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string2compact/-/string2compact-1.3.0.tgz#22d946127b082d1203c51316af60117a337423c3"
   integrity sha512-004ulKKANDuQilQsNxy2lisrpMG0qUJxBU+2YCEF7KziRyNR0Nredm2qk0f1V82nva59H3y9GWeHXE63HzGRFw==
@@ -1938,7 +1920,7 @@ torrent-discovery@^9.4.0:
     debug "^4.0.0"
     run-parallel "^1.1.2"
 
-torrent-piece@^2.0.0:
+torrent-piece@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/torrent-piece/-/torrent-piece-2.0.1.tgz#a1a50fffa589d9bf9560e38837230708bc3afdc6"
   integrity sha512-JLSOyvQVLI6JTWqioY4vFL0JkEUKQcaHQsU3loxkCvPTSttw8ePs2tFwsP4XIjw99Fz8EdOzt/4faykcbnPbCQ==
@@ -2011,19 +1993,19 @@ ut_metadata@^3.5.2:
     debug "^4.2.0"
     simple-sha1 "^3.0.1"
 
-ut_pex@^2.0.1:
-  version "2.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ut_pex/-/ut_pex-2.0.1.tgz#30d3cc19ee32f9513b06ed2b03851ba508566da1"
-  integrity sha512-kI1/y1IhbuTqjyVqekSZCd3afPQTpdIRCrON1WXc9jGdcIAaze3FAoZ1ssYJmGBuJbdg7LQO42daJGCaoRXl+A==
+ut_pex@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ut_pex/-/ut_pex-3.0.1.tgz#fb8b6e066f8f6f6de3e6b3e28e7d18e697be5854"
+  integrity sha512-t1MHIDHSISgOJcmq8UM6Qv9/hRQYVaUvzqSNnXa5ATDbS9hXfhBpyBo2HcSyJtwPSHsmMtNui8G6yKirwJ8vow==
   dependencies:
-    bencode "^2.0.0"
-    compact2string "^1.2.0"
-    string2compact "^1.2.5"
+    bencode "^2.0.1"
+    compact2string "^1.4.1"
+    string2compact "^1.3.0"
 
-utf-8-validate@^5.0.2:
-  version "5.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utf-8-validate/-/utf-8-validate-5.0.4.tgz#72a1735983ddf7a05a43a9c6b67c5ce1c910f9b8"
-  integrity sha512-MEF05cPSq3AwJ2C7B7sHAA6i53vONoZbMGX8My5auEVm6W+dJ2Jd/TZPyGJ5CH42V2XtbI5FD28HeHeqlPzZ3Q==
+utf-8-validate@^5.0.5:
+  version "5.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utf-8-validate/-/utf-8-validate-5.0.5.tgz#dd32c2e82c72002dc9f02eb67ba6761f43456ca1"
+  integrity sha512-+pnxRYsS/axEpkrrEpzYfNZGXp0IjC/9RIxwM5gntY4Koi8SHmUGSfxfWqxZdRxrtaoVstuOzUp/rbs3JSPELQ==
   dependencies:
     node-gyp-build "^4.2.0"
 
@@ -2032,10 +2014,10 @@ util-deprecate@^1.0.1, util-deprecate@~1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz#450d4dc9fa70de732762fbd2d4a28981419a0ccf"
   integrity sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8=
 
-utp-native@^2.3.0:
-  version "2.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utp-native/-/utp-native-2.4.0.tgz#7010de2134e9d767be0ec34e817c3300592befc0"
-  integrity sha512-jKwpFiEaDUuNH5S4vVk/+waAX+yA6f3Lw4flqOROH1ZE/jcT4mh0/hjIGSuPP9j9RbQcsBG6Fu6LaFk4ojXFxw==
+utp-native@^2.4.0:
+  version "2.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utp-native/-/utp-native-2.5.0.tgz#3d8321760108b30cb15391196c8cc93db85b61ce"
+  integrity sha512-HoHPE6gwLxC0xlpYJUl+Xw2sh809lhXx3TexHsb2/xY8vEd6NwuvAxOI/X27dBTc/TOT5diWUpCJWDaunkcVvA==
   dependencies:
     napi-macros "^2.0.0"
     node-gyp-build "^4.2.0"
@@ -2069,9 +2051,9 @@ webidl-conversions@^4.0.2:
   integrity sha512-YQ+BmxuTgd6UXZW3+ICGfyqRyHXVlD5GtQr5+qjiNW7bF0cqrzX500HVXPBOvgXb5YnzDd+h0zqyv61KUD7+Sg==
 
 webtorrent-cli@^3.2.0:
-  version "3.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webtorrent-cli/-/webtorrent-cli-3.2.1.tgz#a39e49fe7d8a4e3c00fe34d22f113f1e021c9bec"
-  integrity sha512-DHUtDymD5ZGv/h35FY4n9YdlHoNOy07X7ibexi+19AL/+MFdGuIIQEEnJQT/wA05mrzR6ubeJmcLXXqZISwLFQ==
+  version "3.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webtorrent-cli/-/webtorrent-cli-3.3.0.tgz#465e9fb82373c6b279904b5876d4745cb8ac6b43"
+  integrity sha512-E0gb1fXb8xNScgewQmvAmNLrnEto6MOaKlfzITVzR+bbU80LeV/YdrLw536ffcwiUv0arKQyfR/WIweBFrKWbg==
   dependencies:
     clivas "^0.2.0"
     common-tags "^1.8.0"
@@ -2083,11 +2065,11 @@ webtorrent-cli@^3.2.0:
     minimist "^1.2.5"
     moment "^2.27.0"
     network-address "^1.1.2"
-    open "^7.1.0"
-    parse-torrent "^7.1.3"
+    open "^8.0.0"
+    parse-torrent "^9.0.0"
     prettier-bytes "^1.0.4"
     vlc-command "^1.2.0"
-    webtorrent ">=0.108.6"
+    webtorrent "^1.0.0"
     winreg "^1.2.4"
   optionalDependencies:
     airplay-js "^0.3.0"
@@ -2095,63 +2077,64 @@ webtorrent-cli@^3.2.0:
     nodebmc "0.0.7"
 
 webtorrent-hybrid@^4.0.3:
-  version "4.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webtorrent-hybrid/-/webtorrent-hybrid-4.0.3.tgz#d47d47824e3f8c7a5a5a70cc1b5398059c7fbcc0"
-  integrity sha512-D8/Fmxt/xWUwrA/qJ5SrLDucOYE9B4AhWzuLgfP1y6ZlHI+Sl0PXnqblO1yT97odW0mPO12Qy+7fQM6vxXJMqA==
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webtorrent-hybrid/-/webtorrent-hybrid-4.1.0.tgz#86e397a8f051de225c60ce751f47d28a906cbfdc"
+  integrity sha512-IqRWVI+gXHjv/ybj3YK6Q4gJM1OaIgy3Nw3ec0iPS7TeBrG6R3yhfHupF39DIwyKFERZDnYoxVnxHOt8TAaucw==
   dependencies:
     create-torrent "^4.4.2"
-    webtorrent ">=0.111.0"
+    webtorrent "^1.0.0"
     webtorrent-cli "^3.2.0"
     wrtc "^0.4.6"
 
-webtorrent@>=0.108.6, webtorrent@>=0.111.0:
-  version "0.116.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webtorrent/-/webtorrent-0.116.2.tgz#5f7a851443947cf72ea09c4bca68371ea442a952"
-  integrity sha512-u6ctyPEwUvbFKZsT9HRU1Q+SSqKWoNMlXWbaPTUlGsPrNZ3mCCeHtn8Hcf61jr1e4hna5oQBtVjg2N5/2V8d9g==
+webtorrent@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webtorrent/-/webtorrent-1.0.0.tgz#1d8fd388726ca013feb17d2437b1b9df2d24b5e8"
+  integrity sha512-htwcY5OBOWL/OMwaw3xi1Mp2gE9k5UmGTKeO3n1ixQDH9QgeqqRlBJz2ZLEyOL8yN1FdS/D9z+ijm06bZ3oW5w==
   dependencies:
     addr-to-ip-port "^1.5.1"
     bitfield "^4.0.0"
     bittorrent-dht "^10.0.0"
-    bittorrent-protocol "^3.2.0"
+    bittorrent-protocol "^3.3.1"
     chrome-net "^3.3.4"
-    chunk-store-stream "^4.2.0"
+    chunk-store-stream "^4.3.0"
     cpus "^1.0.3"
-    create-torrent "^4.4.4"
+    create-torrent "^4.7.0"
     debug "^4.3.1"
     end-of-stream "^1.4.4"
     escape-html "^1.0.3"
-    fs-chunk-store "^2.0.2"
+    fs-chunk-store "^2.0.3"
     http-node "github:feross/http-node#webtorrent"
-    immediate-chunk-store "^2.1.1"
-    load-ip-set "^2.1.2"
-    memory-chunk-store "^1.3.1"
-    mime "^2.5.0"
+    immediate-chunk-store "^2.2.0"
+    load-ip-set "^2.2.1"
+    lt_donthave "^1.0.1"
+    memory-chunk-store "^1.3.5"
+    mime "^2.5.2"
     multistream "^4.1.0"
     package-json-versionify "^1.0.4"
-    parse-torrent "^9.1.1"
+    parse-torrent "^9.1.3"
     pump "^3.0.0"
-    queue-microtask "^1.2.2"
+    queue-microtask "^1.2.3"
     random-iterate "^1.0.1"
     randombytes "^2.1.0"
     range-parser "^1.2.1"
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
     render-media "^4.1.0"
-    run-parallel "^1.1.10"
-    run-parallel-limit "^1.0.6"
+    run-parallel "^1.2.0"
+    run-parallel-limit "^1.1.0"
     simple-concat "^1.0.1"
     simple-get "^4.0.0"
-    simple-peer "^9.9.3"
-    simple-sha1 "^3.0.1"
+    simple-peer "^9.11.0"
+    simple-sha1 "^3.1.0"
     speedometer "^1.1.0"
     stream-to-blob "^2.0.1"
     stream-to-blob-url "^3.0.2"
     stream-with-known-length-to-buffer "^1.0.4"
     torrent-discovery "^9.4.0"
-    torrent-piece "^2.0.0"
+    torrent-piece "^2.0.1"
     unordered-array-remove "^1.0.2"
     ut_metadata "^3.5.2"
-    ut_pex "^2.0.1"
-    utp-native "^2.3.0"
+    ut_pex "^3.0.0"
+    utp-native "^2.4.0"
 
 which@^1.2.9:
   version "1.3.1"
@@ -2208,10 +2191,10 @@ wrtc@^0.4.6:
   optionalDependencies:
     domexception "^1.0.1"
 
-ws@^7.3.0, ws@^7.4.2:
-  version "7.4.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.4.4.tgz#383bc9742cb202292c9077ceab6f6047b17f2d59"
-  integrity sha512-Qm8k8ojNQIMx7S+Zp8u/uHOx7Qazv3Yv4q68MiWWWOJhiwG5W3x7iqmRtJo8xxrciZUY4vRxUTJCKuRnF28ZZw==
+ws@^7.4.2, ws@^7.4.5:
+  version "7.4.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.4.6.tgz#5654ca8ecdeee47c33a9a4bf6d28e2be2980377c"
+  integrity sha512-YmhHDO4MzaDLB+M9ym/mDA5z0naX8j7SIlT8f8z+I0VtzsRbekxEutHSme7NPS2qE8StCYQNUnfWdXta/Yu85A==
 
 xml2js@^0.4.8:
   version "0.4.23"
diff --git a/server/types/models/moderation/abuse-message.ts b/server/types/models/abuse/abuse-message.ts
index 565eca706..565eca706 100644
--- a/server/types/models/moderation/abuse-message.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/abuse/abuse-message.ts
diff --git a/server/types/models/moderation/abuse.ts b/server/types/models/abuse/abuse.ts
index 6fd83684c..6fd83684c 100644
--- a/server/types/models/moderation/abuse.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/abuse/abuse.ts
diff --git a/server/types/models/moderation/index.ts b/server/types/models/abuse/index.ts
index 1ed91b249..1ed91b249 100644
--- a/server/types/models/moderation/index.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/abuse/index.ts
diff --git a/server/types/models/account/account.ts b/server/types/models/account/account.ts
index 9513acad8..984841291 100644
--- a/server/types/models/account/account.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/account/account.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { FunctionProperties, PickWith } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../../models/account/account'
-import { MChannelDefault } from '../video/video-channels'
-import { MAccountBlocklistId } from './account-blocklist'
 import {
   MActor,
   MActorAPAccount,
@@ -15,7 +13,9 @@ import {
   MActorSummary,
   MActorSummaryFormattable,
   MActorUrl
-} from './actor'
+} from '../actor'
+import { MChannelDefault } from '../video/video-channels'
+import { MAccountBlocklistId } from './account-blocklist'
 
 type Use<K extends keyof AccountModel, M> = PickWith<AccountModel, K, M>
 
diff --git a/server/types/models/account/actor-custom-page.ts b/server/types/models/account/actor-custom-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2cb8aa7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/types/models/account/actor-custom-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+import { ActorCustomPageModel } from '../../../models/account/actor-custom-page'
+
+export type MActorCustomPage = Omit<ActorCustomPageModel, 'Actor'>
diff --git a/server/types/models/account/index.ts b/server/types/models/account/index.ts
index e3fc00f94..9679c01e4 100644
--- a/server/types/models/account/index.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/account/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 export * from './account'
+export * from './actor-custom-page'
 export * from './account-blocklist'
-export * from './actor-follow'
-export * from './actor-image'
-export * from './actor'
diff --git a/server/types/models/account/actor-follow.ts b/server/types/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
index 8e19c6140..98a6ca8a5 100644
--- a/server/types/models/account/actor-follow.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/actor/actor-follow.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { PickWith } from '@shared/core-utils'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import {
   MActor,
   MActorChannelAccountActor,
diff --git a/server/types/models/account/actor-image.ts b/server/types/models/actor/actor-image.ts
index e59f8b141..89adb01ae 100644
--- a/server/types/models/account/actor-image.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/actor/actor-image.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../../../models/account/actor-image'
 import { FunctionProperties } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-image'
 
 export type MActorImage = ActorImageModel
 
diff --git a/server/types/models/account/actor.ts b/server/types/models/actor/actor.ts
index 0b620872e..b3a70cbce 100644
--- a/server/types/models/account/actor.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/actor/actor.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-
 import { FunctionProperties, PickWith, PickWithOpt } from '@shared/core-utils'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { MAccount, MAccountDefault, MAccountId, MAccountIdActor } from '../account'
 import { MServer, MServerHost, MServerHostBlocks, MServerRedundancyAllowed } from '../server'
 import { MChannel, MChannelAccountActor, MChannelAccountDefault, MChannelId, MChannelIdActor } from '../video'
-import { MAccount, MAccountDefault, MAccountId, MAccountIdActor } from './account'
 import { MActorImage, MActorImageFormattable } from './actor-image'
 
 type Use<K extends keyof ActorModel, M> = PickWith<ActorModel, K, M>
diff --git a/server/types/models/actor/index.ts b/server/types/models/actor/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b27815255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/types/models/actor/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from './actor-follow'
+export * from './actor-image'
+export * from './actor'
diff --git a/server/types/models/index.ts b/server/types/models/index.ts
index b4fdb1ff3..704cb9844 100644
--- a/server/types/models/index.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+export * from './abuse'
 export * from './account'
+export * from './actor'
 export * from './application'
-export * from './moderation'
 export * from './oauth'
 export * from './server'
 export * from './user'
diff --git a/server/types/models/user/user-notification-setting.ts b/server/types/models/user/user-notification-setting.ts
index c674add1b..d1db645e7 100644
--- a/server/types/models/user/user-notification-setting.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/user/user-notification-setting.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '@server/models/account/user-notification-setting'
+import { UserNotificationSettingModel } from '@server/models/user/user-notification-setting'
 
 export type MNotificationSetting = Omit<UserNotificationSettingModel, 'User'>
 
diff --git a/server/types/models/user/user-notification.ts b/server/types/models/user/user-notification.ts
index 7ebb0485d..918614dd1 100644
--- a/server/types/models/user/user-notification.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/user/user-notification.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { VideoAbuseModel } from '@server/models/abuse/video-abuse'
 import { VideoCommentAbuseModel } from '@server/models/abuse/video-comment-abuse'
 import { ApplicationModel } from '@server/models/application/application'
 import { PluginModel } from '@server/models/server/plugin'
+import { UserNotificationModel } from '@server/models/user/user-notification'
 import { PickWith, PickWithOpt } from '@shared/core-utils'
 import { AbuseModel } from '../../../models/abuse/abuse'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../../models/account/account'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../../../models/account/actor-image'
-import { UserNotificationModel } from '../../../models/account/user-notification'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-follow'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor-image'
 import { ServerModel } from '../../../models/server/server'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoBlacklistModel } from '../../../models/video/video-blacklist'
diff --git a/server/types/models/user/user-video-history.ts b/server/types/models/user/user-video-history.ts
index 62673ab1b..34e2930e7 100644
--- a/server/types/models/user/user-video-history.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/user/user-video-history.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/account/user-video-history'
+import { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/user/user-video-history'
 
 export type MUserVideoHistory = Omit<UserVideoHistoryModel, 'Video' | 'User'>
 
diff --git a/server/types/models/user/user.ts b/server/types/models/user/user.ts
index fa7de9c52..f79220e11 100644
--- a/server/types/models/user/user.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/user/user.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AccountModel } from '@server/models/account/account'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 import { MVideoPlaylist } from '@server/types/models'
 import { PickWith, PickWithOpt } from '@shared/core-utils'
-import { UserModel } from '../../../models/account/user'
 import {
   MAccount,
   MAccountDefault,
diff --git a/server/types/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts b/server/types/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
index 5d2936000..39fd73501 100644
--- a/server/types/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 import { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from '../../../models/video/schedule-video-update'
-import { PickWith } from '@shared/core-utils'
-import { MVideoAPWithoutCaption, MVideoWithBlacklistLight } from './video'
-
-type Use<K extends keyof ScheduleVideoUpdateModel, M> = PickWith<ScheduleVideoUpdateModel, K, M>
 
 // ############################################################################
 
@@ -10,10 +6,6 @@ export type MScheduleVideoUpdate = Omit<ScheduleVideoUpdateModel, 'Video'>
 
 // ############################################################################
 
-export type MScheduleVideoUpdateVideoAll =
-  MScheduleVideoUpdate &
-  Use<'Video', MVideoAPWithoutCaption & MVideoWithBlacklistLight>
-
 // Format for API or AP object
 
 export type MScheduleVideoUpdateFormattable = Pick<MScheduleVideoUpdate, 'updateAt' | 'privacy'>
diff --git a/server/types/models/video/video-channels.ts b/server/types/models/video/video-channels.ts
index f577807ca..c147567d9 100644
--- a/server/types/models/video/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/video/video-channels.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import {
   MAccountSummaryBlocks,
   MAccountSummaryFormattable,
   MAccountUrl,
-  MAccountUserId,
+  MAccountUserId
+} from '../account'
+import {
   MActor,
   MActorAccountChannelId,
   MActorAPChannel,
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   MActorSummary,
   MActorSummaryFormattable,
   MActorUrl
-} from '../account'
+} from '../actor'
 import { MVideo } from './video'
 
 type Use<K extends keyof VideoChannelModel, M> = PickWith<VideoChannelModel, K, M>
diff --git a/server/types/models/video/video-playlist.ts b/server/types/models/video/video-playlist.ts
index 79e2daebf..2f9537cf5 100644
--- a/server/types/models/video/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/video/video-playlist.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export type MVideoPlaylistAccountChannelDefault =
 // With all associations
 
 export type MVideoPlaylistFull =
-  MVideoPlaylist &
+  MVideoPlaylistVideosLength &
   Use<'OwnerAccount', MAccountDefault> &
   Use<'VideoChannel', MChannelDefault> &
   Use<'Thumbnail', MThumbnail>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export type MVideoPlaylistAccountChannelSummary =
   Use<'VideoChannel', MChannelSummary>
 
 export type MVideoPlaylistFullSummary =
-  MVideoPlaylist &
+  MVideoPlaylistVideosLength &
   Use<'Thumbnail', MThumbnail> &
   Use<'OwnerAccount', MAccountSummary> &
   Use<'VideoChannel', MChannelSummary>
diff --git a/server/types/models/video/video-share.ts b/server/types/models/video/video-share.ts
index b7a783bb6..78f44e58c 100644
--- a/server/types/models/video/video-share.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/video/video-share.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
 import { PickWith } from '@shared/core-utils'
-import { MActorDefault } from '../account'
+import { VideoShareModel } from '../../../models/video/video-share'
+import { MActorDefault } from '../actor'
 import { MVideo } from './video'
 
 type Use<K extends keyof VideoShareModel, M> = PickWith<VideoShareModel, K, M>
diff --git a/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts b/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
index 2432b7ac4..8774bcd8c 100644
--- a/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
+++ b/server/types/plugins/register-server-option.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Router, Response } from 'express'
+import { Response, Router } from 'express'
 import { Logger } from 'winston'
-import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '@server/models/actor/actor'
 import {
   PluginPlaylistPrivacyManager,
   PluginSettingsManager,
diff --git a/server/types/sequelize.ts b/server/types/sequelize.ts
index 9cd83612d..535113d01 100644
--- a/server/types/sequelize.ts
+++ b/server/types/sequelize.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Model } from 'sequelize-typescript'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { Model } from 'sequelize'
 
 // Thanks to sequelize-typescript: https://github.com/RobinBuschmann/sequelize-typescript
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export type Omit<T, K extends keyof T> = { [P in Diff<keyof T, K>]: T[P] }
 
 export type RecursivePartial<T> = { [P in keyof T]?: RecursivePartial<T[P]> }
 
-export type FilteredModelAttributes<T extends Model<T>> = RecursivePartial<Omit<T, keyof Model<any>>> & {
+export type FilteredModelAttributes<T extends Model<any>> = Partial<AttributesOnly<T>> & {
   id?: number | any
   createdAt?: Date | any
   updatedAt?: Date | any
diff --git a/server/typings/express/index.d.ts b/server/typings/express/index.d.ts
index 55b6e0039..1a8dc3430 100644
--- a/server/typings/express/index.d.ts
+++ b/server/typings/express/index.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 import { RegisterServerAuthExternalOptions } from '@server/types'
 import {
   MAbuseMessage,
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   MStreamingPlaylist,
   MVideoChangeOwnershipFull,
   MVideoFile,
+  MVideoFormattableDetails,
+  MVideoId,
   MVideoImmutable,
   MVideoLive,
   MVideoPlaylistFull,
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ import { MVideoImportDefault } from '@server/types/models/video/video-import'
 import { MVideoPlaylistElement, MVideoPlaylistElementVideoUrlPlaylistPrivacy } from '@server/types/models/video/video-playlist-element'
 import { MAccountVideoRateAccountVideo } from '@server/types/models/video/video-rate'
 import { HttpMethod } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-methods'
-import { VideoCreate } from '@shared/models'
+import { PeerTubeProblemDocumentData, ServerErrorCode, VideoCreate } from '@shared/models'
 import { File as UploadXFile, Metadata } from '@uploadx/core'
 import { RegisteredPlugin } from '../../lib/plugins/plugin-manager'
 import {
@@ -34,12 +37,11 @@ import {
   MVideoBlacklist,
   MVideoCaptionVideo,
   MVideoFullLight,
-  MVideoIdThumbnail,
   MVideoRedundancyVideo,
   MVideoShareActor,
-  MVideoThumbnail,
-  MVideoWithRights
+  MVideoThumbnail
 } from '../../types/models'
+
 declare module 'express' {
   export interface Request {
     query: any
@@ -83,14 +85,27 @@ declare module 'express' {
     filename: string
   }
 
-  // Extends locals property from Response
+  // Extends Response with added functions and potential variables passed by middlewares
   interface Response {
+    fail: (options: {
+      message: string
+
+      title?: string
+      status?: number
+      type?: ServerErrorCode
+      instance?: string
+
+      data?: PeerTubeProblemDocumentData
+    }) => void
+
     locals: {
+      docUrl?: string
+
+      videoAPI?: MVideoFormattableDetails
       videoAll?: MVideoFullLight
       onlyImmutableVideo?: MVideoImmutable
       onlyVideo?: MVideoThumbnail
-      onlyVideoWithRights?: MVideoWithRights
-      videoId?: MVideoIdThumbnail
+      videoId?: MVideoId
 
       videoLive?: MVideoLive