163 files changed, 1509 insertions, 1292 deletions

diff --git a/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts b/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts
index 1b4acc234..1982e171d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/activitypub/client.ts
@@ -30,7 +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 { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/actor/actor-follow'
 import { VideoModel } from '../../models/video/video'
 import { VideoCaptionModel } from '../../models/video/video-caption'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../../models/video/video-comment'
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/config.ts b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
index 2ddb73519..5ce7adc35 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/config.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const configRouter = express.Router()
 const auditLogger = auditLoggerFactory('config')
 
 configRouter.get('/about', getAbout)
+
 configRouter.get('/',
   asyncMiddleware(getConfig)
 )
@@ -27,12 +28,14 @@ configRouter.get('/custom',
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_CONFIGURATION),
   getCustomConfig
 )
+
 configRouter.put('/custom',
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_CONFIGURATION),
   customConfigUpdateValidator,
   asyncMiddleware(updateCustomConfig)
 )
+
 configRouter.delete('/custom',
   authenticate,
   ensureUserHasRight(UserRight.MANAGE_CONFIGURATION),
@@ -67,13 +70,13 @@ 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) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts b/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
index a186de010..e18eed332 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/plugins.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 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,
   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,
@@ -18,16 +20,17 @@ 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()
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/server/follows.ts b/server/controllers/api/server/follows.ts
index 80025bc5b..daeef22de 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',
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..f384f0f28 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'
@@ -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()
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts b/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts
index 0763d1900..a609abaa6 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/users/me.ts
@@ -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')
 
@@ -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) {
@@ -215,15 +222,15 @@ 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) {
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/video-channel.ts b/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts
index a755d7e57..859d8b3c0 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/video-channel.ts
@@ -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
@@ -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..b8613699b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/video-playlist.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ async function addVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
       id: videoPlaylistCreated.id,
       uuid: videoPlaylistCreated.uuid
     }
-  }).end()
+  })
 }
 
 async function updateVideoPlaylist (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/comment.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/comment.ts
index f1f53d354..cfdf2773f 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'
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/import.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/import.ts
index 3b9b887e2..ee63c7b77 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 { getEnabledResolutions } from '@server/lib/config'
 import { setVideoTags } from '@server/lib/video'
+import { FilteredModelAttributes } from '@server/types'
 import {
   MChannelAccountDefault,
   MThumbnail,
@@ -14,17 +16,17 @@ 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 { MVideoImportFormattable } from '@server/types/models/video/video-import'
+import { ServerErrorCode, VideoImportCreate, VideoImportState, VideoPrivacy, VideoState } from '../../../../shared'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 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'
@@ -81,22 +83,15 @@ 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 +99,26 @@ 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
   }
@@ -139,10 +134,12 @@ 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, 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 })
 
@@ -170,45 +167,22 @@ 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 +214,9 @@ 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)
@@ -304,7 +280,7 @@ 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 +318,71 @@ 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.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
+      .json({
+        code: ServerErrorCode.INCORRECT_FILES_IN_TORRENT,
+        error: '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..6483d2e8a 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/index.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,20 @@
 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 { 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 { 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 { 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 { 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 +26,11 @@ 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 +40,12 @@ 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)
@@ -111,6 +55,8 @@ 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)
@@ -127,39 +73,6 @@ 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',
   asyncMiddleware(videosGetValidator),
   asyncMiddleware(getVideoDescription)
@@ -209,279 +122,7 @@ 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) {
+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
 
@@ -543,13 +184,10 @@ async function viewVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
 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 +229,7 @@ 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 => {
@@ -607,17 +245,3 @@ async function removeVideo (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
             .status(HttpStatusCode.NO_CONTENT_204)
             .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
-
-  return refreshedFile.save()
-}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts
index a85d7c30b..6102f28dc 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/ownership.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ 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
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async function acceptOwnership (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
   })
 }
 
-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
 
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/videos/update.ts b/server/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2450abd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/update.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+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'
+
+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',
+  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..ebc17c760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/upload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+import * as express from 'express'
+import { move } from 'fs-extra'
+import { extname } from 'path'
+import { deleteResumableUploadMetaFile, getResumableUploadPath } from '@server/helpers/upload'
+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 { 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',
+  authenticate,
+  reqVideoFileAdd,
+  asyncMiddleware(videosAddLegacyValidator),
+  asyncRetryTransactionMiddleware(addVideoLegacy)
+)
+
+uploadRouter.post('/upload-resumable',
+  authenticate,
+  reqVideoFileAddResumable,
+  asyncMiddleware(videosAddResumableInitValidator),
+  uploadxMiddleware
+)
+
+uploadRouter.delete('/upload-resumable',
+  authenticate,
+  uploadxMiddleware
+)
+
+uploadRouter.put('/upload-resumable',
+  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('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 })
+}
+
+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,
+      uuid: videoCreated.uuid
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+async function buildNewFile (video: MVideo, videoPhysicalFile: express.VideoUploadFile) {
+  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)
+
+  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..08190e583 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/videos/watching.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/videos/watching.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 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 { UserVideoHistoryModel } from '../../../models/user/user-video-history'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const watchingRouter = express.Router()
diff --git a/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts b/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts
index 6f71fdb16..25d3b49b4 100644
--- a/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/lazy-static.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ 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 { asyncMiddleware } from '../middlewares'
-import { ActorImageModel } from '../models/account/actor-image'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../models/actor/actor-image'
 
 const lazyStaticRouter = express.Router()
 
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..8a747ec52 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 { getEnabledResolutions, getRegisteredPlugins, getRegisteredThemes } from '@server/lib/config'
 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'
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/actor.ts b/server/helpers/actor.ts
index a60d3ed5d..5f742505b 100644
--- a/server/helpers/actor.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/actor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import { ActorModel } from '../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../models/actor/actor'
 import { MActorAccountChannelId, MActorFull } from '../types/models'
 
 type ActorFetchByUrlType = 'all' | 'association-ids'
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/custom-validators/misc.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts
index fd3b45804..229e9f03c 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/misc.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function isSafePath (p: string) {
     })
 }
 
-function isArray (value: any) {
+function isArray (value: any): value is any[] {
   return Array.isArray(value)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
index f9cb33aca..7befa2c49 100644
--- a/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/database-utils.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ 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)) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function afterCommitIfTransaction (t: Transaction, fn: Function) {
   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
diff --git a/server/helpers/express-utils.ts b/server/helpers/express-utils.ts
index ede22a3cc..010c6961a 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 { extname } from 'path'
+import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { CONFIG } from '../initializers/config'
 import { REMOTE_SCHEME } from '../initializers/constants'
+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 +30,21 @@ 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: { files: { [fieldname: string]: Express.Multer.File[] } | Express.Multer.File[] }
+) {
+  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))
   }
 }
 
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/middlewares/accounts.ts b/server/helpers/middlewares/accounts.ts
index 13ae6cdf4..5addd3e1a 100644
--- a/server/helpers/middlewares/accounts.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/middlewares/accounts.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Response } from 'express'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
+import { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
 import { MAccountDefault } from '../../types/models'
diff --git a/server/helpers/signup.ts b/server/helpers/signup.ts
index ed872539b..8fa81e601 100644
--- a/server/helpers/signup.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/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/helpers/webfinger.ts b/server/helpers/webfinger.ts
index da7e88077..33367f651 100644
--- a/server/helpers/webfinger.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/webfinger.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 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 { ActorModel } from '../models/actor/actor'
 import { MActorFull } from '../types/models'
+import { isTestInstance } from './core-utils'
+import { isActivityPubUrlValid } from './custom-validators/activitypub/misc'
 
 const webfinger = new WebFinger({
   webfist_fallback: false,
diff --git a/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts b/server/helpers/youtube-dl.ts
index fac3da6ba..d003ea3cf 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 || [ '-j', '--flat-playlist' ]
 
-          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/constants.ts b/server/initializers/constants.ts
index 6f388420e..4cf7dcf0a 100644
--- a/server/initializers/constants.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/constants.ts
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ 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..75a13ec8b 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'
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/lib/activitypub/actor.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/actor.ts
index 5fe7381c9..1bcee7ef9 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/actor.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/actor.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ 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 { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorImageModel } from '../../models/actor/actor-image'
 import { ServerModel } from '../../models/server/server'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../models/video/video-channel'
 import {
@@ -132,12 +132,11 @@ async function getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel (
   return actorRefreshed
 }
 
-function buildActorInstance (type: ActivityPubActorType, url: string, preferredUsername: string, uuid?: string) {
+function buildActorInstance (type: ActivityPubActorType, url: string, preferredUsername: string) {
   return new ActorModel({
     type,
     url,
     preferredUsername,
-    uuid,
     publicKey: null,
     privateKey: null,
     followersCount: 0,
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/process/process-accept.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-accept.ts
index 1799829f8..8ad470cf4 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 '../actor'
 
 async function processAcceptActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityAccept>) {
   const { byActor: targetActor, inboxActor } = options
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-delete.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-delete.ts
index 88a968318..20214246c 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'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-follow.ts
index 38d684512..9009c6469 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
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..9f031b528 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-undo.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-undo.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ 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'
diff --git a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts
index 6df9b93b2..6cd9d0fba 100644
--- a/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts
+++ b/server/lib/activitypub/process/process-update.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
+import { isRedundancyAccepted } from '@server/lib/redundancy'
+import { ActorImageType } from '@shared/models'
 import { ActivityUpdate, CacheFileObject, VideoObject } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub'
 import { ActivityPubActor } from '../../../../shared/models/activitypub/activitypub-actor'
+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 { resetSequelizeInstance, 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 { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../../../models/video/video-channel'
+import { APProcessorOptions } from '../../../types/activitypub-processor.model'
+import { MAccountIdActor, MActorSignature } from '../../../types/models'
 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 { createOrUpdateCacheFile } from '../cache-file'
-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 { forwardVideoRelatedActivity } from '../send/utils'
+import { getOrCreateVideoAndAccountAndChannel, getOrCreateVideoChannelFromVideoObject, updateVideoFromAP } from '../videos'
 
 async function processUpdateActivity (options: APProcessorOptions<ActivityUpdate>) {
   const { activity, byActor } = options
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..db0e91b71 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
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..85fdc8754 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,
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ 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 { getHTMLServerConfig } from './config'
 
 type Tags = {
   ogType: string
@@ -209,11 +211,14 @@ class ClientHtml {
     if (!isTestInstance() && ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]) return ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]
 
     const buffer = await readFile(path)
+    const serverConfig = await 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 +280,7 @@ class ClientHtml {
     if (!isTestInstance() && ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]) return ClientHtml.htmlCache[path]
 
     const buffer = await readFile(path)
+    const serverConfig = await getHTMLServerConfig()
 
     let html = buffer.toString()
 
@@ -283,6 +289,7 @@ 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 +362,13 @@ 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
diff --git a/server/lib/config.ts b/server/lib/config.ts
index b4c4c9299..18d49f05a 100644
--- a/server/lib/config.ts
+++ b/server/lib/config.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,13 @@ import { isSignupAllowed, isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP } from '@server/helpers/si
 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 { 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 { getEnabledResolutions } from './video-transcoding'
-import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './video-transcoding-profiles'
-
-let serverCommit: string
+import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles'
 
 async function getServerConfig (ip?: string): Promise<ServerConfig> {
-  if (serverCommit === undefined) serverCommit = await getServerCommit()
-
   const { allowed } = await Hooks.wrapPromiseFun(
     isSignupAllowed,
     {
@@ -23,6 +18,23 @@ async function getServerConfig (ip?: string): Promise<ServerConfig> {
   )
 
   const allowedForCurrentIP = isSignupAllowedForCurrentIP(ip)
+
+  const signup = {
+    allowed,
+    allowedForCurrentIP,
+    requiresEmailVerification: CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION
+  }
+
+  const htmlConfig = await getHTMLServerConfig()
+
+  return { ...htmlConfig, signup }
+}
+
+// Config injected in HTML
+let serverCommit: string
+async function getHTMLServerConfig (): Promise<HTMLServerConfig> {
+  if (serverCommit === undefined) serverCommit = await getServerCommit()
+
   const defaultTheme = getThemeOrDefault(CONFIG.THEME.DEFAULT, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME)
 
   return {
@@ -66,11 +78,6 @@ async function getServerConfig (ip?: string): Promise<ServerConfig> {
     },
     serverVersion: PEERTUBE_VERSION,
     serverCommit,
-    signup: {
-      allowed,
-      allowedForCurrentIP,
-      requiresEmailVerification: CONFIG.SIGNUP.REQUIRES_EMAIL_VERIFICATION
-    },
     transcoding: {
       hls: {
         enabled: CONFIG.TRANSCODING.HLS.ENABLED
@@ -208,12 +215,24 @@ function getRegisteredPlugins () {
                       }))
 }
 
+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 {
   getServerConfig,
   getRegisteredThemes,
-  getRegisteredPlugins
+  getEnabledResolutions,
+  getRegisteredPlugins,
+  getHTMLServerConfig
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
index 82c95be80..ec8df8969 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 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 { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../../helpers/webfinger'
+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 { getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel } from '../../activitypub/actor'
+import { sendFollow } from '../../activitypub/send'
+import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
 
 async function processActivityPubFollow (job: Bull.Job) {
   const payload = job.data as ActivitypubFollowPayload
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-refresher.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-refresher.ts
index 666e56868..c09b1bcc8 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/playlist'
+import { RefreshPayload } from '@shared/models'
 import { logger } from '../../../helpers/logger'
 import { fetchVideoByUrl } from '../../../helpers/video'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/actor/actor'
+import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../../models/video/video-playlist'
 import { refreshActorIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/actor'
 import { refreshVideoIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/videos'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../../models/activitypub/actor'
-import { VideoPlaylistModel } from '../../../models/video/video-playlist'
-import { RefreshPayload } from '@shared/models'
-import { refreshVideoPlaylistIfNeeded } from '@server/lib/activitypub/playlist'
 
 async function refreshAPObject (job: Bull.Job) {
   const payload = job.data as RefreshPayload
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/actor-keys.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/actor-keys.ts
index 125307843..3eef565d0 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 { 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..8297a1571 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-file-import.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-file-import.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { copy, stat } from 'fs-extra'
 import { extname } from 'path'
 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'
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts
index ed2c5eac0..3067ce214 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-import.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ 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'
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@ import { MThumbnail } from '../../../types/models/video/thumbnail'
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from '../../activitypub/videos'
 import { Notifier } from '../../notifier'
 import { generateVideoMiniature } from '../../thumbnail'
+import { YoutubeDL } from '@server/helpers/youtube-dl'
+import { getEnabledResolutions } from '@server/lib/config'
 
 async function processVideoImport (job: Bull.Job) {
   const payload = job.data as VideoImportPayload
@@ -75,8 +76,10 @@ async function processYoutubeDLImport (job: Bull.Job, payload: VideoImportYoutub
     videoImportId: videoImport.id
   }
 
+  const youtubeDL = new YoutubeDL(videoImport.targetUrl, getEnabledResolutions('vod'))
+
   return processFile(
-    () => downloadYoutubeDLVideo(videoImport.targetUrl, payload.fileExt, VIDEO_IMPORT_TIMEOUT),
+    () => youtubeDL.downloadYoutubeDLVideo(payload.fileExt, VIDEO_IMPORT_TIMEOUT),
     videoImport,
     options
   )
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts
index d57202ca5..517b90abc 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { ffprobePromise, getAudioStream, getDurationFromVideoFile, getVideoFileR
 import { VIDEO_LIVE } from '@server/initializers/constants'
 import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/live-manager'
 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'
diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/video-transcoding.ts
index 010b95b05..8d659daa6 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,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ 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>
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
index 66b5d119b..8e7fd5511 100644
--- a/server/lib/live-manager.ts
+++ b/server/lib/live-manager.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { computeResolutionsToTranscode, getVideoFileFPS, getVideoFileResolution
 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 { UserModel } from '@server/models/user/user'
 import { VideoModel } from '@server/models/video/video'
 import { VideoFileModel } from '@server/models/video/video-file'
 import { VideoLiveModel } from '@server/models/video/video-live'
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import { buildSha256Segment } from './hls'
 import { JobQueue } from './job-queue'
 import { cleanupLive } from './job-queue/handlers/video-live-ending'
 import { PeerTubeSocket } from './peertube-socket'
+import { VideoTranscodingProfilesManager } from './transcoding/video-transcoding-profiles'
 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')
diff --git a/server/lib/moderation.ts b/server/lib/moderation.ts
index 925d64902..0cefe1648 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'
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..cb1cd4d9a 100644
--- a/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
+++ b/server/lib/plugins/plugin-helpers-builder.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { VideoBlacklistCreate } from '@shared/models'
 import { addAccountInBlocklist, addServerInBlocklist, removeAccountFromBlocklist, removeServerFromBlocklist } from '../blocklist'
 import { getServerConfig } from '../config'
 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)
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..6b9a255a4 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
@@ -443,7 +437,7 @@ 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..f5b573370 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'
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/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/stat-manager.ts b/server/lib/stat-manager.ts
index 09ba208bd..25ed21927 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/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..5df192575 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-transcoding.ts
+++ b/server/lib/transcoding/video-transcoding.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ import { copyFile, ensureDir, move, remove, stat } from 'fs-extra'
 import { basename, extname as extnameUtil, join } from 'path'
 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'
 
 /**
@@ -215,16 +215,6 @@ 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 +222,7 @@ export {
   generateHlsPlaylistResolutionFromTS,
   optimizeOriginalVideofile,
   transcodeNewWebTorrentResolution,
-  mergeAudioVideofile,
-  getEnabledResolutions
+  mergeAudioVideofile
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/lib/user.ts b/server/lib/user.ts
index 9b0a0a2f1..8a6fcebc7 100644
--- a/server/lib/user.ts
+++ b/server/lib/user.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { Transaction } from 'sequelize/types'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
-import { UserModel } from '@server/models/account/user'
+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 { getLocalAccountActivityPubUrl } from './activitypub/url'
diff --git a/server/lib/video-channel.ts b/server/lib/video-channel.ts
index 0476cb2d5..d57e832fe 100644
--- a/server/lib/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video-channel.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 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'
@@ -9,9 +8,8 @@ import { getLocalVideoChannelActivityPubUrl } from './activitypub/url'
 import { federateVideoIfNeeded } from './activitypub/videos'
 
 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..51a9c747e 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'
diff --git a/server/lib/video.ts b/server/lib/video.ts
index 21e4b7ff2..d26cf85cd 100644
--- a/server/lib/video.ts
+++ b/server/lib/video.ts
@@ -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
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/follows.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/follows.ts
index bb849dc72..1d18de8cd 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 { 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 { loadActorUrlOrGetFromWebfinger } from '../../helpers/webfinger'
 import { SERVER_ACTOR_NAME, WEBSERVER } from '../../initializers/constants'
-import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor-follow'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
+import { ActorFollowModel } from '../../models/actor/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'
 
 const listFollowsValidator = [
   query('state')
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/plugins.ts
index ab87fe720..2c47ec5bb 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 './utils'
 
 const getPluginValidator = (pluginType: PluginType, withVersion = true) => {
   const validators: (ValidationChain | express.Handler)[] = [
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/user-subscriptions.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/user-subscriptions.ts
index 0d0c8ccbf..1823892b6 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 './utils'
 
 const userSubscriptionListValidator = [
   query('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
index 37119e279..548d5df4d 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/users.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ 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 { UserModel } from '../../models/user/user'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
 import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 
 const usersListValidator = [
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
index 2463d281c..e881f0d3e 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 {
@@ -12,10 +13,9 @@ import {
 } 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'
 
 const videoChannelsAddValidator = [
   body('name').custom(isActorPreferredUsernameValid).withMessage('Should have a valid channel name'),
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts
index c53af3861..d0643ff26 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-imports.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@ const videoImportAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
       cleanUpReqFiles(req)
       return res.status(HttpStatusCode.CONFLICT_409)
         .json({ error: 'HTTP import is not enabled on this instance.' })
-        .end()
     }
 
     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()
     }
 
     if (!await doesVideoChannelOfAccountExist(req.body.channelId, user, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ const videoImportAddValidator = getCommonVideoEditAttributes().concat([
 
       return res.status(HttpStatusCode.BAD_REQUEST_400)
         .json({ error: 'Should have a magnetUri or a targetUrl or a torrent file.' })
-        .end()
     }
 
     if (!await isImportAccepted(req, res)) return cleanUpReqFiles(req)
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts
index d26bcd4a6..3219e10d4 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/videos.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { ExpressPromiseHandler } from '@server/types/express'
 import { MUserAccountId, MVideoWithRights } from '@server/types/models'
 import { ServerErrorCode, UserRight, VideoChangeOwnershipStatus, 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 { VideoChangeOwnershipAccept } from '../../../../shared/models/videos/change-ownership/video-change-ownership-accept.model'
 import {
   exists,
   isBooleanValid,
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/webfinger.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/webfinger.ts
index a71422ed8..c2dfccc96 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 { getHostWithPort } from '../../helpers/express-utils'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
-import { ActorModel } from '../../models/activitypub/actor'
+import { ActorModel } from '../../models/actor/actor'
 import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
-import { getHostWithPort } from '../../helpers/express-utils'
-import { HttpStatusCode } from '../../../shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
 
 const webfingerValidator = [
   query('resource').custom(isWebfingerLocalResourceValid).withMessage('Should have a valid webfinger resource'),
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/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..a35f9edb0 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
diff --git a/server/models/activitypub/actor.ts b/server/models/actor/actor.ts
index 1af9efac2..65c53f8f8 100644
--- a/server/models/activitypub/actor.ts
+++ b/server/models/actor/actor.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   UpdatedAt
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 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)))
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..ca56a57dc 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'
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-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..25d9924fb 100644
--- a/server/models/server/server.ts
+++ b/server/models/server/server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 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 +15,7 @@ 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'))
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..e27625bc8 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'
 
@@ -195,11 +194,11 @@ 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/schedule-video-update.ts b/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
index 22b08e91a..b0952c431 100644
--- a/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/schedule-video-update.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, Default, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
-import { ScopeNames as VideoScopeNames, VideoModel } from './video'
-import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
 import { Op, Transaction } from 'sequelize'
+import { AllowNull, BelongsTo, Column, CreatedAt, Default, ForeignKey, Model, Table, UpdatedAt } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { MScheduleVideoUpdateFormattable, MScheduleVideoUpdateVideoAll } from '@server/types/models'
+import { AttributesOnly } from '@shared/core-utils'
+import { VideoPrivacy } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
+import { ScopeNames as VideoScopeNames, 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)
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..d2c742b66 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-caption.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from '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
 
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..8c4357009 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'))
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-comment.ts b/server/models/video/video-comment.ts
index 151c2bc81..bdf5d86bc 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,
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ export enum ScopeNames {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoCommentModel extends Model {
+export class VideoCommentModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoCommentModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
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..c293287d3 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-playlist.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from 'sequelize-typescript'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from '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 +51,11 @@ import {
   MVideoPlaylistIdWithElements
 } from '../../types/models/video/video-playlist'
 import { AccountModel, ScopeNames as AccountScopeNames, SummaryOptions } from '../account/account'
+import { ActorModel } from '../actor/actor'
 import { buildServerIdsFollowedBy, buildWhereIdOrUUID, 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',
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ type AvailableForListOptions = {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model {
+export class VideoPlaylistModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoPlaylistModel>>> {
   @CreatedAt
   createdAt: Date
 
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts b/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
index 155afe64b..2aa5e65c8 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-query-builder.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-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 { Sequelize } from 'sequelize/types'
 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'
 
 export type BuildVideosQueryOptions = {
   attributes?: string[]
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export type BuildVideosQueryOptions = {
   having?: string
 }
 
-function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions) {
+function buildListQuery (sequelize: Sequelize, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions) {
   const and: string[] = []
   const joins: string[] = []
   const replacements: any = {}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions)
     const blockerIds = [ options.serverAccountId ]
     if (options.user) blockerIds.push(options.user.Account.id)
 
-    const inClause = createSafeIn(model, blockerIds)
+    const inClause = createSafeIn(sequelize, blockerIds)
 
     and.push(
       'NOT EXISTS (' +
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions)
       'EXISTS (' +
       '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
       '  INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
-      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(model, tagsOneOfLower) + ') ' +
+      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(sequelize, tagsOneOfLower) + ') ' +
       '  AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId"' +
       ')'
     )
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions)
       'EXISTS (' +
       '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoTag" ' +
       '  INNER JOIN "tag" ON "tag"."id" = "videoTag"."tagId" ' +
-      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(model, tagsAllOfLower) + ') ' +
+      '  WHERE lower("tag"."name") IN (' + createSafeIn(sequelize, tagsAllOfLower) + ') ' +
       '  AND "video"."id" = "videoTag"."videoId" ' +
       '  GROUP BY "videoTag"."videoId" HAVING COUNT(*) = ' + tagsAllOfLower.length +
       ')'
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions)
       languagesQueryParts.push(
         'EXISTS (' +
         '  SELECT 1 FROM "videoCaption" WHERE "videoCaption"."language" ' +
-        '  IN (' + createSafeIn(model, languages) + ') AND ' +
+        '  IN (' + createSafeIn(sequelize, languages) + ') AND ' +
         '  "videoCaption"."videoId" = "video"."id"' +
         ')'
       )
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ function buildListQuery (model: typeof Model, options: BuildVideosQueryOptions)
   }
 
   if (options.search) {
-    const escapedSearch = model.sequelize.escape(options.search)
-    const escapedLikeSearch = model.sequelize.escape('%' + options.search + '%')
+    const escapedSearch = sequelize.escape(options.search)
+    const escapedLikeSearch = sequelize.escape('%' + options.search + '%')
 
     cte.push(
       '"trigramSearch" AS (' +
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..d4a258187 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { LiveManager } from '@server/lib/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'
@@ -100,14 +101,14 @@ import { MVideoFile, MVideoFileStreamingPlaylistVideo } from '../../types/models
 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 { ScheduleVideoUpdateModel } from './schedule-video-update'
 import { TagModel } from './tag'
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ export type AvailableForListIDsOptions = {
     }
   ]
 })
-export class VideoModel extends Model {
+export class VideoModel extends Model<Partial<AttributesOnly<VideoModel>>> {
 
   @AllowNull(false)
   @Default(DataType.UUIDV4)
@@ -1618,7 +1619,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
       includeLocalVideos: true
     }
 
-    const { query, replacements } = buildListQuery(VideoModel, queryOptions)
+    const { query, replacements } = buildListQuery(VideoModel.sequelize, queryOptions)
 
     return this.sequelize.query<any>(query, { replacements, type: QueryTypes.SELECT })
         .then(rows => rows.map(r => r[field]))
@@ -1646,7 +1647,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
       if (countVideos !== true) return Promise.resolve(undefined)
 
       const countOptions = Object.assign({}, options, { isCount: true })
-      const { query: queryCount, replacements: replacementsCount } = buildListQuery(VideoModel, countOptions)
+      const { query: queryCount, replacements: replacementsCount } = buildListQuery(VideoModel.sequelize, countOptions)
 
       return VideoModel.sequelize.query<any>(queryCount, { replacements: replacementsCount, type: QueryTypes.SELECT })
           .then(rows => rows.length !== 0 ? rows[0].total : 0)
@@ -1655,7 +1656,7 @@ export class VideoModel extends Model {
     function getModels () {
       if (options.count === 0) return Promise.resolve([])
 
-      const { query, replacements, order } = buildListQuery(VideoModel, options)
+      const { query, replacements, order } = buildListQuery(VideoModel.sequelize, options)
       const queryModels = wrapForAPIResults(query, replacements, options, order)
 
       return VideoModel.sequelize.query<any>(queryModels, { replacements, type: QueryTypes.SELECT, nest: true })
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/moderation/blocklist.ts b/server/tests/api/moderation/blocklist.ts
index e8202aff1..b767d38c7 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
 
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/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/follows.ts b/server/tests/api/server/follows.ts
index eb9ab10eb..e1c062020 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
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/server/handle-down.ts b/server/tests/api/server/handle-down.ts
index 817c79f6e..fe4a0e100 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,
@@ -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/plugins.ts b/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts
index f4190c352..6046ab97e 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/server/plugins.ts
@@ -28,14 +28,8 @@ 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
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
index 41cd814e0..6aa996038 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/videos/multiple-servers.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-expressions,@typescript-eslint/require-await */
 
-import * as chai from 'chai'
 import 'mocha'
+import * as chai from 'chai'
 import { join } from 'path'
 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,
   checkTmpIsEmpty,
@@ -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
 
diff --git a/server/tests/api/videos/video-comments.ts b/server/tests/api/videos/video-comments.ts
index 615e0ea45..a5ff3a39d 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
 
diff --git a/server/tests/client.ts b/server/tests/client.ts
index 3c99bcd1f..a385edd26 100644
--- a/server/tests/client.ts
+++ b/server/tests/client.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import 'mocha'
 import * as chai from 'chai'
 import * as request from 'supertest'
-import { Account, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
+import { Account, HTMLServerConfig, ServerConfig, VideoPlaylistPrivacy } from '@shared/models'
 import {
   addVideoInPlaylist,
   cleanupTests,
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   doubleFollow,
   flushAndRunMultipleServers,
   getAccount,
+  getConfig,
   getCustomConfig,
   getVideosList,
   makeHTMLRequest,
@@ -25,13 +26,17 @@ import {
   waitJobs
 } from '../../shared/extra-utils'
 import { HttpStatusCode } from '@shared/core-utils/miscs/http-error-codes'
+import { omit } from 'lodash'
 
 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 () {
@@ -296,10 +301,11 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
   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 () {
@@ -318,15 +324,17 @@ 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 () {
@@ -350,6 +358,16 @@ describe('Test a client controllers', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  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)
+    })
+  })
+
   after(async function () {
     await cleanupTests(servers)
   })
diff --git a/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts b/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts
index 7d4f7abb4..1d6bb6cf4 100644
--- a/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts
+++ b/server/tests/plugins/filter-hooks.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ 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 +46,6 @@ import {
   VideoPlaylistPrivacy,
   VideoPrivacy
 } from '../../../shared/models/videos'
-import { VideoCommentThreadTree } from '../../../shared/models/videos/video-comment.model'
 
 const expect = chai.expect
 
diff --git a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
index 915995031..b3f57a8f9 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-import-videos.ts
@@ -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..cb591377b 100644
--- a/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
+++ b/server/tools/peertube-plugins.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import { registerTSPaths } from '../helpers/register-ts-paths'
 registerTSPaths()
 
 import * as program from 'commander'
-import { PluginType } from '../../shared/models/plugins/plugin.type'
 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')
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/index.ts b/server/types/models/account/index.ts
index e3fc00f94..dab2eea7e 100644
--- a/server/types/models/account/index.ts
+++ b/server/types/models/account/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
 export * from './account'
 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/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-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