From 3266ad7cf8ff10d0fdae456196eff1653cc7ac21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chocobozzz Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:20:21 +0100 Subject: Begin a FAQ --- FAQ.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FAQ.md (limited to 'FAQ.md') diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dd69f3e8e --- /dev/null +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# FAQ + +## If nobody watch a video, is it seeded? + +Yes, the origin server always seeds videos uploaded on it through [Webseed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html). + + +## What is WebSeed? + +It is a BitTorrent extension that allow a server to seed a file through HTTP. It just need to serve statically a file, and then the clients will request chunks with a Content-Range HTTP header. + + +## If a client requests each chunk of a video through HTTP, the server be overloaded! + +Not really. Reverse proxy like Nginx handle very well requests of static files. In my tests it can send chunks at 10MB/s without consuming more than 5% of CPU on a very small VPS. + + +## An index of all videos of the network won't be too large for small servers? + +No, 1000000 videos will represent around 2GB on PostgreSQL. It is acceptable for a video platform. + + +## What kind of videos can I upload? + +WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos. + + +## I want to change my host or move to HTTPS, how can I do? + +If you already have friends you need to quit them. +Then, update your configuration and run `NODE_ENV=production npm run update-host` to update the torrent files. -- cgit v1.2.3