Update documentations now we use webseed instead of electron/webrtc

[oweals/peertube.git] / support / doc / server / code.md

diff --git a/support/doc/server/code.md b/support/doc/server/code.md
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--- a/support/doc/server/code.md
+++ b/support/doc/server/code.md
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ The server is a web server developed with [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org)/[Express]
   * [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/) -> Database
   * [Express](http://expressjs.com) -> Web server framework
   * [Mongoose](http://mongoosejs.com/) -> MongoDB object modeling
-  * [WebTorrent](https://webtorrent.io/) -> BitTorrent over WebRTC
-  * [Electron](http://electron.atom.io/) -> To make WebRTC inside NodeJS
+  * [WebTorrent](https://webtorrent.io/) -> BitTorrent tracker and torrent creation
   * [Mocha](https://mochajs.org/) -> Test framework
 
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ Uses [JavaScript Standard Style](http://standardjs.com/).
   * Run MongoDB
   * Run `npm run dev` to compile the client and automatically run the server. If the client files are already compiled you can simply run `NODE_ENV=test node server`
 
-The `NODE_ENV=test` is set to speed up communications between pods (see [constants.js](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server/initializers/constants.js#L71)).
+The `NODE_ENV=test` is set to speed up communications between pods (see [constants.js](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/server/initializers/constants.js)).
 
 `npm run help` gives you all available commands.
 
@@ -56,17 +55,16 @@ If you want to test the decentralization feature, you can easily run 3 pods by r
 
 The server is composed by:
 
-  * a REST API
+  * a REST API (throught Express framework)
   * a WebTorrent Tracker
-  * A separate Electron process
 
-The seperate Electron process has the goal to seed videos through WebRTC because WebRTC directly in NodeJS is not usable for now.
+A video is seeded by the server throught the [WebSeed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html) protocol (HTTP).
 
 ![Architecture scheme](https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/master/support/doc/server/upload-video.png)
 
-When a user uploads a video, the rest API asks the Electron process to seed it (communicate with IPC) and then adds it to its Mongo database.
+When a user uploads a video, the rest API create the torrent file and then adds it to its Mongo database.
 
-If a user wants to watch the video, the tracker will indicate all other users that are watching the video + the Electron process.
+If a user wants to watch the video, the tracker will indicate all other users that are watching the video + the HTTP url for the WebSeed.
 
 ## Newcomers