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+- [Why did you create PeerTube?](#why-did-you-create-peertube)
- [I don't like the name "PeerTube"](#i-dont-like-the-name-peertube)
- [If nobody watches a video, is it seeded?](#if-nobody-watches-a-video-is-it-seeded)
- [What is WebSeed?](#what-is-webseed)
- [Will an index of all the videos of servers you follow be too large for small servers?](#will-an-index-of-all-the-videos-of-servers-you-follow-be-too-large-for-small-servers)
- [Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload?](#which-container-formats-can-i-use-for-the-videos-i-want-to-upload)
- [I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-domain-name-how-can-i-do-that)
+- [Why do we have to put our Twitter username in PeerTube configuration?](#why-do-we-have-to-put-our-twitter-username-in-peertube-configuration)
+- [How video views are calculated?](#how-video-views-are-calculated)
- [Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?](#should-i-have-a-big-server-to-run-peertube)
- [Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?](#can-i-seed-videos-with-my-classic-bittorrent-client-transmission-rtorrent)
- [Why host on GitHub and Framagit?](#why-host-on-github-and-framagit)
- [Are you going to support advertisements?](#are-you-going-to-support-advertisements)
- [What is "creation dynamic" and why not modify it?](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it)
- [I have found a security vulnerability in PeerTube. Where and how should I report it?](#i-have-found-a-security-vulnerability-in-peertube-where-and-how-should-i-report-it)
+- [Does PeerTube ensures federation compatibility with previous version?](#does-peertube-ensures-federation-compatibility-with-previous-version)
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+## Why did you create PeerTube?
+
+We can't build a FOSS video streaming alternative to YouTube, Dailymotion,
+Vimeo... with centralized software. One organization alone may not have
+enough money to pay for bandwidth and video storage of its servers.
+
+Our stance is that only a decentralized network of servers can provide an
+acceptable answer to technical issues (bandwidth, transcoding expenses, etc.)
+and social answers (need for a particular moderation policy, preserving
+content, etc.).
+
+While a paragraph is not enough to answer all these problems, PeerTube has
+very early prouded itself for using a contributory design, both for creating
+communities as federated nodes (as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/) for
+example), and for seeding videos (instances can seed each other's videos). But it's not
+enough because one video could become popular and overload the server. That is
+why we need to use a P2P protocol to limit the server load. Thanks to
+[WebTorrent](https://github.com/feross/webtorrent), we can use BitTorrent
+inside most modern web browsers, and users become seeds as the video gets
+more viewers.
+
+
## I don't like the name "PeerTube"
PeerTube is just the name of the software. You can install it on your
Yes, the origin server always seeds videos uploaded on it thanks to
[Webseed](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html).
-It can also be helped by other servers using [redundancy](/support/doc/redundancy.md).
+It can also be helped by other servers using [redundancy](https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/contribute-architecture?id=redundancy-between-instances).
## What is WebSeed?
## Which container formats can I use for the videos I want to upload?
-WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos.
+WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos are supported by default (they are streamable formats),
+but instance administrators can additionally enable support for MKV, MOV, AVI
+and FLV formats when transcoding is enabled on their instance.
## I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?
-You can't. You'll need to reinstall an instance and reupload your videos.
+It's not officially supported, but you can try the `update-host` script: https://docs.joinpeertube.org/#/maintain-tools?id=update-hostjs
+
+
+## Why do we have to put our Twitter username in PeerTube configuration?
+
+You don't have to: we set a default value if you don't have a Twitter account.
+We need this information because Twitter requires an account for links share/videos embed on their platform.
+
+
+## How video views are calculated?
+
+Your web browser sends a view to the server after 30 seconds of playback. If a video is less than 30 seconds in length, a view is sent after 75% of the video. After giving a view, that IP address cannot add another view in the next hour.
+Views are buffered, so don't panic if the view counter stays the same after you watched a video.
## Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?
## Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?
Yes you can, but you won't be able to send data to users that watch the video in their web browser.
-The reason is they connects to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP.
+The reason is they connect to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP.
To check if your BitTorrent client supports WebTorrent you can see this issue: https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent/issues/369
## Why host on GitHub and Framagit?
-The project has initially been hosted on GitHub by Chocobozzz. A full migration to [Framagit](https://framagit.org/chocobozzz/PeerTube) would be ideal now that Framasoft supports PeerTube, but it would take a lot of time and is an ongoing effort.
+The project has initially been hosted on GitHub by Chocobozzz. A full migration to [Framagit](https://framagit.org/framasoft/peertube/PeerTube) would be ideal now that Framasoft supports PeerTube, but it would take a lot of time and is an ongoing effort.
## Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?
## I have found a security vulnerability in PeerTube. Where and how should I report it?
We have a policy for contributions related to security. Please refer to [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md)
+
+## Does PeerTube ensures federation compatibility with previous version?
+
+We **try** to keep compatibility with the latest minor version (2.3.1 with 2.2 for example).
+We don't have resources to keep compatibility with other versions.
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