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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 use the Steem blockchain?](#are-you-going-to-use-the-steem-blockchain)
- [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?
With that being said, know that we are not against these features *per se*.
We are always open to discussion about potential PRs bringing in features, even of that kind. But we certainly won't dedicate our limited resources to develop them ourselves when there is so much to be done elsewhere.
+
+## 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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