Is there a community for peertube similar to !mastodon@lemmy.ml? I feel like peertube could really use some sort of lemmy driven community engagement. Particularly because it integrates so well into lemmy. It reminds me of an old extension that would replace youtube comments with reddit discussions when available.
Agreed. Lemmy and Kbin have been getting a lot of attention lately, and Mastodon is the elephant in the room. But I hear little about Peertube instances. I think they would be a perfect fit in the Lemmy universe.
The one problem I see is cost. Lemmy serves text. Peertube would store and serve video. Lots of it. That’s a big bill.
Yeap.
Even YouTube, a massive massive organization has to resort to many price grabby features to justify it’s costs.
The database is crazy.
Its* costs.
I’ve considered running a peertube instance, but I have a real concern about moderation and lack the time to do so.
Aw yep, that’s the other big problem, moderation.
“PeerTube uses the BitTorrent protocol to share bandwidth between users by default to help lower the load on the server, but ultimately leaves you the choice to switch back to regular streaming exclusively from the server of the video.“
https://diode.zone/about/peertube#privacy
It is advised that when you use Peertube that you also use a VPN or Tor browser as your IP will be visible to others while using Peertube.
https://diode.zone/a/mrfunkedude/
I don’t know if I’d go so far as to recommend a VPN or Tor. Should be the same risk profile as torrenting except legal in all places. Also, this information may be out of date, but I believe it is considered poor etiquette to use the Tor network for bandwidth heavy stuff like this. I know they used to put out PSAs about torrenting on the network.