cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20425929

> cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20425811 > > > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19900393 > > > > > PeerTube is a decentralized and federated alternative to YouTube. The goal of PeerTube is not to replace YouTube but to offer a viable alternative using the strength of ActivityPub and P2P protocols. > > > > > > Being built on ActivityPub means PeerTube is able to be part of a bigger social network, the Fediverse (the Federated Universe). On the other hand, P2P technologies help PeerTube to solve the issue of money, inbound with all streaming platform : With PeerTube, you don't need to have a lot of bandwidth available on your server to host a PeerTube platform because all users (which didn't disable the feature) watching a video on PeerTube will be able to share this same video to other viewers. > > > > > > If you are curious about PeerTube, I can't recommend you enough to check the official website to learn more about the project. If after that you want to try to use PeerTube as a content creator, you can try to find a platform available there to register or host yourself your own PeerTube platform on your own server. > > > > > > The development of PeerTube is actually sponsored by Framasoft, a french non-for-profit popular educational organization, a group of friends convinced that an emancipating digital world is possible, convinced that it will arise through actual actions on real world and online with and for you! > > > > > > Framasoft is also involved in the development of Mobilizon, a decentralized and federated alternative to Facebook Events and Meetup. > > > > > > If you want to contribute to PeerTube, feel free to: > > > > > > * report bugs and give your feedback on Github or on our forums > > > * submit your brillant ideas on our Feedback platform > > > * Help to translate the software, following the contributing guide > > > * Make a donation to help to pay bills inbound in the development of PeerTube.