Independent video hosting
for journalists, creators, NGOs avoiding YouTube
// official site: joinpeertube.org ↗
MEDIA STACK · PRO TIER
PeerTubepro
PeerTube is a federated video platform — host your own YouTube, federate over ActivityPub with thousands of other instances, and leverage WebTorrent P2P streaming to slash bandwidth costs. Created by Framasoft (French digital-rights non-profit), funded by Mozilla among others.
// What it is
A closer look.
PeerTube is a federated video platform — host your own YouTube, federate over ActivityPub with thousands of other instances, and leverage WebTorrent P2P streaming to slash bandwidth costs. Created by Framasoft (French digital-rights non-profit), funded by Mozilla among others.
Run a video instance where you and your audience own the content + the relationship.
// Use cases
What it's for.
Concrete scenarios where teams pick PeerTube over the SaaS alternative.
Federated discovery
your videos discoverable across the Fediverse
Self-hosted education
schools and bootcamps owning their video archive
Live streaming
RTMP ingest + DASH/HLS streaming
P2P bandwidth savings
viewers seed to each other; lower hosting cost
// Who it's for
Built for these teams.
If your team profile matches one of these, PeerTube is a strong fit out of the box.
Journalists / independent media
rejecting YouTube algorithmic gatekeeping
NGOs and activist groups
needing platform sovereignty
Educational institutions
archiving lectures
Open-source projects
hosting demo videos
Hosting providers
offering video platforms to clients (multi-tenant via instance pooling)
// Differentiators
Why teams pick PeerTube.
When evaluating self-hosted options for this category, here are the dimensions on which PeerTube consistently lands above the alternatives.
- ✓AGPL-3.0 — fully open
- ✓ActivityPub federation — connect with PeerTube + Mastodon + Lemmy
- ✓P2P streaming — WebTorrent reduces server bandwidth dramatically
- ✓Live streaming built-in — RTMP ingest, no third-party
- ✓Mature — used by gov institutions and major NGOs (e.g., framatube.org)
- ✓Framasoft backing — non-profit governance, no acquisition risk
// Integrations
Connects to.
The stack you'll plug PeerTube into — services, protocols, and adjacent apps in the BluixApps catalog.
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Federation
ActivityPub with PeerTube + Mastodon + Pleroma + Mbin
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RTMP
live ingest from OBS / Streamlabs
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Transcoding
ffmpeg under the hood, configurable presets
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Storage
local + S3 for video files (large)
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Plugins / themes
community ecosystem
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OAuth / OIDC
via reverse proxy for SSO
// Adoption & deployment
Notable users & community
- 13k+ GitHub stars
- Powers framatube.org (Framasoft), tilvids.com, tube.tchncs.de
- Multi-million video federated network
- Mozilla + NLnet grant-funded development
- Active French/EN community
What we ship
- Docker stack: peertube + Postgres 13 + Redis 7
- Pinned
chocobozzz/peertube:production-bookworm - Auto-generated DB password + secret key
- Ports 9000 (HTTP) + 1935 (RTMP live ingest)
- Persistent volumes for postgres + data + config
- Install report with admin password retrieval from logs
- Backup hook covers postgres + uploads (videos opt-in due to size)
// Tips & operations
Run it properly.
Operational guidance from running this in production — what to lock down, what surprises people.
// PERFORMANCE
HTTPS + DNS required
federation breaks on IP-only deployments
// SECURITY
Disk planning
videos are big; size storage accordingly
// OPERATIONS
Transcoding CPU
set ffmpeg quality presets to match server CPU
// RELIABILITY
Bandwidth costs
P2P helps but origin still serves cold viewers
// DEPLOYMENT
Moderation matters
opt-in/out federation peers, video reporting tools
// SCALING
Backups
postgres + uploads dir + thumbnails
2048
// min ram (MB)
50
// min disk (GB)
9000
// access port
http
// protocol
pro
// bluixapps tier
// Alternatives in Media stack
Compare with
Project resources
Official sitejoinpeertube.org ↗