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PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform

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Why This Matters

PeerTube offers a decentralized, community-owned alternative to traditional video platforms, promoting user control, privacy, and interoperability within the fediverse. Its open-source nature and federation capabilities empower creators and viewers to avoid vendor lock-in and centralization, fostering a more democratic digital media environment.

Key Takeaways

Website | Join an instance | Create an instance | Chat with us | Donate

Be part of a network of multiple small federated, interoperable video hosting providers. Follow video creators and create videos. No vendor lock-in. All on a platform that is community-owned and ad-free.

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Introduction

PeerTube is a free, decentralized and federated video platform developed as an alternative to other platforms that centralize our data and attention, such as YouTube, Dailymotion or Vimeo. 🎬

To learn more:

This two-minute video (hosted on PeerTube) explaining what PeerTube is and how it works

PeerTube's project homepage, joinpeertube.org

Demonstration instances: peertube.cpy.re (stable) peertube2.cpy.re (Nightly) peertube3.cpy.re (RC)

This video demonstrating the communication between PeerTube and Mastodon (a decentralized Twitter alternative)

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