<s>
PeerTube	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
,	O
decentralized	O
,	O
ActivityPub	B-Operating_System
federated	O
video	O
platform	O
powered	O
by	O
WebTorrent	B-Protocol
,	O
that	O
uses	O
peer-to-peer	O
technology	O
to	O
reduce	O
load	O
on	O
individual	O
servers	O
when	O
viewing	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Started	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
a	O
programmer	O
known	O
as	O
Chocobozzz	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
PeerTube	B-Application
is	O
now	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
French	O
non-profit	O
Framasoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
is	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
centralized	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Vimeo	O
,	O
and	O
Dailymotion	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
ActivityPub	B-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
federated	O
network	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Fediverse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
PeerTube	B-Application
instance	O
provides	O
a	O
website	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
watch	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
by	O
default	O
independent	O
from	O
others	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
appearance	O
,	O
features	O
and	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
to	O
download	O
,	O
but	O
playback	O
favors	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
playback	O
using	O
HLS	B-Protocol
and	O
WebTorrent	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeerTube	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
web	O
developer	O
known	O
as	O
Chocobozzz	O
as	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
alternative	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
WebTorrent	B-Protocol
protocol	O
to	O
share	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
beta	O
of	O
PeerTube	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
stable	O
version	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
its	O
videos	O
disappearing	O
amid	O
changes	O
regarding	O
the	O
monetization	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channels	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
hosting	O
a	O
PeerTube	B-Application
instance	O
to	O
distribute	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
foundation	O
's	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
months	O
later	O
(	O
on	O
October	O
2020	O
)	O
,	O
PeerTube	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
reached	O
their	O
fundraising	O
goal	O
of	O
€	O
60,000	O
after	O
a	O
€	O
10,000	O
donation	O
from	O
Debian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
later	O
half	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
PeerTube	B-Application
has	O
added	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
global	O
search	O
,	O
improved	O
playlists	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
moderation	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
meta-search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
Sepia	O
Search	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
Framasoft	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
global	O
search	O
on	O
all	O
PeerTube	B-Application
instances	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Framasoft	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
PeerTube	B-Application
v3.0	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
successful	O
fundraising	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
28th	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Supervisor	O
(	O
EDPS	O
)	O
launched	O
the	O
official	O
ActivityPub	B-Operating_System
video	O
platform	O
EU	O
Video	O
of	O
the	O
EU	O
institutions	O
,	O
bodies	O
and	O
agencies	O
(	O
EUIs	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
PeerTube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeerTube	B-Application
uses	O
WebTorrent	B-Protocol
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
server	O
hosts	O
a	O
torrent	B-Protocol
tracker	I-Protocol
and	O
each	O
web	O
browser	O
viewing	O
a	O
video	O
also	O
shares	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
PeerTube	B-Application
server	O
can	O
host	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
videos	O
by	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
additionally	O
federate	O
with	O
other	O
servers	O
to	O
let	O
users	O
watch	O
their	O
videos	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PeerTube	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
ActivityPub	B-Operating_System
protocol	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
decentralization	O
and	O
compatibility	O
with	O
other	O
fediverse	B-Application
services	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
prevent	O
vendor	O
lock-in	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
more	O
resilient	O
against	O
censorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
PostgreSQL	B-Application
DBMS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unofficial	O
PeerTube	B-Application
video	O
playback	O
integrations	O
exist	O
for	O
popular	O
platforms	O
like	O
Reddit	O
and	O
Kodi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
