Peertube Instance of European Pirates

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Ahoy,
I have noticed that our PeerTube instance at Peertube of European Pirates is a bit out of date.

Because

It would probably make a lot more sense if the PeerTube instance had a more recent version. For easier Account handling, Video management, federation handling, security etc.

Also I would like to know who we should contact if @Alexkohler1 wants a PeerTube Account for the psc(recordings of talks etc, are currently at Program 2025 and the Streams on psc YouTube).

May you always have wind in your sails and a hand-width of water under your keel!
Nick

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Hi Nick,

sorry for the late reply! I looked into this, and it seems the peertube account was setup by the previous pirate delegation in the European Parliament, and isn’t managed by the European Pirates directly. I can try to get them to update the information there accordingly.

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Thanks that would be nice!
I am looking forward to it.

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I have reached out to @Bastian about the software state of affairs and getting access to a managing account.

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I didnt know he was maintaining the PPEU PeerTube Server. I thought the PPCZ is in charge here.
Well anyway, I gathered a little info(from our German perspective) and had some propositions and thoughts I wanted to share with you here(related to Join Mastodon - #41 by Nick):

Status PeerTube:

Who Version Videos GB
Peertube of European Pirates 4.2.2 400 44
PiratenTube (PPDE) 5.2.1 71 3
other German ones I know of of varying state, few are maintained

Last month Version v8.0.2 got released.
Version 5.2.1 got released Aug 30, 2023; Version 4.2.2 got released Jun 28, 2022; both have known security vulnerabilities, lack features and QoL improvements.
Updating and maintaining them would be important, to improve security, user experience etc.

Ideas PeerTube:

While we could again take this up each on our own I see opportunities for synergies, although with some caveats.

  • Having a well working video server generally speaking is a good idea, that way we dont have to host on YT or other platforms (potentially with other downsides when embedding to our web sites etc)
  • Making them Federate is just an overall improvement, lots of content can be interesting not just on our web pages, but also for a wider audience. Being able to follow, comment, share and like our video channels would therefore be nice.
  • Although I see some issues when maintaining one unified VoD platform:
    • We might see a bloat of disc space usage, and whoever hosts the server might face a lot of costs.
    • Therefore it should obviously be invite only, no public user registration, which could add friction that prevents local party branches from using it. Thereby defeating the point a bit.
    • Which is why it might be better for now if most Pirate Parties handle their own server, although I personally would be open to cooperation.
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