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.