Elena Rossini ⁂
Me 6 months ago: hmmm PeerTube looks really interesting but I don’t understand how I can use it. Do I have to create a new account? Pick an instance? But which one? Nah, too complicated, I’ll check back some other time.
Me today: oh YunoHost has PeerTube in its list of apps. Maybe I’ll host my own single-user instance! 🤗
𝕎𝕦𝕝𝕗𝕪
Bandwidth is the killer.
I would like #peertube to succeed...
But I don't know how that is possible.
My community TV station (c44.com.au) run a "streaming" service for a few years, and we have tried a few hosting sites..
...every time what killed us was bandwidth costs. Any remotely successful programs blew the cap for the month.
I don't see how you can avoid that.
PeerTube
@n_dimension @_elena The P2P feature of PeerTube allows you to diminish the use of bandwidth, by a lot : 75% in the case of a live stream, up to 98% for videos !
Read this article for details : https://joinpeertube.org/news/stress-test-2023
Franz Graf
@_elena oh nice!
Elena Rossini ⁂
@nicholasr about a month… it gives me a lot of confidence / hubris, depending on how you look at things 😆
It’s soooo easy to use, even for a total newbie. I would 1000% recommend it
Nicholas R
Elena Rossini ⁂
mʕ•ﻌ•ʔm bitPickup
sry, don't take it personally but APP is an aplication in a cellphone.
If Yunohost offers the service of hosting Peertube instances it offers a platform (or something like that).
:)
Franz Graf
@_elena that's really pretty cool - I wasn't aware of YunoHost. Looks likes a thing that makes the start ways easier
Franz Graf
@_elena I spent some time looking for VPS prices now. This is really tempting! Last time I was checking, the VPS prices were quite higher. But with 1-3€/Month it's really not worth the effort to have a raspi at home.
Thank you Elena for bringing that back to my mind. An own peertube-instance just for my own stuff would be quite tempting
Elena Rossini ⁂
@nicholasr I have a basic VPS plan – 4 GB of memory, 4 TB bandwidth, 50GB disk space.
The resources I'm using so far with GoToSocial and Phanpy are minimal...
Nicholas R
@_elena What hardware are you using to host it?
Elena Rossini ⁂
@bitpickup thank you! I plan to install / test drive @Castopod later this year :)
mʕ•ﻌ•ʔm bitPickup
I believe @Castopod is the podcast software that has activityPub and RSS capabilities, can host video and can be installed on a standard shared hosting.
It figures on yunohost too:
https://apps.yunohost.org/app/castopod
👍
mʕ•ﻌ•ʔm bitPickup
Also, just for your and your followers knowledge.
There is a podcast software for the activityPub web that can host audio and video and is build for the use in shared hosting environments. Haven't seen it on yunohost on a first glimbs. Depending on you skills and actual circumstances that can be another option to host video.
friendica for example doesn't fit for shared hosting, I guess peertube neither. Can't remember the podcats software (APP) name right now but it's out there.
mʕ•ﻌ•ʔm bitPickup
Looks like I will have to dig into yunohost itself.
That said, languages evolve and devolve, apparently.
I consider this a devolution due to real life use by the "users".
:)
👍
Elena Rossini ⁂
@hikingdude thank you Franz. Indeed, a VPS can be pretty affordable these days.
I was nervous at the idea of having an always on Raspberry Pi as a home server. I have routine micro-outages at home (internet-wise), so that was not an option.
A VPS gives me peace of mind, especially when I'm traveling
Elena Rossini ⁂
@michaelc great to know, thank you Michael!
Michael Chrisco :rootaccess:
@_elena nice! I do the same. It takes up much less bandwidth and resources than say Lemmy. But I have it running on very minimal software and no issues yet.
Elena Rossini ⁂
@hikingdude YunoHost is THE BEST - it empowers me to do a lot of complex things even if I'm a total newbie
Franz Graf
@_elena
Right this, plus - what concerns me even more: if an attacker breaks the service, it's bad enough. But if he's getting shell access to somewhere INSIDE my home network, this could get unpredictable bad.
Elena Rossini ⁂
@nicholasr Phanpy.social is THE BEST (I basically type this at least once a day, LOL)
Nicholas R
@_elena thanks for mentioning #GoToSocial
https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial
I see it is written in #Go and #Typescript. I doesn't surprise me it is resource friendly 🙂
Also, I had not heard of #Phanpy. This is an interesting #Mastodon web client.
Elena Rossini ⁂
@nicholasr I’m really pleased to hear this!
Its creator @cheeaun would be happy too I bet 😊
Nicholas R
@_elena from your recommendation, I just started using it. So far it is the best #Mastodon client 🙏🙏🙏🙂
Elena Rossini ⁂
Following my latest poll (asking you to vote on the next Fediverse project I will cover), I will test #PeerTube and publish an article about it next month on #TheFutureIsFederated.
I’m just rethinking logistics: I may join an existing instance (and donate to it to support server costs).
Why? While backing up my #GoToSocial account I noticed the backup file ballooned from 280MB to 7.7GB after just one week of use (😱). I need to be mindful of resource usage for my #VPS.
#NoAdvice needed thx 😅
shom 🐧📷🤿🏔️🪚✊🏽
@_elena I'm also looking into hosting GoToSocial, I'm curious about how the backup works. If you're up for giving advice: Is it possible to backup only things you posted not all the federation? Having gone through it, would you recommend setting it up any different than the default documentation?
Elena Rossini ⁂
@shom in YunoHost you can backup any module but not pick and choose inside them. So you could decide to only backup GtS but not Phanpy or other apps you’ve installed… I hope it makes sense!
And I LOVE it so far, would highly recommend it
Elena Rossini ⁂
@danslerush Bonjour! Thank you for reaching out.
I am LOVING YunoHost and my GoToSocial instance but I'm not comfortable moving to it yet... I want to use it for longer (it's only been 2 weeks) and find out all its quirks and limitations before I make such a big move.
I told myself I will use it for at least 6 months / a year before making any decisions. So I'm in for the long haul.
I hope you can find / exchange impressions w people who've used it for longer
DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰ
@_elena Bonjour Elena ! 🤓 As an aside, I'd be very interested in your feedback on the hosting and use of GoToSocial (after a little time of use) : I also have a VPS under YunoHost and I'm seriously considering migrating my (French) Mastodon account to GTS and any feedback is valuable. Thank you in advance ! 🖖
Elena Rossini ⁂
@danslerush I try 😅
thank you and wishing you all the best on your self-hosting journey. I’m a total newbie, but if you have any questions feel free to reach out anytime
DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰ
@_elena I understand completely and it's precisely the moment when you decide (or not) to switch that interests me in particular. In what you share, you have a pragmatic and user-friendly approach to free software, which is a refreshing point of view : you have the will so you acquire the technical varnish (and not the other way round) 🤓
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