[GH-ISSUE #4076] Mirror channel on PeerTube #2525

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opened 2026-05-05 09:12:15 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 0 comments

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Originally created by @kmk3 on GitHub (Mar 10, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4076

(Extracted from #3860 into a proper issue; see that for the previous comments)

As mentioned on README.md, the videos are currently hosted at the
following platforms/channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5u-syndQYyOeV4NZ04hNA
BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/profile/JSBsA1aoQVfW/

Now, BitChute is already a step up from YouTube, in the sense that it does not
require a BigCorp account just for "engagement". And while, in the case of
BitChute, the videos themselves may be distributed in a peer-to-peer manner
(disputed; see below), the two platforms themselves are still centralized and
proprietary. That is, if the main server goes down, so does all of the
metadata and comments.

So here are some pros of mirroring to a PeerTube instance:

FLOSS client and server (the only one that I know of)
Users can interact (e.g.: comment/reply/subscribe) from different instances
run by different people (i.e.: federation / less vendor lock-in)
Users can interact from different ActivityPub-enabled servers (e.g.: Pleroma,
Mastodon)
It's easy to mirror the videos and comments (AFAIUI) to many different
servers
Creative Commons content is encouraged on some instances -> more likely to
have even more mirrors

Additionally, I think that all it takes for importing videos from a YouTube
channel is to enter its URL. See also
https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/754 for auto-syncing support
(currently WIP).

More details:

Homepage: https://joinpeertube.org/
FAQ: https://joinpeertube.org/faq
Source Code: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube

Source on BitChute:

https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/bitchute-decentralization-claims/ (cited from
https://lbry.com/faq/different-bitchute).

Note: LBRY is a "competitor", but the technical explanations from these
links seem accurate to me.

Originally created by @kmk3 on GitHub (Mar 10, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/4076 (Extracted from #3860 into a proper issue; see that for the previous comments) As [mentioned on README.md][1], the videos are currently hosted at the following platforms/channels: * YouTube: <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5u-syndQYyOeV4NZ04hNA> * BitChute: <https://www.bitchute.com/profile/JSBsA1aoQVfW/> Now, BitChute is already a step up from YouTube, in the sense that it does not require a BigCorp account just for "engagement". And while, in the case of BitChute, the videos themselves _may be_ distributed in a peer-to-peer manner (disputed; see below), the two platforms themselves are still centralized and proprietary. That is, if the main server goes down, so does all of the metadata and comments. So here are some pros of mirroring to a PeerTube instance: * FLOSS client and server (the only one that I know of) * Users can interact (e.g.: comment/reply/subscribe) from different instances run by different people (i.e.: federation / less vendor lock-in) * Users can interact from different ActivityPub-enabled servers (e.g.: Pleroma, Mastodon) * It's easy to mirror the videos _and comments_ (AFAIUI) to many different servers * Creative Commons content is encouraged on some instances -> more likely to have even more mirrors Additionally, I think that all it takes for importing videos from a YouTube channel is to enter its URL. See also <https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/issues/754> for auto-syncing support (currently WIP). More details: * Homepage: <https://joinpeertube.org/> * FAQ: <https://joinpeertube.org/faq> * Source Code: <https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube> Source on BitChute: <https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/bitchute-decentralization-claims/> (cited from <https://lbry.com/faq/different-bitchute>). **Note**: LBRY is a "competitor", but the technical explanations from these links seem accurate to me. [1]: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/blob/fb9f2a5fb3ac1ebbb14302ecdf3c840b70b090da/README.md