PeerTube: Free and decentralized alternative to video platforms
PeerTube
Official website joinpeertube.org
Our take
The federated, self-hostable answer to centralized video, where peer-to-peer playback spreads bandwidth so a small instance can survive a popular video. That federation is the catch: there is no single search-everything front door, so discovery is fragmented across instances and content varies. The strongest pick for creators and communities who want to own their video hosting; less convenient if you just want to browse a giant unified library.
GitHub at a glance
Chocobozzz/PeerTube
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License
AGPL-3.0
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PeerTube license, in plain English
AGPL-3.0 Strong copyleft · network
Free to use, even commercially. Changes must be published under the same license, and running a modified version as a network service counts as distributing it.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- Disclose source
- Network use is distribution
- Same license
- State changes
- License and copyright notice
Does not provide
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: The network clause is the point. Anyone who runs a modified version as a hosted service has to publish those changes, so the code handling your data stays inspectable. This is why privacy-first projects reach for AGPL.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.