How much does it cost to run a Peertube instance?
from Sunshine@lemmy.ca to fediverse@lemmy.world on 29 Nov 01:11
https://lemmy.ca/post/33909883

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/33909879

I would imagine the most expensive part is the storage space perhaps Peertube instances can function as cooperatives for content creators where they pool their resources to kickstart their own independent video platform free from censorship and frivolous corporate takedowns.

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muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee on 29 Nov 01:37 next collapse

Its not really the cost thats the problem.

The 2 problems i see are that the technical overhead to start a instance is too heigh. And that peertube is majorly unprofitable.

Technical overhead can be solved with a service provider creating a single click to run service like moat of the Minecraft server hosts. Possibly even with a profit shair for zero cost startup etc.

The unprofitability is a harder problem to solve tho.

poVoq@slrpnk.net on 29 Nov 02:24 next collapse

Storage space and bandwidth, as well as compute for re-coding lower resolution versions (although you can do that on another machine these days).

A cheap VPS will probably be insufficient rather soon, but something around 50€ a month should do it for quite a while.

Sunshine@lemmy.ca on 29 Nov 02:37 collapse

That’s not too bad for a starting point.

DrDystopia@lemy.lol on 29 Nov 08:34 next collapse

Depends mainly how many videos you plan on hosting, storage space is the biggest issue.

I’ve self-hosted a 5€ Peertube instance before, no problems. Expanding the storage would be rather cheap but I never hit the 500GB VPS limit before I got bored of the whole thing and shut it down.

cabbage@piefed.social on 29 Nov 10:18 next collapse

I like the idea of content creators pooling together to create an instance.

Viewers could donate to the instance, and the money could be divided between content creators after server costs are covered. Suddenly you have an open source payment optional Netflix alternative up and running.

In a way it's a bit weird to me that we haven't seen more experiments like this. But then again, I guess content creators are too busy creating content to think about crazy innovative distribution models.

[deleted] on 29 Nov 13:42 collapse

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