[#]: collector: (lujun9972) [#]: translator: ( ) [#]: reviewer: ( ) [#]: publisher: ( ) [#]: url: ( ) [#]: subject: (Open Source YouTube Alternative PeerTube Needs Your Support to Launch Version 3) [#]: via: (https://itsfoss.com/peertube-v3-campaign/) [#]: author: (Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/) Open Source YouTube Alternative PeerTube Needs Your Support to Launch Version 3 ====== [PeerTube][1] (developed by [Framasoft][2]) is a free and open-source decentralized alternative to YouTube somewhat like [LBRY][3]. As the name suggests, it relies on [peer-to-peer connections][4] to operate the video hosting services. You can also choose to self-host your instance and also have access to videos from other instances (a federated network, just like [Mastodon][5]). It is being actively developed for a few years now. And, to take it up a notch, they have decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign for the next major release. The funding campaign will help them develop v3.0 of PeerTube with some amazing key features planned for the release this fall. ![PeerTube Instance Example][6] ### PeerTube: Brief Overview In addition to what I just mentioned above, PeerTube is a fully-functional peer to peer video platform. The best thing about it is — it’s open-source and free. So, you can check them out on [GitHub][7] if you want. You can watch their official video here: **Note:** You need to be cautious about your IP address if you have concerns about that on PeerTube (try using one of the [best VPNs available][8]). ### PeerTube’s Crowdfunding Campaign For v3 Launch You’ll be excited to know that the crowdfunding campaign of **€60,000** already managed to **get 10,000 Euros on Day 1** (at the time of writing this). Now, coming to the details. The campaign aims to focus on gathering **funds for the next 6 months of development for a v3 release planned for November 2020.** It looks like a lot of work for a single full-time developer — but no matter whether they reach the funding goal, they intend to release the v3 with the existing funds they have. In their [announcement post][9], PeerTube team mentioned: > We feel like we need to develop it, that we have to. Imposing a condition stating « if we do not get our 60,000€, then there will not be a v3 » here, would be a lie, marketing manipulation : this is not the kind of relation we want to maintain with you. Next, let’s talk about the new features they’ve planned to introduced in the next 6 months: * Upon reaching the **€10,000 goal,** they plan to work on introducing a globalized video index to make it easier to search for videos across multiple instances. * With **€**20,000 goal, PeerTube will dedicate one month on improving the moderation tools to make the best out of it. * With 40,000 goal, they would work on the UX/UI of playlists. So, it will look better when you try to embed a playlist. In addition to this, the plugin system will be improved to make it easier to contribute to PeerTube’s code. * With the end of the campaign reaching 60,000 goal, PeerTube’s live-streaming feature will be introduced. You can also find the details of their [roadmap on their site][10]. ### Wrapping Up The ability to have a global inter-connected video index among multiple instances is something that was needed and it will also allow you to configure your own index. The content moderation tool improvement is also a huge deal because it’s not that easy to manage a decentralized network of video hosting services. While they aim to prevent censorship, a strict moderation is required to make PeerTube a comfortable place to watch videos. Even though I’m not sure about how useful PeerTube’s live-streaming feature will be, at launch. It is going to be something exciting to keep an eye out for. We at It’s FOSS made a token donation of 25 Euro. I would also encourage you to donate and help this open source achieve their financial goal for version 3 development. [Support PeerTube][11] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: https://itsfoss.com/peertube-v3-campaign/ 作者：[Ankush Das][a] 选题：[lujun9972][b] 译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) 本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 [a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ [b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 [1]: https://joinpeertube.org [2]: https://framasoft.org/en/ [3]: https://itsfoss.com/lbry/ [4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer [5]: https://itsfoss.com/mastodon-open-source-alternative-twitter/ [6]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/peertube-instance-screenshot.jpg?ssl=1 [7]: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube [8]: https://itsfoss.com/best-vpn-linux/ [9]: https://framablog.org/2020/05/26/our-plans-for-peertube-v3-progressive-fundraising-live-streaming-coming-next-fall/ [10]: https://joinpeertube.org/roadmap [11]: https://joinpeertube.org/roadmap#support