PeerTube

Decentralized video streaming platform using P2P (BitTorrent) directly in the web browser.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 1,912 commits in the past 12 months

WebsiteSource code

At a glance

GitHub stars
15.4k
Last commit
2026-11-09
Latest release
v8.3.2
2026-10-26
Commits (12 mo)
1.9k
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
AGPL-3.0
Language / platform
Nodejs

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 1,912 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from awesome-selfhosted-data (refreshed daily from GitHub); release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run PeerTube yourself

  • RAM: ~2 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes — image chocobozzz/peertube on Docker Hub (7751.8k pulls)
  • Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.
  • video transcoding is CPU-heavy; 2+ vCPU or a GPU/iGPU helps

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr2 GB$10Deploy →
DigitalOcean2 GB$12Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)2 GB$12Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

Prefer managed hosting? Check PikaPods or Elestio.

PeerTube is an alternative to

YouTubeTwitchVimeoEmby

Compare PeerTube

Side-by-side comparisons with other popular apps in the same category.

PeerTube vs SRSInvidious vs PeerTubeOwncast vs PeerTube

Related self-hosted apps

Apps that share the most categories with PeerTube.

SRS

Simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV and SRT.

Active ★ 29.4k MIT 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Invidious

Alternative YouTube front-end.

Active ★ 25.9k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Owncast

Decentralized single-user live video streaming and chat server for running your own live streams similar in style to the large mainstream options.

Active ★ 11.6k MIT ~$20/mo

Tube Archivist

Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface.

Active ★ 8.6k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

MediaCMS

Modern, fully featured video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API.

Active ★ 5.2k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

OvenMediaEngine

Streaming Server with Sub-Second Latency.

Active ★ 3.3k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$20/mo

Is this your project? Get it featured or send a correction upstream to awesome-selfhosted-data.