Video-sharing platform PeerTube has released version 5.2 with remote video transcoding

PeerTube, the decentralized and federated video sharing platform that provides a privacy-focused alternative to YouTube, has released version 5.2. This new version makes hosting a PeerTube platform easier, more resilient and cheaper.

The new version introduces remote transcoding, which allows the servers of the PeerTube platform to broadcast videos by running transcoding tasks on other computers. This feature was inspired by GitLab runners for their architecture and BOINC for their ease of use. Remote transcoding encourages the pooling of CPU-intensive tasks and encourages communities to work together. From now on, a PeerTube platform can be hosted on very low-power (and therefore low-cost) servers.

PeerTube 5.2 also comes with RSS feeds for podcasts, mouse-free navigation, a new Studio feature that allows you to edit an uploaded video, as well as the ability to define different visibility for a replay than for a live.

PeerTube is a privacy-focused alternative to YouTube that allows users to watch, upload and share videos without being tracked by corporations or governments. PeerTube is open source and decentralized, which means that no single entity controls the platform. Instead, it is run by a network of users who share the same values of privacy, freedom of expression and decentralization (a bit like Mastodon and Pixelfed).

PeerTube has been gaining popularity in recent years as more people become concerned about their privacy online. With the release of version 5.2, PeerTube is expected to become even more popular as it becomes easier and cheaper to host a PeerTube instance.