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| author | Luke Smith <luke@lukesmith.xyz> | 2021-07-29 10:43:37 -0400 |
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| committer | Luke Smith <luke@lukesmith.xyz> | 2021-07-29 10:43:37 -0400 |
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diff --git a/peertube.html b/peertube.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e38a2ba --- /dev/null +++ b/peertube.html @@ -0,0 +1,198 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang=en> + <head> + <title>PeerTube Instance – LandChad.net</title> + <meta charset="utf-8"/> + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> + <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='style.css'> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel='alternate' type='application/rss+xml' title='Land Chad RSS' href='/rss.xml'> + </head> +<body> + <header><h1>PeerTube Instance</h1></header> + <nav></nav> + <main> + + <img class=titleimg src="pix/peertube.svg" alt="PeerTube logo"> + + <p>PeerTube is a self-hosted and (optionally) federated video sharing platform that saves bandwith on videos the more people watch. + PeerTube instances can follow each other to share videos and grow the federated network, + but you can always keep your instance to yourself if you choose to.</p> + + <h2>Prerequisites</h2> + + <p><strong>Most</strong> of PeerTube's dependencies can be installed with this command:</p> + + <pre><code>apt install -y curl sudo unzip vim ffmpeg postgresql postgresql-contrib g++ make redis-server git python-dev cron wget</code></pre> + + <p>It's also important to start all associated daemons:</p> + + <pre><code>systemctl start postgresql redis</code></pre> + + <p>PeerTube also requires <strong>NodeJS 14</strong> and <strong>yarn</strong> which cannot be installed from the Debian repositories. This means they have to be installed from separate, external repos:</p> + + <pre><code>curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash - +apt install -y nodejs +npm install --global yarn</code></pre> + + <p>In addition to these dependencies, it's recommended to create a dedicated PeerTube user to install and manage PeerTube.</p> + + <pre><code>useradd -m -d /var/www/peertube -s /bin/bash -p peertube peertube</code></pre> + + <h2>Database</h2> + + <p>PeerTube requires a PostgreSQL database to function. To create it, first make a new Postgres user named PeerTube:</p> + + <pre><code>su postgres +createuser -P peertube +createdb -O peertube -E UTF8 -T template0 peertube_prod +psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION pg_trgm;" peertube_prod +psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION unaccent;" peertube_prod +exit</code></pre> + + <p>Be sure to <strong>make note of your Postgres user password,</strong> as it will be needed later when setting up PeerTube.</p> + + <h2>Installation</h2> + + <p>This handy one-liner can be used to determine the latest PeerTube version:</p> + + <pre><code>VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/chocobozzz/peertube/releases/latest | grep tag_name | cut -d '"' -f 4) && echo "Latest Peertube version is $VERSION"</code></pre> + + <p>Next, a basic directory structure needs to be setup in the PeerTube user's home directory (/var/www/peertube).</p> + + <p>To ensure permissions remain the same while managing files as PeerTube, <code>sudo</code> can be used to perform actions:</p> + + <pre><code>sudo -u peertube mkdir config storage versions +sudo -u peertube chmod 750 config</code></pre> + + <p>Finally, a PeerTube release can be downloaded from the GitHub page and installed using yarn:</p> + + <pre><code>cd versions +sudo -u peertube ln -s versions/peertube-${VERSION} ./peertube-latest +cd ./peertube-latest && sudo -H -u peertube yarn install --production --pure-lockfile</code></pre> + + <h2>Configuration</h2> + + <p>PeerTube's default config file can be copied over to <code>/var/www/peertube/config.production.yaml</code> so it can actually be used:</p> + + <pre><code>cd /var/www/peertube + sudo -u peertube cp peertube-latest/production.yaml config/production.yaml</code></pre> + + <p>Now the <code>production.yaml</code> file must be edited in the following ways:</p> + + <p>First, add the hostname:</p> + + <pre><code>webserver: + https: true + hostname: <strong>'example.org'</strong> + port: 443</code></pre> + + <p>Then, the database:</p> + + <pre><code>database: + hostname: 'localhost' + port: 5432 + ssl: false + suffix: '_prod' + username: <strong>'peertube'</strong> + password: <strong>'your_password'</strong> + pool: + max: 5</code></pre> + + <p>An email to generate the admin user:</p> + + <pre><code>admin: + # Used to generate the root user at first startup + # And to receive emails from the contact form + email: <strong>'chad@example.org'</strong></code></pre> + + <p>And <strong>optionally,</strong> email server information:</p> + + <pre><code>smtp: + # smtp or sendmail + transport: smtp + # Path to sendmail command. Required if you use sendmail transport + sendmail: null + hostname: <strong>mail.example.org</strong> + port: 465 # If you use StartTLS: 587 + username: <strong>your_email_username</strong> + password: <strong>your_email_password</strong> + tls: true # If you use StartTLS: false + disable_starttls: false + ca_file: null # Used for self signed certificates + from_address: <strong>'admin@example.org'</strong></code></pre> + + <h2>NGINX</h2> + + <p>PeerTube includes an NGINX configuration that can be copied over to <code>/etc/nginx/sites-available:</code> + + <pre><code>cp /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest/support/nginx/peertube /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube</code></pre> + + <p>Because the PeerTube config is so long, it's recommended to use <code>sed</code> to modify the contents of the file, + replacing <code>${WEBSERVER_HOST}</code> with your hostname, + and <code>$(PEERTUBE_HOST)</code> with your localhost and port, which by default should be <code>127.0.0.1:9000</code>: + + <pre><code>sed -i 's/${WEBSERVER_HOST}/<strong>example.org</strong>/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube +sed -i 's/${PEERTUBE_HOST}/127.0.0.1:9000/g' /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube</code></pre> + + <p>Once you're happy with the NGINX config file, link it to <code>sites-enabled</code> to activate it:</p> + + <pre><code>ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/peertube /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/peertube</code></pre> + + <h3>Encryption with Certbot</h3> + + <p>It's <strong>highly recommended</strong> to generate certificates for use with your PeerTube site, and this can be easily done with Let's Encrypt's <code>certbot</code> command:</p> + + <pre><code>systemctl stop nginx +certbot certonly --standalone -d <strong>example.org</strong> +sudo systemctl restart nginx</code></pre> + + <p>The certificates are generated <strong>standalone</strong> since the PeerTube NGINX config file already includes configuration for certbot.</p> + + <h2>Running PeerTube</h2> + + <p>A config file for a systemd daemon is included in PeerTube and can be setup like so:</p> + + <pre><code>cp /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest/support/systemd/peertube.service /etc/systemd/system/ +systemctl daemon-reload</code></pre> + + <p>Now, finally, run the PeerTube daemon to start PeerTube:</p> + + <pre><code>systemctl start peertube</pre></code> + + <h2>Using PeerTube</h2> + + <p>To set a password for your admin user, run:</p> + + <pre><code>cd /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest && NODE_CONFIG_DIR=/var/www/peertube/config NODE_ENV=production npm run reset-password -- -u root</code></pre> + + <p>Login to your PeerTube instance using the admin email specified in your <code>production.yaml</code> file and the admin password you just set.</p> + + <img src="pix/peertube-login.jpg" height=400px> + + <p>Once logged in, it's recommended to create a separate user without admin privileges for uploading videos to PeerTube. + This can be done easily from the users tab in the administration section:</p> + + <p>Enjoy your PeerTube instance!</p> + + <hr> + + <h2>Updating PeerTube</h2> + + <p>PeerTube is constantly adding new features, so it's a good idea to <a href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md">check for new updates</a> and add them if you wish. Just in the past year, they have added livestreaming and more.</p> + + <p>Updating is fairly easy now since an <code>upgrade.sh</code> script has been added. Just run:</p> + + <pre><code>cd /var/www/peertube/peertube-latest/scripts && sudo -H -u peertube ./upgrade.sh</code></pre> + + <p> + Although check the <a href="https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md">changelog</a> to see if there are additional manual requirements for particular updates. + </p> + + <hr> + <p><em>Written by <a href="https://denshi.live">Denshi.</a> Donate Monero <a href="https://denshi.live/donate.html">here</a> <a href="https://denshi.live/images/monero.png">[QR]</a></em></p> + + </main> + <footer><a href="https://landchad.net">LandChad.net</a></br>Because Everyone should be an Internet LandChad.</br><a href="index.html"><li><img src="pix/chad.gif" alt="chad"></li></a><a href="rss.xml"><li><img src="pix/rss.svg" alt="RSS"></li></a><a href="pix/btc.png"><li><img src="pix/btc.svg" alt="BTC"></li></a><a href="pix/xmr.png"><li><img src="pix/xmr.svg" alt="XMR"></li></a><a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/landchad"><li><img src="pix/git.svg" alt="Github"></li></a></footer> +</body> +</html> |