PeerTube
PeerTube is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Media Servers category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to YouTube and Loom. It has 15,365 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 16, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 15,365
- Forks
- 1,847
- Open issues
- 689
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,092
- Last commit
- Oct 16, 2026
- Latest release
- v8.3.1Sep 28, 2026
- Created
- Oct 29, 2015
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 16, 2026, 2,092 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases8 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 16, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,092 |
| Latest release | v8.3.1 (Sep 28, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 |
| Releases, all time | 168 |
| Open issues | 689 |
| Open pull requests | 15 |
| Good first issues | 1 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Oct 29, 2015 |
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About PeerTube
Decentralized video streaming platform using P2P (BitTorrent) directly in the web browser.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube.
Topics
- video
- decentralized
- p2p
- angular
- activitypub
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Is PeerTube free and open source?
Yes. PeerTube is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run PeerTube with Docker?
PeerTube does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Nodejs), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to PeerTube?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to PeerTube include Jellyfin, SRS and Invidious. PeerTube itself is a self-hosted alternative to YouTube and Loom.
Is PeerTube actively maintained?
The most recent commit to PeerTube was on Oct 16, 2026 with 2,092 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v8.3.1, published Sep 28, 2026. It had 689 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.