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@ozoned Last year, @galvagna.com tried to collect data like this, and didn't find much. My own back-of-the-envelope calculation is here: https://dazzlelabs.net/blog/funding-the-open-social-web-fediforum-20250605/index.html#0
@j12t@j12t.social I wonder how we could get folks involved. We'd need it occasionally updated as well. A network wide survey.
@ozoned Thanks! More lines are to come in the near future.
@logan@social.logal.dev can you draw them in invisbile ink? Can you make the lines in the shape of a cat? Stricly all perpendicular.
Awwww yeeeaaa now we're straight up graphin' it.
@logan@social.logal.dev that's a lot of lines. Good job!
@_elena@mastodon.social @theraccoonbytes@theforkiverse.com Do love some Lego. 😁 Great job.
@BluesDriveAmeliaa Alright, now I have to actually remember who runs PeerTube servers. 😄
@ozoned runs https://tubefree.org, a sizable instance for personal and community content.
@deadsuperhero / @sean runs https://spectra.video, a server with lots of users.
@lety runs https://peertube.doesstuff.social, a personal server.
@Sascha runs https://bonn.video, which one might call an institutional server I suppose.
Any of the tagged people have PeerTube hosting advice for @BluesDriveAmeliaa?
@julian@fietkau.social @BluesDriveAmeliaa@sakurajima.social @deadsuperhero@social.wedistribute.org @Sascha@bonn.social @sean@deadsuperhero.com @lety@doesstuff.social
I feel like there's a better way to do this ... any suggestions?
Also, anyone interested in any kind of Peertube Admin Coalition or anything? 😊
And anyone not on my ptindex.btfree.org and would like to be included, while meeting the general community guidelines?
Just found out about #Adnauseum #Firefox #Extension and I'm all for it.
Good day all,
I apologize to all, but I have to reschedule #FiresideFedi with @RussSharek@mastodon.art tonight.
Thank you all for your understanding.
@andypiper@macaw.social what are the odds of getting @Mastodon@mastodon.social operating costs? Per user. I don't know if they'd given full numbers or not, but if not, could we get per user?
As an open platform we have no real data on cost to user as we've all been separate. We all need to come together and figure out numbers so that when folks are attempting to sell this we can have general ideas.
YES, I know costs could waver MASSIVELY from one instance to the next. But if we can get general ideas like "$0.50/user" then we know it's not outlandish to ask for say $1.00/user so we can cover operating costs and build out our teams and networks to keep funding back into the Fediverse.
I'm on a solo instance here. But I've built it so it's over the top performance wise, and still a bit of issues but we're getting there. For this #Bonfire instance I apy $32/month.
And if someone could create a website, or a Fedi bot, or SOMETHING that could track this it'd be amazing to know. We could crowd source our data analysis for those that WANT to participate. #FediPrice #FediCost #financial #analysis #fediverse #fedi
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TONIGHT!
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Special Guest: @RussSharek@mastodon.art
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Hey!
Thanks for sharing your time and energy here!
You're awesome and I sincerely appreciate you!
Big thanks to @troler@mastodon.online and @blenderdumbass@mastodon.online for all the awesome clips they've helped create for the show! <3
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Just did some #livestreaming over on my #owncast stream.ozoned.net .
Worked on the #bash script for my public #Peertube index file that's hosted at ptindex.btfree.org if anyone wants to use it!
Or if you want to create your own chain of trust, you can get the script at git.btfree.org/BTFree/PTIndex and make your own!
Want to be alerted next time I go live? Just follow @ozoned@stream.ozoned.net from ANY Fediverse instance, and when I go live, you'll get a notification!
Did you know that you can be alerted on the #Fediverse when #FiresideFedi goes #Live ?
Just follow: @ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
Do this from ANY #Fedi account and when we go live, you'll get an alert!
You can also follow @firesidefedi@tubefree.org to get new videos right in your feed as well!
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @matttutt@mastodon.social
I am a reluctant SEO. I am starting the No To Big Tech movement - notobigtech.org. If you want to help us shift off Big Tech - please join us!
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#OBS now supports WebRTC simulcast support.
I understand it'd be a HUGE undertaking, but what kind of time/money would it take to write a library to handle this to get it into #Owncast and #Peertube ?
Right now the single most expensive thing is transcoding. If we can support #Webrtc #Simulcast that moves to end users and the server can is just a pass through enabling anyone to run live streams through their Peertube or someone to run massively more Owncast streams at once.
So I'm being serious. What would this take?
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social from @altstore@fosstodon.org
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It will happen on 19 March 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )
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Did you know that #Youtube can pull your videos straight from your own #Peertube server?
You don't have your own Peertube?
We run #TubeFree where we give 50GB of total storage, with options to go higher with a donation!
See givebutter.com/givebtfree for prices!
Want help building your OWN Peertube? We can help there as well! Just message me and let's work together!
I love the #Fediverse. I love #Peertube. Our strength is: we're decentralized. Our weakness is: we're decentralized. How do we find like instances and things WITHOUT an algorithm?
Well I run tubefree.org. I know Makertube.net is a good instance. I follow that instance. However, I trust the admins there, why not follow who they follow? Thus we have a chain of trust.
How do I do this easily though? I came up with a script: git.btfree.org/BTFree/PTIndex
Want to USE the index on YOUR Peertube so you follow everyone I follow, and follow those I trust and who they follow? Go to your Peertube - Settings - General - Federation - Check "Automatically follow platforms of a public index" - Index URL: ptindex.btfree.org .
Want to be involved in the chain of trust? Message me! I'm here @ozoned , @ozoned@piefed.social , @ozoned:matrix.org , ozoned.01 on Signal, ozoned@btfree.org via email.
Anyone #livestreaming any #gdc news on the #fediverse ?
@reiver@mastodon.social is there a #FediCon account? Or shall we follow you for updates?
I have to make sure I'm there this year, so I want to make sure I can start scheduling things as early as possible. 😁
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