Post ArSWuluW5aHZmLoBaS by paige@masto.canadiancivil.com
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(DIR) Post #ArRPtoGwvdzBydw4Ei by tansy@wandering.shop
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@_elena sounds good
(DIR) Post #ArRQ1RLw1k1RD4uEAy by nacly@floss.social
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@_elena Great idea! Not much to add other than a big +1 to the "after 2+ weeks" idea (or even a 1+ months post). I think that's what's *missing* from a lot of introductory material.
(DIR) Post #ArRQD4VQnT1XpJtUZs by EloPup@mastodon.social
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@_elena Sounds like a good idea to me 👍🏻I think such a step by step approach could help many newcomers in their exploration phase
(DIR) Post #ArRSuz2gfh47X1W2gS by leberschnitzel@existiert.ch
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@_elena how about making a video about it
(DIR) Post #ArRUm5egunYFLMB9e4 by resera@social.tchncs.de
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@_elena It would be worth pointing out, that you don't need an account anywhere to follow accounts. RSS, NewPipe and their forks and peertubes (as far as i know not jet that good) android app are options too.
(DIR) Post #ArRYOqIsE724t28znk by geraldew@fosstodon.org
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@_elena this might seem a silly point, but if we're pitching the idea of running Fediverse instances to people then I feel hosting video is quite a different thing to other services - that are mostly text.I spent the 1990s in tech support and watched people struggle with the choices and issues of image file sizes.While general increases in storage and network speed mean that mostly doesn't matter any more for images, I'm not clear this is yet true for video.Who/what will help them?
(DIR) Post #ArRb58m68mQmFH6ujw by liaizon@wake.st
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@_elena @resera another cool peertube tip: every account outputs a valid podcast feed. So you can use any podcasting app and add a peertube account to it that way!
(DIR) Post #ArRc83chqlVF5ifkPY by voorstad@mastodon.nl
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@_elena Perhaps this practical approach from @Kitty can give some inspiration?https://mastoart.social/@Kitty/113576590118814055
(DIR) Post #ArRd57tfbWy7Qmm0GW by ShaunBurch@mastodon.social
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@_elena I think a two part series could help a target audience of newcomers to feel less overwhelmed! Universe A: Fediverse Omnibus 😢 Universe B: Getting Started: PeerTube 🤩🙏
(DIR) Post #ArRmO26UGbwOYLrI5Q by everydayisextra@troet.cafe
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@_elena First of all: great idea!Second: Thanks for doing this soon.Third: Each one of the comments has a valid point, so there’s no one fits all version, just trust your instincts as you’ve been writing incredible info before. From my POV, I’d start even earlier with some chapters about what it is, why it is or will be better than competing services, what type of users it mostly appeals to, what potential the developers see and what a path of self hosting would look like.
(DIR) Post #ArRqVyVduiYDXTfRKK by lps@mograph.social
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@_elena I'd love to see a post/video series that actually goes through the steps, and is hosted on a peertube instance, embedded on your site:)Maybe fedi.video would be a good home for it?Don't forget https://fedihost.co/ maybe they'd be willing to lend you space for the demo 🤷 @paige They only charge $7/mth for10gb for anyone looking for shared hosting of #peertube
(DIR) Post #ArRyLYenyaL265UrMu by voorstad@mastodon.nl
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@_elena @Kitty You're welcome. I am just the postman, Kitty is the one who wrote them.I immediately thought of that post when I saw your question. In the spirit of #opensource : collaborate!
(DIR) Post #ArS2FYcnaDqc4lx7Jo by liaizon@wake.st
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@_elena @resera yeah sure!
(DIR) Post #ArS3XjKwawFMSupY8W by Kitty@mastoart.social
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@voorstad @_elena Thank you both. In the spirit of open source, I'm happy for it to be used if it helps people find their way around the fedi ☺️
(DIR) Post #ArSWuluW5aHZmLoBaS by paige@masto.canadiancivil.com
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@_elena @lps best of luck, if you want to try out @fedihost there is a free 7 days trial with all new accounts. There is a referral program with existing users so it's pretty easy to get a $20 credit too.Because files uploaded to PeerTube are transcoded to streamable formats the framerate and resolution are largely what determine the size on the server.Covered a bit here: https://fedihost.co/blog/slug/how-to-manage-peertube-storage and in an upcoming video.
(DIR) Post #ArSqSh0uhSg7ZBglxw by youronlyone@c.im
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@_elena It's a great idea!Maybe you can add for #1 item, a bit of introduction (non-techy, maybe a comparison to something everyone is familiar with), and why they should use it (versus "why they should migrate", the word "migrate" sets off a different tone and message to ordinary folks).Then later, at the conclusion part (#2 item) go back to "why they should use it".
(DIR) Post #ArTThRDnarX38zjoVE by paige@masto.canadiancivil.com
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@_elena thanks, yeah I enjoy this stuff a lot.You might have also found https://video.canadiancivil.com which is the large PeerTube instance used by me any my professional YouTube friends.
(DIR) Post #ArTXJI6EG18TidwF5k by paige@masto.canadiancivil.com
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@_elena oh wow. That's a real behind the scenes sort of show.An interview would be fun, I'll private post you my details.
(DIR) Post #ArUWd5z96NPp8vSt4y by youronlyone@c.im
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@_elena Yep! We all do, or maybe many of us, often explain things in a techie way. I guess our brains are wired that way, and makes it harder to explain in layman's terms. 😅In another thread, someone asked, "how it works _for me_", I think the user is thinking about the benefits as a non-techie. Someone who only wants to use social media to connect, follow people, and interact. A good question from the user though.