As YouTube seems to be going increasingly ad-heavy, have had many requests to do posts about how to get into #PeerTube.
PeerTube is an ad-free video platform on the Fediverse. You can follow and interact with PeerTube accounts from Mastodon etc. When a PeerTube account posts a video, it will appear in your Mastodon timeline just like any post, and you can like, share, reply etc.
I just did a long thread of good PeerTube accounts to follow over on @FediFollows (https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows/110917302291902468).
PeerTube content still has a long way to go, and the network effect on YouTube is unhealthily strong, but as YouTube keeps tightening its grip there are ever-increasing numbers of publishers and viewers looking for alternatives.
If you're a viewer, you can follow, watch and interact with PeerTube accounts entirely from within Mastodon etc. You don't need to be on PeerTube yourself, your Mastodon etc account is enough.
I'll post tomorrow about options for publishing videos on PeerTube.
@feditips is there something for podcasters that would love to do it on fedi?
You can use PeerTube for audio, and the latest version of PeerTube includes support for podcast feeds that are compatible with podcast apps.
(PeerTube has always had RSS, but the latest update makes it more suitable for podcasts.)
If you upload an audio file to PeerTube, you can optionally add an image too or just leave the screen blank.
Alternatively, there's an audio-specific platform on the Fediverse called @funkwhale, more info about it at https://funkwhale.audio
@feditips @pax @funkwhale For people who are fine with self-hosting there is also @Castopod which is podcasting specific and seems promising :)
@feditips @funkwhale @Castopod @anreji I dont have a server.
@pax @feditips @funkwhale @anreji You can buy one from https://castopod.com
@feditips @funkwhale @anreji @Castopod nah, no money, and I dont know if it would work with my screenreader. I dont have money anyway.