PeerTube 7.2 Launch: A Major Update to the Decentralized Video Hosting Platform

On June 4, 2025, the release of the PeerTube 7.2 version of the peer-to-peer video hosting platform took place. The initial release of PeerTube 1.0 occurred in October 2018, while PeerTube 6.0 was launched in November 2023, and the PeerTube 7.0 version was introduced in December 2024.

The PeerTube project is a streaming platform hosted on its own servers, supporting P2P technology as an alternative to YouTube and Twitch. Developed by the French non-profit organization Framasoft, the codebase of PeerTube is available under the AGPLv3 license.

To upload a video on PeerTube for public viewing, users need to set up a PeerTube instance on their computer. An official Docker container is available for this purpose. Communication between different PeerTube servers occurs via ActivityPub, enabling users to subscribe to channels from other instances and servers that support Mastodon, Pleroma, and ActivityPub.

Currently, there are thousands of instances within the decentralized PeerTube ecosystem, alongside a search engine called Sepia Search.

Key changes and enhancements in PeerTube 7.2 include:

— A newly integrated interface for managing videos, which simplifies navigation through user-generated content. Available videos are now presented on separate pages rather than in an endlessly scrolling feed. Users can customize the columns displayed, including title, duration, channel, view count, comments, and publication date. Filtering options allow users to see videos from specific channels or that meet certain criteria (e.g., only showing videos accessible to users or password-protected content).

— The interface for publishing and updating live streams or already uploaded videos has been revamped, with distinct sections navigable through a new sidebar menu. This menu also includes other pages related to video management, such as editing in Studio mode and viewing statistics. If a module is unavailable, it is explicitly marked with a tooltip explaining the reason for its inaccessibility. There’s a horizontal banner that features buttons for canceling or saving operations, links for video previewing, and additional information, such as encoding progress.

— Improvements have been made to the content hiding system to better manage content that may be deemed inappropriate by some users. Video creators can now publish tags that warn about sensitive content, helping viewers decide if they want to watch the video.