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> Peertube is the opposite of centralized video hosting; it's a federation of nodes. Like a CDN? :)
by tjansen 5y ago
> Peertube is the opposite of centralized video hosting; it's a federation of nodes.
Like a CDN? :)
- BeefWellington 5y agoWhile you're correct that in this way a CDN is similar to peer-federated systems, this is also a low-effort trite response that misses about 70% of the differences between the two. The main difference being, of course, CDNs provide a delivery and storage service which you pay for, meaning the content remains yours, the circumstances under which it is viewed is under your control, and you're simply paying for them to deliver it for you. With peer-based systems, those two key points are no longer true.
- kazinator 5y agoThe short answer is that geographical resource balancing isn't federation, even though both involve multiple hosts.
- KnobbleMcKnees 5y agoGeogprahical distribution is irrelevant if there is only a single gateway to the content. Then the benefits of distribution are largely only realized by the owner.