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Odysee
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Also known as Odysée

Odysee is an American decentralized video hosting platform, built on the LBRY blockchain. It positions itself as an alternative to mainstream services like YouTube, but with a focus on freedom of speech and decentralization.

Key facts

Website.name
Odysee
Website.logo
50px|Odysee icon, an astronaut|class=skin-invert 125px|Odysee wordmark|class=skin-invert
Website.logo_size
150px
Website.type
Online video platform
Website.headquarters
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Website.country_of_origin
US
Website.owner
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Website.author
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Website.founder
Julian Chandra
Website.editor
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Website.key_people
Julian Chandra and Jeremy Kauffman
Website.revenue
$10.7 million
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via Wikipedia infobox

Source code

1. Clone (or fork) this repository: git clone 2. Change directory into the cloned repository: cd odysee-frontend 3. Enable Corepack if needed: corepack enable 4. Install the dependencies: pnpm install pnpm dev This uses Vite and includes hot-reloading. If you want to debug the web server we use in production, run pnpm dev:ssr . This starts the SSR server at localhost:1337 . Customize the web app In root directory, duplicate the .env.defaults file as .env and make customizations there. To specify your own OG-IMAGE: Either place a png named v2-og.png in the /custom folder or specify the OG IMAGE URL in .env file. To specify your own channels to be followed on first run: AUTO FOLLOW URLS=lbry://@chan 123...a lbry://@chan2 456...a To customize the homepage content: 1. Add CUSTOM HOMEPAGE=true to the .env file. 2. Copy /custom/homepage.example.js to /custom/homepage.js and make desired changes to homepage.js . Finally, run NODE ENV=production pnpm build to rebuild. - Note: You do not need to edit the .env file in the /web folder. To override defaults at runtime, pass environment variables with -e or provide an env file. The image uses .env.defaults baked into the repo as its baseline configuration. We :heart: contributions from everyone and contributions to this project are encouraged, and compensated. We welcome bug reports, bug fixes and feedback is always appreciated. For more details, see CONTRIBUTING.md.

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Odysee is an American decentralized video hosting platform, built on the LBRY blockchain. It positions itself as an alternative to mainstream services like YouTube, but with a focus on freedom of speech and decentralization.

The platform enables users to upload, share, and monetize videos through cryptocurrency, while maintaining content persistence through a peer-to-peer network.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odysee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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