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Add "Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client" in FAQ

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- [If a client requests each chunk of a video through HTTP, will the server be overloaded?](#if-a-client-requests-each-chunk-of-a-video-through-http-will-the-server-be-overloaded)
- [Will an index of all the videos of servers you follow be too large for small servers?](#will-an-index-of-all-the-videos-of-servers-you-follow-be-too-large-for-small-servers)
- [What codecs can I use for the videos I want to upload?](#what-codecs-can-i-use-for-the-videos-i-want-to-upload)
- [I want to change my host, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-host-how-can-i-do-that)
- [I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?](#i-want-to-change-my-domain-name-how-can-i-do-that)
- [Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?](#should-i-have-a-big-server-to-run-peertube)
- [Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?](#can-i-seed-videos-with-my-classic-bittorrent-client-transmission-rtorrent)
- [Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?](#are-you-going-to-use-the-steem-blockchain)
- [Are you going to support advertisements?](#are-you-going-to-support-advertisements)
- [What is "creation dynamic" and why not modify it?](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it)
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WEBM, MP4 or OGV videos.
## I want to change my host, how can I do that?
## I want to change my domain name, how can I do that?
You can't. You'll need to re install an instance and reupload your videos.
## Should I have a big server to run PeerTube?
Not really. For instance, the demonstration server [https://peertube.cpy.re](https://peertube.cpy.re) has 2 vCore and 2GB of RAM and consumes on average:
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* **Storage** Completely depends on how many videos your users will upload
## Can I seed videos with my classic BitTorrent client (Transmission, rTorrent...)?
Yes you can, but you won't be able to send data to users that watch the video in their web browser.
The reason is they connects to peers through WebRTC whereas your BitTorrent client uses classic TCP/UDP.
We hope to see compatibility with WebRTC in popular BitTorrent client in the future. See this issue for more information: https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent/issues/369
## Are you going to use the Steem blockchain?
Short answer: no, since like most appchains/votechains, it modifies the dynamic of creation, and as such cannot be integrated into mainline PeerTube. Read more about that in [the dedicated section](#what-is-creation-dynamic-and-why-not-modify-it).