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[Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/) is a decentralized streaming platform, that can provide both live streaming and VOD (Video On Demand) features.The present plugin adds chatting capatibilities to your Peertube installation, allowing viewers to interract with streamers.
To have a glimpse on this plugin capabilities, checkout the [introduction](/peertube-plugin-livechat/intro/). For more precise informations, please find bellow the summary of this documentation.
The chat room will be accessible for all viewers, even those who don't have an account on your instance. Those "anonymous" users just have to choose a nickname before they can begin talking in the chat.
As a Peertube administrator, you can setup this plugin on your instance simply by using the Peertube plugin marketplace included in the administration interface.Search for "livechat", then click "install": that's it!
The plugin has many advanced features.As it is using the [XMPP](https://xmpp.org/) standard "under the hood", it is possible for Peertube administrators to allow advanced usages (connection using XMPP clients, chatbots, bridge to other chat protocols, ...).More information in the relevant sections of this documentation.
