If your Peertube instance allows joining chat with [XMPP clients](https://livingston.frama.io/peertube-plugin-livechat/documentation/admin/advanced/xmpp_clients/), users using such clients will see the terms as chat messages, coming from a "Peertube" account.When you update terms, they will receive a new message with the update terms content.
![Screenshot of a Peertube video page, with a web chat on the right of the video.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/chat.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Chat screenshot")
If you are not logged in on the Peertube instance where you are watching the video, you will automatically join the chat.You will be assigned a random nickname (something like "Anonymous 12345").
![Screenshot of a chat. In the participant list, there is John Livingston, and an anonymous account using "Anonymous 212873" nickname.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/chat_with_anonymous.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Chat with an anonymous user")
![Screenshot of the chat. The current user is not logged in, and must choose a nickname before being able to write in the chat.](/peertube-plugin-livechat/images/chat_anonymous.png?classes=shadow,border&height=200px "Joining chat when not connected")
The Peertube instance can configure external authentication providers (Mastodon accounts, Google accounts, ...).In such case, you will see a "{{% livechat_label login_using_external_account %}}" button, that will open a dialog modal.In this dialog modal, there will be some buttons to connect using a remote account.
Once you signed in the remote account, and have granted access, your nickname and avatar (if available) will be automatically fetched.No other data will be stored.These data will be automatically deleted several hours after your quit the chat.