You can import any torrent file that points to a mp4 file. You should make sure you have diffusion rights over the content it points to, otherwise it could cause legal trouble to yourself and your instance.
We recommend you to not use the <x id="START_TAG_STRONG" ctype="x-strong" equiv-text="<strong>"/>root<x id="CLOSE_TAG_STRONG" ctype="x-strong" equiv-text="</strong>"/> user to publish your videos, since it's the super-admin account of your instance. <x id="LINE_BREAK" ctype="lb" equiv-text="<br/>"/> Instead, <x id="START_LINK" ctype="x-a" equiv-text="<a>"/>create a dedicated account<x id="CLOSE_LINK" ctype="x-a" equiv-text="</a>"/> to upload your videos.
However, you may want to read <x id="START_LINK" ctype="x-a" equiv-text="<a class="link-orange" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://docs.joinpeertube.org/admin-configuration?id=transcoding">"/>our guidelines<x id="CLOSE_LINK" ctype="x-a" equiv-text="</a>"/> before tweaking the following values.
Process uploaded videos so that they are in a streamable form that any device can play. Though costly in resources, this is a critical part of PeerTube, so tread carefully.
Use <x id="START_LINK" ctype="x-a" equiv-text="<a routerLink="/admin/system/runners/runners-list">"/>remote runners<x id="CLOSE_LINK" ctype="x-a" equiv-text="</a>"/> to process VOD transcoding. Remote runners has to register on your instance first.