cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/33909879
I would imagine the most expensive part is the storage space perhaps Peertube instances can function as cooperatives for content creators where they pool their resources to kickstart their own independent video platform free from censorship and frivolous corporate takedowns.
Storage space and bandwidth, as well as compute for re-coding lower resolution versions (although you can do that on another machine these days).
A cheap VPS will probably be insufficient rather soon, but something around 50€ a month should do it for quite a while.
That’s not too bad for a starting point.