name: New instance description: New public instance proposal form title: "[New instance] " assignees: - unixfox - samantazfox labels: - instance-add body: - type: markdown attributes: value: | Please consult these two important tutorials: - Escaping the YouTube block ([403 errors in playback](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4045)): https://docs.invidious.io/ipv6-rotator/ - Improving the performance and the stability of your public instance: https://docs.invidious.io/improve-public-instance/ It is highly recommended to follow these tutorials because it will allow the instance to stay stable and performant over the long term. - type: input id: url attributes: label: URL description: "the URL of your instance" placeholder: "Example: https://invidious.example.com" validations: required: true - type: checkboxes attributes: label: Mandatory checks description: "Your instance must fulfill all the conditions listed below in order to be accepted" options: - label: "Instance has a domain name" required: true - label: "Instance is served over HTTPS" required: true - label: "Statistics (`/api/v1/stats`) are enabled" required: true - label: "Instance is properly configured (including the mandatory [post install configuration](https://docs.invidious.io/installation/#post-install-configuration))" required: true - label: "Instance has an automatic hourly restart setup of Invidious" required: true - label: "If dash, proxy + download is enabled (default settings), the instance has unlimited traffic/bandwidth or close to unlimited (100TB minimum)" required: true - label: "Instance is not running any kind of analytics, including external scripts of any kind" required: true - label: "If using Cloudflare or any other DDoS protection service, settings are configured to allow uptime monitoring. Cloudflare users can consult [this](https://updown.io/doc/known-issues-when-monitoring-a-cloudflare-protected-website) guide" required: true - type: checkboxes attributes: label: Maintainer chart description: "As a maintainer, I acknowledge that I must do the following to stay in the public list" options: - label: "Ensure that my instance is up to date (less than one month old)" required: true - label: "Ensure a proper uptime of my instance (around 90%)" required: true - type: checkboxes attributes: label: Rules for public instances description: By submitting this proposal, you agree to follow the [rules for public instances](https://docs.invidious.io/instances/#rules-for-public-instances). options: - label: I agree to follow the rules for public instances required: true - type: input id: country attributes: label: Host country description: What country is the instance hosted in? placeholder: "Example: United States" validations: required: true - type: input id: mitm-name attributes: label: Man in the Middle description: "If your instance is behind a DDoS protection or MitM system, please specify that here" placeholder: "Example: CloudFlare" validations: required: false - type: input id: source-code-url attributes: label: Source code URL description: "If your instance is running a modified source code, please provide the URL below" placeholder: "Example: https://git.example.com/you/invidious" validations: required: false - type: input id: matrix-username attributes: label: Your matrix username description: "Please input your Matrix username here to join the private Matrix room for public instances maintainers. We discuss troubles managing a public instance, share some advices and more. Optional but highly recommended." placeholder: "matrixuser" validations: required: false - type: textarea id: more-infos attributes: label: Additional information description: "If you want to add other information on your instance, do so here:" placeholder: "Example: Our instance also has an .onion URL, The source code changes are ..., etc." validations: required: false