Community Guides
Community-produced and Foundation-supported tutorials for all Livepeer participants. Content is organised by role.Delegators & LPT Holders
Delegation guide
Step-by-step: how to acquire LPT, choose an orchestrator, and stake. Covers the Livepeer Explorer, unbonding period, and reward mechanics.
Staking in 10 Minutes
YouTube walkthrough by Titan Node - quick intro to staking for new delegators. Listed in awesome-livepeer.
Livepeer Primer
Visual protocol overview - useful for understanding how delegators, orchestrators, and gateways fit together before staking.
Live Pioneers resources
Ecosystem recaps, Know Your Orchestrator interviews, and educational content in 8+ languages. The go-to resource for the delegator community. (Reference: livepioneers.app)
Gateway Operators
Gateway setup
Full gateway configuration - running a Livepeer broadcaster node, connecting to orchestrators, managing costs, and handling AI workloads.
Orchestrator Pricing Visibility
Per-orchestrator price-per-pixel data over time. Helps gateways understand transcoding cost dynamics and select cost-efficient routing.
GWID SPE tooling
The GWID SPE (May 2025, 6,600 LPT) produced tooling to simplify gateway operation. Check the Treasury forum for latest deliverables and status.
Propose a gateway improvement
Use the SPE process to propose and fund gateway-relevant improvements. GovWorks provides mentorship for new proposers.
Orchestrators & Node Operators
Orchestrator setup
Run a Livepeer GPU node - node configuration, AI subnet setup, staking, and earnings management.
Linux setup manual
Comprehensive bare-metal Linux orchestrator setup from Captain Stronk - the most complete community-written deployment guide available.
Video setup guide
YouTube setup walkthrough by Titan Node - covers node installation and initial configuration.
Production log monitoring
Forum guide for production-grade log monitoring and alerting. Highly recommended for operators running nodes at scale.
Developers
Livepeer API reference
Full API reference for the Livepeer Gateway API - endpoints, authentication, and request/response schemas.
Building a web3 video app
Community tutorials in awesome-livepeer: full-stack TikTok clone (React Native + Lens), YouTube clone (Next.js + IPFS + The Graph), Arweave video streaming, and IPFS video upload.
Custom AI pipelines
How to build and deploy custom real-time AI pipelines using ai-runner and the BYOC (Bring Your Own Container) framework. Uses ComfyUI as a reference implementation.
Bubble plugin (no-code)
Community-supported Bubble.io plugin for adding Livepeer video to no-code apps and prototypes without writing code.
Governance Participation
SPE proposal guide
The complete 5-phase process from idea to on-chain vote - pre-proposal, community engagement, submission, voting, and implementation.
Livepeer Governance Process
The definitive GovWorks guide (February 2025) - covers the full governance process and community treasury mechanics in detail.
Using the Community Treasury
Livepeer Inc’s guide on how to build community support and raise awareness for treasury proposals - essential reading before submitting on-chain.
Livepeer LIPs
The Livepeer Improvement Proposals repository - protocol-level change proposals, including the LIP-89/90/91/92 treasury bundle that defines the current governance framework.