SimpleerTube Instances
Video platform instance directory
SimpleerTube provides access to video content through a network of privacy-focused public instances. This directory helps you find instances across different access methods, from standard web browsers to specialized privacy networks, enabling you to choose the approach that best matches your privacy requirements.
Available Access Methods
Understanding Video Instance Networks
SimpleerTube instances operate as proxy servers between users and video platforms, providing a privacy barrier that prevents direct tracking of viewing habits. Each instance independently proxies video metadata, search queries, and actual video streams, ensuring that your viewing activity is not directly visible to commercial video platforms.
The distributed nature of the instance network means that different servers, operated by different individuals and organizations, provide the same basic functionality. This decentralization prevents any single operator from having complete visibility into all SimpleerTube usage, and ensures that the service continues even if individual instances become unavailable.
Instance operators volunteer their server resources and bandwidth to support privacy-focused video access. The quality of your experience depends on the resources available to each instance, their geographic location relative to you, and current usage levels. Testing multiple instances helps you find those that work best for your situation.
Public Instance Considerations
Benefits
- •Access video content without building a viewing history profile
- •No accounts or personal information required
- •Ad-free and distraction-free viewing experience
- •Multiple access methods across different privacy networks
- •Community-operated infrastructure independent of commercial interests
Considerations
- •Performance varies significantly between instances
- •Instance availability cannot be guaranteed
- •Video quality options may be limited compared to direct platform access
- •Buffering and loading times can be slower
- •Features like playlists and subscriptions work differently or may not be available
Choosing Your Access Method
Standard HTTPS instances work well for general privacy-focused viewing when you want to avoid tracking by video platforms but are not specifically concerned about network-level observation. These instances provide good privacy with the easiest access method.
Tor-accessible instances (onion services) add network-level privacy, hiding your video viewing activity from internet service providers and network administrators. This additional privacy layer is valuable when viewing content related to sensitive topics or in network environments with surveillance.
Instances on I2P and Lokinet networks integrate with those privacy ecosystems, suitable for users who already participate in these networks or prefer their specific architectural and philosophical approaches to anonymity.
Safe Instance Usage Guidelines
- Test multiple instances to find reliable options for your geographic location
- Be patient with loading times; proxying video streams requires significant bandwidth
- Verify that video streams are actually being proxied by checking network connections
- Rotate between instances periodically to avoid pattern correlation
- Be aware that instance operators can technically see what videos you watch
- Remember that video creators and platforms cannot identify individual viewers through instances
- Consider using privacy networks (Tor, I2P) when viewing sensitive content
- Bookmark several working instances to ensure continued access
This page is maintained as a static reference to keep URLs predictable and safe.
Last updated: January 15, 2026