Uploading and playing back a video is well-trodden ground. Encoding it into every resolution and format a viewer's connection needs, then delivering it fast from wherever they are in the world, is a global infrastructure problem most companies rent rather than run.
VIBE SCORE 77/100
The parts this build actually needs, each rated on its own — the average is the Vibe Score above.
| Landing page | 99 |
| File uploads | 87 |
| Video processing | 45 |
Don't feel like building it? These are already made, open-source, and free.
Just pay. Uploading and playing back a video is well-trodden ground. Encoding it into every resolution and format a viewer's connection needs, then delivering it fast from wherever they are in the world, is a global infrastructure problem most companies rent rather than run.
Vimeo costs $20/mo (about $240/yr) as of 2026-08. That's what a working rebuild would save you.
Adaptive bitrate streaming (encoding into multiple resolutions and switching based on the viewer's connection) is real, specialized video engineering Global CDN delivery, so a viewer in Tokyo and one in Berlin both get fast playback, is infrastructure most solo builds shouldn't attempt to run themselves Their privacy controls, analytics, and embedding at scale represent a lot of accumulated product work
Yes — PeerTube are open-source options worth trying before you build your own. Details are in the standard parts section on this page.