Looking for advice on hosting for video streaming (HLS) – what’s the best approach?

[Longvu]

Hi everyone,
I’m currently exploring options to set up a site that streams video content (not live streaming – more like short clips or movies on demand). My goals are:

• Viewers should be able to watch videos smoothly in-browser, on both desktop and mobile.
• I want to serve the videos in small chunks (I heard HLS is the standard for this?).
• Traffic will start small but I’d like something that can scale up if needed.

I’m still new to hosting for streaming, and I’m unsure about a few things:

• Should I go with a VPS and try to set up HLS myself, or look for a hosting service that supports it out of the box?
• Are there any offshore hosts that are friendly with this kind of content (possibly not 100% clean)?
• I’m mostly worried about DMCA and bandwidth limits – does anyone have experience or suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

 

[bountymounty]

Adult movies or just mainstream videos ?

 

[Protect Your Wealth]

It would be better top find some service that hosts it out of the box.

Anyway, you can look for solutions in the Republic of Moldova as they usually don't recognize DMCA complaints and a court order from a Moldavian tribunal is required to take down a site.