Streaming is now a buzzword. To help you add streaming videos to your website, HostPapa shows you how to add YouTube videos directly to your website.
Rise above your competition by making high-quality videos easily available on your website. HostPapa also shows you how to protect your custom-made videos from being copied to other sites.
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What is streaming?
Streaming is the process of allowing people to watch a video file without downloading the whole file. Instead, small amounts of the video file are downloaded piece by piece.
This method of video delivery is very popular. As of now, nearly two billion people subscribe to video streaming services.
If you think about the opportunity to attract new customers with free-to-watch videos, the possibilities are incredible. Offering free videos is not a difficult thing to do, and in this guide, HostPapa will walk you through the steps.
An easy way to stream
The quickest way to add streaming videos to your website is:
- Host your videos on YouTube.
- Put your YouTube videos on your website using the HTML Snippet.
Uploading your videos to YouTube
You’ll first need to sign in to your YouTube account or create one to upload your videos to YouTube. If you prefer, you can also sign in to YouTube using your Google account.
To upload videos to YouTube and embed them into your website, please:
- Click the Upload button in the upper right corner of any YouTube page.
- Search for a video on your computer. We recommend using a file that is at least 1GB, 10 minutes in length, and in a format that YouTube supports.
Currently, YouTube supports the following video files:
- 3GPP
- .AVI
- CineForm
- DNxHR
- .FLV
- HEVC (h265)
- .MOV
- .MP4
- .MPEG-1
- .MPEG-2
- .MPEG-4
- .MPEGPS
- .MPG
- ProRes
- WebM
- .WMV
- Click the Upload Video button to begin uploading, or drag and drop your video file to the designated area. The video will now be uploaded.
- Enter the following information for your video. Please note that the information you provide will be used by other people to find your video:
- Title
- Description
- Tags
- Category
- Click the Save changes button. This action will save the updates you’ve made to the video file.
Displaying the video on your website
- Go to the page with your video.
- Click the Share button.
- Click the Embed button.
- Check Use old embed code.
- Copy the code from the Embed box.
Now, please:
- Add an HTML snippet on your webpage where you would like your YouTube video to appear.
- Paste the code into the snippet box.
To protect your videos from being copied
If you want to prevent your videos from being embedded on other websites, please follow these steps:
- Click the My Uploaded Videos link.
- Click the Edit Video Info button to the right of your video.
- Select (under the Sharing Options): No, external sites may NOT embed and play this video.
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