I’m planning to launch a VOD streaming platform focused on niche content (like fitness). I’d like to know from those who’ve done it—what are the key features or challenges I should prioritize early on?
I need to do player customization. Is that possible.
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In a discussion titled ‘Launch VOD platform’ under the Community category, emileymadison seeks advice on launching a niche VOD streaming platform focused on fitness content, particularly regarding player customization (e.g., logo, colors, disabling features, adding interactivity) and live-to-VOD capabilities. NateDhaliwal asks for clarification on the type of customization, while Moin and Bas question the relevance of the topic to the Discourse community. MachineScholar suggests using Vimeo to embed videos into Discourse topics, and duy recommends PeerTube as a possible platform supporting both live streaming and VOD. The thread highlights a mismatch between the user’s goal and the Discourse platform’s intended use, though alternative tools are offered as potential solutions.
Hi there, what kind of per-user customization would this be? Like one’s feed?
By player customization, I mean being able to change how the video player looks and works like adding my own logo, choosing colors, enabling, disabling features like captions, playback speed, skip buttons, or even adding interactive elements or branding inside the player
I am not sure you will find “those” here.
Can you explain what Discourse has to do with this?
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You might be better off using a service like Vimeo and embed the videos into your topics
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I want to implement live to VOD. Is there any platform supports live streaming and video on demand both in one place
Hi Emily,
Repeating what Moin said:
Since you are on a Discourse support community 
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You can try PeerTube 
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