Hosting – Self-produced video

Video hosting: Moving images without being tied to a specific platform

Store, transcode and deliver videos yourself – ad-free, GDPR-compliant and without an algorithm dictating your reach.

Why centron

The pipeline for in-house video

Running your own video hosting service requires three things: plenty of storage, encoding power and affordable delivery.

Battery life in hours

Originals and renditions are stored in S3 Object Storage – infinitely scalable, versioned and accessible at any time.

GPU encoding

Accelerate transcoding into multiple resolutions with GPU instances from €92.59 per month (billed by the hour) – booked solely for processing.

Delivery included

Free external traffic also makes it possible to forecast the performance of successful videos – no nasty surprises with egress costs after a clip goes viral.

Access controlled

Public, linked or for paying members only: policies and authorised access determine who is allowed to view content.

From upload to player

Your own video workflow

Uploads are stored in S3; an encoding job (GPU or Kubernetes) generates HLS renditions, and your website’s player streams directly from the bucket. Open-source solutions such as PeerTube can turn this into a complete platform if required.

€0 EgressVideo delivery with no traffic costs
Calculate costs using the price calculator
  • Storage – S3 for originals and renditions
  • Encoding – GPU jobs as required
  • Streaming – HLS directly from the bucket
  • Platform option – PeerTube & Co. (self-hosted)
  • Basic VM from €4 per month – with one of the most competitive broadband prices on the market
Recommended modules

The right centron products

Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.

S3 Object Storage
Ab
5,00 € / Monat
Scalable storage
  • S3-compatible API
  • Free traffic
  • Unlimited scalability
Cloud GPU
Ab
92,59 € / Monat
NVIDIA performance
  • RTX A4000 from €92.59 per month
  • Dedicated, not shared
  • No minimum term
ccloud³ VMs
Ab
3,12 € / Monat
Compute on demand
  • Deployment in seconds
  • Linux & Windows
  • Billed by the hour
In a nutshell

How much does video hosting cost with centron?

Platform-free video hosting: store and deliver videos in your own object storage – full control, fair traffic pricing. The cornerstone of the service is S3 object storage from €5.00 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented, as required, by Cloud GPU and ccloud³ VMs. Operations are conducted exclusively in our own data centres in Germany – certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz, with an unrestricted BSI C5:2020 Type 1 certificate. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.

Packages and prices
Building blockPrice
S3 Object Storagefrom €5.00 per month
Cloud GPUfrom €92.59 per month
ccloud³ VMsfrom €3.12 per month
Hosting FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to deliver 10,000 video views?

As for traffic: nothing – external traffic from S3 Object Storage is free of charge. You pay for the storage space used, starting at €5.00 per month, and a one-off fee for the encoding service; the retrievals themselves won’t break the bank.

How much does it cost to get started?

The starting prices are deliberately low: S3 Object Storage from €5.00 per month, Cloud GPU from €92.59 per month and ccloud³ VMs from €3.12 per month. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit valid for 60 days – you can calculate the cost of your specific configuration transparently using the price calculator.

Can this be implemented in a way that complies with the GDPR?

Yes. On video platforms, viewing statistics and user profiles are personal data; where individuals are recognisable in the footage, this also applies to the content itself. With centron, videos and access data remain in Germany, under a data processing agreement in accordance with Article 28 of the GDPR. Operations take place in certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz data centres; for ccloud³ / Managed Cloud, there is an unrestricted BSI C5:2020 Type 1 certificate. Details can be found in the Trust Centre.
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