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A video hosting platform built around your paywall

A video hosting platform that packages each upload as adaptive HLS up to 1440p and ties hosting to your paywall and device apps.

Flicknexs hosts video by transcoding each upload into an adaptive-bitrate HLS master playlist, storing it against per-title access rules, and delivering it through signed playback URLs to apps across web, mobile and TV.

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Architecture Specification

A video hosting platform stores your video files, transcodes them into stream-ready renditions and delivers them to viewers on demand. On Flicknexs, every upload is packaged as adaptive-bitrate HLS up to a 1440p ceiling, each title carries its own access rules, and the same hosting feeds web, Android, iOS, Android TV and Fire TV apps. Signed URLs, geo-fencing, a logo watermark and referer protection are in the platform code; DRM is arranged through the delivery layer on request.

Flicknexs provides video hosting platform as part of its white-label OTT platform. Flicknexs hosts video by transcoding each upload into an adaptive-bitrate HLS master playlist, storing it against per-title access rules, and delivering it through signed playback URLs to apps across web, mobile and TV.

Strategic Value

Why "video hosting platform" is the wrong question to shop on

01

People search for a video hosting platform when what they actually need is somewhere to put a video and a way to control who watches it. The hosting itself is the easy part; every service can store a file. The decisions that cost you money later are what happens to the file after upload, how playback is gated, and which screens it reaches. A hosting page that only lists formats and storage numbers is answering a question you will not care about in six months.

02

Flicknexs treats hosting as one link in a chain: upload, transcode, store with access rules, deliver, and measure. The file you upload is transcoded into an adaptive-bitrate HLS ladder so the player can step between renditions as the connection changes, and the top rendition is capped at 1440p. That ceiling is a real fact about the product, not a marketing choice you can argue with, so it belongs on the page next to the storage figures rather than buried.

03

The technical standard behind the delivery is HTTP Live Streaming, defined in RFC 8216, which is why the platform produces a master playlist per title rather than a single progressive file. Knowing that shapes what you can and cannot expect: adaptive HLS, yes; DASH manifests or 4K masters, no.

Industry standard reference: RFC 8216 HTTP Live Streaming (audited and verified 2026-09-03).
Capabilities & Specifications

What happens when you host a video on Flicknexs

Every row below is in the platform code today and you run it from the admin. The last row, DRM encryption, is the one exception: it is arranged through the delivery layer on request rather than built into the code.

01

Upload and transcode

You upload a source file and the platform transcodes it into an adaptive-bitrate HLS ladder, with the top rendition capped at 1440p.

Transcoding is what turns a single heavy file into renditions a player can switch between on a slow connection.
02

Adaptive HLS packaging

Each title is packaged as HLS with a master playlist that lists the renditions; the player chooses one and steps up or down as bandwidth changes.

A master playlist per title is what makes on-demand playback hold up across phones, laptops and TVs.
03

Per-title access rules

Every video, episode or audio item carries its own plan, purchase and rental rules, checked before a stream URL is issued.

Hosting without a gate is just file storage; the access rule is what lets you sell or restrict a title.
04

Signed playback URLs

A storage setting turns on signed playback URLs with a time-to-live, so a copied link stops working once it expires.

It stops a single shared link from becoming a permanent public stream.
05

Geo-fencing

Block or allow countries for the whole platform and per title, checked from the request IP at playback.

Most content licenses are written by territory, so hosting has to respect a country list.
06

Logo watermark

The player overlays your brand logo with a chosen position, opacity and click-through link.

A visible brand mark travels with a screen recording; it is a logo, not a viewer identifier.
07

Subtitles and analytics

You attach uploaded WebVTT subtitle tracks to a title, and analytics logs the devices and platforms each account uses for playback.

Captions widen who can watch, and the device log is how you spot an account playing on far too many screens.
08

DRM on request

Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady are arranged through the delivery layer as part of an enterprise engagement; there is no license server in the platform code.

Some studio licensors require encryption, so we offer it as a delivery-layer arrangement rather than a code feature.

Source: Flicknexs platform documentation and architecture specification, 2026-09-03.

Production Activity

Real-World Video Hosting Activity

A video hosting platform needs to do more than store video files. It must reliably serve content to viewers as video libraries and audiences grow.

23M+
Playback events
86K+
Viewer accounts
20.8M+
Playback events on one deployment

Flicknexs-powered customer deployments have recorded 23M+ playback events and 86K+ viewer accounts across active platforms.

One individual deployment has recorded more than 20.8M playback events, providing a real-world example of the viewing activity already handled by the platform.

Production usage includes:

High-volume video playback
Large viewer account bases
Subscription video services
Transactional video platforms
Ongoing content consumption

These figures represent actual activity from active customer deployments rather than a theoretical playback benchmark.

Aggregated usage data from active Flicknexs customer deployments. Individual customer identities are not disclosed.

How hosting works on Flicknexs, step by step

Hosting is not a single action; it is a short pipeline. These items describe what the platform does between the moment you pick a file and the moment a viewer presses play.

01

The upload becomes an adaptive HLS ladder

You upload a source file from the admin. The platform transcodes it into an adaptive-bitrate HLS set with a master playlist, so the player can move between renditions as the connection changes. The top rendition is capped at 1440p, which means a source shot in 4K is hosted and served at 1440p, not at its original resolution.

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02

The title is stored with its own access rules

Before any playback link exists, the title carries a plan, purchase or rental rule. A free title is open, a subscriber title needs an active plan, and a pay-per-view or rental title needs a completed purchase. The rule is checked when a viewer requests playback, so hosting and the paywall are the same decision, not two products.

Included
03

Playback links are signed and time-limited

With the signed-URL flag on in storage settings, each playback URL carries a signature and a time-to-live. When the window passes, a copied link returns a refusal rather than a stream. The window is a setting, so you match it to the longest realistic pause a viewer takes mid-title.

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04

Country rules and referer protection filter the request

Geo-fencing looks up the viewer country from the request IP and refuses playback outside the licensed territory. Referer protection, requested at the delivery layer, rejects requests from domains that are not on the approved list, so another site cannot embed your player and serve your bandwidth.

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05

The same host feeds every app

Because entitlement and delivery are decided by the platform before a stream URL is issued, web, Android, iOS, Android TV and Fire TV apps all play the same hosted title under the same rules. Samsung TV, LG TV, Roku and Apple TV apps exist as add-ons, not part of every plan.

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06

DRM encryption is arranged separately

The platform code does not include a license server, key management or a decryption handshake. When a licensor requires Widevine, FairPlay or PlayReady, encryption is arranged through the delivery layer as part of an enterprise engagement, scoped to the specific titles that need it.

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How to host and gate a title in the Flicknexs admin

Work through these five steps on a test title first. Each one is reversible from the same screen, so you can undo a wrong setting without re-uploading.

  1. 1

    Upload the source and let it transcode

    Open the video, series or audio section and upload your source file. Wait for transcoding to finish so the adaptive HLS ladder exists. Remember the 1440p ceiling: a higher-resolution source is not preserved above that line.

  2. 2

    Set the access rule for the title

    On the same title, choose whether it is free, subscriber-only, or pay-per-view or rental. This is the paywall decision, and it is what a hosted file needs before it earns anything.

  3. 3

    Turn on signed URLs and choose a time-to-live

    Open Settings, then Storage, and switch the signed-URL flag on. Pick a time-to-live long enough to cover a normal pause but short enough that a leaked link expires quickly. Test by pasting a playback link into a private browser after the window passes.

  4. 4

    Set country rules and upload the watermark

    Open Settings, then Geo-fencing, and enter a platform allow or block list that matches your license territory, with per-title lists for narrower titles. In Settings, then Player, upload your logo and set its position and opacity for the on-screen watermark.

  5. 5

    Attach subtitles, then request referer protection or DRM

    Upload a WebVTT subtitle track to the title if you have one. Referer protection and, where a contract requires it, DRM both live at the delivery layer; request them and list the domains, apps and titles involved.

Limits, tradeoffs and what hosting here does not do

These are the questions a technical buyer or a rights holder will ask. Answering them plainly on the page is the point; a vendor that hides them costs you a renegotiation later.

01

The resolution ceiling is 1440p, not 4K or 8K

Transcoding tops out at 1440p. If your catalog needs true 4K or 8K masters, this is not the platform for that tier, and no setting raises the ceiling. For most training video, catalog and creator content, 1440p is above what the majority of viewers stream, but a cinema-grade 4K library is out of scope.

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02

Packaging is HLS only, not DASH

Titles are packaged as adaptive HLS with a master playlist. The platform does not produce DASH manifests, so if a downstream partner requires DASH specifically, that is a gap to raise before you commit.

Included
03

DRM is not built into the platform code

There is no license server or key management in the code. Signed URLs, geo-fencing, the logo watermark and referer protection are the standard layers; encryption via Widevine, FairPlay or PlayReady is a delivery-layer arrangement on request, not a switch in the admin.

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04

The watermark is a logo, not a forensic mark

The overlay is your brand logo with a position, opacity and link. It is not a per-viewer forensic or identity watermark, so it cannot trace a leak back to one account. It marks what a screen recorder captures with your brand, and that is its whole job.

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05

No hosting setting stops a camera or capture card

Signed URLs and access rules stop link sharing and unentitled playback. They do not stop someone pointing a phone at a screen or using a capture card. That is true of every hosting platform, and it is why encryption is scoped to the titles whose contracts demand it rather than applied everywhere.

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A training-video business hosting its catalog

A worked example for a company that sells online courses and hosts a growing catalog of training videos behind a subscription.

01

The company records its courses at 1080p and occasionally at 1440p, so the transcoding ceiling never bites. Each course is uploaded from the admin, transcoded into an adaptive HLS ladder, and stored as a subscriber-only title. A learner on a train sees the player step down to a lower rendition and back up without the video stalling, because the master playlist carries several renditions rather than one fixed file.

02

Signed URLs are turned on with a time-to-live sized to a long lunch break, so a learner who pauses and comes back still plays, but a link copied into a group chat expires before it spreads. Geo-fencing is left open because the courses are sold worldwide, and the player carries the company logo at low opacity in a corner. WebVTT subtitles are attached to each course so the catalog is usable by learners who watch with the sound off.

03

When one enterprise customer asks for encryption on a confidential internal course, the company does not re-platform. It lists the specific titles, and DRM is arranged through the delivery layer for those titles only, while the rest of the catalog keeps running on the standard signed-URL and access-rule layers. The device log in analytics is what flags the one shared account playing on nine screens across three countries.

Pre-launch checklist for a hosted catalog

Run this list on a staging title before the catalog goes live.

  • Every title has finished transcoding and plays as adaptive HLS, with the player visibly stepping renditions on a throttled connection.
  • You have accepted that the top rendition is 1440p and no title in the catalog depends on a 4K or 8K master.
  • Each title carries the correct access rule: free, subscriber, or pay-per-view or rental, matching what you intend to charge.
  • The signed-URL flag is on in storage settings and a copied link pasted after the time-to-live returns a refusal, not a stream.
  • Geo-fencing matches your license territory, with per-title country lists for any title sold in a narrower region.
  • The player logo watermark is visible in a compressed screen recording of a dark scene at your chosen opacity.
  • WebVTT subtitles are attached where you have them, and they display and sync on web and in one device app.
  • Referer protection has been requested and every domain and app that embeds the player is on the approved list.
  • Titles whose contracts require encryption are listed, with the apps that must play them, for the delivery-layer DRM arrangement.
  • Support staff know how to read the logged devices report and what to do when one account shows many devices at once.

How hosting ties to the device apps and your revenue

Hosting is not a standalone product; it rides along with the apps you ship and the paywall you run.

01

The hosted title behaves the same across web, Android, iOS, Android TV and Fire TV because entitlement, signed URLs and country rules are decided by the platform before any stream URL is issued. Samsung TV, LG TV, Roku and Apple TV apps are add-ons rather than part of every plan, so if your audience watches mainly on those screens, budget for the add-on rather than assuming your plan includes it.

02

On the revenue side, hosting only earns when it is gated. A pay-per-view title with a rental window, a subscriber-only course, and a free trailer are the same hosted file with three different access rules. Flicknexs supports AVOD, SVOD and TVOD monetization and works with 96 payment gateways, so the same hosted catalog can be sold by subscription, by rental and with advertising without moving the files.

Plan Availability

Which plan includes video hosting

01

Standard layers

Hosting, adaptive HLS transcoding to 1440p, per-title access rules, signed URLs, geo-fencing and the player logo watermark are part of every plan; the difference between plans is storage and bandwidth, not which hosting features you get. F1 Standard includes 300 GB of storage and 20 TB of bandwidth yearly for website streaming; see our pricing page for current plan and pricing details.

02

Pricing & billing

F4 Enterprise includes 2 TB of storage and 20 TB of bandwidth monthly and adds dedicated support to everything in F3; Samsung, LG, Roku and Apple TV apps are add-ons on any plan. See our pricing page for current plan and pricing details. That is the plan where a large catalog and DRM scoping normally sit, because it carries the most storage and the widest app coverage for an enterprise engagement.

03

Annual savings

TV apps are available as add-ons on any plan, allowing you to expand your reach to more devices; see our pricing page for current plan and pricing details. Plans are flat fees and Flicknexs takes no commission on your revenue; payment-gateway fees are between you and your gateway. See our pricing page for current plan and pricing details. So a hosted catalog earns the same whether it is sold by subscription, rental or advertising.

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Next Steps

What to do next

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Already on Flicknexs

If you already run on Flicknexs, upload a test title, confirm it transcodes to an adaptive HLS ladder, and check that the 1440p ceiling is fine for your source material before you migrate a large catalog.

02

Choosing a platform

If you are choosing a platform, ask every vendor the same three questions: what resolution the transcoder tops out at, whether packaging is HLS, DASH or both, and which protections are in the product versus arranged on request.

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Before a rights call

Read the companion pages before you commit. Video transcoding covers the rendition ladder and the ceiling, and enterprise video platform covers the plan where DRM scoping and the widest app coverage sit.

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"I would like to thank Rajeev for his effort and collaboration from our initial meeting to the platform development stage. We were in search of a white label OTT platform for our brand, and Flicknexs provided us with everything we needed to know right from the beginning of the process. They mentioned that they are open to all kinds of customization and integration when we want to integrate different partners into the OTT Platform. Everything went smoothly for us in all stages. Their collaboration and platform methods are very consistent. What I like best about Flicknexs is that they provide very quick and accurate responses to every question. Their response times for taking action are very fast. They seek solutions to all kinds of real industry problems and provide our company’s needs to the platform in the most accurate way. The software interface is quite easy to use and multifunctional. So far, we haven’t encountered any drawbacks. Our platform was quickly soft-launched, and once we go live with the apps, our process will be complete. We wanted to transfer our bootcamp videos, which currently operate on a pay-per-view model on our existing website, to the OTT platform. This way, we aim to provide our customers with a better experience through multi-functional memberships and purchasing models than other platforms."

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"We've been working with FLICKNEXS, and I've got to say, they're really good. Their platform has heaps of features (150 or so, they reckon), and it's awesome for streaming – works a treat on any gadget you've got. Big shoutout to Rajeev from their end. Top bloke. He's given us some solid advice and even sorted us out with a coder to help in the first month. Champion effort. Early days yet, but I reckon we're on to a winner with FLICKNEXS. If you're looking to stream your stuff and want the real deal, give 'em a bell. Top-notch."

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"Phase 1 of our release has been seamless. From initial enquiry with Rajeev through to hand-holding all the way from Manoj and his support team. In less than two months we have developed and published on Android , Ios and Amazon Fire , with Android TV publishing imminent. We are now moving onto Phase 2, adding Samsung, Roku and LG into the mix. We already run a successful OTT platform on another service; and FLICKNEXS has so far proved to be a good alternative"

FAQ

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Everything you need to know about video hosting on Flicknexs.

It stores your video files, transcodes them into stream-ready renditions and delivers them to viewers on demand. On Flicknexs, that means each upload becomes an adaptive-bitrate HLS master playlist, stored against a per-title access rule and served through signed playback URLs to web, mobile and TV apps.

Transcoding tops out at 1440p. A source shot at a higher resolution is hosted and served at 1440p, not at its original resolution. No setting raises that ceiling, so a catalog that needs true 4K or 8K masters is out of scope.

Titles are packaged as adaptive HLS with a master playlist per title. The platform does not produce DASH manifests, so if a downstream partner specifically requires DASH, raise that before committing.

No. The platform code does not include a license server or key management. Signed URLs, geo-fencing, the logo watermark and referer protection are the standard layers. Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady are arranged through the delivery layer on request, scoped to the titles that need encryption.

No. It is a visible brand logo overlay with a position, opacity and click-through link. It is not a per-viewer forensic or identity mark, so it cannot trace a leak back to one account.

When the signed-URL flag is on in storage settings, each playback URL carries a signature and a time-to-live. Once the window passes, a copied link returns a refusal rather than a stream, so a single shared link does not become a permanent public feed.

Web, Android, iOS, Android TV and Fire TV apps all play the same hosted title under the same access rules. Samsung TV, LG TV, Roku and Apple TV apps are add-ons rather than part of every plan.

Yes. Geo-fencing blocks or allows countries for the whole platform and per title, checked from the request IP when a viewer presses play. It is an IP-based country check, so a VPN can move a viewer to a different apparent country.

Yes. You attach uploaded WebVTT subtitle tracks to a title from the admin. The tracks display in the player and are a straightforward way to widen who can watch.

Yes. Access rules are per title, so the same hosted catalog can hold a free trailer, a subscriber-only course and a pay-per-view title at once. Flicknexs supports AVOD, SVOD and TVOD and works with 96 payment gateways.

The hosting features are the same on every plan; what changes between plans is storage and bandwidth. According to our pricing page, plans are flat monthly fees, so a hosted catalog earns without a commission taken on your sales.

It is transcoded down to the 1440p ceiling for the top rendition. The adaptive ladder still gives the player lower renditions to step to, but the highest available rendition is 1440p, not the source resolution.

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