I've been working with computers for decades and if one thing is certain that is that stuff breaks down. You need to have backups. And a third, backup-of-a-backup copy, just to be on the safe side.
Storing videos takes a lot more storage compared to hosting articles (with photos). I do have local backups of all the BikeGremlin videos, but they are not available publicly (of course), and they are not resistant to wars and natural disasters. So, I was looking for a free online storage, ideally one that lets people watch videos right away.
Over the past few years, I've tested a few YouTube alternatives. And, I've decided to go with Rumble.
Technically, it is way behind YouTube in every possible way, but it does let me upload the videos - so that everyone can watch them for free on either desktop or a smartphone. The platform seems to be well funded and relatively stable.
Starting of Septembre 2024, practically all the BikeGremlin YouTube videos are available on Rumble as well:
https://rumble.com/BikeGremlin
P.S.
Apart from any technical problem, I've seen YouTube delete videos or entire channels without any good reason. In my own experience, their automated system sometimes "flags" videos without any reasonable cause, and you can't reach a reasonable human to set things straight. That is another reason why I was actively looking for a decently-working backup platform.
Rumble is tiny compared to YouTube (a fraction of one percent in number of users). If it grows, I expect it to become just as crazy in those terms, and will then probably be looking for a new alternative. For now, however, it works OK, and, unlike YouTube, I can communicate with a real, reasonable, English-speaking human from that platform and expect any nonsense problems (video "flags") to be fixed.
As a man falling from a 10-storey building says: "so far, so good."
Relja
Storing videos takes a lot more storage compared to hosting articles (with photos). I do have local backups of all the BikeGremlin videos, but they are not available publicly (of course), and they are not resistant to wars and natural disasters. So, I was looking for a free online storage, ideally one that lets people watch videos right away.
Over the past few years, I've tested a few YouTube alternatives. And, I've decided to go with Rumble.
Technically, it is way behind YouTube in every possible way, but it does let me upload the videos - so that everyone can watch them for free on either desktop or a smartphone. The platform seems to be well funded and relatively stable.
Starting of Septembre 2024, practically all the BikeGremlin YouTube videos are available on Rumble as well:
https://rumble.com/BikeGremlin
P.S.
Apart from any technical problem, I've seen YouTube delete videos or entire channels without any good reason. In my own experience, their automated system sometimes "flags" videos without any reasonable cause, and you can't reach a reasonable human to set things straight. That is another reason why I was actively looking for a decently-working backup platform.
Rumble is tiny compared to YouTube (a fraction of one percent in number of users). If it grows, I expect it to become just as crazy in those terms, and will then probably be looking for a new alternative. For now, however, it works OK, and, unlike YouTube, I can communicate with a real, reasonable, English-speaking human from that platform and expect any nonsense problems (video "flags") to be fixed.
As a man falling from a 10-storey building says: "so far, so good."
Relja
