Private video hosting with access control

Control who watches your video.
Own the audience you keep.

Password-protect any video, lock embedding to your domains, and collect emails before playback. Per-video or channel-wide. Then distribute gated feeds to the partners you choose, and monetize the audience you own.

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Access controls · Private channel Gated

Password protection

Per-video · set on “Q4 Review Cut”

Domain allowlist

3 domains approved · embed locked

Email capture

Form before playback · list owned

Channel unlisted. Not in any public directory. Only people with the link and a password can watch.

How private hosting works

Set the gate. Keep the key.

Access control lives on the embed player and the channel, not on a separate tool. You set the rules once. VideoNest applies them on every playback, every embed, and every gated feed.

Set access on every video.

Password-protect a video, restrict embedding to approved domains, or collect an email before playback. Per-video or channel-wide. No re-encoding, no re-upload.

Share where you choose.

Send a gated embed to a client, publish a private channel to your team, or keep a video unlisted. Your video stays where you put it and plays nowhere else.

Monetize the audience you keep.

Expose access-controlled MRSS feeds to paying partners, run ads on members-only playback, and capture subscribers from every gated view. The list is yours.

Access control features

Every gate, on one player.

Four ways to control who watches, all built into the VideoNest embed player and channel settings. No third-party widget, no separate login, no platform in between.

Password protection.

Require a password before playback. Per-video or channel-wide. Share a private link without leaving the video open to anyone who has it.

Domain allowlist.

Restrict embed playback to a list of approved domains. Your video will not play on any site you did not authorize, so a leaked embed code stays inert.

Email capture before playback.

Gate a video behind an email form. Every viewer joins your subscriber list, and you own it directly. No separate email service, no extra setup.

Private and unlisted channels.

Run unlisted channels for internal review, client access, or members-only content. Nothing hits a public directory until you publish it.

Related features

Access control plugs into your whole platform.

Video hosting and library

Access control layers on top of your hosted library. Gate any video without changing how you upload, organize, or publish.

Video player

Password, domain, and email gates live on the embed player itself. One player, every access rule, no third-party widget.

Monetization

Gate playback, then monetize it. Members-only video, ad-supported playback, and email capture work together on the same view.

Documentation

Step-by-step guides for hosting, distribution, feeds, and monetization. The docs walk through every setup step.

Distribution

Expose access-controlled MRSS feeds to paying partners. Distribute gated content to CTV, news, and syndication without giving up control.

FAQ

Private video hosting, answered

Private video hosting is video infrastructure where you control who can watch each video. VideoNest adds password protection, domain-restricted embedding, email capture, and unlisted channels on top of your hosted library. Access stays in your hands instead of defaulting to public.

Yes. Password protection works per-video or channel-wide. Set a password on one video for a client review, or lock a whole channel without touching the rest of your library.

Yes. A domain allowlist restricts embed playback to a list of approved domains. Your video will not play on any site you did not authorize, so an embed code shared or leaked elsewhere stays inert.

Gate a video behind an email form. Every viewer submits an email before playback, and that address joins your subscriber list. You own the list directly. No third-party email service required.

Yes. Run unlisted channels for internal review, client access, or members-only content. A channel stays out of any public directory until you choose to publish it, and channel-level access keeps the wrong team members out.

Yes. Expose access-controlled MRSS feeds to the partners you choose. Distribute gated content to CTV, news, and syndication destinations without giving up control of who watches.

Your video. Your access. Your revenue.

Host privately, gate access, and monetize the audience you keep. No lock-in. No platform in between.