you're going to need a premium account somewhere such as nostr.build or primal or you host the files yourself. hosting files, especially videos, costs money.
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Is there any easy solution for self hosting that a less technical person can do?
point and click easy? no. you need a server that's accessible from the Internet. it's going to require several technical and manual steps.
quick and dirty:
1) you'd need a domain name, an SSL certificate, and router configuration to host at home on a machine you have at home. this could be your umbrel or start9 that i saw you mention, but it's going to need some manual configuration.
2) you'd need to buy a virtual private server (VPS) from a hosting provider and setup everything minus the router configuration.
Sounds like I should just go with nostr.build
If I have longer videos there, I can share them directly into something like amethyst still?
I've been using nostr.build for a couple years. It's a great service, and it integrates with amethyst well. Highly recommended. nostr:nprofile1qqsglv2qkn5dmmuhee9cy8fywfu2rfp4xd3xy0myqg2gfvmjl9yqqrqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3eryvfwvdhk6qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhx6mmnw3ezuur4vgq3gamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7qxrg5q & nostr:nprofile1qqsgutaplle37z2p9qd60rcaz82pr2j9ew2e06dzezgdft4sj57p7qcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjvewvfkx7emnw3ezuctswqx62fa3 are always quick to help if you have troubles too 👍
I think I am going to do it. I think my hesitation is that once I pay for storage I will feel more obligation to share content that has value. But it is part of what I want to do here. And free is never free.