Not at all. The way it works is the higher the content earns, the larger the 25% ends up being for Dtube. The higher the overall earning on the post the longer it will be hosted. That was my understanding when I first uploaded to Dtube in it's infancy. I assume if the content is good and ends up disappearing, a creator could re-upload it if it has some replay value. Most likely over time in most cases the older the content, the less relevant it becomes to the viewers and so it seems ok that the content won't be hosted forever.
There's also the possibility that it won't always be this way. Shelf life for hosting could be altered as the platform grows. You never know.
I was thinking about this the other day. Isn't it possible to just rent/home host a VPS server and install IPFS on it (which I am considering) and upload your videos directly to your own VPS IPFS system to ensure your videos remain available - and not rely on IPFS as a whole. The other alternative I am considering is paying a yearly sub to Vimeo who will host your files as long as you remain in contract and pay the annual fee and then embed them in steemit.
I like the idea of decentralised storage through IPFS, but to rent a decent VPS server will cost about £20 - £30 a month equalling £240 a year at the cheapest. A 5GB weekly account limit on Vimeo is £60 a year. It is still cheaper to host through Vimeo than to rent a VPS to run IPFS.
Now you don't have to do either you can just rely on others and the current IPFS servers, but I feel that if you are a content creator here using Dtube, you really should be helping to support the network and improve it that is hosting your videos.
Not at all. The way it works is the higher the content earns, the larger the 25% ends up being for Dtube. The higher the overall earning on the post the longer it will be hosted. That was my understanding when I first uploaded to Dtube in it's infancy. I assume if the content is good and ends up disappearing, a creator could re-upload it if it has some replay value. Most likely over time in most cases the older the content, the less relevant it becomes to the viewers and so it seems ok that the content won't be hosted forever.
There's also the possibility that it won't always be this way. Shelf life for hosting could be altered as the platform grows. You never know.
I was thinking about this the other day. Isn't it possible to just rent/home host a VPS server and install IPFS on it (which I am considering) and upload your videos directly to your own VPS IPFS system to ensure your videos remain available - and not rely on IPFS as a whole. The other alternative I am considering is paying a yearly sub to Vimeo who will host your files as long as you remain in contract and pay the annual fee and then embed them in steemit.
I like the idea of decentralised storage through IPFS, but to rent a decent VPS server will cost about £20 - £30 a month equalling £240 a year at the cheapest. A 5GB weekly account limit on Vimeo is £60 a year. It is still cheaper to host through Vimeo than to rent a VPS to run IPFS.
Now you don't have to do either you can just rely on others and the current IPFS servers, but I feel that if you are a content creator here using Dtube, you really should be helping to support the network and improve it that is hosting your videos.