Installation / Set-Up Questions

If your specific question is not covered below, please post a message in our forum and we will be happy to answer it.

Is the service really free, are there any over charges or limits?

“Vidiac Enhanced” is a pay service, but Vidiac Free is free to you and your users. We cover our costs with advertising so there are no limits on how many videos you stream or how many you store. We do have limits on the size of the video that can be uploaded due to the vagrancies of the internet and transferring files via HTTP. Videos should be kept under 10 minutes and 100 MB. Longer uploads increase the chance for corruption. If you are a content creator that creates long form content then contact us via our forum for more information on how we can publish your content via FTP.

What types of content are not allowed?

Copyrighted, pornographic or indecent material is not allowed on Vidiac partner sites.

Who is responsible for policing content?

The Site Owners that set up Vidiac service also become moderators of their own channel. After you first set up your channel site we may check to make sure you are moderating properly, and help you with the moderation system.

Why do I have to start with YOURNAME.Vidiac.com?

When you sign up, most times people do not have video.YOURNAME.com ready and properly configured. When we first set up your site we will set up as a Sub-domain of Vidiac, and once you get the domain properly configured you can make the change through your admin control panel.

How do I set up video.YOURDOMAIN.com to be my Vidiac web site?

We can set up your web site one of two ways. We can either set you up with "yoursite".vidiac.com or, you can edit the CNAME record of your DNS entry to point "video"."yoursite".com to our servers. If you go this route you will need to add a CNAME record to your DNS entry. IMPORTANT: This is different from a domain forward. Typically you add a CNAME record through your ISP, or whoever is hosting your domain name.

Improperly pointed domain using a Domain forward configured on your server. (THE FOLLOWING IS WRONG) THIS IS WRONG

 

Properly pointed Domain using a CNAME record (THE FOLLOWING IS CORRECT) THIS IS CORRECT

When you set up the CNAME record, be sure to point it at "vidiac.com". Do not point to "www.vidiac.com", that is not the application server. Also you cannot point to an IP address as we use DNS-based load balancing and your site would cease to function if we have to fail over onto the other server.

Once you have the CNAME pointed, Ping video.YOURDOMAIN.com and Ping VIDIAC.com. They should show the same IP address. If they do not match, then contact your ISP or domain manager.

My Domain is pointed, how do I tell Vidiac to use my new address?

Log in to your Vidiac site with your Administrator account. Click the Admin Tab, then click “Site URL (address)”. Make the change at the bottom of the page.

Do I have to use the CNAME “VIDEO”, can I use something else?

Yes, you can use any CNAME you feel is appropriate to you and your web site.

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