Quickstart

Choose a planCopy Anchor Link

Open the console. On your first visit the User board shows a short checklist. Create a library unlocks once a plan is active, so start with Choose a plan.

Create a libraryCopy Anchor Link

Select Create a library and go through the four steps:

1. Name & region: a name in lowercase letters, numbers and dashes, such as course-videos, and the storage region. The region can't be changed later.
2. Encoding: the codec and the resolutions every upload is encoded into. H.264 plays everywhere.
3. Security: the encryption, and the domains your videos may play on. You can add domains later.
4. Review: check every choice, then select Create library.

The new library opens on Videos. Read more in Libraries.

Upload a videoCopy Anchor Link

Select Upload videos, or drop files anywhere on Videos. The uploads panel shows the progress and keeps running while you move between pages.

When the upload finishes the video is Queued, then Encoding with a percentage, then Ready. Only Ready videos can be played. See Upload and import.

Allow your domainCopy Anchor Link

Open Security → Access and add your site under Allowed domains, for example academy.example.com or *.example.com. The player refuses to play on any other site.

Embed the videoCopy Anchor Link

Open API & embeds → Quick Embed:

1. Choose a video: pick your Ready video.
2. Where it can play: check that your domain is listed.
3. Select Generate iframe, then Copy iframe.

Paste the code where the video should appear on your page:

<iframe src="https://player.octavideo.tech/embed/LIBRARY_ID/VIDEO_ID?otp=OTP"
  style="border:0;width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9"
  allow="encrypted-media; fullscreen" allowfullscreen></iframe>

The player sizes itself to its container and stays 16:9.