Miro Community is a great tool which aggregates (brings together) different videos from different sources. It doesn't take long to set up and produces a great looking site quickly. Have a look at these examples of Miro Community websites.
As a Service or Self-hosted Miro Community
Miro community is available as service with various pricing plans or as code which you can download and install on your server. There are various advantages to either option.
As a service: The main advantage to choosing to run Miro Community as a service is that all the technical needs are taken care of. You simply need to sign up for an account start using it. Unfortunately, the free service was discontinued during the writing of this guide.
Self-hosted: When self-hosting you don't run into the limits of numbers of videos that are part of the service pricing structure. You may also extend the features and change the layout.
Features Miro Community
Here are some of the features that make Miro Community such an appealing option for a video aggregator site.
Display video information attractively
Miro Community takes advantage of feeds and APIs to including thumbnail images of the videos as well as details about them, to create an attractive layout of imported videos. You can set featured videos to show in a slide show.
Add Individual videos
Add individual videos to the site in the following ways
- Add the URL of a supported video sharing site
- Add the direct link to a supported video file - mp4, webm etc
- Add the details any video which has an embed code
Add RSS feeds and YouTube channels
If the source of videos that you are trying to add has an RSS feed or if they have a YouTube channel then these sources can be added. To do this add the URL of the feed or channel into the Manage Sources tab for your Miro Community dashboard. Click on Add Feed and follow the instructions.
Approve or reject pending video quickly and simply
You can set some sources to appear on your site automatically, or you can add them to a queue of videos that you moderate manually. The process is quick and simple to understand.
