There was a question on the /r/ghost subreddit where a user asked about alternative to Vimeo. This has been on my personal to-do list for a while, so I decided to make this post and outlike how it would be possible to do.

Requirements

You need to host your file somewhere with a public HTTP endpoint. You can use Amazon S3 or a shared hosting environment as well. Proper video format. I am no expert, but mp4 seems to work for me. A little HTML code. Don't worry, you can copy the template below.

NOTE: you might hit some limits with downloads.

The HTML part

In your editor, click the "+"

Animation of the HTML/Video Process

The code using <video> tag

<video controls width="500"> <source src="https://YOURSITE.COM/YOUR-FILE.MP4" type="video/mp4"> Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. </video>

The working video

Here is the video that is illustrated in the animation above.

Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos.

Conclusion