Google photos. Google drive. OneDrive. Dropbox.
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Is Google drive free? I've avoided it because it seemed like it had a low free limit.
15gb
And you can bump that up to 200gb for a few bucks a month.
I think it actually has the biggest free tier, except for mega which has 50GB I think
Good list, but don’t forget Box.com
Also, I prefer Vimeo for personal videos. But they also have upload limits.
You can share on Google photos (it does video too) and you can send it to people without accounts I think
Pick a Pixelfed instance and get them into the Fediverse at the same time
I wish the people downvoting would explain why. I'm not familiar with pixelfed.
People are probably downvoting because Pixelfed is meant to be a community platform, not a file host. Using it to dump large files onto without ever expecting to engage in the community is using up somebody else's resources selfishly, making Pixelfed a poor choice for your stated purposes.
That makes sense, thank you. I'm not looking to take advantage of anyone.
Pixelfed is a fediverse alternative to Instagram.
Does this keep them private, and accessible by URL to friends and family who don't have accounts?
I assume if OP is sharing videos to friends and family they don't want them public, and of course they won't want all those friends and family to have to sign up for accounts just to be able to view them.
You can upload something and mark it "unlisted" so that only those who have the URL (and obviously the admins) can see the videos.
Maybe not quite on the spot, but a Storage Share (hosted nextcloud) from Hetzner might be an option.
Bonus features and info: You can also share other files, location, calendars, contacts etc. They have a compliant data protection agreement, and are fully GDPR compliant.
Hetzner Storage Share: https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share
Thank you
https://mega.nz has 20GB limit on free, also videos can be viewed directly without download.
Might be a good choice, thanks
Vimeo
Mega, Filen
Looks like I have some choices to poke into - haven't heard of either one.
Odysee is a FOSS video hosting site built like YouTube.
Unfortunately it's also a hotspot for right wing conspiracy theories and racism. I tried it for awhile and was completely baffled by what they allowed.
At one point they updated their terms of service to ban racism and it was the most disliked community post they'd ever made.
It's been like a year tho so maybe it's better now
It's sadly the same. Odysee has become an alt-right cesspool with people actively trying to fight science and research.
That sounds about right for a platform based on the block chain.
I've never seen any of that. I would assume you'd have to go looking to find it. I just subscribe to comedy and tech channels. They're pretty much the same channels I subscribe to on YouTube. I just try to use alternatives to YouTube whenever I can.
PeerTube might be good
If you're not really into the fediverse thing, try Vimeo or something, you know, just as an archive of your personal stuff or something
Not quite the question, but depending on how exactly you want to share, you could just enable a web server on one of your devices, forward a port, and host it yourself until they have the files.
Hmmm, an option. I'll think about that one.
Dailymotion maybe ?
Telegram. Set up a Telegram group, upload the videos there. Have full control over who sees the videos.
Don't use Telegram.
Why?
Russian bots and disinformation, shady business practices, hosting on Tencent servers, etc.
Those are definitely issues, but are they really a problem for what OP wants to do?
Yes, as the chinese have access to Tencent's services and are not to be trusted with your personal data
How does this work if the friends and family don't use that particular instant messenger, or have a smartphone (don't forget that many older people have simple phones or use them in simple ways, and a PC)?
Can they access the photos and videos with external links? If so, that sounds reasonable. Assuming OP is able to transfer the photos and videos to their phone for this too, I think telegram is just a phone application but I'm not entirely sure.