Video infrastructure for course and LMS platforms
Students rewatch lessons, and on a delivery-metered host every rewatch costs you. Reelm meters storage, not delivery, so a popular course does not turn into a runaway bill.
The problem for course platforms
- Engaged students rewatch lessons, so your most-loved courses cost you the most to deliver.
- Per-minute or per-GB delivery makes per-student economics impossible to forecast.
- You need private, signed playback so only enrolled students can watch.
How Reelm fits
Rewatching is free
Streaming is unmetered, so a student watching a lesson five times costs the same as once: nothing extra.
Predictable per-seat economics
Your video cost is tied to how much content you store, a number you control, not to student behavior.
Signed, private playback
Short-lived HMAC tokens mean only enrolled students can play a video, and links expire fast.
Questions
How do I keep course videos private?
Your backend mints a short-lived signed playback token per enrolled student. The video host verifies it before serving any bytes, and the token expires quickly, so shared links stop working.
Does it cost more when a course gets popular?
No. Reelm charges for storage, and streaming is free, so more students and more rewatching do not increase your bill.