Vimeo On Demand allows you to sell your videos directly through vimeo.com/ondemand and/or on a custom domain on your own website.
You can use a domain that you already own (http://my-rad-site.com), setup a subdomain on your existing website (http://movies.my-rad-site.com), or purchase a new domain to use (http://my-new-site.com).
In this article:
- Step 1: Setting up your domain
- Step 2: Update your CNAME Record or A Record
- Step 3: Update your VOD Settings
- Step 4: Test your new VOD page
Step 1: Setting up your domain
- If you don't already have a website you want to host your VOD title on, you can purchase a domain from a registrar such as DreamHost.com, name.com, or 1and1.com.
- Alternately, you can set up a subdomain on your existing site. (Contact your registrar or hosting service for instructions.)
Step 2: Update your CNAME Record or A Record
- If you want your VOD page to live on a subdomain (http://movies.my-rad-site.com), you will need to follow your registrar's instructions for updating your CNAME Record so that it points to vimeopro.com.
- If you want your VOD page to live on your main domain (http://my-rad-site.com), follow your domain registrar’s instructions to set the domain’s A-Record to 184.73.186.224. Note: It may take up to 72 hours for these changes to take effect across the Interwebs.
Step 3: Update your VOD Settings
- On the Distribution tab of your VOD Settings page, enter your domain or subdomain under "Sell your work on your own domain," then save your changes.
- When you set up your own custom domain on a VOD page, the connection will be HTTP. We can only support an HTTPS connection for Showcases, and over our own domains (e.g https://vimeo.com and https://vimeopro.com).
Step 4: Test your new VOD page
- Open a new browser window and navigate to the domain or subdomain you just set up. You should now see your VOD page.
- If you don't see your page, and it has been more than 72 hours since you updated your CNAME Record or A Record, contact your domain registrar for further assistance.