Private video: passwords, domain locking and unlisted
A Videokr video can be public, unlisted (reachable only by its link and excluded from sitemaps and indexing), or password-protected. Independently of that, its embed can be locked to a list of hostnames with wildcards, so a copied embed code will not play on anybody else’s site.
Visibility
- Public — has an indexable page at
/v/slug, appears in your sitemap, and can be found in search. - Unlisted — the page carries
noindex, never enters a sitemap, and is not listed anywhere public. Anyone with the link can watch. - Password — the page asks for a password before it will play. A correct password issues a short-lived token for that viewer.
Domain locking
Add the hostnames allowed to embed a video, wildcards included (*.example.com). The player refuses to run anywhere else, so lifting your embed code onto another site achieves nothing. Leave the list empty for an open embed.
Choosing the right combination
| Need | Setting |
|---|---|
| Client review before launch | Unlisted, link shared privately |
| Paid course lesson | Password, or unlisted plus domain-locked embed |
| Internal all-hands recording | Password plus domain lock |
| Marketing page video | Public, domain-locked to your own site |
Honest limits
Access control makes casual redistribution pointless; it is not DRM. A determined viewer who can watch a video can record it. If your business depends on hard content protection, you need an encrypted-media pipeline, and Videokr does not pretend to be one.
Privacy of viewer data
Videokr records aggregate playback data per video and the leads you deliberately collect. No advertising network is loaded by the player, and there is no cross-site profile of your viewers.
Frequently asked questions
Do unlisted videos appear in Google?
No. Unlisted pages send a noindex directive and are excluded from every sitemap.
Can I stop someone stealing my embed code?
Yes — domain-lock the video. The player only runs on the hostnames you list, wildcards included.