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 ======For Authors======
-An //author// is a person who creates a //Geminar// using a system. Assuming that is you; there are a few points you should know.
+An //author// is a person who creates a //Geminar// using a video link. Frankly, all registered users can become an author: //Just create a Geminar as per instructions given here, and you'll become one!//
-Firstly, you would need to have a link to the original video where the video was hosted.  There are broadly two types (described below). Secondly, you would need to install a simple Audio broadcasting software at your computer. That's described after we explain how to get the link to your video; which is to be used when creating a Geminar.
+Firstly, you would need to have a link to the original video where the video was hosted.  There are several ways described below. Secondly, you would need to install a simple Audio broadcasting software at your computer. That's described after we explain how to get the link to your video; which is to be used when creating a Geminar.
-Then; ideally, you also need to install a notification app. Explained at the end.
+Then; you also need to install a notification app. So that you would get important notifications for events happening at your Geminar. Explained at the end.
+**Geminars itself does NOT host your videos. You need to host them at other places and use their links here, as described further here.**
 ====Video Hosted at a PeerTube instance====
 If you have uploaded your video at a //PeerTube// instance, then you need to know the //embed// link.
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 Then from the top part of the dialog, copy the embed link. That is the link you'll have to provide when creating a Geminar.
-====Video Hosted at other sites====
-There are other places where you can upload your videos. One famous, free place is [[https://file.garden|File Garden]] Make sure that you read the terms of their service (check if they permit use of the videos there on sites such as Webinars) Then get the link (usually .mp4 or .webm ) -- SO that is the link that you have to provide to create a //Geminar//.
-Note that many file hosting services do not have a CDN (Content Delivery Network). That means the video that you had uploaded to their service will be streamed from the same location as their server. So those people who are far away from that server will find it slow. A CDN places the same data on multiple servers across the world; and then the video streaming is done from the server closest to the viewer. So choose wisely!
 ====Videos hosted at Bunny Stream====
-Bunny Stream (https://bunnycdn.net) is an excellent and quite economical CDN service that you can use to keep your video files. We have given detailed documentation on how you can upload videos from your computer to your own account at Bunny Stream. In fact, we have even written a nice utility to help you upload videos to your own account. As that utility works on your own computer, be assured that your credentials to your account at Bunny will never be given to us. We have also given the original BUN source code that was written for this utility, so you can run that on other operating systems too.
+[[https://bunny.net?ref=pk7byujlxc|Bunny Stream]] is an excellent and quite economical CDN service that you can use to keep your video files. We have given detailed documentation on how you can upload videos from your computer to your own account at Bunny Stream. In fact, we have even written two nice utilities to help you upload videos to your own Bunny account. One of them works inside your browser itself.
+As those utilities works on your own computer, be assured that your credentials to your account at Bunny will never be given to us.
  [[bunnystream|See this page on how to upload to your account at Bunny Stream.]]
+====Video Hosted at other sites====
+There are other places where you can upload your videos. One famous, free place is [[https://file.garden|File Garden]] Make sure that you read the terms of their service (check if they permit use of the videos there on sites such as //Geminars//) Then get the link (usually .mp4 or .webm ) you have to provide to create a //Geminar//.
+Note that many file hosting services do not have a CDN (Content Delivery Network). That means the video that you had uploaded to their service will be streamed from the same location as their server. So those people who are far away from that server may find the video to be slow. A CDN places the same data on multiple servers across the world; and then the video streaming is done from the server closest to the viewer. That is why we like Bunny Streams, as the videos are streamed via a CDN.
 ====Audio Broadcasting Software=====
-As an author; you would be stepping into your own //Geminar// to interact with the audience there. Firstly, you would be  chatting with whoever who have left messages on your //Geminar//.  Secondly, you may also want to //speak// to your audience. For this, we have setup a simple; yet sophisticated Icecast2 server for each author of each //Geminar//.  To broadcast audio to our Icecast2 server, you would need a software.
+As an author; you may step into your own //Geminar// to interact with the audience there. Firstly, you would be  chatting with whoever who have left messages on your //Geminar//.
+Secondly, you may also want to //speak// to your audience. For this, we have setup a simple; yet sophisticated Icecast2 server for each author of each //Geminar//.  To broadcast audio to our Icecast2 server, you would need a software.
 The easiest one is BUTT -- which works on Windows and Linux. Install that and read [[audio broadcasts|our instructions here.]] If you do not want to use a personal computer for this; but instead, you prefer to use your own mobile phone; then install the //CoolMic// app on Androids.
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 ====Notification Service====
-Now you may not be always at the //Geminars// website. So how do you know if someone is keen that you interact with them at your //Geminar// page? Worry not. //Geminars// sends a simple notification using an app called "ntfy.sh" You should install that app on your phone and set it up. Once it is properly setup, you can then get notified whenever someone "beckons" you to come to your own //Geminar// page.  Read more about notifications [[Notifications|here.]]
+Now you may not be always at the //Geminars// website. So how do you know if someone is keen that you interact with them at your //Geminar// page? Worry not. //Geminars// sends a simple notification using an app called "ntfy.sh" You should install that app on your phone and set it up. Once it is properly setup, you can then get notified whenever someone "beckons" you to come to your own //Geminar// page.  Read more about notifications  and how to get going with //ntfy.sh// [[Notifications|here.]]
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