> What is the appetite for self-hosting streams? Problems are: - discoverability is non existing, e.g. being somtimes on the frontpage of twitch does make a d

> What is the appetite for self-hosting streams? Problems are: - discoverability is non existing, e.g. being somtimes on the frontpage of twitch does make a difference in how much you earn (through highly varying depending on how niche your content is), similar raids or even the neglected "viewers which watch this stream also watch" corner do help. - Platform switching cost, a lot of users don't want to use other platforms then what they are already using. Most streamers have discovered that switching platforms will not carry over most users. - Cross Platform cost, toady a ton of people want things in a app. - payment systems, paying on twitch for a sub is one thing, but one some random website .. eh. Same but worst for bits, supper chats. With YT/Twitch people have their payment system potentially already setup. So it's just one click. On your website they don't and and might not want to. - net neutrality not being a thing everywhere cost, i.e. you don't have to pay for bandwidth only once, but many times, including in places you don't even know you have to with consequences being subtle like some viewers streams always struggling etc. Which effectively will cost you viewers and with that money. - live cross encoding cost, is also easy to underestimate - software maintenance cost, especially if you aren't a system admin/software engineer this is huge - reliability cost, if your stream is down to often it will make people leave