Jon-Kyle Index → Archive About 17-12-12 Peer Paths www I made a simple single page site as an archive for Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles . The total size of the directory is around 550mb; large for such a simple page as it contains several long video files. Considering the spirit of the project, the videos wanted to be hosted outside of centralized platforms, like Youtube or Vimeo. Self-hosting video on a shared server is expensive, both in storage and accrued bandwidth fees. CDNs make this cheaper 1 , but continue placing money in the pockets of monolithic tech companies. The question was how to circumnavigate these platforms in an economic way. I found the answer in recontextualizing a tactic increasingly used by failing media corporations; the pay-wall. Instead of requiring payment, and limiting access to those who can afford it, you are asked to share a ...