Local development of VideoPress website
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I’m interested in signing up to VideoPress however I do much of my site development on a local installation. I’ve read that VideoPress doesn’t function on local installations because of JetPack running in offline mode.
Can you advise on what to do about this please?
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Hey @bentonboomslang!
VideoPress is a plugin that provides a block that uses backend services from WordPress.com infrastructure through Jetpack, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use videos while on your local installation. Using a locally hosted video with the video block should allow you to develop your site.
When VideoPress is connected through Jetpack, it provides video processing and hosting on our CDNs, multiple video definitions and a more suitable UI, both on public frontend and in the editor. It also allows you to set videos as private and poster selection from the video itself.
However, Jetpack connections can’t be established from local environments and are mandatory for VideoPress to work with all its features.
My advise would be you can develop your site using local videos with the video block. Once you go live, only then install VideoPress and go through the Jetpack connection process. Posts that hold video blocks can be converted to VideoPress blocks with a single click while editing such posts.
We offer, as always, a 30 day period for refunds, no questions asked. So you can use that to try out all the features and see if it suits your needs.
Read more about it here: https://jetpack.com/videopress/
HTH
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