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# Getting started with Yandex Cloud Video

Yandex Cloud Video is a video streaming and hosting service. You can use service [channels](concepts/index.md#channels) to upload, store, and process your videos to then post them on external resources or launch online broadcasts. Broadcasts and videos are played in an integrated [video player](concepts/player.md).

Get started with [video hosting](hosting.md) or [video broadcasts](streaming.md). Read about the components of the service in [Yandex Cloud Video overview](concepts/index.md).

For information about using the service via the API, see [How to get started with the Yandex Cloud Video API](api-ref/quickstart.md).