@FediThing @fedihost thanks alot - yes TubeFree looks a great option for a video community - and @ozoned was v friendly. Scott Jensen and LABR are great names to see when I first visited, and BT Free in general sounds a top org.
But I'm being drawn back to hosting myself… when I last tried five years ago there was no off-the-shelf and it cost me a ton and lots of headache (someone uploaded a perfect HD copy of Dune before it was out in cinemas, which has been prisonable in the UK!). But €7-15 is really appealing and I know better than having open signup now!