◉ RayTube

Independent video broadcasts

Friendly signals from outside the algorithm.

RayTube.video is a retro-future broadcast archive for videos, visual experiments, stories, satire, essays, odd art, and creative transmissions from independent makers.

Explore broadcast channels Submit a signal
Video archive Open broadcasts Creative signals Embedded videos
Signal online

Broadcast channels

Open channels, not locked kingdoms.

These channels are neutral containers. They can hold your videos first, then later include selected work from other creators if RayTube grows into a small shared archive.

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Original video

Featured Signals

Selected videos from the archive: strong concepts, memorable worlds, and front-page broadcasts.

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Stories / worlds

Strange Worlds

Sci-fi, horror, fantasy, fictional universes, lore, character pieces, and cinematic experiments.

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Art / visual media

Visual Experiments

AI-assisted art, animation tests, thumbnail worlds, image essays, music visuals, and design signals.

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Satire / commentary

Signal & Static

Satire, culture, platform criticism, machine weirdness, comic venom, and anti-beige transmissions.

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Learning / explanation

Essays & Explainers

Concept videos, tutorials, philosophical notes, creative process, practical guides, and clear thinking.

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Community

Guest Broadcasts

A future shelf for approved creators, friends, collaborators, and independent makers worth amplifying.

Archive feed

Latest transmissions

This is the RayTube signal rack. Empty slots can now use YouTube links or RayTube-hosted MP4 links. To add a video, paste a YouTube URL or Cloudflare R2 MP4 URL into one slot near the bottom of this file.

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Submit a signal

RayTube can invite others without hosting their files.

Other creators would not need to upload huge files to your server at first. They could send a video link from YouTube, Odysee, PeerTube, or another public video host. RayTube could then embed approved videos into curated pages.

  • Creator sends video title, creator name, short description, public video link, thumbnail if available, and permission for RayTube to embed or feature the video.
  • You approve what fits RayTube.
  • The video appears on RayTube inside the right broadcast channel.
  • The original host still handles streaming and bandwidth.
  • Creators may request correction, update, or removal of their featured material at any time by contacting RayTube.

Contact RayTube

Send a signal.

For RayTube submissions, permissions, copyright questions, corrections, collaborations, or general contact, email James Armstrong at jamesarmstrong@startmail.com.

Please include the video title, public video link, creator name, and a short note about what the message is about so the signal lands in the right place.

About RayTube

A friendly archive front door.

RayTube.video is an independent broadcast archive built to give creative videos a home outside the usual platform noise. It starts as a single editable HTML page with embedded videos, keeping it light, affordable, and easy to update through GitHub. Over time it can grow into a curated video hub, a creator showcase, or eventually a self-hosted video platform if the archive needs its own engine.

The name RayTube comes from James’s love of old screens and broadcast technology: cathode-ray tube televisions, chunky CRT monitors, glowing glass, scanlines, phosphor light, and the warm feeling of retro machines with worlds inside them. “Ray” carries the sense of light, signal, beam, and transmission. “Tube” nods to both the old cathode-ray tube and modern video culture. Together, RayTube means old television soul meeting current and future video technology: a friendly signal box for independent broadcasts.

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