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# How to use PromoStar to upload a video to RedGifs

> Copy your video link, upload it on RedGifs, and paste the RedGifs watch link back into PromoStar to post a video to an NSFW subreddit. No extension needed.

Click **Copy link**, then **Upload to RedGifs**, and paste the finished RedGifs watch link back into your post. You do not need the Chrome extension.

## Before you start

Reddit does not accept direct video uploads to NSFW subreddits. This flow appears when a post has a video from your **Media Library** and the subreddit is marked NSFW in PromoStar. The same controls appear on the post's card on the **Posts** page.

## Steps

1. In the composer, choose a video for a subreddit marked NSFW. A **Video won't upload here** note appears.
2. Click **Copy link**. It copies the link to your video on PromoStar's CDN. The button reads **Copied** when it works.
3. Click **Upload to RedGifs**. RedGifs' upload page opens in a new tab.
4. Paste the link into RedGifs and fill in the details its form asks for. If your post has a title, click **Copy title** to copy it.
5. When RedGifs gives you the finished watch link, paste it into the **RedGifs link** field in PromoStar. It looks like `https://www.redgifs.com/watch/your-clip`.
6. Click **Add link**. The post becomes a link post to your RedGifs clip, and the video stays as its thumbnail. The line **RedGifs link added** confirms it.

To go back to a plain video post, click **Undo** beside that line.

<Info>
  The link you copy points to the video on PromoStar's CDN, and anyone who has the link can open the video.
</Info>

## Good to know

* If the pasted text is not a RedGifs watch link, PromoStar shows "That isn't a RedGifs watch link" and does not change the post.
* If **Copy link** cannot reach your clipboard, PromoStar shows the link in a field you can select and copy by hand.

## Where processing happens

RedGifs fetches the video from the PromoStar CDN link you paste. This flow gives PromoStar no RedGifs login, and PromoStar keeps no RedGifs credentials.

## Related

* [Pair the Chrome extension](/help/platform-connections/pair-the-chrome-extension)
* [Read a Safety Lens score](/help/media-library/safety-lens)


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