> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.segmnt.cloud/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How it works and why

> The main choices behind segmnt, what each one means for you, and why we made it.

This section explains how segmnt works and why it works that way. Each page
covers one choice. It says what we decided, why, and what it means for you.

Read these pages if you need to know what a limit means, why a video plays or
stops, or why we do not offer something you expected.

| Page | The question it answers |
| - | - |
| [Video quality](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/video-quality.md) | Why we make each video in a few fixed qualities, once, at upload. |
| [Playback links](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/playback-links.md) | Why a link stops working on another website, and what it cannot stop. |
| [Keeping and deleting videos](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/keeping-and-deleting-videos.md) | When your files are deleted, and how long we keep them. |
| [Free plan limits](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/free-plan-limits.md) | Why the Free plan has the limits it has. |
| [Pilot](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/pilot.md) | What a pilot account is, and how one starts. |
| [No phone check](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/no-phone-check.md) | Why you do not need a phone number to sign up. |
| [No DRM](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/how-it-works/no-drm.md) | What we do not protect against, and why. |

For the full list of what works today, see [Feature status](https://docs.segmnt.cloud/status.md).


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