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# Watch Pages (hosted players)

A watch page is a public, branded page where your viewers watch your channels in a browser. No app, no separate hosting: CST+ serves the page for you at a public link, complete with a channel grid, a live EPG, and access control.

Use it to give viewers a simple link, to embed a player on your own site, or to hand a client a white-labelled page under your own brand.

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### Where to find it

Open **Players** in the sidebar to create and manage watch pages. Each player is tied to a **line**, so the channels it shows and the connection limits it obeys are the ones set on that line.

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### What a viewer sees

* A **channel grid** of the channels available on the line.
* The current programme and **what is next**, from the channel's EPG.
* A player that streams the selected channel.

The page can be themed with your product name, logo and accent colour.

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### Creating a watch page

**Step 1: Create the player**

In **Players**, click **Create player**, give it a name, and pick the line whose channels it should show.

**Step 2: Choose an access mode**

| Mode         | Who can watch                                         |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Public       | Anyone with the link                                  |
| Passcode     | Anyone who enters a code you set                      |
| Email gate   | Viewers who enter an email first (captured for you)   |
| Signed token | Only links carrying a valid signed token you generate |

**Step 3: Brand it (optional)**

Set a product name, logo and accent colour. White-label branding is a plan feature; on plans without it, the page uses the default CST+ branding.

**Step 4: Share the link**

Copy the public link, or copy the embed snippet to place the player on your own website.

{% hint style="info" %}
Watch pages are served on the stream edge at a slug link (for example `/p/your-slug`). The link keeps working as long as the line is active and within its limits.
{% endhint %}

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### Access, limits and expiry

Because a watch page rides on a line, everything you set on the line applies: maximum connections, allowed outputs, blocked countries, and expiry. A player link can also be given its own expiry, after which it stops working.

{% hint style="warning" %}
For a public event, create a **dedicated line** for the watch page so its connection limits and access rules do not affect your other viewers.
{% endhint %}

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