Would something like Media Goblin [1] work for you? It's easy to host, you can share the media how you see fit, and you control copyright, and they're are many ways to deploy to keep costs down.
I'm not saying this is easier than yt, but there are some trade offs worth making if you want to really have that level of control.
If you or someone else has some suggestions for cheap media hosting, I'm all ears :)
The one thing I miss from Youtube was all the commenters and people who enjoyed me playing. I got a lot of satisfaction from that and it kept me going and posting more videos (it definitely wasn't the money since ad revenue was abysmal).
I'm not saying this is easier than yt, but there are some trade offs worth making if you want to really have that level of control.
[1] https://mediagoblin.org/