GolViral is a creator-first platform built for how people actually create and connect today. We combine short video reels, image scroll, stories, novels, chat and DM, follow and discovery, gifting, boosting and monetization tools in one fast PWA.
GolViral.com is an installable Progressive Web App (PWA) that lets you create, discover and monetize content. By using our website, PWA, APIs hosted on golviral-api.onrender.com, and related services, you agree to the policies on this page.
Our mission is simple: give creators the fastest path to being discovered and earning from what they love doing. Whether you post a 15-second reel, a photo carousel, a written story or a short novel chapter, your content can be found by people who care.
We built GolViral to be lightweight, fast globally via Cloudflare, with reliable database powered by Neon and media storage and streaming via Backblaze. Payments for digital items are processed securely via Selar.
By creating an account, logging in, posting content, viewing feed, sending messages, following users, purchasing gifts or boost, or otherwise using GolViral, you accept these Terms, our Privacy Policy and Community Guidelines. If you do not agree, do not use the platform.
You must be at least 13 years old to create an account and at least 18 years old to use monetization, wallet, gifting and boost purchase features. You are responsible for safeguarding your login credentials, email OTPs and device. One person may maintain one account only. Usernames are unique and cannot be changed after creation. Only your bio, display name, avatar and links are editable after signup. This prevents impersonation and username farming.
We may require email verification to activate your account. We may suspend or limit accounts that show signs of automated creation, bulk follow, fake engagement, or use of multiple accounts to evade limits.
You retain full ownership of all content you post, including videos, images, captions, stories, novel chapters, comments and messages you author. By posting, you grant GolViral a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to host, store, cache, transcode, display, distribute and promote your content within GolViral and on our infrastructure providers such as Neon for database persistence, Backblaze for media storage and Cloudflare for global CDN delivery. This license ends when you delete your content, except for copies retained for legal, security and backup purposes for a limited period.
You represent that you own or have rights to all content you upload and that it does not violate any third party rights.
All posts, including reels, images, stories and novels, may be subject to automated and human review before or after being visible in feeds. This review checks for spam, nudity, hate, copyright infringement, misleading content and other violations of our Community Guidelines. Content that fails review may be removed or made non-public, and repeated violations may lead to account restriction.
You may not use GolViral to upload malware, scrape data without permission, attempt to bypass credit systems, manipulate views or followers, sell accounts, or interfere with our services, Neon database, Backblaze storage or Cloudflare network.
You may delete your account at any time from settings or by contacting support@golviral.com. We may suspend or terminate your account if you violate these terms, abuse features, or create risk for other users or our infrastructure.
GolViral is provided on an as-is basis. We do our best to keep it fast and reliable, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted availability. To the maximum extent permitted, GolViral and its infrastructure providers are not liable for indirect damages arising from use of the platform.
We use data to operate the feed, provide reel and image infinite scroll, deliver stories and novels, enable chat and DM, show follower graphs, prevent spam using credit system, enable gifts and boost, process verification, and improve performance.
Our primary database is Neon, which provides secure Postgres hosting with encryption at rest and in transit. Media files such as reels, images and story media are stored and streamed via Backblaze and delivered globally via Cloudflare CDN. Emails are sent via Brevo and Resend. Authentication tokens are stored in localStorage for PWA login persistence. All traffic is served over HTTPS via Cloudflare and our API domain golviral-api.onrender.com.
GolViral is an installable PWA. If you install via Add to Home Screen, it runs standalone without browser chrome for faster access. We may send push notifications for new followers, comments, likes, mentions and DM messages if you grant permission. You can disable notifications anytime in your browser and in PWA settings.
We retain account data while your account is active. If you delete your account, we delete or anonymize your content and profile within 30 days, except for limited logs kept for security and legal compliance. Messages are deleted when both participants delete conversation or when account is deleted.
You can request access, correction or deletion of your personal data by emailing support@golviral.com. We respond within 24-48 hours.
GolViral exists to help creators connect safely. These rules apply to all activities including reels, images, stories, novels, comments, chat, DM, bios and usernames.
Violations may result in content removal, loss of credits, temporary limits on posting, commenting, chatting, following, gifting or boosting, or permanent account suspension after repeated violations. You can appeal via support@golviral.com.
Our monetization requirement is clear and fast: 10 followers and 7 days account age. Many platforms require thousands of followers and months of watch time. GolViral was built to help new creators start earning from their passion quickly while keeping quality high.
To be eligible for monetization features, you need:
Once verified, your account unlocks earning from engagement on your reels, images, stories and novels. Views are deduplicated for fairness. Daily earning limits exist to ensure balanced distribution across all creators and to prevent abuse. Credits you receive as free daily credits are separate from earnings balance. Free credits are used to post, comment, follow and chat to keep feed clean, not as a paywall.
You can invite friends using your referral code shown during signup. Referral rewards count only when invited friends become active verified creators who also meet 10 followers and 7 days old and pass verification. Self-referral and fake accounts are prohibited and will be voided.
Your wallet has two distinct balances: Credit Balance for platform actions like posting and messaging, and Earnings Balance for monetization. This separation prevents confusion and spam.
GolViral is more than just short videos. It is a full creator ecosystem.
Upload short vertical videos up to your account limit. Users can scroll vertically through a personalized feed of reels, like, comment, share via link, follow creator and send gifts. Views are counted once per user per day for fair earnings. Our backend uses Backblaze for storage and Cloudflare for fast streaming worldwide. FFmpeg watermarking may be applied to protect creator content.
Post high-quality images, photo sets and carousels. Image feed supports infinite scroll, like Instagram-style discovery. Images are optimized and cached via Cloudflare. You can add captions, hashtags and tag users.
Stories are temporary posts that disappear after 24 hours. Use stories to share behind-the-scenes, polls, updates and daily moments without cluttering your main profile grid. Story viewers list is available.
GolViral supports long-form written content. Publish novel chapters or short stories. Readers can follow your novel, like chapters, comment and get notified of new chapters. Great for writers who want to build audience without video.
Follow creators to see their reels, images, stories and novels in your Following feed. Discover new creators via For You feed, search, hashtags and trending. Follower counts are real and deduplicated. Unfollow anytime.
Chat privately with other creators via DM. You can send text, react to messages, share posts to DM, and get push notifications for new messages. DM is limited by credits to prevent spam. Blocking is available. Messages are private and not used for ads.
Engage with reels, images, stories and novel chapters via likes and threaded comments. Comments are subject to community guidelines. You can delete your own comments. Creators can moderate comments on their posts.
Fans can support you by sending Ruby, Gold and Diamond gift packs on your posts. Gifts convert to earnings for creators. Gift animation appears on post. Gifting uses Selar for payment processing.
Boost any of your posts to increase visibility for 1, 3 or 7 days. Boosted posts are prioritized in For You feed and discovery. Boosted posts go through system review. External links in boosted posts must comply with community guidelines. Boost payment is via Selar.
Every user gets a public profile URL like golviral.com/u/your-id that shows bio, followers, following, total likes, views, and grid of posts including reels and images. Profiles are indexed via sitemap for SEO. You can share your profile link anywhere.
We generate sitemap-index.xml and sitemap/profiles-*.xml using data from Neon shards to help search engines discover creator profiles. This helps your profile get discovered outside GolViral.
Together, these activities make GolViral a complete place to create, be discovered, chat, and grow.
GolViral uses a TikTok-style For You recommendation system designed for maximum organic reach, not just followers. Even with 10 followers, your reel or image can go viral if people watch and engage.
To keep feed clean, GolViral uses free credit system and rate limits. Fake views, fake followers from multiple accounts, bots or view loops are detected via Neon data patterns and removed. Real engagement from real people always wins for maximum reach.
GolViral offers optional gift packs: Ruby, Gold and Diamond tiers. Gifts are a way for fans to support creators. When a user sends a gift on your reel or image, you receive a portion as earnings. Gifts are digital items with no cash value outside platform, except for creator earnings as defined in monetization.
Gift sending requires sufficient credit or direct purchase via Selar. Gift animations are shown publicly on post. Gifts have a validity period of 30 days for display purposes. Abuse such as self-gifting via multiple accounts to inflate earnings is prohibited and will be reversed.
Boost increases the reach of your chosen post. Available durations: 1 day, 3 days, 7 days. Boosted posts receive priority in For You and Explore feeds, higher placement in hashtag pages and increased profile visits. Boost does not guarantee followers, likes or earnings, only increased impressions.
Boosted content must comply with all Community Guidelines. No adult, hate, spam or misleading content can be boosted. We reserve the right to reject boost requests after system review. Boosted posts are labeled as Boosted for transparency.
All purchases of gifts and boost are processed securely via Selar. We do not store card numbers. After payment, you receive Selar reference and our system unlocks the feature. If technical failure prevents delivery and is confirmed by logs, contact support@golviral.com with Selar reference within 7 days for review. Digital sales are otherwise final.
GolViral operates a dual-balance system to maintain platform integrity and reward genuine creators. Purchases of digital items are processed securely via Selar. Withdrawals of earnings are processed directly by GolViral.
To prevent spam and ensure fair distribution, GolViral maintains two distinct balances:
Gifts and Boost are digital goods delivered upon confirmation. All sales via Selar are final once delivered. A refund will only be considered when we confirm a technical failure where the paid feature was never delivered despite a successful Selar payment. Such requests must be submitted with Selar reference within 7 days for review.
To unlock monetization after meeting 10 followers and 7 days old account age, you must complete a one-time face liveness check. This ensures one real person per account and prevents bots from farming referrals and earnings. Process: you take a selfie following prompts. Our system checks liveness. Image is stored temporarily for review and deleted within 24 hours. We do not retain biometric templates.
For security, we may request document verification before first withdrawal to confirm identity and prevent fraud. Document image is also deleted after review within 24 hours. We do not share verification data with third parties except as required for fraud prevention.
Using another person's face, fake documents, filters that obscure identity, or attempting to verify multiple accounts with same face will result in verification failure and possible suspension.
GolViral respects intellectual property rights. We have zero tolerance for copyright infringement.
If you believe content on GolViral infringes your copyright, email support@golviral.com with subject DMCA TAKEDOWN and include:
Upon valid notice, we will remove or disable access to content within 48 hours and notify uploader. Counter-notice may be filed if you believe removal was mistake.
Repeat infringers will have accounts terminated.
GolViral is built on modern, reliable infrastructure to stay fast globally without downtime.
We use Neon for our sharded Postgres databases (db1, db2, db3) to scale users and posts. Media files like reels and images are stored in Backblaze B2 and delivered via Cloudflare for fast global streaming. API is hosted on Render at golviral-api.onrender.com with uptime monitoring.
All digital purchases including gifts and boost are processed securely via Selar. We do not use Paystack. Email OTP and notifications are sent via Brevo and Resend. Push notifications for follows, comments and DM use Firebase when user opts in.
We use ad partners to keep GolViral free for creators. Ads are non-intrusive and not shown on sensitive pages.
Only official contact is:
support@golviral.com
We respond within 24-48 hours. Never share your password, OTP or Selar reference with anyone claiming to be staff. GolViral staff will never ask for your password.