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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.com/support/partner/en/llms.txt
# Creating an InStream ad unit
To create an InStream unit, go to the **InStream units** tab, click **Add a video unit**, and follow these steps:
1. In the **General** tab, fill in these fields:
- **Resource**: Select the necessary resource from the drop-down list.
- **Unit position**: Select how you want to serve your video unit:
- Pre-roll: Before the main content (maximum one unit).
- Post-roll: After the main content (maximum one unit).
- Mid-roll: At a specific time during the main content (maximum seven units).
- Pause-roll: When the Pause button is pressed (maximum one unit).
- Post-Pause-roll: After the video is unpaused (if the pause duration was 60 seconds or more).
- In-roll: When a certain point in the video is reached (only supported by the Yandex video player).
- **Playback mode**: Select a playback mode for the mid-roll unit.
- **Start time of unit relative to content**: Specify the time after which the video in the Mid-roll unit starts playing.
- **Repeat after**: Specify the time between replays and the number of times the video in the Mid-roll unit will replay. If you want the video to replay indefinitely, select **Repeat indefinitely**.
- **Content behavior**: Select the Mid-roll unit's behavior relative to the main content.
- **Maximum number of videos**: Specify the maximum number of videos per ad unit. We recommend setting this parameter to no more than three videos.
- **Maximum length of unit**: Specify the maximum duration per ad unit. The total duration of all videos in an ad unit may be shorter than the specified duration.
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You can configure the maximum unit duration only if the maximum number of videos is set to `1`.
If you set a limit of two videos for a 60-second ad unit, only two videos will be played, even if there is remaining time after they finish.
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- **Short videos (6 seconds)**: If this option is enabled, an additional six-second video is played before or after the main ad unit. It doesn't count toward the maximum ad unit length or the maximum number of videos.
2. Go to the **Strategy** tab and select a [traffic management strategy](https://yandex.com/support/partner/en/video/strategies.md).
3. Click **Save**.
To display the unit, you need to [integrate video ads](https://yandex.com/support/partner/en/video/video-ads-integration.md) into your resource.
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