Node.js Video File Streamer

A Node js Video Streamer Which Uses Express Web Server And Raw HTTP Methods And Headers To Serve Videos.

The server is responsible for streaming the video. It contains two files.

• app.js launches a simple http server.
• videoStreamer.js is the core file that contains the API and the code that streams the video.

The client is just a simple html page that casts the video for testing.

Server:

Running the server:

# Installing dependencies
npm install

# Running the server
node ./server/app.js

Changing the default config:

Config file is located in ./server/config

• Adding a video file to the server:
  • Add the file to the ./server/video/ directory, or change the config file to use another directory for your video source.
• Change server listening port:
  • Default port is 8583. You can change it by editing the config file.

Testing the setup:

After running the server, send a Get Request to: http://localhost:<config.PORT>/:videoName

Or just open the ./client/client.html file in your browser

# Run the server using
node ./server/app.js

# Open browser and type this in the url:
http://localhost:8583/stream/example.mp4

# OR open the ./client/client.html file

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Written By: Seyed Ali Akhvani