Sending video with nodejs into html file

1

Hello,
I know how to send a video by chunks in nodejs, however it’s by sending only the video and there is no other content on the page. I would like to ask if there is a way to serve an html file with video tag for example and sending video into that video tag in chunks so there can be other content around the video. I can’t find anything on google, probably because I don’t know how to ask this :smiley: without writing and example. All examples are sending just the video data.

2

Hello!

If you already know how to send videos, then you just need to include the route on the HTML.

For example, if you have a route /videos, which will serve a specific video, modify it to include a file name: /videos/:file. Then modify your route to send that file. Next, on your HTML, include the route and file name:

<video width="300" height="300" controls>
  <source src="/videos/the-video-file.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>

Now your app should serve the videos :slight_smile:.

3

So I should have route to render html file for example /videos
and then another route /videos/:file and the source tag will perform a get request?

4

Yes, as long as your route does stream the video chunks, it should work (I’ve tested it, but with different routes for the videos and the HTML files).

5

Ah I understand now, thank you so much.

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