doxakis / LocalVideoStreaming

A minimalist .net core web app to stream mp4 files over the local network.

LocalVideoStreaming

A minimalist .net core web app to stream mp4 files over the local network.

Features

• Browse through directories and see only mp4 files
• Streaming using HTTP range requests
• Ability to resume video later (it keep the video current time in localstorage for future playback or in case of disconnection)
• Ability to resume a video started from another PC (storing the video time in redis)

Hosting

You can host it directly on Windows 10 with IIS. See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/iis/?view=aspnetcore-2.2

Make sure to install the .NET Core Hosting Bundle.

Configuration

Open appsettings.json and change the value of RootPathMedia to the root folder.

Install redis:

docker pull redis
docker run -d --restart unless-stopped -p 6379:6379 --name localVideoStreaming_redis redis

Copyright and license

Code released under the MIT license.