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Mastering NGINX - Second Edition
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Mastering NGINX - Second Edition

by Dimitri Aivaliotis
July 2016
Beginner
320 pages
6h 32m
English
Packt Publishing
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Streaming media files

NGINX is capable of serving certain video media types. The flv and mp4 modules, included in the base distribution, can perform what is called pseudo-streaming. This means that NGINX will seek a certain location in the video file, as indicated by the start request parameter.

In order to use the pseudo-streaming capabilities, the corresponding module needs to be included at compile time: --with-http_flv_module for Flash Video (FLV) files and/or --with-http_mp4_module for H.264/AAC files. The following directives will then become available for configuration:

HTTP streaming directives

Explanation

flv

This directive activates the flv module for this location.

mp4

This directive activates the mp4 module for this location. ...

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ISBN: 9781782173311