Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

FLV and MP4

FLV and MP4 are separate modules, enabling a simple functionality that becomes useful when serving Flash (FLV) or MP4 video files. It parses a special argument of the request, start, which indicates the offset of the section the client wishes to download or pseudo-stream. The video file must thus be accessed with the following URI: video.flv?start=XXX. This parameter is prepared automatically by mainstream video players, such as JWPlayer.

This module is not included in the default Nginx build.

To utilize this feature, simply insert the .flv or .mp4 directive in the location of your choice:

location ~* \.flv { 
    flv; 
} 
location ~* \.mp4 { 
    mp4; 
}

Be aware that if Nginx fails to seek the requested position within the video file, the ...