network-video-player v0.1.9

Network Video Player

Network video player helps you play videos in your mobile phone from your computer 1. When both mobile and the computer are in the same wifi network. 2. When they are both connected to a high speed internet connection.

Usage

1. Run network-video-player with phone and computer on the same wifi network. (Computer can also be a desktop connected via ethernet to the wifi router.)

sudo nvp

2. Run network-video-player with phone and computer on different networks.

sudo nvp --enable-tunnel

Installation instructions

Prequisites

1. Nodejs and npm You should have node.js and npm installed. Checkout Node.js official installation page if you do not have node.js installed on your computer.

Step 1 - Install nvp npm module

sudo su
npm i -g network-video-player // copy paste this, do not make misspell, as you are a super user.
exit

Step 2 - Install nvp android app

Download the application from google play store and install the application on your android phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramachandrajr.network_video_player

Step 3 - Open port

If you'd like to view videos from your computer on your mobile and they are in the same network and youi don't want to use a tunnel then you have to open port 3333 on your computer.

Note: Opening a port is done automatically for Fedora linux distro.

Step 4 - Run nvp

Open a terminal and go to the folder you'd like to see the files on.

// for example
$ cd ~/Videos
// run nvp
$ sudo nvp
Enter http://192.168.43.177:3333, when app asks!

Step 5 - Make sure the port is open

If you'd like to use nvp locally without tunnel, you might need to openup the port 3333 on your machine.

Try to open the ipaddress for example http://192.168.43.177:3333 in a webbrowser on your mobile and you should see the latest time in the response page. If the page is unreachable and there are no errors, its mostly because your 3333 is closed.

Step 6 - Open the ip address in the application

Enter the ip address from the terminal as is in the application. That is it! You should be able to browse the folders and view most of the videos in those folders. Currently 'mpeg4', 'h264' codecs are viewable.

Final words

If you'd like to contribute to the backend part of the application please send pull requests to this repository. If you see any issues please consider creating an issue in this repository.