streamer-express-lite
An npm package used for streaming files from a remote URL (or a file path) to your client.
Example usages: Video streaming, audio streaming (YouTube).
Install
npm install streamer-express-lite
Demo
Client side: index.html
<video id="videoPlayer" width="650" controls autoplay>
<source src="/video" type="video/mp4"/>
</video>
Server side: index.js
const express = require('express')
const stream = require("streamer-express-lite")
const app = express()
const url = 'https://file-examples.com/storage/febff38cc26310eb29aeb82/2017/04/file_example_MP4_1280_10MG.mp4';
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.sendFile(__dirname + "/index.html")
})
app.get('/video', async (req, res) => {
stream(req, url, res)
})
app.listen(3000, () => {
console.log("Server is up and running on port 3000")
})
Your video should be playing now.
Support for TypeScript coming soon.