GridFS C# stream videos on Webpage

[Sunil Jha]

Can i stream videos from MongoDB (in GridFS) onto my webpage?

and if yes then how can i do this using C# driver.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Kevin Adistambha]

Hi Sunil,

Can i stream videos from MongoDB (in GridFS) onto my webpage?

GridFS is a convention to store files larger than 16 MB in MongoDB, and any interpretation of the contents of the stored files is left to the application.

The C# driver allows you to read files in GridFS as a stream (with more examples in the Downloading Files page), but your application code has to handle other parts of the streaming and playback mechanism, such as:

• buffering
• reassembling the video packets at the receiver
• seek capabilities, if needed
• etc.

You might find more information regarding GridFS in the following pages:

• MongoDB manual: GridFS
• C# Driver GridFS section

Best regards,
Kevin

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