Stream video files to HTML5 video player using Node.js so video controls continue to work

Use createReadStream to send the requested portion to the client. The function call createReadStream() will give you a readable stream.

Example

The following is the code -

stream = fs.createReadStream(path);
stream.on('open', function () {
   res.writeHead(206,{
      "Content-Range":"bytes " + begin + "-" + end + "/" +total, "Accept-Ranges":"bytes",
         "Content-Length":chunksize, "Content-Type":"new/mp4"
   });
   stream.pipe(res);
});

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