# Web Browser - local network filepath

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-local-network-filepath/11634>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 6, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-local-network-filepath/11634 "2016-05-06T20:54:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![snowgoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@snowgoer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/snowgoer)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-local-network-filepath/11634/1 "2016-05-06T20:54:40Z")

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Has anyone had success using a web browser component to open a locally (local network) stored \*.html file? Here’s the kicker, the \*.html file is a shell for a locally stored video file.

I’m not sure if the web browser is capable of playing a H.264 codec/\*.mp4 file.

I can get the web browser to point to the local \*.html file. (plain text shows just fine)  
I can get the \*.html file to play the video when opened from my local pc.

I cannot get the \*.html file to play the video when opened through the web browser.

I know I must be missing something.

I would sure appreciate any guidance if it’s out there.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![snowgoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@snowgoer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/snowgoer)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-local-network-filepath/11634/2 "2016-06-06T18:55:31Z")

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Bump because I modified the original post to be a little more descriptive.

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-local-network-filepath/11634/3 "2016-06-06T20:23:50Z")

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Unfortunately the web browser component does not support H.264 or mp4 codecs.

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**Author:** ![snowgoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@snowgoer](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/snowgoer)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/web-browser-local-network-filepath/11634/4 "2016-06-07T15:07:49Z")

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So I figured out how to get videos to play in ignition…

Here’s what I learned…

- The ‘Web Browser’ component is a ‘Chromium’ based browser…it cannot show H.264 or \*.mp4 video files or codecs…  
o I had to convert the movie to a ‘webm’ format
- The browser needs to be set to ‘URL’ Mode
- ‘Starting URL’ property needs to point to the http address of the Ignition Server  
o Here is what works – http:\IPaddress:8088\main\test5.html
- Here is the ‘test5.html’ document – it’s a simple notepad file saved as a \*.html extension  
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- Note that the video itself is also in the ‘Main’ folder on the Ignition server…I placed a shortcut to a different network location inside the ‘Main’ folder.  
o The modified path with the shortcut looked like… ”…86:8088\main\Video\TestVideo…”  
 \Video was a shortcut to the network location  
 This did not work…the video did not play  
• There may be a permissions problem here…or it may just not like to work with a different network location…maybe just the \main folder works

\*\*NOTE: ‘IPAddress’ is the IP address of the Ignition Server