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{{howto|Use the HTTP interface to control VLC from a web browser}}

* Start VLC on the server with the [[Web Interface|http]] [[interface]], in one of two ways:
**Start up VLC normally and go to Settings -> Add interface -> Web interface, OR
**At the terminal
*** type '''vlc -I http'''
*** add '''--extraintf''' if you want to specify more than one interface (see [[interface]] for details)
*** use '''--http-host host:port''' if you want to bind VLC to a specific host and port
* Open your favorite web browser on the client
* Type the IP address (or URL) of the host in the location field (address bar). You may need to specify the port (VLC defalts to using port 8080)
*: An example is http://127.0.0.1:8080 - 127.0.0.1 refers to the local machine.
* Add the files to be streamed to the playlist like /home/file.mpg (unless you use the UI to select the file in the next step)
* Add streaming destination to the server in the sout field udp://<client>:1234, using these steps in the UI:
**Go to File -> Open File
**Click Browse to select the file you want to play
**Select Stream/Save and click Settings
**Optional: Select Play Locally to make sure everything is working correctly
**Select UDP and fill in the client IP address and port number (default: 1234)
**Click OK, OK, and press play
* Open VLC on the client to receive the video stream, in one of two ways:
**At the terminal, with '''vlc udp://@:1234'''
**Start up VLC normally
***Go to File -> Open network stream...
***Leave the default options (Radio button UDP selected, port set to 1234)
***Press OK