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{{Protocol|HTTP}}

'''HTTP''' or '''HyperText Transport Protocol''' is an application network layer developed in the early days of the Internet to transmit {{HTML}} and text files. Today it's used for every kind of media, thanks to its flexibility.

'''HTTPS''' or '''HyperText Transport Protocol Secure''' is HTTP with [[TLS]] (encryption) to provide security and privacy.

{{VLC}} can use both HTTP and HTTPS for multimedia [[streaming]]. It can read a stream from a server like Apache, or act like a server dumping multimedia over the network.

Usage for HTTP:
 vlc <nowiki>http://host[:port]/file</nowiki>

[[Category:Glossary]]