Google chrome - playing a file from local storage is not working

Question

I need to play video file in local Kiosk. Which has Windows 8.1 64-bit, with Google canary/chrome latest version. I have same problem with latest Google Chrome/canary versions its not playing files from local storage. If i play from cloud i have bandwidth issue+ there is no internet access for the kiosk.

Step 1 : allow everything zero restrictions

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --incognito --allow-file-access-from-files --disable-web-security 

Step 2:

Now i open a remote url https://stackoverflow.com/test.html , which is trying to play a video file which is located in the users PC, C:\\loop.webm

example: test.html

<video id="mediaplayer" autoplay="autoplay" poster="/images/vlc.jpg" type="video/webm" loop="" src="file:///C:/loop.webm" style="display: inline;"></video>

Result:

The page at 'https://....mysite.com/test.html' was loaded over HTTPS, but displayed insecure content from 'file:///C:/loop.mp4': this content should also be loaded over HTTPS.

Gives no error, but does not read a file, play the file at all.

How can i play the file in this case?

Answer 1

The error is telling you what's wrong! The C:\\ drive doesn't have a HTTPS certificate - it can't - but the website you are using has one. Chrome is doing this to protect a user's security. If you want to load a video file from the C:\\ drive, you need to do it on a non-https website.

EDIT: This plugin appears to be a work-around: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jllpkdkcdjndhggodimiphkghogcpida

Answer 2

Google Chrome/Canary do not support it even via command line if its applied. Temporary using Nginx to execute the files locally.