Upload Video in a rails application

Question

I need a plugin for "Upload Videos" in a rails application.

Can anyone give me an idea on how to do it?

score 16 · Answer 1 · edited May 25 '17 at 18:23

You can also use carrierwave gem

Add in your Gemfile: gem 'carrierwave'

Run bundle install
Create an uploader for uploading video using carrierwave generator.

rails g uploader video
It creates file video_uploader.rb in uploaders directory
Create a migration in model where you want attach the video or image, be careful with the migration name it should be like add_{column}_to_{model}

rails g migration add_video_to_post video:string
Migrate database

Run rake db:migrate

Add uploader to the model

class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
      mount_uploader :video, VideoUploader  
end

Add video parameter in PostController

class PostController < ApplicationController
      .
      . 
      .
      def post_params
          params.require(:post).permit(:name,:video)
      end
end

Add file attachment field in _forml.html.erb which is in views/posts
```
<%=f.file_field :video%>
```

To view/stream the video

<% @posts.each do |post|%>
    <%= post.name %>
    <%= video_tag post.video_url.to_s :controls =>true %>
<%end%>

for more information carrierwave gem https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave and video tutorial http://railscasts.com/episodes/253-carrierwave-file-uploads

While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. — nKn, Mar 21 '14 at 18:19
good solutions, working fine with carrierwave, I was thinking other solutions — AMIC MING, Jul 02 '14 at 01:05

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 30 '11 at 10:21

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Even more specific, I created a Rails gem that works specifically with videos: https://rubygems.org/gems/paperclip-ffmpeg

answered Aug 30 '11 at 10:21

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 28 '11 at 19:02

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Try paperclip gem, very popular for this purpose

answered Mar 28 '11 at 19:02

megas

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Thanks. could you advice with a tutorial? – maxiperez Mar 28 '11 at 19:10

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