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<module name="Module ngx_http_flv_module"
        link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_flv_module.html"
        lang="en">

<section id="summary">

<para>
The module <code>ngx_http_flv_module</code> provides pseudo-streaming
server-side support for Flash Video (FLV) files.
</para>

<para>
It handles requests with the <parameter>start</parameter> argument in
the request URI’s query string specially, by sending back the contents
of a file starting from the requested byte offset, and with the FLV
header prepended.
</para>

<para>
This module is not built by default, it should be enabled with the
<code>--with-http_flv_module</code>
configuration parameter.
</para>

</section>


<section name="Example Configuration" id="example">

<para>
<example>
    location ~ \.flv$ {
        flv;
    }
</example>
</para>

</section>


<section name="Directives" id="directives">

<directive name="flv">
<syntax/>
<default/>
<context>location</context>

<para>
Turns on module processing in a surrounding location.
</para>

</directive>

</section>

</module>