[Bug]: Files - video playback downloads file on every playback (Firefox)
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Description
⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
- I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
With Firefox: When playing a video file in Files, it appears the file is downloaded/buffered again on every playback, i.e. the video plays, finishes, then playhead goes back to 0:00. Hit play again, and the files is downloaded anew.
Steps to reproduce
- Files > open video file
- play the video to the end
- hit play again.
- wait for file to buffer again.
Expected behavior
Expecting the file to be stored locally for instant playback instead of downloading on every "play"
See repeated 9.71MB download:
(Note, ignore the two other large video downloads, those related to nextcloud/viewer#2586 )
Nextcloud Server version
30
Operating system
None
PHP engine version
None
Web server
None
Database engine version
None
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
None
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
None
What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
Configuration report
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List of activated Apps
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Nextcloud Signing status
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Nextcloud Logs
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Additional info
Nextcloud 30.0.1 RC1
Firefox 130.0.1
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Research direction
Reproduce in Files with Nextcloud 30.0.1 RC1 and Firefox 130.0.1: open a video, play it to the end, then play it again. Compare network activity for both playbacks; the issue is done when the second playback no longer downloads the video again.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100