# How to generate a link to the video file? **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Discussions\ **Created:** [May 8, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602 "2023-05-08T18:32:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MC10](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mc10/32/1122_2.png) [@MC10](https://forum.storj.io/u/MC10)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602/1 "2023-05-08T18:32:35Z")
> [@Does storj even work for VIDEO STREAMING?](https://forum.storj.io/t/does-storj-even-work-for-video-streaming/20972): > > 0 Storj nodes are storing a piece of this file I am looking at the example video files [that storj provided](https://www.storj.io/blog/test-storj-for-video-streaming) and none of them seem to be using Nodes. And with all the marketing talk on the website that this is the cheapest service, at $4TB + $7TB egress, it actually isn’t that much cheaper. Sure a CDN provider would negotiate lower, [bunny.net](http://bunny.net) stream is pretty close, within a few dollars. So, does this decentralised storage even work in the real world? Or is this actually just using a CDN. hello, question: I use gdrive plyr (proxy player), all I do is copy the share link from a video I have in gdrive and paste it in Gdrive plyr and it generates a new link for me that goes full screen when I open it in the browser. I try using the share link from one of the videos in storej but it doesn’t work. it only works when I right click the video preview and copy that link. but I understand that link expires after 24 correct? is there a way for me to do this with storj? also, storj only plays mp4 files? thanks ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602/2 "2023-05-09T02:44:37Z")
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**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602/3 "2023-05-09T02:49:04Z")
Hello @MC10, Welcome to the forum! When you generate a link, you need to copy the generated link, not a preview link. To use it in the player you need to replace `/s/` in the URL to `/raw/`. What’s your player (or browser) supports depends on that player and browser, not on the storage platform, so I cannot say, what else formats they are support. For example, Chromium supported formats and codecs: [Audio/Video](https://www.chromium.org/audio-video/) ---
**Author:** ![MC10](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mc10/32/1122_2.png) [@MC10](https://forum.storj.io/u/MC10)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602/4 "2023-05-09T13:30:01Z")
Hello, thanks for your help! One more question do you know if there is a way for me to use these services with storj. [Transfercloud.io](http://Transfercloud.io) - torrent downloader directly into cloud storage. [Multcloud.com](http://Multcloud.com) - a file transfer service, it keeps multiple clouds services synced. If one cloud gets a new file, it will transfer that file to all the clouds that are connected. I know both of these services can connect to clouds in different ways if you can point me in the right direction, I’ll do the research. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Knowledge](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/knowledge/32/10681_2.png) [@Knowledge](https://forum.storj.io/u/Knowledge)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602/5 "2023-05-09T15:56:34Z")
You could ask either of those providers if they support S3 to servers outside of Amazon’s own. (Usually it’s just a matter of the URL being different) This is typically what you need to connect tools like this to Storj. ---
**Author:** ![MC10](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/mc10/32/1122_2.png) [@MC10](https://forum.storj.io/u/MC10)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-generate-a-link-to-the-video-file/22602/6 "2023-05-09T16:40:30Z")
Noted, I’ll do that. thanks!