Learning how to stream video on website can seem very overwhelming at first, but once you understand the basics of how it all works you will soon realize that its not an impossible task but instead all it takes is a little time invested in your education. This Article will cover two methods you can use to stream video to a website.

Downloading: also known as HTTP streaming which means Hyper Text Transfer Protocol, is the more easier and simpler way to stream video on a website. There is no need for any fancy hosting severs; all you need to do is upload your video file to your web sever, create a hyper link on your web page pointing to the video file.

When the user clicks the link they will download the video file to their computer that they can then view in a media player when ever the want. Using this method is fine if your videos are small and your not expecting a lot of traffic to your site. If the video file is too large it will take a long time to download and if your getting a lot of traffic it will slow the download process down.

Streaming: if you are wondering how to stream video on website because you are planning to aggressively use video online this would be the better option for you. This type of video streaming can cope with large amounts of traffic; there is no need for the end user to wait for the entire video file to be downloaded but instead start watching the video as its downloading or streaming.

Streaming is also sophisticated in the way that it can detect the end users Internet connection speed and deliver the video file appropriately. Plus it has the capability to do live streaming.

However you will need access to a streaming video server, this can be achieved in one of two ways. You could run your own server by purchasing a server or installing a special piece of streaming software on an existing server. This probably though is an unnecessary step for most webmasters.

Your second and much simpler more practical choice would be to sign up to a hosting plan that specializes in streaming video files. This is also the cheaper option along with being a lot easier to set up, and if you run into any difficult technicalities you will have experts at hand to help you.