# Video player for uploads

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-player-for-uploads/104764
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 20, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-player-for-uploads/104764 "2018-12-20T13:04:35Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/video-player-for-uploads/104764/8 "2018-12-21T03:26:49Z")

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It already works this way, try uploading a short `mp4` clip and it will work fine, as you can see here:

[https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/7/17735b4721faa7d59e1fd8a2300135a3f04c9ea6.mp4](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/7/17735b4721faa7d59e1fd8a2300135a3f04c9ea6.mp4)

You’re simply going to run into upload limits because videos are _HUUUUGE_. Upload those clips somewhere that specializes in hosting video and then link to them, like everyone else does, which _also_ provides a built in player .. 😉

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