Best way to upload medium sized videos to azure blob storage?

Question

I am currently on a student plan for azure (gotta stay finessing as a college student lol) and am looking for the best way to upload videos to azure blob storage. Currently, I am using an azure function api to upload the video, but I am encountering a "Javascript heap out of memory" error when I try and multiparts parse big video files.

Ideally, I'd be able to quickly upload 3.5 minute music videos from mobile and desktop to azure blob storage with this method.

Either a better way of uploading videos to blob storage from my front-end or a solution for the javascript heap out of memory error would be amazing help.

Here's the link to that other post, if you are curious: How to fix JavaScript heap out of memory on multipart.Parse() for azure function api

Answer 1

Approaches:

1. After a workaround based on your issue, I would suggest that you use Azure Media Services.

2. Media Services can be integrated with Azure CDN. Refer to check Media Services-Managing streaming endpoints.

   All supported formats use HTTP to transport data and benefit from HTTP caching. In live streaming, actual video/audio data is separated into fragments, which are cached in CDNs.

   3. To start, I recommend that you use the Azure Storage SDK with Node.JS. The SDK will handle everything for you. Attaching few uploaders below to check accordingly. Upload a video to Azure Blob examples

   4. Refer MSDoc & SO thread by @Gopi for uploading a video with the .mp4 extension to Azure blob storage using C#.

   5. You can upload a video using Azure functions directly. But to use Azure Functions, you must create a back-end component written in.NET, Java, JavaScript, or Python.

   6. You can use the"Azure Storage Rest API"to upload files/video files using a storage account, like you mentioned. You will be able to get the desired result by using this Azure Storage Rest -API-MSDoc.