# Sending camera images to FTP server and displaying on webbrowser **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [9 December 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-camera-images-to-ftp-server-and-displaying-on-webbrowser/37248 "2020-12-09T14:17:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2

**Author:** ![krambriw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/krambriw/32/5429_2.png) [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\ **Post date:** [9 December 2020 14:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-camera-images-to-ftp-server-and-displaying-on-webbrowser/37248/2 "2020-12-09T14:30:18Z")

As you say, there has been so many discussions around this topic. Instead of using FTP server I think more people (like myself) is using a MQTT broker for image data transport. But it depends what you want to do. If it is live streaming & viewing from ip cameras you are looking for, then this is really recommended to read. Many pages yes, but a good learning session about the topic: > [@\[beta testing\] nodes for live streaming mp4](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/beta-testing-nodes-for-live-streaming-mp4/33743): > > For those of you interested in re-streaming your ip cams or other videos sources as HLS and playable in the browser or app, I have some nodes that are available to test. npm install kevinGodell/node-red-contrib-mp4frag npm install kevinGodell/node-red-contrib-ui-mp4frag node-red-contrib-mp4frag is a wrapper around an existing lib, mp4frag. It goes a little further and sets up http routes for serving the files to any player capable of consuming HLS video, such as VLC, HLS.js in most modern brow… [https://discourse.nodered.org/t/still-testing-nodes-for-mp4-video-streaming/37099/11](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/still-testing-nodes-for-mp4-video-streaming/37099/11) --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-camera-images-to-ftp-server-and-displaying-on-webbrowser/37248)._