Loading VHS Video Not Playing

Issue: Black screen during channel changes instead of VHS loading animation

Symptoms:

  • No loading animation when switching channels
  • Black screen during buffering
  • Docker logs show video errors

Root Cause: Server doesn’t support HTTP Range Requests (required for video elements)

Solution: See bug fix documentation: docs/bugfix/2025-10/vhs-video-not-playing.md

Quick Check:

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# Test range request support
curl -I -H "Range: bytes=0-1023" http://localhost:8777/loading-VHS.mp4

Should return 206 Partial Content, not 200 OK