Knowledge base > Components > File media stream source
The component allows playing a media file. This allows, for example, debugging the motion detector on the retrospective recordings.
Click the + button next to a File media stream source sub-menu under the Banalytics server.
Value
Required (Yes/No)
Description
Default
Restart on failure
Yes
Restart mode upon catching an error:
Stop on failure - not restarted until triggered manually.
Immediately - tries to restart automatically immediately after catching an error.
10 sec - tries to restart automatically with a 10-seconds delay after catching an error.
30 sec - tries to restart automatically with a 30-seconds delay after catching an error.
1 min - tries to restart automatically with a 1-minute delay after catching an error.
10 sec
Title
Yes
Name of file media stream source. A folder which contains specific footage you aim to play back, or make available for processing in Banalytics. So, we advise you to set the title, which defines the type of content.
Examples: "Calibrate motion detection in the backyard"
File storage provider
Yes
Local file system. For now, it's the only file storage provider we support.
Path
Yes
Path to the target folder in your file system.