[GH-ISSUE #90] Fatal error: Invalid string length #291

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opened 2026-03-15 02:53:11 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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2026-03-15 02:53:11 +03:00

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Originally created by @SuperDisk on GitHub (Nov 20, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/issues/90

I can run the program fine by installing via npm and running peerflix-server, but when I clone the git repository, run npm install and bower install, then try to stream a video file, the server console (grunt serve) waits for a little while before outputting Fatal error: Invalid string length and no other info... Not really sure what's going on. For what it's worth, if I start the stream in my browser with the peerflix-server started instance, close it and switch to the grunt serve version, I can skip around in the file correctly, implying it's streaming. It just can't get it started or something.

I'm using Windows 10 and Node 6, if it matters.

Edit: Non-video files can still be downloaded like normal (images, text files, etc)

Originally created by @SuperDisk on GitHub (Nov 20, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/asapach/peerflix-server/issues/90 I can run the program fine by installing via `npm` and running `peerflix-server`, but when I clone the git repository, run `npm install` and `bower install`, then try to stream a video file, the server console (`grunt serve`) waits for a little while before outputting `Fatal error: Invalid string length` and no other info... Not really sure what's going on. For what it's worth, if I start the stream in my browser with the `peerflix-server` started instance, close it and switch to the `grunt serve` version, I can skip around in the file correctly, implying it's streaming. It just can't get it started or something. I'm using Windows 10 and Node 6, if it matters. Edit: Non-video files can still be downloaded like normal (images, text files, etc)