Some YouTube videos cannot be embedded in Flarum

OMG

When I use IPs from certain countries (such as Taiwan IPs) to browse websites, flarum will not be able to play videos. However, this only happens in flarum. The same videos I have embedded on other websites can be played normally.

For example, this video:

This video cannot be embedded in Flarum, but it can be embedded in other websites and open-source systems (such as WordPress).

other website:

https://home.gamer.com.tw/artwork.php?sn=5626478

GreXXL

OMG works just fine? Please follow our troubleshooting guide and provide additional information if it's an issue with your installation.

OMG

GreXXL
My flarum website has been running for a while, but I found that some videos play fine on WordPress, but cannot be played once embedded in Flarum.

GreXXL

OMG again, I can just say it works here. Please provide your information as laid out in the troubleshooting guide to help you with your problem.

OMG

GreXXL

Sorry, my explanation may not be clear because I expressed it through a translator. I re-edited this post.

luceos

OMG please post the output of php flarum info and other information you can provide like the link to the movie. We can't help you if you don't follow the troubleshooting guide.

OMG

luceos

This situation only occurs when using a Taiwanese IP to browse YouTube videos embedded in Flarum, resulting in the error message "Video unavailable". However, strangely, when I use a Taiwanese IP to visit other websites with embedded YouTube videos, they play normally.

video:


Flarum 1.8.3

Usage:
  command [options] [arguments]

Options:
  -h, --help            Display help for the given command. When no command is given display help for the list command
  -q, --quiet           Do not output any message
  -V, --version         Display this application version
      --ansi|--no-ansi  Force (or disable --no-ansi) ANSI output
  -n, --no-interaction  Do not ask any interactive question
  -v|vv|vvv, --verbose  Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug

Available commands:
  completion                      Dump the shell completion script
  help                            Display help for a command
  info                            Gather information about Flarum's core and installed extensions
  list                            List commands
  migrate                         Run outstanding migrations
 assets
  assets:publish                  Publish core and extension assets.
 cache
  cache:clear                     Remove all temporary and generated files
 extension
  extension:enable                [extension:disable] Enable or disable an extension.
 fof
  fof:gamification:assign-groups  Updates the auto-assigned groups of all users
  fof:gamification:resync         Resync discussion vote counts
  fof:gamification:resyncUsers    Resync user vote counts
  fof:polls:refresh               Re-calculate the total number of votes per option
 migrate
  migrate:reset                   Run all migrations down for an extension
 queue
  queue:failed                    List all of the failed queue jobs
  queue:flush                     Flush all of the failed queue jobs
  queue:forget                    Delete a failed queue job
  queue:listen                    Listen to a given queue
  queue:restart                   Restart queue worker daemons after their current job
  queue:retry                     Retry a failed queue job
  queue:work                      Start processing jobs on the queue as a daemon
 schedule
  schedule:list                   List the scheduled commands
  schedule:run                    Run the scheduled commands
 sonic
  sonic:addtoindex                Add data to sonic index

To replicate this issue, simply switch IP to Taiwan and simultaneously visit the two URLs below to observe it.

https://discuss.flarum.org/d/33896-some-youtube-videos-cannot-be-embedded-in-flarum

https://home.gamer.com.tw/artwork.php?sn=5626478

clarkwinkelmann

OMG does it happen with all the videos you tried or only the ones from specific channels?

I don't have a VPN ready so I can't test by myself. Just looking at the other website I see nothing special, it seems to be the regular embed as well.

However I notice the other website uses the .tw TLD. Could it be that the YouTube channel only whitelisted specific domains, or that this could be part of some global YouTube restrictions? Does your own website use .tw or not?

OMG

clarkwinkelmann

The frequency of music videos failing to play seems to be higher. My website domain is .me, but I've also tried running the site without using the domain, and the situation remains the same.

Subarist

I checked your website and it's functioning normally. As for the IP, I switched my IP to a United States IP and it also allowed it to run normally.

Should I try to fix this problem myself or submit it to FriendsOfFlarum Formatting?

Subarist

It should not be related to TW ip
Could it be caused by referrerPolicy?

https://flarum.subarist.net/d/95209/3

Subarist

OMG

Add to your config.php

'headers' =>
array (
'poweredByHeader' => true,
'referrerPolicy' => 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin',
),
);