diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -136,4 +136,8 @@ dist
 .pnp.*
 
 # ayylmao
-ayylmao.js
\ No newline at end of file
+ayylmao.js
+
+# Local media files (served by python video_server.py)
+media/*
+!media/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c3036f7..341d83a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,36 @@ Config those in your .env file:
 **OMDB_API=**`1234567`     (for movie info)
 
 run with **node .\index.js**
+
+## Python video file server (mp4/mkv)
+This repo also includes a small Python server that serves local video files with **HTTP Range** support (required for HTML5 `<video>` seeking).
+
+- Put your files in: `./media/` (repo root)
+- Served as: `http://localhost:8001/media/<filename>`
+- List endpoint: `http://localhost:8001/api/media`
+
+### Install
+
+```bash
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### Run
+
+```bash
+python3 video_server.py
+```
+
+### Use in the web player
+Set the movie's `video_src` (or `vod_link`) to something like:
+
+- `http://localhost:8001/media/MyMovie.mp4`
+- `http://localhost:8001/media/MyMovie.mkv`
+
+If the Node app is on a different origin/port, the video server enables CORS by default. You can lock it down with:
+
+```bash
+export CORS_ORIGINS="http://localhost:5000"
+```
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/public/js/app_player.js b/public/js/app_player.js
index 957ff71..8c87c09 100644
--- a/public/js/app_player.js
+++ b/public/js/app_player.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function looksLikeHls(url) {
 function looksLikeVideoFile(url) {
   const s = String(url || '').toLowerCase();
   // common direct file extensions
-  return /\.(mp4|webm|ogg|ogv|mov|m4v)(\?|#|$)/.test(s);
+  return /\.(mp4|mkv|webm|ogg|ogv|mov|m4v)(\?|#|$)/.test(s);
 }
 
 function toYoutubeEmbed(url) {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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index 0000000..3fb50f0
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+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fastapi==0.115.6
+uvicorn[standard]==0.34.0
diff --git a/video_server.py b/video_server.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/video_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import mimetypes
+import os
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Generator, Iterable, Optional, Tuple
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, Response
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, StreamingResponse
+
+APP_NAME = "video-file-server"
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+MEDIA_DIR = BASE_DIR / "media"
+
+# Allow common video types (what browsers can play is separate from what we serve).
+ALLOWED_EXTS = {".mp4", ".mkv"}
+
+RANGE_RE = re.compile(r"^bytes=(\d*)-(\d*)$")
+
+
+def _safe_resolve_media_path(rel_path: str) -> Path:
+    """
+    Resolve a user-provided path against MEDIA_DIR, preventing path traversal.
+    """
+    # Normalize separators and strip leading slashes.
+    rel_path = rel_path.replace("\\", "/").lstrip("/")
+    if not rel_path:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Missing file path")
+
+    candidate = (MEDIA_DIR / rel_path).resolve()
+    media_root = MEDIA_DIR.resolve()
+    try:
+        candidate.relative_to(media_root)
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid path") from exc
+
+    if not candidate.is_file():
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="File not found")
+
+    if candidate.suffix.lower() not in ALLOWED_EXTS:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=415, detail="Unsupported file type")
+
+    return candidate
+
+
+def _guess_content_type(path: Path) -> str:
+    ext = path.suffix.lower()
+    if ext == ".mkv":
+        return "video/x-matroska"
+    # Let mimetypes handle mp4 and others.
+    ctype, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(str(path))
+    return ctype or "application/octet-stream"
+
+
+def _parse_range(range_header: str, size: int) -> Optional[Tuple[int, int]]:
+    """
+    Parse a single HTTP Range header of form: bytes=start-end
+    Returns (start, end) inclusive, or None if header is missing/empty.
+    Raises HTTPException for invalid ranges.
+    """
+    if not range_header:
+        return None
+
+    m = RANGE_RE.match(range_header.strip())
+    if not m:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=416, detail="Invalid Range header")
+
+    start_s, end_s = m.group(1), m.group(2)
+
+    if start_s == "" and end_s == "":
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=416, detail="Invalid Range header")
+
+    if start_s == "":
+        # suffix range: last N bytes
+        suffix_len = int(end_s)
+        if suffix_len <= 0:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=416, detail="Invalid Range header")
+        if suffix_len > size:
+            return (0, size - 1)
+        return (size - suffix_len, size - 1)
+
+    start = int(start_s)
+    end = int(end_s) if end_s != "" else size - 1
+
+    if start >= size or start < 0:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=416, detail="Range not satisfiable")
+
+    if end < start:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=416, detail="Range not satisfiable")
+
+    end = min(end, size - 1)
+    return (start, end)
+
+
+def _iter_file(path: Path, start: int, end: int, chunk_size: int = 1024 * 1024) -> Generator[bytes, None, None]:
+    with path.open("rb") as f:
+        f.seek(start)
+        remaining = end - start + 1
+        while remaining > 0:
+            chunk = f.read(min(chunk_size, remaining))
+            if not chunk:
+                break
+            remaining -= len(chunk)
+            yield chunk
+
+
+app = FastAPI(title=APP_NAME)
+
+# Default to permissive CORS because the player may be on another port/host.
+# Configure with env: CORS_ORIGINS="http://localhost:5000,http://127.0.0.1:5000"
+cors_origins_env = os.getenv("CORS_ORIGINS", "*").strip()
+if cors_origins_env == "*":
+    allow_origins: Iterable[str] = ["*"]
+else:
+    allow_origins = [o.strip() for o in cors_origins_env.split(",") if o.strip()]
+
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=list(allow_origins),
+    allow_credentials=False,
+    allow_methods=["GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+def health() -> dict:
+    return {"ok": True, "app": APP_NAME}
+
+
+@app.get("/api/media")
+def list_media() -> JSONResponse:
+    MEDIA_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    items = []
+    for p in sorted(MEDIA_DIR.rglob("*")):
+        if not p.is_file():
+            continue
+        if p.suffix.lower() not in ALLOWED_EXTS:
+            continue
+        rel = p.relative_to(MEDIA_DIR).as_posix()
+        items.append(
+            {
+                "name": rel,
+                "size": p.stat().st_size,
+                "url": f"/media/{rel}",
+            }
+        )
+    return JSONResponse({"items": items})
+
+
+@app.api_route("/media/{file_path:path}", methods=["GET", "HEAD"])
+async def serve_media(file_path: str, request: Request) -> Response:
+    path = _safe_resolve_media_path(file_path)
+    size = path.stat().st_size
+    ctype = _guess_content_type(path)
+
+    # Support byte ranges for HTML5 video seeking.
+    range_header = request.headers.get("range", "")
+    try:
+        parsed = _parse_range(range_header, size) if range_header else None
+    except HTTPException as exc:
+        # Required by RFC: include */size
+        headers = {"Content-Range": f"bytes */{size}", "Accept-Ranges": "bytes"}
+        return Response(status_code=exc.status_code, content=exc.detail, headers=headers)
+
+    common_headers = {
+        "Accept-Ranges": "bytes",
+        "Content-Type": ctype,
+        # Helps some players / proxies behave better with range requests.
+        "Cache-Control": "no-store",
+    }
+
+    if parsed is None:
+        if request.method == "HEAD":
+            return Response(status_code=200, headers={**common_headers, "Content-Length": str(size)})
+        return StreamingResponse(
+            _iter_file(path, 0, size - 1),
+            status_code=200,
+            headers={**common_headers, "Content-Length": str(size)},
+            media_type=ctype,
+        )
+
+    start, end = parsed
+    length = end - start + 1
+    headers = {
+        **common_headers,
+        "Content-Length": str(length),
+        "Content-Range": f"bytes {start}-{end}/{size}",
+    }
+    if request.method == "HEAD":
+        return Response(status_code=206, headers=headers)
+
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        _iter_file(path, start, end),
+        status_code=206,
+        headers=headers,
+        media_type=ctype,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+
+    host = os.getenv("VIDEO_SERVER_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
+    port = int(os.getenv("VIDEO_SERVER_PORT", "8001"))
+    reload = os.getenv("VIDEO_SERVER_RELOAD", "1").strip() not in {"0", "false", "False", "no", "NO"}
+    uvicorn.run("video_server:app", host=host, port=port, reload=reload)
+