The complete GPlayer guide.

Header & navigation

The sticky header carries the site name and slogan (both editable in Site settings), anchor links to the page sections, a light/dark theme switcher remembered per visitor, and a link to the source repository.

Player generator

The main form of the page. Paste a main video URL — a supported host link (Google Drive, YouTube, Vimeo, Streamtape…), an HLS/DASH manifest, or a direct file. Optional fields add an alternative fallback source, a poster (URL or upload), a JSON subtitle manifest, and up to ten subtitle tracks (WebVTT, SRT, ASS… by URL or file upload).

Delivery package

After generation the output panel returns four artifacts: the embed URL of the player page, the ready-to-paste iframe code, a download URL for the source file, and a request URL that reproduces the same configuration. A live preview iframe shows the exact player your visitors will get.

Signal path

The workflow section illustrates what happens server-side: the input link is identified, normalized, and wrapped into an encrypted, authenticated player query — provider credentials and real file locations never reach the browser.

Supported hosts

The host wall lists a sample of the 69 registered adapters: cloud drives, video platforms, file hosts, plus generic HLS, MPEG-DASH, and direct video handling.

Footer, sharing & PWA

The footer repeats the navigation and an optional contact link. A share rail posts the page to social networks, and the site installs as a progressive web app with offline fallback when served over HTTPS.

Embed page

/{player}/?data=…

The responsive player itself. It reads the encrypted query, resolves the source through the matching host adapter, and plays HLS, DASH, or MP4 with poster, fallback source, and subtitle tracks. Appearance and behavior follow the Player settings.

Saved video slugs

/{player}/{slug}/

Videos saved in the administration get a permanent, human-readable slug so their URL survives source changes — edit the source in the admin and every embed keeps working.

Download & shortlinks

Each package includes a proxied download route, and the optional shortlink service produces compact share URLs when enabled in settings.

Login

/administrator/login/

The hardened sign-in boundary. Legacy-compatible bcrypt password checks, session cookies, and brute-force protection guard the whole console.

Registration

/administrator/register/

Self-service account creation, only when enabled in Public settings. New accounts confirm their email; register/resend/ re-sends the confirmation message.

Password reset

/administrator/reset-password/

Email-based password recovery using the SMTP server configured in settings.

Dashboard

/administrator/dashboard/

The landing screen after login: system overview, server status, and shortcuts to the most-used sections, plus quick maintenance actions such as clearing the video cache.

Profile

/administrator/profile/

Edit your own account: display name, email address, and password.

System logs

/administrator/log/

Browse system and request logs: filter by level or source, inspect individual entries, and purge old records.

DMCA

/administrator/dmca/

Handle takedown requests: review reported media and block offending sources from being served again.

Users

/administrator/users/

The administrator account list. users/new/ creates an account, users/edit/ changes role, status, or credentials of an existing one.

Sessions

/administrator/users/sessions/

Every active admin session with device and last-activity details — revoke any session remotely.

General

settings/general/

Core application settings: public URL, timezone, and cache behavior.

Public

settings/public/

Toggles for the public surface: open or restrict the home-page generator, allow self-registration, enable comments, and other visitor-facing features.

Site

settings/site/

Branding of the public pages: site name, slogan, description, colors, and contact link — reflected live on the home page.

Player

settings/player/

Appearance and behavior of the video player: theme, logo, controls, autoplay, and default options applied to every embed.

Hosting

settings/hosting/

Per-provider configuration for the media host adapters: credentials, API keys, and provider-specific options.

SMTP

settings/smtp/

Outgoing email server used for account confirmation and password-reset messages.

Shortlink

settings/shortlink/

Configuration of the URL shortener used for compact share links.

Custom headers

settings/custom-headers/

Extra HTTP headers attached to proxied upstream requests — useful behind CDNs or picky providers.

Misc

settings/misc/

Everything else: domain blacklist, content filters, and default resolution preferences.

Ads

settings/ads/

Monetization: banner slots and VAST tags injected into the player pages.

Reset & maintenance

settings/reset/

Maintenance tools: clear caches, reset settings groups, and database housekeeping operations.

Video list

/administrator/videos/list/

Search, sort, and manage every saved video: open its player, edit it, or delete it.

Add a video

/administrator/videos/new/

Save a video with the same options as the public generator — source, fallback, poster, subtitles — plus a custom slug.

Edit a video

/administrator/videos/edit/?id=…

Change any property of a saved video. Existing embeds keep working because the slug stays stable.

Import

/administrator/videos/import/

Bulk-create videos from a CSV file — ideal for migrating an existing catalog.

Export

/administrator/videos/export/

Generate and download a CSV export of the whole library for backup or migration.

Subtitles

/administrator/videos/subtitles/

Manage uploaded subtitle files: list, preview, and delete tracks stored on the server.

Accounts

/administrator/gdrive/

All connected Drive accounts with their status and quota. gdrive/new/ connects an account through OAuth; gdrive/edit/ updates its credentials and options.

File browser

/administrator/gdrive/files/

Browse the files of a connected account and generate players straight from Drive content.

Backups

/administrator/gdrive/backup-files/

The list of media already backed up to Drive, with gdrive/backup-queue/ showing pending and running backup jobs processed by the background worker.

Balancer list

/administrator/load-balancers/list/

Every registered node with its health and weight; clear a node's cache remotely from here.

Add a balancer

/administrator/load-balancers/new/

Register a new node by URL and secret so the selector can route playback traffic to it.

Edit a balancer

/administrator/load-balancers/edit/?id=…

Update a node's endpoint, weight, or status, or remove it from rotation.

Installed plugins

/administrator/plugins/list/

Enable, disable, configure, or remove installed plugins. Installation happens from this page's install action.

Plugin configuration

/administrator/plugins/config/?plugin=…

The settings screen a plugin exposes — each plugin registers its own options here.

Sync

/administrator/plugins/sync/

Synchronize with the plugin repository to fetch updates and newly available plugins.