Share browser recordings on Cloudflare Pages from the command line

Name: Share browser recordings on Cloudflare Pages from the command line
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Author: keepamovin

by keepamovin·Apr 23, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

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Converts videos and PDFs into static JPEG streams hosted on Cloudflare Pages.

Strengths

•Cloudflare Pages integration automates hosting without managing server infrastructure.
•Frame-accurate scrubbing for video offers better control than standard players.
•BrowserBox session recording creates searchable static artifacts of live web interactions.

Weaknesses

•Flipbook UX feels dated compared to native document or video viewers.
•Best features require BrowserBox subscription, limiting standalone CLI utility.

Post Description

If you have BrowserBox you can record everything and share it as a static archive artifact via this Rust tool which does everything.

If you don't have BrowserBox, you can also share videos and PDFs, XLSXs, DOCXs, etc in the same frame-by-frame scrubbable format.

It's tested to work well on a range of connections.

Hope you enjoy it!

Why did I create it? I think the JPEG + manifest format is cool. We use JPEGs for streaming in BrowserBox and I'm amazed how far they've taken us - and I wanted to see what the simple "stream of JPEGs" could do, when you remove the real-time interactive streaming requirement that BrowserBox imposes.

I really like the result. It was fun tuning the pre-fetch buffering, and deciding the scrubbing UX.

I think it's pretty well done, and works on mobile. If you like playing around with media files, or just want another way to share stuff with people, from the command line, this totally free CLI tool (excluding the BrowserBox part) might be for you! Enjoy it.

https://flipbook.dosaygo.com