# Installation Using npm: ```shell npm install --save react-native-video ``` or using yarn: ```shell yarn add react-native-video ``` Then follow the instructions for your platform to link react-native-video into your project # Specific platform installation
iOS ## iOS ### Standard Method Run `pod install` in the `ios` directory of your project. ### Enable custom feature in podfile file Samples available in sample app see [sample pod file](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/blob/9c669a2d8a53df36773fd82ff0917280d0659bc7/examples/basic/ios/Podfile#L34) #### Video caching To enable Video caching usage, add following line in your podfile: ([more info here](other/caching.md)) ```podfile # enable Video caching + $RNVideoUseVideoCaching=true ``` #### Google IMA Google IMA is the google SDK to support Client Side Ads Integration (CSAI), see [google documentation](https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/ios/client-side) for more information. To enable google IMA usage define add following line in your podfile: ```podfile $RNVideoUseGoogleIMA=true ```
Android ## Android From version >= 6.0.0, your application needs to have kotlin version >= 1.7.0 ```: buildscript { ... ext.kotlinVersion = '1.7.0' ... } ``` ### Enable custom feature in gradle file #### Enable client side ads insertion To enable client side ads insertion CSAI with google IMA SDK, you need to enable it in your gradle file. ```gradle buildscript { ext { ... RNVUseExoplayerIMA = true ... } } ``` See [sample app](https://github.com/react-native-video/react-native-video/blob/9c669a2d8a53df36773fd82ff0917280d0659bc7/examples/basic/android/build.gradle#L14C5-L14C5)
Windows ## Windows ### Autolinking **React Native Windows 0.63 and above** Autolinking should automatically add react-native-video to your app. ### Manual Linking **React Native Windows 0.62** Make the following additions to the given files manually: `windows\myapp.sln` Add the _ReactNativeVideoCPP_ project to your solution (eg. `windows\myapp.sln`): 1. Open your solution in Visual Studio 2019 2. Right-click Solution icon in Solution Explorer > Add > Existing Project... 3. Select `node_modules\react-native-video\windows\ReactNativeVideoCPP\ReactNativeVideoCPP.vcxproj` `windows\myapp\myapp.vcxproj` Add a reference to _ReactNativeVideoCPP_ to your main application project (eg. `windows\myapp\myapp.vcxproj`): 1. Open your solution in Visual Studio 2019 2. Right-click main application project > Add > Reference... 3. Check _ReactNativeVideoCPP_ from Solution Projects `pch.h` Add `#include "winrt/ReactNativeVideoCPP.h"`. `app.cpp` Add `PackageProviders().Append(winrt::ReactNativeVideoCPP::ReactPackageProvider());` before `InitializeComponent();`. **React Native Windows 0.61 and below** Follow the manual linking instructions for React Native Windows 0.62 above, but substitute _ReactNativeVideoCPP61_ for _ReactNativeVideoCPP_.
tvOS ## tvOS `react-native link react-native-video` doesn’t work properly with the tvOS target so we need to add the library manually. First select your project in Xcode. ![tvOS step 1](../assets/tvOS-step-1.jpg) After that, select the tvOS target of your application and select « General » tab ![tvOS step 2](../assets/tvOS-step-2.jpg) Scroll to « Linked Frameworks and Libraries » and tap on the + button ![tvOS step 3](../assets/tvOS-step-3.jpg) Select RCTVideo-tvOS ![tvOS step 4](../assets/tvOS-step-4.jpg)
visionOS ## visionOS Run `pod install` in the `visionos` directory of your project
## Examples Run `yarn xbasic install` in the root directory before running any of the examples. ### iOS Example ```bash yarn xbasic ios ``` ### Android Example ```bash yarn xbasic android ``` ### Windows Example ```bash yarn xbasic windows ```