> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.vdo.ninja/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.vdo.ninja/common-errors-and-known-issues/cant-load-camera-from-non-ssl-host.md).

# Can't load camera from non-SSL host

Can't load camera from local webserver issues and how to resolve them.

The Chrome / Edge / Chromium browsers will not allow access to media devices (camera / microphone) without SSL enabled.

Possible solutions include switching to https, accessing the site from <http://localhost>, or enabling the `unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure` browser switch.\
\
The browser flag, which works with Chromium-based browsers, can be accessed from: ***chrome://flags/#unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure.*** Specify the hostname and the IP address that you will be accessing, such as <https://192.168.1.15:8080>. Enable the option, and then restart the browser.

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More advanced users can try using **openssl** to generate self-signed certificates, and using them with their local webserver to enable SSL, assuming you have access to the webserver.

```
openssl req  -nodes -new -x509  -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem
```

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If you can access the site via <http://localhost>, or <http://127.0.0.1>, that may work also. This could be possible if hosting VDO.Ninja locally, and accessing it via a local webserver. If you have Python installed, you could get away using it to host VDO.Ninja in this way.

```
git clone https://github.com/steveseguin/vdoninja
cd vdoninja
python -m http.server 8000
```

When accessing VDO.Ninja in this way, make sure the remote computer that may also be accessing VDO.Ninja is using the same "salt". To debug this, you can try adding `&salt=vdo.ninja` to all the VDO.Ninja links, as that will manually assign all the links to use the same salt. The salt is used in the encryption process for site isolation and increased privacy/security when not using the official VDO.Ninja deployment.<br>


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