# Gl setup not working? Trying to display a simple video file

**URL:** <https://community.info-beamer.com/t/gl-setup-not-working-trying-to-display-a-simple-video-file/794>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 22, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/gl-setup-not-working-trying-to-display-a-simple-video-file/794 "2020-02-22T21:59:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![briannishii](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@briannishii](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/briannishii)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/gl-setup-not-working-trying-to-display-a-simple-video-file/794/1 "2020-02-22T21:59:12Z")

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Came across info-beamer when looking for a way to loop a seamless video with audio for a fundraising event for my kid’s school. Looked at info-beamer host and it works great, but I need to setup the device without internet - and hence am trying to roll my on on fresh Raspbian Buster install.

I’m trying to run a simple setup named “videoplayer” that plays a video file with the following .lua file:

```lua
    gl.setup(1920, 1080)
    local video = resource.load_video{
        file="GlitterBall_2020.mp4";
        audio=true;
        looped=true;
    }

    function node.render()
        video:draw(0, 0, WIDTH, HEIGHT)
    end

```

When I run the command:

`$ INFOBEAMER_BLANK_MODE=layer ./info-beamer videoplayer`

The program runs and I get a black screen, but video doesn’t play. When I quit, I see the following:

```nohighlight
main.c] root node is videoplayer
[main.c] loading nodes
[videoplayer] update +GlitterBall_2020.mp4 (search)
[videoplayer] update +videoplayer.lua (search)
[main.c] initialization completed
[videoplayer] node error: cannot render node 'videoplayer'
You have to setup the node by calling gl.setup first
See https://info-beamer.com/doc/info-beamer#gl.setup

```

When I run the sample setup “image” though, I get the expected results and see the image and it has the same gl.setup code…So, what am I doing wrong? Can anyone tell me how to start troubleshooting this?

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**Author:** ![infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/user_avatar/community.info-beamer.com/infobeamer-fw/32/3_2.png) [@infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/infobeamer-fw)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/gl-setup-not-working-trying-to-display-a-simple-video-file/794/2 "2020-02-22T22:38:23Z")

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You basically have everything all right, except one minor details: in the `videoplayer` directory, the Lua code has to be in the file `node.lua`, not `videoplayer.lua`.

PS: I took the liberty of reformatting your code so it gets code-highlighted and is a bit easier to read.

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**Author:** ![briannishii](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@briannishii](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/briannishii)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/gl-setup-not-working-trying-to-display-a-simple-video-file/794/3 "2020-02-22T22:45:29Z")

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Ohhhhh!!! so all setups require “node.lua” as the file name…I get it.

Thank you!!!