Stream Tide

A robust video streaming API that empowers users to upload, manage, and share videos.

Key Features

• 🎥 Video Uploading: Easily upload videos to the platform
• 🗑️ Video Management: Authenticated users can delete and update their uploaded videos
• 📂 Playlist Creation: Organize videos into custom playlists for easy access
• 💬 Social Interaction: Like, comment, and engage with other users' content

Technical Highlights

• 🔄 Video Transcoding: Utilizes FFmpeg for efficient video transcoding, ensuring compatibility across devices
• 📡 Video Streaming: Employs HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) for smooth and reliable video delivery

Architecture Diagram

API Documentation

Explore the Stream Tide API using Swagger UI.

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js and npm (or yarn)
• Git

Installation Steps

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone /~https://github.com/your-username/stream-tide.git
   cd stream-tide

2. Install Dependencies

   npm install

3. Configuration Create a .env file in the project root with the following content:

   DB_URL=your_database_url
   REDIS_URL=your_redis_url
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=your_refresh_token_secret
   CLOUDINARY_NAME=your_cloudinary_name
   API_KEY=your_api_key
   API_SECRET=your_api_secret
   ENCRYPTION_KEY=your_encryption_key
   EMAIL_API_KEY=your_email_api_key
   PORT=4000

4. Running the Server

   npm start

Technologies and Tools

• 🖥️ Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• 📘 Language: TypeScript
• 🗄️ Database: PostgreSQL
• 🚀 Caching: Redis
• 🔐 Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• 🎬 Video Processing: FFmpeg
• ☁️ Cloud Storage: Cloudinary
• 📚 API Documentation: Swagger
• 🧪 Testing: Vitest
• 🐳 Containerization: Docker
• 📊 Job Queue: BullMQ
• 🔗 ORM: Drizzle ORM
• 🔔 Real-time Notifications: Socket.io