Video Streaming Platform

A microservices-based video streaming platform built with modern technologies.

Architecture Components

The platform consists of four major services:

• Next.js Application: Frontend application
• User Service: Handles user management and authentication
• Transcode Service: Manages video transcoding operations
• Watch Service: Manages video streaming and playback

Setup Instructions

1. Next.js Application

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Setup environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env file with your credentials

2. User Service & Watch Service

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Setup environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env file with your credentials

# Initialize database
npx prisma migrate dev --name init

3. Transcode Service

Note: FFmpeg must be installed locally on your system. Dockerization is in progress.

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Setup environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env file with your credentials

Database Setup

Start PostgreSQL database using Docker:

docker run --name newtube_postgres \
  -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=randompassword \
  -p 5432:5432 \
  -d postgres

Contact

For support or inquiries:

• 📧 Email: [email protected]
• 💼 LinkedIn: Raman Singh

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Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests for improvements.