VideoTubes - A Video Streaming Platform

A feature-rich video streaming platform that allows users to upload, watch, and interact with videos, similar to YouTube. Built with Node.js and modern web technologies.

🌟 Key Features

Video Management

• Upload and stream videos
• Adaptive video quality with resolution switching
• Real-time video transcoding using FFmpeg
• Video segmentation into 10-second chunks
• Bandwidth-optimized video delivery

User Features

• Email verification with OTP for registration
• Customizable user profiles
• Channel management
• Password recovery with OTP verification
• Watch history tracking

Social Features

• Subscribe to channels
• Like and comment on videos
• Create and manage playlists (public/private)
• Community posts with likes and comments
• View subscriber lists and subscriptions

🛠️ Technical Stack

• Backend: Express.js
• Container: Docker
• Media Processing: FFmpeg
• Database: MongoDB
• Caching: Redis
• Frontend: HTML, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.x
• Docker
• Redis
• FFmpeg

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone [repository-url]

2. Install dependencies:

cd Project
npm install

🏗️ Project Structure

Project/
├── public/           # Static files
│   ├── HTML_files/   # HTML templates
│   └── Javascript/   # Client-side scripts
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/  # Request handlers
│   ├── models/       # Database models
│   ├── routes/       # API routes
│   ├── middlewares/  # Custom middlewares
│   └── utils/        # Utility functions

🎥 Video Processing

The platform uses FFmpeg for video processing:

• Automatically transcodes uploaded videos
• Creates multiple resolution versions
• Segments videos into 10-second chunks
• Enables adaptive streaming based on user's bandwidth

🔐 Security Features

• Email verification
• OTP-based authentication
• Secure password reset
• Protected routes
• Private/Public content options

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.