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Version: Production

Uploading a video

To upload a video, you can use the docker-compose-selfstreawm.yml file to start all the services required for the upload process.

Starting the services​

  1. in vod-service.go change the port to 8080: err := http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
  2. Run the following command to start the services:
docker compose -f docker-compose-selfstream.yml up --build

Setting up services locally​

1. Configure the setup​

  1. in vod-service.go change the port to 8080: err := http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
  2. change var vodPath = /home/.../dev/storage/mass in edge.go
  3. add token: abc in config.yaml

2. Start the services​

  1. Start the backend and (optional) frontend. Don't forget the DB See the main docs for more information.
  2. Start worker: 
    LrzUploadUrl="http://localhost:8080" \
    VodURLTemplate="http://localhost:8089/vod/%s.mp4/playlist.m3u8" \
    Token=abc \
    MassStorage=/home/mkm00/dev/storage/mass \
    go run ./worker/cmd/worker
  3. Start edge: 
    go run ./worker/edge
  4. Start vod-service: 
    go run ./vod-service/cmd/vod-service

Uploading the video​

  1. Open the frontend in your browser at http://localhost:8081 and navigate to a lecture or create a new one.
  2. Choose the Upload option and select continue. You have to give it a name and select the date and time of the lecture.
  3. After that, you can select the video file you want to upload and start the uploading process.
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Check the logs as you are uploading the video