learn-file-storage-s3-golang-starter (Tubely)

This repo contains the starter code for the Tubely application - the #1 tool for engagement bait - for the "Learn File Servers and CDNs with S3 and CloudFront" course on boot.dev

Quickstart

*This is to be used as a *reference* in case you need it, you should follow the instructions in the course rather than trying to do everything here.

1. Install dependencies

• Go
• go mod download to download all dependencies
• FFMPEG - both ffmpeg and ffprobe are required to be in your PATH.

# linux
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ffmpeg

# mac
brew update
brew install ffmpeg

• SQLite 3 only required for you to manually inspect the database.

# linux
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sqlite3

# mac
brew update
brew install sqlite3

• AWS CLI

2. Download sample images and videos

./samplesdownload.sh
# samples/ dir will be created
# with sample images and videos

3. Configure environment variables

Copy the .env.example file to .env and fill in the values.

cp .env.example .env

You'll need to update values in the .env file to match your configuration, but you won't need to do anything here until the course tells you to.

3. Run the server

go run .

• You should see a new database file tubely.db created in the root directory.
• You should see a new assets directory created in the root directory, this is where the images will be stored.
• You should see a link in your console to open the local web page.

Tubely - Video Asset Management SaaS

🚀 About This Project

Tubely is a SaaS (Software as a Service) product designed to help YouTubers efficiently manage their video assets.

The platform will enable users to:

• Upload and store video files.
• Serve video content.
• Add and manage metadata (titles, descriptions, etc.).
• Version control for video files.
• Manage thumbnails and other related video metadata.

This project focuses on building a scalable application capable of handling large media files using Go and cloud services.

🎯 Project Goals & Key Learnings

The development of Tubely aims to achieve and understand:

• Effective strategies for handling "large" files (like videos) versus "small" structured data.
• Building an application using Go and AWS S3 for robust storage and serving of assets.
• Techniques for managing files both on traditional filesystems and at scale using serverless solutions like AWS S3.
• Implementation of video streaming, focusing on data usage efficiency and performance.

✨ Core Features (Planned)

• User accounts and authentication.
• Video file uploads to AWS S3.
• Secure video file storage and versioning.
• Streaming of video content.
• Management of video metadata (titles, descriptions, custom tags).
• Thumbnail generation and management.

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Primary Language: Go
• Cloud Storage & Serving: AWS S3

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Project developed by Leonardo Klaser.