Local Movie Streamer

Stream your local movies through a beautiful web interface. Local Movie Streamer, a MERN application, allows you to search through your movie collection, watch them, add subtitles, and control the stream from any device connected to your local network.

V1.0 Stable

Added TMDB API Points to fetch trending movies and tv series using react query, optimized the UI for the application for more check the screenshots below.

Features

• Local Streaming: Stream videos stored on your local machine using WebSockets for seamless video streaming.
• Device Control: Control and access the stream from any device on your local network.
• Authentication: Secure login and sign-up pages have been integrated.
• Subtitles: Upload SRT subtitle files while watching a movie.
• Responsive: Can be accessed on various device sizes using Tailwind CSS.
• Browse All types of Movies and TV Shows : the ability to view and browse trending movies, popular high-rated etc using the TMDB API Service.

Technology Stack

• MERN Stack: MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js.
• Streaming: WebSockets.
• Authentication: bcrypt (for password hashing) and JWT (for user authentication).

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+)
• Yarn or NPM
• Ffmpeg installed on your machine

Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/sulimanbadour1/local-stream-app.git
   cd [your-repo-folder]

2. Install dependencies:

   # Frontend dependencies
   cd frontend
   npm install
   
   # Backend dependencies
   cd ../backend
   npm install

Configuration

• Create a directory and add your movies to it.
• Change the backend directory to point to your folder from the server.js file.
• Modify the IP address in the server configuration to your local IP address if needed.
• File structure:

Backend

• Navigate to the backend directory.
• Edit the movieDirectory variable in server.js to point to your local movie directory.

Frontend

• Modify the API endpoints if needed to point to the correct backend server by using env variables.

Running the Application

• Create a direrctory and add your movies to it.

• Change the backend dir to your folder from the server.js file.

Backend

• Navigate to the backend directory.

  cd backend

• Start the server:

  npm start
  node server.js

Frontend

• Navigate to the frontend directory.

  cd frontend

• Start the React app:

  npm run dev

Accessing the App

• Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:5173 or the configured IP address.
• If you're a new user, sign up. Otherwise, log in and enjoy streaming your local movies!

Usage

• Search for movies using the search bar.
• Click on any movie card to start streaming.
• Upload .srt subtitle files directly while watching a movie.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to this project! Fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

Screenshots

License

MIT License