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@248Tech 248Tech released this 14 Nov 02:34
v0.2.0
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[0.2.0] - 2026-11-13

Added

  • Auto-metadata on upload (Plex-style): poster, synopsis, genres, score, cast & crew and the full season / episode guide are fetched in the background as soon as a file is imported (and for your existing library on boot). Placeholder titles like "Episode 3" are replaced with the real episode name. Keyless movie posters/synopsis via the iTunes Search API; movie cast photos with an optional TMDB key.
  • Redesigned library & details: poster grid with score badges, TV episodes grouped into show cards, a hero details view (poster, facts, synopsis), season tabs and an episode list with stills, air date, runtime and summary, and the episode's own info on its details page.
  • Cast & crew: Plex-style floating headshots, summary, genres and score in show, movie and free-movie details (TVMaze for TV, TMDB for movies with an optional free key). Only the title is sent upstream; photos are cached and relayed by the server through a host-allow-listed image proxy. Admins can switch lookups off.
  • Global ratings: 1-5 stars shared across the whole server, keyed by title (not file owner); only the average and count are public, never who voted. Shown on cards, details and in the room.
  • DVR: record any live channel now or scheduled (up to 4 h, 2 at once, 10 pending per user). ffmpeg reads through a key-protected loopback relay in front of the SSRF-guarded proxy; the result is remuxed to MP4 and saved into the owner's encrypted library.
  • Free movies: public-domain / Creative-Commons feature films from the Internet Archive, relayed with Range support so seeking works.
  • Send to device: per-account device list (never visible to anyone else) and one-tap send of a room to another signed-in device.
  • Live TV: prefetch/buffer system for smoother playback; change-channel, previous-channel and channel-picker controls.
  • Test suite features (metadata, ratings, free movies, devices, DVR).
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ShowTime v0.1.0 - first public release

ShowTime v0.1.0 - first public release

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@248Tech 248Tech released this 13 Nov 16:29
v0.1.0
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ShowTime

ShowTime v0.1.0 🍿

The first public release of ShowTime, a lightweight, self-hosted watch-party server. Sync movies, shows and live TV with friends in real time, with an encrypted library, friends-only privacy, smart AV1/VP9 encoding and end-to-end encrypted chat.

👉 Try the live demo (no install, no sign-up)

Highlights

  • 🍿 Synced watch parties: play / pause / seek / queue / skip in lockstep; host-controlled permissions; stream a file from the host's computer peer-to-peer (nothing is uploaded).
  • 🔒 Invisible by default: no user directory; friend codes only; anonymous aliases for strangers; friends-only presence; activity sharing is opt-in.
  • 🛡️ Encrypted at rest: AES-256-GCM chunked storage with per-file keys (seeking still works).
  • ⚡ Smart AV1 / VP9 / H.264: a quick scan trial-encodes on your machine and builds only the versions worth having; each viewer's player picks the best one and can switch live.
  • 💬 End-to-end encrypted chat: mIRC-style, RAM-only on the server, wiped every 48 hours.
  • 📺 Live TV: ~11k publicly available channels with health checks, frozen-feed detection and a hardened SSRF-safe HLS proxy.
  • 🏆 Profiles & 30 badges, subtitles, watch-time stats, and a modern UI.

See the CHANGELOG for the full list.

Install

Requires Node.js 22.13+ and FFmpeg.

git clone https://github.com/248Tech/ShowTime.git
cd ShowTime
git checkout v0.1.0
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm start        # http://127.0.0.1:8080 - the first account you register becomes the admin

Full guides: README · Deployment · Architecture

Notes

  • Beta. Covered by six automated test suites and green CI on Node 22 and 24, but expect rough edges. Please open an issue if you hit one.
  • Back up data/ (including master.key): encrypted files cannot be recovered without it.
  • Register your admin account before exposing the server to any network.
  • AV2 is a ready slot but not usable yet: FFmpeg and browsers don't support it.
  • ShowTime provides no media. Use it only with content you have the right to watch and share. Live TV comes from a third-party community list.
  • Security issues: please report privately, see SECURITY.md.

License: MIT

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