Python-Video-Server

A flask server to server mp4 to a whitelisted set of users based on IP address.

Setup

Installation

1. pip install virtualenv
2. virtualenv python_video_server
3. Activate the virtualenv (google it)
4. pip install flask
5. Add content by following the guide for adding shows or for adding movies (MAKE THE FOLDERS FOR BOTH TYPES OR IT MAY BREAK THINGS!)
6. Run it with sudo python3 server.py or through an admin prompt on windows (needs to bind to port 80 which is admin locked.) You can change the port in server.py and run it as a normal user if you'd like.

Adding IPs to the whitelist

Add your public IPV4 and any others in a file called ips.txt in the root of the server directory. Inside, place IPs like this:

ip.1.goes.here,
ip.2.goes.here

Each new ip requires a comma after the last ip, a new line and no comma at the end of the last IP (similar to JSON)

Adding content

Adding a show

1. Make a folder called shows inside the static folder
2. Make a folder inside shows named whatever the show is named. Example: letterkenny
   • You can also place a file called title.txt in the root of the show folder (so in this case, inside the letterkenny folder) and then add the show's name there and it will be used for the interface
3. Make a folder for each season that follows the pattern s<n> for each season of the show where <n> = season number.
4. Upload the .mp4 files into the season folder and name them e<n>.mp4 where <n> = episode number
5. Go to /shows and verify the new show is there and all its content. If not, double check you did exactly what was required.

Adding a movie

1. Make a folder called movies inside the static folder
2. Make a folder inside movies and call it something recognizable. Example: nacholibre
3. Make a file called title.txt inside the recognizable folder. On the first line of it, write the title of the movie. Example: Nacho Libre
4. Upload the .mp4 file in the same folder and call it movie.mp4
5. Go to /movies and verify the new movie is listed there. If not, double check you did exactly what was required.

Example directory tree:

.
+--static
    |
    +--shows
    |   |
    |   +--letterkenny
    |       | 
    |       +--title.txt
    |       | 
    |       +--s1
    |           |
    |           +--e1.mp4
    |           |
    |           +--e2.mp4
    +--movies
    |   |
    |   +--nacholibre
    |       |
    |       +--title.txt
    |       |
    |       +--movie.mp4