Reddit Story Video Automation Website

This project gives you a local website that automates your faceless content workflow:

1. Pull trending Reddit text stories.
2. Select a story.
3. Upload Minecraft parkour gameplay and background music.
4. Auto-generate narration with TTS.
5. Export a final MP4 that mixes narration + music over gameplay.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Video processing: FFmpeg via fluent-ffmpeg + ffmpeg-static
• TTS: Azure Neural Voices (20+ options) with Google fallback

Setup

1. Install Node.js 18+.

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Copy env file:

   copy .env.example .env

4. Add Azure Speech credentials in .env for high-quality natural voices:

   • AZURE_SPEECH_KEY=your_key
   • AZURE_SPEECH_REGION=your_region

5. Start server:

   npm run dev

6. Open:

   • http://localhost:3000

Notes

• Keep gameplay clips at least as long as expected narration time.
• Upload non-copyright or licensed music only.
• The app supports 20+ voices including a Jessie-style preset.
• Exact cloning of a specific creator voice is not provided; use style presets and natural neural voices.
• Output videos are saved to the outputs folder.

Future Additions

• Auto-download Minecraft background clips from a source folder.
• Add subtitle burn-in from narration text.
• Add voice selection and pacing control.
• Add scheduling and batch generation.