LiveKit Token Service

This is a simple Express-based backend service that generates LiveKit access tokens for participants and notifies a bot service when a participant joins a room.

Features

• Generates JWT tokens for LiveKit participants.
• Notifies a bot service to join the room when a participant joins.
• Implements CORS to allow cross-origin requests.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-folder>

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the project root and add the following variables:

LIVEKIT_API=<your_livekit_api_key>
LIVEKIT_SECRET=<your_livekit_secret_key>
BOT_SERVICE_URL=<your_bot_service_url>

Usage

Start the server:

node server.js

The server will run on http://localhost:3001 by default.

API Endpoints

Get LiveKit Token

GET /getToken?participantName=<name>&roomName=<room>

• Parameters:
  • participantName: The name of the participant.
  • roomName: The name of the LiveKit room.
• Response:

  {
    "success": true,
    "token": "<jwt_token>"
  }