mn

website that syncs <video> stream + anonymous chat

akin to a self-hosted cytube or rabb.it 🔎 pull requests welcome

usage

• node server.js
  • runs on default port 3016
  • websockets on port 8080
• on production hide behind nginx
• mn assumes the file you want to stream is stored in /media
• login route, admin password and admin page route are printed to the console on startup, write them down
• changing media_file will reload the video for everyone

features

• sync video watch time with admin
• show any video supported by browser's
• anonymous chat
• hot-reload of videos for clients
• client notification
• chat and sync via websockets
• rudimentary admin authentication
• templating via slm
• routing via express

compatibility

Tested on Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 8, Fedora 24 and Windows 10.1511 written for nodev4, not tested on nodev6

pre-install

install node.js and npm, open ports 3016 and 8080 for development, or port 80 for production

setup

• clone the repo
• npm install

stats

• ~ 500 CLOC + 300 CSS lines
• tested with 30 users
  • almost no bandwidth overhead
  • 40MB memory usage