Video Streaming App

Overview

This project is a local video streaming server built with NestJS and MongoDB. It supports:

• Movie upload (large files, metadata)
• Video streaming with range requests
• Movie metadata management
• Directory listing
• Device connection logging

Architecture Diagram

graph TD subgraph Client A[Browser/Frontend] end subgraph Server B[NestJS App] B1[MoviesController] B2[StreamingController] B3[UploadController] B4[Static File Server] B5[Config/Utils] end subgraph Database C[(MongoDB)] end A -- HTTP/REST/Multipart --> B B1 -- CRUD Movies --> C B2 -- Stream Video --> A B3 -- Upload File --> C B4 -- Serve HTML/JS/CSS --> A B5 -- Movie Metadata/Config --> C B -- Logging/Analytics --> B5

Key Features

• Upload and stream large video files
• Store and manage movie metadata
• List movies from configured directories
• Secure and extensible backend

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies: bun install or npm install
2. Start the server: bun run start or npm run start
3. Access endpoints via browser or API client

Technologies Used

• NestJS (TypeScript)
• MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Multer (file uploads)
• Docker (optional)

Endpoints

• GET /stream/movies/list — List movies
• POST /stream/upload/ — Upload movie file
• GET /stream/movies/stream — Stream movie file

Notes

• For large uploads, chunked upload is recommended for production
• All paths and configs can be customized
• See source code for more details