Videoflix Backend

A Django-based backend project for a video streaming platform.

Videoflix uses Django and Django Restframework (DRF) to provide individual endpoints, authentication and permissions. PostgreSQL as database and Redis for Caching-Layer. FFmpeg including Django-RQ is used to convert the videos.

This project is part of the videoflix_frontend.

Prerequisites:

Python version >= 3.10

How to install this repository on a Linux server or WSL:

1. Clone this repository:

    git clone <GitHub repository link>

2. Create a virtual environment (in the project folder):

    python3 -m venv env_lin

3. Install the dependencies:

    activate the virtual environment: source env_lin/bin/activate
    pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Install packages:

    sudo apt-get install ffmpeg
    sudo apt install redis-server
    sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib

(--> edit password in redis.conf)
(--> set up postgres database)

5. Set the environment variables:

    rename the .env-template file to .env and fill out the environment variables

6. Run background processes:

    sudo service redis-server start
    sudo service postgresql start
    python manage.py rqworker

7. Apply migrations:

    python manage.py makemigrations
    python manage.py migrate

8. Create a Superuser/ Admin: (only superuser can add videos)

    python manage.py createsuperuser

9. Create static files:

    python manage.py collectstatic

10. Run the local development server (on path: 127.0.0.1:8000):

    python manage.py runserver

11. Start videoflix_frontend:
    clone the repository and run the liveserver on path 127.0.0.1:4200