Streamly Backend

Streamly is an innovative backend project that integrates the core functionalities of YouTube and Twitter into a single platform. This backend provides a scalable and efficient solution for real-time video streaming and social interaction using Node.js, ExpressJS, and MongoDB.

Features

• Video Upload and Streaming: High-quality video upload and streaming capabilities.
• Real-time Tweeting: Post and interact with tweets in real time.
• User Authentication: Secure user authentication and authorization.
• Interactive UI: Responsive and user-friendly interface (handled by frontend).
• Scalable Backend: Built with Node.js, ExpressJS, and MongoDB for optimal performance.
• Comprehensive Search: Advanced search functionality for videos and tweets.
• Notifications: Real-time notifications for user interactions.

Tech Stack

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • ExpressJS
  • MongoDB
  • Mongoose

• Dev Tools:

  • Nodemon
  • dotenv
  • Cloudinary
  • Multer
  • JWT (JSON Web Tokens)

Tools and Libraries

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
• ExpressJS: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing and retrieving data.
• Mongoose: Elegant MongoDB object modeling for Node.js.
• Nodemon: Utility that will monitor for any changes in your source and automatically restart your server.
• dotenv: Module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env.
• Cloudinary: Cloud-based image and video management services.
• Multer: Middleware for handling multipart/form-data, which is primarily used for uploading files.
• JWT: Standard for creating access tokens for an application.

API Endpoints

User Routes

• POST /api/v1/users/register - Register a new user.
• POST /api/v1/users/login - Login a user.
• GET /api/v1/users/:id - Get user details.

Tweet Routes

• POST /api/v1/tweets - Create a new tweet.
• GET /api/v1/tweets - Get all tweets.
• GET /api/v1/tweets/:id - Get a tweet by ID.

Subscription Routes

• POST /api/v1/subscriptions - Create a new subscription.
• GET /api/v1/subscriptions - Get all subscriptions.

Video Routes

• POST /api/v1/videos - Upload a new video.
• GET /api/v1/videos - Get all videos.
• GET /api/v1/videos/:id - Get a video by ID.

Comment Routes

• POST /api/v1/comments - Post a comment.
• GET /api/v1/comments - Get all comments.

Like Routes

• POST /api/v1/likes - Like a post.
• GET /api/v1/likes - Get all likes.

Playlist Routes

• POST /api/v1/playlists - Create a playlist.
• GET /api/v1/playlists - Get all playlists.

Dashboard Route

• GET /api/v1/dashboard - Get dashboard data.

Healthcheck Route

• GET /api/v1/healthcheck - Check the health status of the API.

Links

• Streamly-backend Repository: Backend
• Streamly-frontend Repository: Frontend

Contact

For any inquiries or feedback, please contact me at [email protected] or LinkedIn