Lightweight node app to use in place of plex to self host your video and movie collections. Running on just under 50MB of ram this is ideal for people looking to host videos on minimal hardware.

jrtechs 11c8b88567 Implemented a file icon system for the server.		5 years ago
html	Updated view to give a link which is escaped so you can paste it in locations which are not web browsers.	5 years ago
img	Updated site so non-admin users can edit their own profiles.	5 years ago
README.MD	Updated site so non-admin users can edit their own profiles.	5 years ago
fileIO.js	Got a basic web page working with a login screen.	5 years ago
recursiveTraversal.js	Updated system to recursively read subdirectories to find files.	5 years ago
server.js	Implemented a file icon system for the server.	5 years ago
user.js	Added functionality to view a video by using the user's api key.	5 years ago

README.MD

What Is This?

This is a custom media server written in node JS to stream videos from a remote server. This web system enables users to log into the system and view videos using the basic HTML 5 video player.

Why?

Universal and will run on any device with a web browser
Supports buffering which is useful when connecting to a remote server
Gained security because you don't need to grant everyone user accounts to view content from media server

Why just not use Plex?

Light weight
Easy to install
Easily expandable and hackable to fit your needs

npm dependencies

npm install express --save
npm install fs --save
npm install express-session --save
npm install whiskers --save

Codacs which don't work H.265 MPEG-2 Video AC-3 (ATSC A/52)

Video but no audio H.264 audio:AC-3 (ATSC A/52) H.264 (Main Profile) AC-3 (ATSC A/52)

Audio but no video: H.265 (Main 10 Profile) MPEG-4 AAC

just work: H.264 (High Profile), MPEG-4 AAC