Video Streaming API - Node.js

This is the backend API for a Video Streaming App built with Node.js. It provides essential features for handling user data, video streaming, tweets, subscriptions, comments, playlists, and file uploads. The API is designed to be highly scalable and efficient, built to handle real-time user interactions.

🚀 Features

• User Authentication & Management: Register, login, and manage users.
• Video Upload & Streaming: Upload and stream video content.
• Tweets: Users can post tweets related to videos.
• Subscription: Users can subscribe to channels for updates.
• Comments: Users can comment on videos.
• Playlist Management: Users can create and manage video playlists.
• File Upload: Handles file uploads with Multer for local storage and Cloudinary for cloud storage.

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Node.js: Backend runtime environment
• Express.js: Web framework for building APIs
• MongoDB: Database for storing user and video data
• Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB to define models and handle queries
• JWT (JSON Web Token): For authentication and authorization
• Multer: Middleware for handling file uploads locally
• Cloudinary: For storing videos and images in the cloud
• Bcrypt.js: For hashing passwords

🏗️ API Structure

Models

• User Model: Stores user information such as username, email, password, etc.
• Video Model: Stores video details such as title, description, file URL, etc.
• Tweet Model: Stores tweets posted by users related to videos.
• Subscription Model: Tracks subscriptions to video creators or channels.
• Comment Model: Stores user comments on videos.
• Playlist Model: Stores user-created playlists.

Routes & Controllers

• User Routes:

  • POST /api/auth/register: Register a new user
  • POST /api/auth/login: Login to an existing account
  • GET /api/user/profile: Get user profile details

• Video Routes:

  • POST /api/videos/upload: Upload a new video (with Multer and Cloudinary integration)
  • GET /api/videos/:id: Get a video by ID
  • GET /api/videos/stream/:id: Stream a video

• Tweet Routes:

  • POST /api/tweets: Create a tweet related to a video
  • GET /api/tweets/:videoId: Get tweets related to a specific video

• Subscription Routes:

  • POST /api/subscription: Subscribe to a channel
  • GET /api/subscription/:userId: Get user subscriptions

• Comment Routes:

  • POST /api/comments: Post a comment on a video
  • GET /api/comments/:videoId: Get comments for a specific video

• Playlist Routes:

  • POST /api/playlist: Create a playlist
  • GET /api/playlist/:userId: Get playlists for a user
  • POST /api/playlist/add: Add video to playlist

⚡ Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/video-streaming-api.git