StreamAPI - Technology Stack

Programming Languages

• JavaScript (Node.js): Primary backend language (ES6+)
• EJS: Server-side templating engine
• HTML5: Frontend markup
• CSS3: Styling with Tailwind CSS framework

Backend Framework & Runtime

• Node.js: Runtime environment (>=14.0.0)
• Express.js: Web application framework (^4.18.1)
• Express-EJS-Layouts: Layout support for EJS templates

Database & ODM

• MongoDB: Primary database with Atlas cloud hosting
• Mongoose: Object Document Mapper (^8.14.1)
• Connect-Mongo: MongoDB session store (^5.1.0)

Authentication & Security

• Passport.js: Authentication middleware (^0.7.0)
• Passport-Local: Local authentication strategy (^1.0.0)
• bcryptjs: Password hashing (^3.0.2)
• Express-Session: Session management (^1.18.1)
• Connect-Flash: Flash message middleware (^0.1.1)

External APIs & Services

• TMDB API: Movie and TV show data source
• OMDB API: Additional movie metadata
• VidSrc: Video streaming service integration
• Axios: HTTP client for API requests (^0.27.2)

Real-time Communication

• WebSocket (ws): Real-time bidirectional communication (^8.18.1)
• WebTorrent: P2P streaming capabilities (^1.9.7)

Email & Communication

• Nodemailer: Email sending service (^6.9.7)
• EJS: Email template rendering

File Handling & Uploads

• Multer: File upload middleware (^1.4.5-lts.2)
• File System (fs): Native Node.js file operations
• Path: Native Node.js path utilities

Utility Libraries

• CORS: Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (^2.8.5)
• Crypto: Cryptographic functionality (^1.0.1)
• Express-Useragent: User agent parsing (^1.0.15)
• Network-Speed: Network speed testing (^2.1.1)
• Dotenv: Environment variable management (^16.5.0)

Development Tools

• Nodemon: Development server auto-restart (^2.0.22)
• NPM: Package management

Deployment & Infrastructure

• Docker: Containerization platform
• Vercel: Serverless deployment platform
• Render: Cloud application platform
• Serverless-HTTP: Serverless function adapter (^3.2.0)

Frontend Styling & UI

• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS framework
• Font Awesome: Icon library
• Responsive Design: Mobile-first approach

Build & Development Commands

NPM Scripts

{
  "start": "node server.js",
  "dev": "nodemon server.js",
  "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
}

Development Workflow

• Local Development: npm run dev with nodemon
• Production: npm start with Node.js
• Docker Build: docker build -t streamapi .
• Docker Run: docker run -p 3000:3000 streamapi

Environment Variables

• PORT: Server port (default: 5001)
• TMDB_API_KEY: The Movie Database API key
• EMAIL_HOST: SMTP server host
• EMAIL_PORT: SMTP server port
• EMAIL_USER: Email username
• EMAIL_PASSWORD: Email password
• EMAIL_FROM: From email address
• SITE_URL: Application URL
• SESSION_SECRET: Session encryption secret

API Integrations

TMDB API Endpoints

• /movie/popular: Popular movies
• /movie/now_playing: Latest movies
• /movie/top_rated: Top-rated movies
• /tv/popular: Popular TV shows
• /search/movie: Movie search
• /search/tv: TV show search

Internal API Endpoints

• /api/search: Content search
• /api/trending: Trending content
• /api/watchlist/*: Watchlist management
• /api/player: Video player
• /api/subscribe: Newsletter subscription

Performance & Optimization

• Session Management: MongoDB-based session storage
• Caching: In-memory storage for frequently accessed data
• Image Optimization: TMDB image CDN integration
• Lazy Loading: Content loading optimization
• WebSocket Optimization: Connection pooling and cleanup