UPDATE: Changed stream access URL to use streamer_name instead of streamer_key, to hide streamer key.

nginx/nginx.conf

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rtmp {
             live on;
 
             hls on;
-            hls_path /stream_data/stream/;
+            hls_path /stream_data/;
 
             allow publish 127.0.0.1;
             deny publish all;

web_server/blueprints/streams.py

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def init_stream():
     username = user_info["username"]
     create_local_directories(username)
 
-        return "OK", 200
+    return redirect(f"/stream/{username}")
 
 
 @stream_bp.route("/publish_stream", methods=["POST"])
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def publish_stream():
     # Update thumbnail periodically
     update_thumbnail.delay(user_id,
                            path_manager.get_stream_file_path(username),
-                           path_manager.get_thumbnail_file_path(username),
+                           path_manager.get_current_stream_thumbnail_file_path(username),
                            THUMBNAIL_GENERATION_INTERVAL)
 
     return "OK", 200

web_server/blueprints/user.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def user_data(username: str):
     data = get_user(user_id)
     return jsonify(data)
 
+@login_required
 @user_bp.route('/user/<string:username>/stream_key')
 def user_stream_key(username: str):
     """

web_server/utils/path_manager.py

@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 
 class PathManager():
     def get_vods_path(self, username):
-        return f"stream_data/{username}/vods"
+        return f"stream_data/vods/{username}"
     
     def get_stream_path(self, username):
-        return f"stream_data/{username}/stream"
+        return f"stream_data/stream/{username}"
-    
-    def get_thumbnail_path(self, username):
-        return f"stream_data/{username}/thumbnails"
     
     def get_stream_file_path(self, username):
         return f"{self.get_stream_path(username)}/index.m3u8"
     
-    def get_thumbnail_file_path(self, username):
+    def get_current_stream_thumbnail_file_path(self, username):
-        return f"{self.get_thumbnail_path(username)}/stream.jpg"
+        return f"{self.get_stream_path(username)}/index.jpg"
+    
+    def get_vod_file_path(self, username, vod_id):
+        return f"{self.get_vods_path(username)}/{vod_id}.mp4"
+    
+    def get_vod_thumbnail_file_path(self, username, vod_id):
+        return f"{self.get_vods_path(username)}/{vod_id}.jpg"

web_server/utils/stream_utils.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import os, subprocess
 from typing import Optional, List
 from time import sleep
+from utils.path_manager import PathManager
 
 def get_streamer_live_status(user_id: int):
     """
@@ -147,9 +148,10 @@ def create_local_directories(username: str):
     Create directories for user stream data if they do not exist
     """
 
-    vods_path = f"stream_data/vods/{username}"
+    path_m = PathManager()
-    stream_path = f"stream_data/stream"
+
-    thumbnail_path = f"stream_data/thumbnails/{username}"
+    vods_path = path_m.get_vods_path(username)
+    stream_path = path_m.get_stream_path(username)
 
     if not os.path.exists(vods_path):
         os.makedirs(vods_path)
@@ -157,16 +159,11 @@ def create_local_directories(username: str):
     if not os.path.exists(stream_path):
         os.makedirs(stream_path)
 
-    if not os.path.exists(thumbnail_path):
-        os.makedirs(thumbnail_path)
-
     # Fix permissions
     os.chmod(vods_path, 0o777)
     os.chmod(stream_path, 0o777)
-    os.chmod(thumbnail_path, 0o777)
 
     return {
         "vod_path": vods_path,
-        "stream_path": stream_path,
+        "stream_path": stream_path
-        "thumbnail_path": thumbnail_path
     }