Dylan De Faoite
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persistClip() had grown too large and handled multiple concerns. This change moves the database save logic into saveClip(), making persistClip() smaller and easier to refactor further.
Overview
The VoD System is a powerful clip management platform designed to streamline how you handle your video content. Whether you're a content creator, streamer, or educator, VoD System lets you:
- Upload clips effortlessly and securely.
- Edit and trim videos with intuitive controls.
- Compress files to specific file sizes.
- Organize your clips for quick access and sharing.
This VoD system began as a small project back in my 5th year of secondary school, during lockdown. I wanted a quick way to send game clips to Discord, but the 8MB file size limit made it frustrating to manually tweak bitrates for every clip. To solve that, I wrote a simple Python script to automate the process. What started as a quick fix has since evolved into a full-fledged system — now built with a Spring Boot backend and a modern React/Vite frontend.
Requirements
- Docker & Docker Compose
- JDK 21+
- Node.js 16+
- FFMPEG
- Google Client keys
Steps
- Create your own two
.envfiles based off theexample.envfiles in the root and in the frontend folder - Spin up docker container with
docker compose up - Run
./mvnw clean packageto build the jar - Run
./mvnw spring-boot:runto run the backend section - Run
cd frontend && npm install && npm run devto build and run the frontend - Endpoints should be available at 8080 (backend) and 5173 (frontend)
Future Plans
- User Management
- Database integration with authentication and login
- Clip saving and management for authenticated users
- Format Handling
- Backend conversion of non-MP4 files via FFMPEG for broader format support
- Input Sources
- Support for local file uploads and YouTube imports
- Testing
- Unit tests, including coverage for FFMPEG-related functionality
- API Documentation
- Comprehensive and maintainable backend API docs