📽️CuraTube

CuraTube is a full-stack video streaming platform that supports a handful of cool features similar to any other video streaming application out there. These features start from user authentication, video uploads, comments, likes,etc to some additional features like tweets and many more.

🚀 Features

Here’s what CuraTube offers:

• User Authentication: Secure sign-up, login, and session management via JWT tokens.
• Video Uploads: Secure video uploading with cloudinary signed uploads.
• Video Streaming: Smooth video playback with cloudinary srcs.
• Video Thumbnails: Add thumbnails for your videos.
• Comments: Engage with others through threaded discussions.
• Likes: Show appreciation for your favorite videos.
• Tweets: Share quick updates or thoughts, Twitter-style.
• Search: Search for videos.
• User Profile: Personalize your profile and manage your uploads.
• Video Recommendations: Get suggestions while you watch a video.
• Watch History: Keep track of what you’ve watched.

🛠️Tech Stack

Frontend

• Frameworks & Libraries: Vite, React, Redux, TanStack Router, TanStack Query
• UI & Styling: Tailwind CSS, Shadcn UI, VidStack (custom video player)

Backend

• Server: Node.js, Express.js
• Database ORM: Mongoose
• File Handling: Multer
• Media Storage & Streaming: Cloudinary

Database

• Primary Database: MongoDB

📦Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ayyush08/CuraTube.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd CuraTube

3. Install the dependencies:

   cd client
   npm install
    cd ../server
    npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the necessary environment variables(You can also have separate .env files for client and server if needed):

   PORT=<your-port>
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=<your-access-token-secret>
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=<your-refresh-token-secret>
   ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=<your-access-token-expiry>
   REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=<your-refresh-token-expiry>
   
    CORS_ORIGIN=<your-cors-origin>(e.g., http://localhost:5173)
    VITE_API_BASE_URL=<your-api-base-url>(e.g., http://localhost:3000)
   VITE_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=<your-cloudinary-cloud-name>
   
   MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri>
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=<your-cloudinary-api-key>
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=<your-cloudinary-api-secret>
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=<your-cloudinary-cloud-name>

5. Start the development server for both client and server:

    # In one terminal, start the server
    cd server
   npm run dev
    # In another terminal, start the client
    cd client
    npm run dev

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:5173 to view the application.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions or improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.