Session Service

Session Service is responsible for managing a Youtube streaming session.

It ensures synchronized video playback, in response to play and stop performed by the users. It also manages a chat through which users can communicate each other while watching the video.

Technologies

Infrastructure

DevOps

Documentation

Usage

In order to run it, specify the following environment variables:

Variable	Description	Default
SESSION_SERVICE_HOSTNAME	The hostname of the service	localhost
PROFILE_SERVICE_PORT	The port of the service	4000
PROFILE_SERVICE_HOSTNAME	The hostname of the profile service	localhost
PROFILE_SERVICE_PORT	The port of the profile service	8080
AUTH_SERVICE_HOSTNAME	The hostname of the auth service	localhost
AUTH_SERVICE_PORT	The port of the auth service	3000

It is possible to run the service both locally or through a Docker container:

1. To run the service locally:

   git clone git@github.com:LetsStreamIt/session-service.git && cd session-service
   npm install
   npm run build && npm run start
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2. Using the docker container:

   1. Create a env.list file specifying the environment variable values. Syntax should look like this:

      SESSION_SERVICE_HOSTNAME=YOUR_SESSION_SERVICE_HOSTNAME
      SESSION_SERVICE_PORT=YOUR_SESSION_SERVICE_PORT
      PROFILE_SERVICE_HOSTNAME=YOUR_PROFILE_SERVICE_HOSTNAME
      PROFILE_SERVICE_PORT=YOUR_PROFILE_SERVICE_PORT
      AUTH_SERVICE_HOSTNAME=YOUR_AUTH_SERVICE_HOSTNAME
      AUTH_SERVICE_PORT=YOUR_AUTH_SERVICE_PORT
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      Either specify their values if different from the default, or omit the entire row otherwise.

   2. Run the docker container:

      docker run --env-file ./env.list ghcr.io/letsstreamit/session-service:main
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License

Session Service is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Authors

• Luca Fabri (w-disaster)