oscars-pool/python_video_server/README.md

Python video server (Range streaming + JWT + Mongo)

This is a small standalone server that mirrors the app’s /api/video/:id behavior:

• Looks up movies._id == :id in MongoDB and reads the video_file field
• Streams the file from VIDEO_FILES_DIR with HTTP Range support (seeking works)
• Auth via the same JWT (Authorization: Bearer ...), plus a video_auth cookie for <video>

Run

python -m pip install -r python_video_server/requirements.txt
export MONGO_URI="..."
export JWT_SECRET="..."
export VIDEO_FILES_DIR="/absolute/path/to/public/video"  # optional (default: ./public/video)
export VIDEO_SESSION_MAX_AGE_SECONDS="28800"             # optional (default: 8h)
uvicorn python_video_server.server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Endpoints

• POST /api/video/session
  Sets video_auth cookie (send Authorization: Bearer <token>).

• GET|HEAD /api/video/{movieId}
  Streams the movie file (supports Range: bytes=...).

• GET /healthz