Media Access & Analytics Platform Backend

A secure media management backend with user auth, media metadata management, streaming URLs, view logging, analytics with caching, and rate limiting.

• Users can upload media and generate secure streaming links.
• Tracks who is watching your media, when, and from where.
• Adds performance, security, and production-readiness features.

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Key Features

• User Authentication (Signup/Login with JWT)
• Media Management (Add media metadata, stream URLs)
• View Logging (IP + timestamp)
• Analytics with Redis caching
• Rate Limiting on view logging endpoint
• Automated Tests (Jest)
• Dockerized for easy deployment
• Config via .env

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Database Schemas

• MediaAsset: id, title, type (video/audio), file_url, created_at
• AdminUser: id, email, hashed_password, created_at
• MediaViewLog: media_id, viewed_by_ip, timestamp

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APIs

• POST /auth/signup
• POST /auth/login → returns JWT token
• POST /media (auth) → add media metadata
• GET /media/:id/stream-url → returns secure 10-minute expiring URL
• POST /media/:id/view → log a view (with IP & timestamp), rate limited
• GET /media/:id/analytics → return view stats, cached with Redis

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Setup & Usage

• Clone repo

• Copy .env.example to .env and configure

• Build and run with Docker:

  docker compose up --build

• Run tests:

  # Example for Node.js (adjust for your stack)
  npm test

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Notes

• Streaming URLs are signed and expire after 10 minutes for security.
• Redis caches analytics responses to improve performance.
• Rate limiting protects view logging endpoint from abuse.
• Tests cover auth, media, logging, analytics, and middleware.

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Results:

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