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# Kino — Personal Media Server (Netflix Clone)
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A self-hosted Netflix-style streaming app for movies you legally own.
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Built with FastAPI + React + MongoDB.
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## Features
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- Cinematic browse UI with hero banner, horizontal carousels, hover details
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- HTML5 video player with **HTTP Range request** support (proper seeking)
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- **JWT auth** (admin + member roles)
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- **Admin upload** for adding movies (multipart, large files OK)
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- **My List** (watchlist) and **Continue Watching** (resume playback)
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- **Search** by title/director/cast
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- **Request queue** — users request movies, admin approves & uploads them
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*(Legal alternative to auto-downloading — auto-download of copyrighted material is not implemented.)*
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## Default admin
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- Email: `admin@kino.local`
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- Password: `kino-admin-2026`
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Change `ADMIN_EMAIL` / `ADMIN_PASSWORD` in `backend/.env` before first start
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to set your own admin credentials.
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## Self-hosting on Proxmox
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You can run this stack on any Proxmox LXC or VM. Recommended layout:
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1. **Create an Ubuntu 22.04 LXC** with at least:
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- 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM
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- 20 GB system disk
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- Mount your bulk storage (zfs/nfs) at `/mnt/media`
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2. **Install dependencies**:
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```bash
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apt update && apt install -y python3-pip nodejs npm yarn mongodb git
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```
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3. **Clone & configure**:
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```bash
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git clone <your-fork> /opt/kino
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cd /opt/kino
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```
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4. **Backend**:
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```bash
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cd backend
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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# edit .env:
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# MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017
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# DB_NAME=kino
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# MEDIA_ROOT=/mnt/media
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# ADMIN_EMAIL=you@yourdomain
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# ADMIN_PASSWORD=<strong>
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# JWT_SECRET=<openssl rand -hex 32>
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uvicorn server:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8001
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```
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5. **Frontend**:
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```bash
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cd frontend
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yarn install
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# edit .env:
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# REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL=https://kino.yourdomain.tld
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yarn build
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# serve build/ via nginx or caddy
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```
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6. **Recommended**: front with **Caddy** for HTTPS:
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```
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kino.yourdomain.tld {
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handle /api/* {
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reverse_proxy localhost:8001
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}
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handle {
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root * /opt/kino/frontend/build
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try_files {path} /index.html
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file_server
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}
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}
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```
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## GitHub backup
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This repo is the source of truth for code and configuration.
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**Do not commit your `.env` files** — they contain secrets.
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Movie media files should live on your Proxmox storage, not Git.
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## Adding movies
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- **Via web UI**: Sign in as admin → "Upload" in nav → drag MP4 + fill metadata
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- **Manually**: drop MP4 into `$MEDIA_ROOT/videos/`, then create the movie via
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`POST /api/movies` with `storage_type=local` and `storage_path=<filename>`
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## API quickstart
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```bash
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# Login
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curl -X POST $URL/api/auth/login \
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-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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-d '{"email":"admin@kino.local","password":"kino-admin-2026"}'
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# List movies
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curl $URL/api/movies
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# Stream a local movie (note: needs ?auth=<token> for <video> tags)
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curl $URL/api/stream/<movie_id>?auth=<token>
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```
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## Why no auto-download?
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Auto-downloading copyrighted movies from the internet is illegal in most
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jurisdictions (DMCA, EU copyright directive, etc.). Kino is built as a
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**personal media server** for content you legally own or that is in the
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public domain (Internet Archive, Blender Open Movies, etc.).
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The "Requests" feature lets users wishlist titles for the admin to add
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manually — preserving the request UX without crossing into piracy.
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