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@moartube/moartube-node

v1.0.45

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A free, open-source, self-hosted, anonymous, decentralized video/live stream platform. Scalable via Cloudflare, works in the cloud or from home WiFi.

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Readme

MoarTube-Node

A repository containing the MoarTube Node software, a cross-platform terminal-based Node.js Express application, managed by the MoarTube Client. Share your node's videos with MoarTube or do your own thing and run your node privately. MoarTube makes video and live streaming so easy you'll be amazed beyond belief.

TL;DR: quickstart video

How to Get Started

Welcome to the MoarTube Node setup guide! This document will guide you through the different setup methods to get your MoarTube Node up and running. Don't worry! MoarTube is so easy to set up and use, you'll be done in minutes. When ready, head over to MoarTube Client if you haven't yet.

Table of Contents

Features

  • Cross platform support for Windows/macOS/Linux
  • Video on demand (VoD) and HLS live streaming
  • Admin panel for managing videos and live streams
  • HLS (H.264, AAC), MP4 (H.264, AAC), WEBM (VP9, Opus), OGV (VP8, Opus) container formats
  • Transcode static MP4/WEBM video to HLS/MP4/WEBM/OGV
  • Transcode RTMP stream (such as from OBS) to HLS live stream
  • Video output resolutions: 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p
  • No server-side encoding; client-side only
  • HTTPS/WSS capabilities
  • GPU acceleration for Nvidia and AMD (Windows only)
  • Different video player modes: streamer, theater, fullscreen
  • Dark mode option and browser appearance configuration recognition
  • Anonymous video comments section and live stream chat
  • Reports section for comments and videos
  • Comment monitoring overview with moderation functionality
  • Run your node in the cloud or on your home WiFi
  • Can run on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
  • Publicize your node's content on MoarTube or run your node privately
  • Monetization capabilities via crypto (ETH, BNB)
  • Provide links to other platforms and websites, such as social media.
  • Dual box compatible; broadcast an RTMP stream with software such as OBS from a primary system over a network (WAN or LAN) to a secondary system running the MoarTube Client, separating stream broadcasting from stream processing. This is achieved without any special plugins, such as NDI.
  • Cloudflare Turnstile; next-generation bot detection and human verification without the annoyance of captcha.
  • Cloudflare one-click integration; easily integrate your node into the Cloudflare Network, allowing for global media delivery capabilities of your videos and live streams that rivals major platforms, all from a single node. Features automated caching strategy configuration and automated cache management, and of course the best security from the world's leading CDN.

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System Requirements

Node.js is the only requirement to run a MoarTube Node, and all major operating systems support it.

MoarTube Node has the smallest resource usage footprint out of any self-hosted video and live streaming solution available today; most of the heavy computational responsibilities and memory-intensive operations are handled by MoarTube Client; MoarTube Node is only responsible for storage and distribution. MoarTube Node is also multi-threaded, utilizing the full potential of the CPU of whatever system it is installed on.

On Digital Ocean, an $8 VPS (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) provides a comfortable headroom to handle surprisingly moderate demand. Although this tier is likely adequate for most users, others will need to observe the resource usage monitor and adjust their instance accordingly. Or just simply forget all that and host from your personal computer over home WiFi.

The node software uses about 100MB of RAM while sitting idle with fluctuations depending on visitor (and user) demand. Much of the demand can be alleviated by the Cloudflare integration feature, leveraging the world's largest CDN to distribute your video and live stream data, giving your node capabilities that rival that of major platforms.

To give you an idea of how tiny MoarTube Node really is, the software can run on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W on Raspberry Pi OS with approximately 100MB of system RAM remaining out of a total system availability of 512MB; the OS uses about 200MB RAM and reserves an additional 100MB for a swap file.

As you can see, MoarTube Node is quite capable and can run on just about anything, anywhere.

Node.js v20 and later required.

Prerequisites

Observe the corresponding prerequisite for your installation method.

Docker

If you're using Docker, make sure that it is installed on your machine.

npm

If you're using npm to install the software, make sure that Node.js and npm are installed on your machine.

git

You can clone the repo, but make sure that Node.js and npm are installed on your machine.

script (Ubuntu Linux)

A script to automate your entire setup. Installs Node.js using Snap, clones the git repo using git, installs dependencies using npm, and sets the node to autostart on system boot using systemctl

Installation Methods

Choose any of the following installation methods.

DockerHub

MoarTube Node is available on DockerHub and can be easily set up using Docker Desktop or via the command line for a more manual approach.

Using Docker Desktop

You can manage MoarTube Node using Docker Desktop by searching for moartube/moartube-node on DockerHub within the Docker Desktop interface.

Manual Docker Setup

To set up MoarTube Node manually using Docker, execute the following command in your terminal. This command pulls the latest MoarTube Node image, creates a container named moartube-node-1, assigns it port 8181, and configures it to auto-restart unless manually stopped.

For x86-64 architecture:
docker run --platform linux/amd64 -d --restart unless-stopped -p 8181:80 --name moartube-node-1 moartube/moartube-node:latest
For ARM64 architecture:
docker run --platform linux/arm64 -d --restart unless-stopped -p 8181:80 --name moartube-node-1 moartube/moartube-node:latest

note: the Docker container uses /data for its volume container path.

npm

You can install MoarTube Node globally:

npm i @moartube/moartube-node -g

And run from the command-line globally:

moartube-node

You can install MoarTube Node locally:

npm i @moartube/moartube-node

And run from the command-line locally:

node node_modules/@moartube/moartube-node/moartube-node.js

git

git clone https://github.com/MoarTube/MoarTube-Node

Open a terminal in the cloned directory and run:

npm install
node moartube-node.js

script (Ubuntu Linux)

bash <(wget -O - https://www.moartube.com/bash/install/node)

Next Steps

Default Login Credentials

The default login credentials for your node are below. Be sure to change these upon logging in.

By default, MoarTube Node listens on port 80.

username: adminpassword: admin

Cloudflare

At this point, you should probably look into creating a free Cloudflare account so that you can give your node CDN capabilities. With over 300 data centers worlwide, Cloudflare will distribute most of your node's videos and live streams.

Get MoarTube Client

If you haven't already, it's time to get the MoarTube Client.

Guides

Ubuntu Linux Node.js Install Guide

Ubuntu Linux comes pre-installed with the Snap package manager. It's the easiest way to install Node.js.

Run the command:

sudo snap install node --classic --channel=21

Ubuntu Linux Autostart Guide

This guide will configure your node to autostart on system boot.

Stop the Moartube Node software if it is running

Run the command:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/moartube-node.service

Below is an example of a moartube-node systemd service unit file

Make any necessary changes and paste it into the nano text editor

[Unit]
Description=MoarTube Node
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
ExecStart=/snap/bin/node /home/Moartube-Node/moartube-node.js
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload all services.

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Make the moartube-node service autostart on system boot.

sudo systemctl enable moartube-node

Start the moartube-node service.

sudo systemctl start moartube-node

View the status of the moartube-node service

sudo systemctl status moartube-node

some commands of interest

Stop the moartube-node service.

sudo systemctl stop moartube-node

Restart the moartube-node service.

sudo systemctl restart moartube-node