Watch Together provides synchronized video playback for online watch parties by propagating video playback control over websocket.
To see Watch Together in action, visit https://watch-together-beta.herokuapp.com/.
- Use proper logging in
server.js - Kick idle sockets (e.g. sockets that have been inactive for 5 hours)
- Limit socket connections based on IP
- Enforce hard cap on the number of concurrent socket connections
- UI Improvements (open to suggestions)
To set up Watch Together for local development, clone this repostiory and make sure you have npm installed.
In the project root directory, run
npm install
to install linting and formatting tools. This step is optional but recommended.
Then, in both src/client and src/server, run
npm install
to install client and server dependencies.
Finally, in src/client, run
npm run build-dev
and in src/server, run
npm start
to build the JavaScript bundle and start the backend server.
You can now use Watch Together at http://localhost:3000/, and any code change should trigger a reload.