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Stream Like a Pro, Secure Like a Fortress: The Ultimate Guide to HLS Multi-Quality Encoding
Introduction In today's streaming landscape, viewers expect Netflix-quality experiences on everything from 4K TVs to smartphones on spotty cellular connections. Meanwhile, content creators need robust protection against increasingly sophisticated piracy attempts. The solution? HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) with adaptive quality encoding and security-focused segmentation. This comprehensive guide will walk you through building a production-ready video streaming platform with Express.js and AWS S3, complete with multi-quality encoding and security features. Setting Up Your Express Server First, let's create the Express server that will handle video uploads and processing: // server.ts import express from 'express'; import multer from 'multer'; import { uploadVideoController } from './controllers/videoController'; const app = express(); const upload = multer({ storage: multer.memoryStorage(), limits: { fileSize: 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1GB limit }, }); // Video upload endpoint app.post('/api/videos/upload', upload.single('video'), uploadVideoController ); // Error handling middleware app.use((err: Error, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => { console.error('
Introduction
In today's streaming landscape, viewers expect Netflix-quality experiences on everything from 4K TVs to smartphones on spotty cellular connections. Meanwhile, content creators need robust protection against increasingly sophisticated piracy attempts. The solution? HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) with adaptive quality encoding and security-focused segmentation.
This comprehensive guide will walk you through building a production-ready video streaming platform with Express.js and AWS S3, complete with multi-quality encoding and security features.
Setting Up Your Express Server
First, let's create the Express server that will handle video uploads and processing:
// server.ts
import express from 'express';
import multer from 'multer';
import { uploadVideoController } from './controllers/videoController';
const app = express();
const upload = multer({
storage: multer.memoryStorage(),
limits: {
fileSize: 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1GB limit
},
});
// Video upload endpoint
app.post('/api/videos/upload',
upload.single('video'),
uploadVideoController
);
// Error handling middleware
app.use((err: Error, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
console.error(' 
