PlayLab – On Demand Movie Streaming Platform

✨ Key Features

• Modern Catalog UI: Genre, tags, collections, “continue watching,” watchlists, and search with filtering.
• Adaptive Streaming (HLS): Multi-quality playback with thumbnails and resume points.
• Monetization: Subscriptions (SVOD), pay-per-view/rentals (TVOD), and coupon support (gateway-agnostic architecture).
• User Profiles: Multi-profile households, content restrictions, and viewing history.
• CMS/Admin Panel: Upload assets, manage metadata, subtitles (VTT/SRT), trailers, and artwork.
• Internationalization: Multi-language UI text and RTL-ready design.
• Subtitles & Closed Captions: Multiple tracks per title; default language settings.
• Content Protection: Tokenized URLs, expiring links, basic domain referrer checks (DRM-ready architecture for third-party providers).
• Recommendations: “Because you watched…”, trending, and editorial picks (rule-based, extensible).
• Notifications: Push notifications (Firebase-ready), release alerts, and transactional emails.
• SEO & Social Cards: Schema.org markup, clean URLs, Open Graph/Twitter cards, and sitemap support.
• Analytics Hooks: Pluggable events for playback, conversions, and retention analysis.
• Developer-Friendly: Clear architecture, REST/JSON APIs, and environment-based configs (.env).

⚙️ Technical Stack

• Backend: PHP 8.x (Laravel-compatible structure), MySQL/MariaDB, Redis (optional caching), Composer.
• Mobile Apps: Flutter 3.x (Android & iOS), Dart, Provider/Bloc-ready state management.
• Streaming: HLS segments (FFmpeg pipeline), Nginx/Apache; CDN optional for global delivery.
• Admin/CMS: Blade/Vue (or similar) templating, role-based access control, REST API.
• Server Requirements: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+ recommended), Nginx or Apache, PHP 8.1+, MySQL 5.7+/MariaDB 10.5+, FFmpeg, Node.js (optional for build tooling), SSL (HTTPS) enabled.

🧩 Installation Guide

1. Server Prep: Provision Ubuntu + Nginx/Apache, install PHP 8.1+, MySQL, FFmpeg, and Composer.
2. Backend Setup: Upload backend files, run composer install, create .env, set DB credentials, and run migrations/seeders php artisan migrate --seed.
3. Storage & Encoding: Configure storage (local/S3-compatible). Set FFmpeg path and HLS settings in .env.
4. Admin Access: Point domain to public/, generate app key php artisan key:generate, then login to the admin panel to add categories/titles.
5. Flutter Apps: Open the flutter/ project, update API base URL, run flutter pub get, and build with flutter build apk / flutter build ios.
6. Payments (Optional): Enable your gateway(s) and webhooks in .env and admin settings.
7. Go Live: Enable HTTPS, configure CDN (optional), warm cache, and submit apps to stores.

📦 Deliverables

• Full Source Code: Backend (PHP) with Admin/CMS and REST API.
• Mobile Source: Flutter Android/iOS apps with onboarding, playback, and account screens.
• Database Schema: SQL migrations & seeders.
• Build & Deployment Scripts: Example Nginx/Apache configs and environment templates.
• Documentation: Setup guide, config notes, and API endpoints.
• Sample Assets: Demo posters, trailers, and subtitles for testing.

📱 Supported Platforms

• Android: Android 6.0 (API 23) and above.
• iOS: iOS 13 and above (Xcode required for builds).
• Web Admin: Modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
• Server: Linux (recommended), Docker-ready with minor adjustments.

🧠 Notes

• License: This distribution is provided under the GPL, enabling study, modification, and redistribution in accordance with GPL terms.
• Customization Tips: Replace branding (logo, colors), update app name/bundle IDs, configure Firebase for push notifications, and tune FFmpeg presets for your bitrate ladder.
• SEO Assurance: Includes semantic HTML, Schema.org VideoObject markup hooks, sitemap readiness, clean URL structure, and metadata fields for titles, descriptions, and social cards.
• Performance Advice: Use a CDN for HLS segments, enable Redis caching, and pre-encode popular titles at off-peak hours.
• Compliance: Ensure content rights, regional restrictions, and age ratings meet your local regulations before publishing.

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