DecenTube

A decentralized video streaming platform (dApp) using Ethereum and IPFS

Existing System

• Increased cost of storage due to number of servers.
• Revenue model is entirely dependent on targeted advertisements.
• Censorship control over content.
• Unfair revenue share provided to content creators.

Our System

• We have built a decentralized video streaming platform.
• We have used Ethereum to store the number of likes, number of subscribers, and video metadata.
• We have used MySQL to store video comments, user profile details etc.
• We have used IPFS to store the videos.
• We have developed a crypto-incentive system , where the content creator is awarded with DTC tokens (ERC-20 tokens).
• We have also setup a collaborative IPFS cluster where users are given a choice to join and distribute content.

Features

• Video Search: This feature provides search results to the user which is sorted wrt views/upload date.
• Quick Preview: This feature provides the user with a gist of the actual video.
• Video Resumption: This feature resumes the video from its last playback position.
• Decentralized Storage: The user can stream the video content from any IPFS Gateway.
• "Decency" & "Transparency": Decent Smart contract which handles payments instantly.

Research Paper

https://ijngc.perpetualinnovation.net/index.php/ijngc/article/view/175

Presentation (PDF)

DecenTube_Presentation.pdf

Demo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u6LtIARTfc

Future Scope

• Real-time live streaming.
• A provision for semantic search.
• A video recommendation system.
• Integrating social logins with the dApp using Torus API.
• Implementing a full-fledged DRM system to avoid piracy.
• Optimizing the video encoding process
• Upgrading the web technology stack to MEAN or MERN.
• Implementation of an in-browser video editor.
• Provision to query Ethereum by writing SQL-like queries.

Contributing

We are open to enhancements & bug-fixes

Contributors

• @H-N41K
• @shubhamvaity
• Shannon N. D’mello
• Dr. Saurabh D. Patil (Mentor & Guide)