merriman

A media server that runs on node.

Getting started

ffmpeg - This server requires ffmpeg to generate thumbnails, subtitles, and burn tracks. Install ffmpeg and place it in your path.
MongoDB - This server requires MongoDB to store media and library information. The easiest way to do this is in a Docker container.

npm install -g merriman
merriman init movies # create a config file called movies.config.json. tweak as necessary
merriman run movies.config.json

merriman run config.json

Start an instance of MongoDB.
Install ffmpeg
Create a directory to house uploaded media
Create a directory to house uploaded thumbnails
Configure the connection string, media, and thumbnail paths in the development config
run npm install
run npm run server:watch to start the server
run npm start to start the UI