Atlas (WIP)

Atlas is a Linux distribution and application that allows users to browse and watch movies and television series on their TV. The client is designed to run on a low-power computer and connect to a TV via HDMI. The client must be controlled using a USB remote (or keyboard); mouse mode will not be implemented any time soon.

Features

• Browse, search, and watch movies and TV series
• Watch trailers
• Subtitles
• Add titles to "My list"
• Configure Wi-Fi network and audio device
• USB remote support (Rii MX3)

Testing

If you'd like to test Atlas without installing anything, you can simply run two scripts.

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/reujab/atlas
atlas/util/setup_dev_env.sh
atlas/util/debug.sh

Installing

Atlas consists of a server and a client. They can be theoretically be installed on the same system, but for lower power systems such as the Raspberry Pi, this is not recommended.

Installing the server

Downloads will eventually be available here, but building your own .deb file is easy.

sudo apt install cargo npm
cargo install sqlx-cli
export PATH=~/.cargo/bin:$PATH

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/reujab/atlas
atlas/util/make_server_deb.sh ~/Downloads

# Skip to this step if you downloaded the .deb file.
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/atlas-server_*_amd64.deb
sudo apt install -f

Configuring the server

Edit /etc/atlas.env and set TMDB_KEY to an API key for The Movie Database, then start atlas-server and tmdbd.

vi /etc/atlas.env
sudo systemctl start atlas-server tmdbd
sudo systemctl enable atlas-server tmdbd

This will start populating the database with titles. Be patient; the server won't be ready for a couple of hours.

If you enabled nginx support while installing, be sure to install nginx: sudo apt install nginx.

Installing the client

Currently, only building an image for an EFI target is supported. This means it won’t work for Raspberry Pis, but support is planned.

⚠️ WARNING: Installing systemd-boot will replace grub with systemd-boot on your host system, but bootctl is required to install the bootloader on the image. This step can be done in a chroot or virtual machine to avoid interfering with the host system's bootloader.

sudo apt install debootstrap gdisk rsync squashfs-tools systemd-boot
atlas/util/make_img.sh ~/Downloads/atlas.img

Copy the image as well as atlas/util/flash.sh to a flash drive, boot into a live environment, and run

/mnt/flash.sh /mnt/atlas.img <device e.g. /dev/sda>

Congratulations, Atlas is now installed.

Roadmap

• Client updating
• Raspberry Pi/general ARM support
• Localization
• Upgrade dependencies
• Factory reset
• Setting to normalize volume
• Search for subtitles when none are available
• Auto-play next episode
• Buffering animation
• Volume indicator
• "More like this"/"Recommended"
• Screensaver
• Mouse mode