CW-OVP
CW-OVP is an open-source online video platform designed to facilitate video streaming services for mobile, web, and OTT devices. Built on Ruby on Rails, it automates the process of uploading video files to cloud storage like AWS S3, transcoding them into the H.264 codec, and packaging them into adaptive bitrate HLS segments with .m3u8 manifests. The system leverages FFMPEG for media processing and utilizes Sidekiq with Redis for managing background jobs, supporting scalable clustering with Docker Swarm or Kubernetes. Key features include generating multiple bitrate variants for adaptive streaming, extracting random thumbnail images during processing, and integrating with AWS CloudFront for content delivery. The platform offers a real-time web interface powered by WebSockets to monitor job status and manage assets. It is free to use under the GPL-2.0 license, making it a cost-effective alternative to commercial OVP solutions for businesses and individuals seeking to deploy their own streaming infrastructure wi