# podsteadr

Self-hosted, nostr-native podcast publishing and livestreaming.

- **Log in with nostr** — NIP-07 browser extension (Alby, nos2x, …); the server verifies
  NIP-98 signed requests. No passwords, no email.
- **Upload an mp4** → it is stored on a [Blossom](https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom) server
  (bundled, or point at any external one) and published in an RSS 2.0 podcast feed with
  Podcasting 2.0 `<podcast:value>` lightning-address payment info.
- **Go live** — stream from OBS (RTMP) or straight from the browser (WebRTC/WHIP) through
  MediaMTX; viewers watch via HLS and the stream is announced on nostr as a NIP-53
  (kind 30311) live event.
- **Publish recordings** — live streams are recorded; one click remuxes and publishes a
  recording as a podcast episode.

## Quick start

```sh
cp .env.example .env   # edit PUBLIC_HOST if not localhost
docker compose up --build -d
```

Then open http://localhost:8095, log in with a NIP-07 extension, and follow the wizard.

## Services / ports

| Service | Host port | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| podsteadr | 8095 | Web UI + API + RSS feeds |
| MediaMTX | 1935 | RTMP ingest (OBS) |
| MediaMTX | 8889 (+8189/udp) | WebRTC/WHIP ingest (browser) |
| MediaMTX | 8890 | HLS playback |
| blossom-server | 8098 | Media blob storage (sha256-addressed) |

## Streaming with OBS

Create a stream in the UI; it gives you:

- Server: `rtmp://<host>:1935/live`
- Stream key: `<streamId>?key=<secret>`

The HLS playback URL (`http://<host>:8890/live/<streamId>/index.m3u8`) is public and never
contains the secret.

## Development

```sh
docker compose up mediamtx blossom -d   # backends
cd server   && npm install && npm run dev   # API on :8095
cd frontend && npm install && npm run dev   # Vite on :5173, proxies /api + /feeds
```

Tests: `cd server && npm test`.

## Data

Everything lives in named docker volumes: `podsteadr-data` (SQLite, server nostr key,
covers), `mediamtx-recordings` (stream recordings, 7-day retention), `blossom-data`
(media blobs). `docker compose down` keeps them; `down -v` wipes them.

## Verification

- Unit tests: `cd server && npm test` (35 tests).
- Against a running stack: `node scripts/e2e.mjs` (14 checks: login, blossom
  upload, feed, stream keys, MediaMTX auth webhook).

## Status & internals

See **[docs/STATUS.md](docs/STATUS.md)** for the architecture, the full
verification record, known gotchas (blossom v4 config nesting, no range
requests, split-horizon blossom URL, MediaMTX polling rationale), and the
remaining-work list (Archipelago packaging, git remote).