Good Evening! I have officially set the Alpha 3 release in Gitlab to a released status. See below for some of the improvements and changes:

  • API has been changed to a Swagger API, including self documentation of endpoints and authenticated API functions.
  • Improvements to the Mobile Layout
  • Docker Support with provided DockerFile
  • Restructured Directory Structure to allow for easy updating using “git pull”
  • Added Channel Names to Video and Stream Cards
  • New Streams are now Titled with the Date and Time of the Start of the Stream
  • Social Sharing and Video Embedding
  • Set a New Thumbnail Photo from the Video Playback Page
  • Video Playback Backend change from hls.js to videojs
  • Pop-out Chat Windows
  • Backend improvements to allow for easy future Database Upgrades

With this upgrade, anyone moving from Alpha 2 will need to make a few manual changes to incorporate the new file structure and format:

Upgrading from Pre-Alpha3

  • If you are updating from pre-Alpha3 and use SQLite, save a backup copy of your database.db, config.py, and /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf files in a safe location outside of /opt/osp.
  • Remove the /opt/osp directory and perform a fresh install then move your database.db file to /opt/osp/db and your config.py to /opt/osp/conf.
  • Adjust the /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf to match your environment (TLS/etc)
  • Edit your config.py file and change the dbLocation variable to be the following:

dbLocation = 'sqlite:///db/database.db'

  • Restart the OSP Service
sudo service osp restart

In the coming days, I will start working on the Beta 1 release which will include improved Mobile Layouts, Chat Channel Muting, Password Protected Channels, and more.

I am also looking for someone who is willing to develop a new logo for the Beta 1 release. If you are interested, please feel free to get in contact with me here.