/open-movie

Open movie is a free distributed application that allows users to stream tv and film shows at either no cost or reasonable priced rates.

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Open Movie

The Open Source Streaming site for the less fortunate.

Cloning

After cloning the repo, install all of the node modules by running

npm install 

To start the project run:

npm start

This repository is using The Movie Database. You will need to create a free account and request for a developer API Key you will need to add your own .env file in the root directory of the repo and copy the details from .env.example to add your API key.

Why Open Source

This project was thought to bring a group of talented developers together to create something amazing without profit or large greedy earnings from big tech.

We decided that an Open Source streaming platform application could have a really big impact on people who are far less fortunate than our community, as we have luxuries that we take for granted.

A lot of people in the world do not have access to the internet, and a lot of people who do can not afford all the movie streaming sites that charge money per month which all add up to be quite expensive for the lower income households.

What does open movie provide?

Open movie provides a streaming service for film and television shows for everyone around the world and especially the lower class income households to watch.

During the 2020 global COVID19 pandemic I was distressed in cable and satellite televisions repeating the same films and tv shows throughout and still continue to repeat without the individuals being able to choose the shows or films that they want to watch.

That is why in May 2021 we decided to create open-movie.org the first real OpenSource streaming platform designed to help the lower income households, and not to be forced to watch the same thing over and over feeling like you are in a "groundhog day".

How does it work?

Open movie is fully developed by developers all around the world with the idea to create something bigger than ourselves during the times of need.

Open movie is a free open source software as a service streaming site designed to be help with the poverty in the world.

You can find guides on how to get into open source development by visiting what is open source.

How do i help?

You can help by cloning the repo and adding in features you think will help the development of the site, the open source community is an amazing place, and we as developers can create amazing things, so lets build something together for good!