Spee.ch

Spee.ch is a web app that reads and publishes images and videos to and from the LBRY blockchain.

##Installation

• start mysql
  • install mysql
  • create a database called lbry
  • save your connection username and password someplace handy
• start lbrynet daemon
  • install the lbry daemon
  • start the lbry daemon
• start spee.ch
  • clone this repo
  • run npm install
  • create your speechConfig.js file
    • copy speechConfig.js.example and name it speechConfig.js
    • replace the null values in the config file with the appropriate values for your environment
  • build the app by running npm run build-prod
  • to start the server, run npm run start
• visit localhost:3000
• start spee.ch-sync (optional, recommended)
  • Note: this tool will decode blocks from the lbry blockchain and update the Claim and Certificate tables in mysql with all the claims from the blockchain. This is not necessary if you only want to host and resolve content published through your version of spee.ch, but it is required if you want to retrieve and host other content from the lbry network.
  • install and run this speech-sync tool

Tests

• Spee.ch uses mocha with chai for testing.
• To run all tests that do not require LBC, run npm test -- --grep @usesLbc --invert
• To run all tests, including those that require LBC (like publishing), simply run npm test

API

GET

• /api/claim/resolve/:name/:claimId
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/claim/resolve/doitlive/xyz
• /api/claim/list/:name
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/claim/list/doitlive
• /api/claim/availability/:name
  • returns the name if it is available
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/claim/availability/doitlive
• /api/channel/availability/:name
  • returns the name if it is available
  • example: curl https://spee.ch/api/channel/availability/@CoolChannel

POST

• /api/claim/publish
  • example: curl -F 'name=MyPictureName' -F 'file=@/path/to/myPicture.jpeg' https://spee.ch/api/claim/publish
  • Parameters:
    • name
    • file (must be type .mp4, .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, or .png)
    • nsfw (optional)
    • license (optional)
    • title (optional)
    • description (optional)
    • thumbnail url to thumbnail image, for .mp4 uploads only (optional)
    • channelName(optional)
    • channelPassword (optional,; required if channelName is provided)

Bugs

If you find a bug or experience a problem, please report your issue here on github and find us in the lbry discord!