spee.ch

spee.ch is a single-serving site that reads and publishes images to and from the LBRY blockchain.

how to run this repository locally

• start lbry
  • install the lbry daemon (v0.13.1 or higher)
  • start the lbry daemon
• start mysql
  • install mysql
  • create a database called lbry
  • save your connection uri somewhere handy (you will need it when you start the server)
    • the uri should be in the form mysql://user:pass@host:port/dbname
• clone this repo
  • customize config/develpment.json by replacing the value of Database.PublishUploadPath with a string representing the local path where you want uploaded files to be stored.
• run npm install
• to start the server, from your command line run node server.js while passing three environmental variables: your lbry wallet address (LBRY_WALLET_ADDRESS), your mysql connection uri (MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING), and the environment to run (NODE_ENV).
  • i.e. LBRY_WALLET_ADDRESS=<your wallet address here> MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING=<your connection uri here> NODE_ENV=development node server.js
  • e.g. LBRY_WALLET_ADDRESS=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX MYSQL_CONNECTION_STRING=mysql://root:XXXXXX@localhost:3306/lbry NODE_ENV=development node server.js
  • To run hot, use nodemon instead of node
• visit localhost:3000

site navigation

• spee.ch
  • To publish a file, navigate to the homepage.
• spee.ch/< the name of the claim >
  • To view the file with the largest bid at a claim.
  • E.g. spee.ch/doitlive.
• spee.ch/< the name of the claim >/< the claim_id >
  • To view a specific file at a claim
  • E.g. spee.ch/doitlive/c496c8c55ed79816fec39e36a78645aa4458edb5
• spee.ch/< the name of the claim >/all
  • To view a batch of files at a claim
  • E.g. spee.ch/doitlive/all

API

GET

• /api/resolve/:name
  • a successfull request returns the resolve results for the claim at that name in JSON format
• /api/claim_list/:name
  • a successfull request returns a list of claims at that claim name in JSON format

POST

• /api/publish
  • request parameters:
    • body (form-data):
      • name: string (optional)
        • defaults to the file's name, sans extension
        • names can only contain the following characters: A-Z, a-z, _, or -
      • license: string (optional)
        • defaults to "No License Provided"
        • only "Public Domain" or "Creative Commons" licenses are allowed
      • nsfw: string, number, or boolean (optional)
        • defaults true
        • nsfw can be a string ("on"/"off"), number (0 or 1), or boolean (true/false)
    • files:
      • the files object submitted must use "speech" or "null" as the key for the file's value object
  • a successfull request will return the transaction details resulting from your published claim in JSON format

bugs

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