PeerStream

PeerStream

Empowering video creation, ownership, and access through decentralization.

126
Built at ETHforAll

Created on 19th February 2023

•

PeerStream

PeerStream

Empowering video creation, ownership, and access through decentralization.

Carousel Gallery Item: 1
Carousel Gallery Item: 2
Carousel Gallery Item: 3
Carousel Gallery Item: 4
Carousel Gallery Item: 5
Carousel Gallery Item: 6

The problem PeerStream solves

PeerStream is a cutting-edge web3-based video streaming platform that aims to create a more open and inclusive ecosystem for video content. By leveraging the power of web3 technology, PeerStream empowers creators and viewers alike to experience a more transparent and secure live streaming experience.

Traditional video streaming platforms like YouTube and Twitch have a few limitations that PeerStream addresses:

  • Single point of failure : PeerStream ensures that there is no single point of failure, which means that the system won't fail completely if one part of it fails.
  • Privacy : Web3 technology allows users to interact with the platform without revealing their personal information, as the user's wallet address serves as their identity.
  • Transparency : Videos uploaded to PeerStream are permanently stored on the LivePeer network, making them virtually impossible to take down. This promotes the concept of free content open to all.
  • Interoperability : PeerStream can be integrated with other web3-based services, such as NFTs.

Challenges we ran into

  • Indexing data on the blockchain on the Graph : Indexing the contract's storage on the Goerli Testnet using the

    @graphprotocol/graph-cli

    took a long time as the start block was difficult to identify.
  • Slow Goerli Testnet : While a local blockchain would have facilitated faster development, PeerStream opted to use the Goerli Testnet for more production-friendly code, which slowed down development to a certain extent.
  • Integration with LivePeer : The

    createAsset

    function provided by

    useAsset

    in

    @livepeer/react

    did not return the data of the uploaded video, which required the team to spend a significant amount of time finding the appropriate API. Furthermore, subgraph could not be indexed over the LivePeer assets, so the team had to store the uploaded video data on a custom blockchain network (in this case, the Goerli Testnet) and index it using their subgraph.

Tracks Applied (3)

Livepeer

This uses both uploading video assets to livepeer as well as livepeer streaming, can be seen on "/#/home" and "/#/lpt"
Livepeer

Livepeer

The Graph: New Subgraph(s)

Since we could not find a valid subgraph implementation to query the videos uploaded to the Livepeer network, we decided...Read More
The Graph

The Graph

Mantle: NFT Track

In the chat feature, we had thought of an option to superchat NFTs, where the owner can make the streamer as one of the ...Read More
Mantle

Mantle

Technologies used

IPFS

React

Web3

The Graph

Livepeer

Nodejs

socket

Hardhat

TailWindCSS

Mantle Testnet

Discussion

Builders also viewed

See more projects on Devfolio