Dashclip-Delivery

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Project Description

Dashclip-Delivery is a neutral, multi-channel submission and distribution system for dashcam and other user-generated video content.
It is designed for people who regularly submit the same videos to multiple YouTube channels and need a reliable, automated workflow for managing, tracking, and distributing their content.

Instead of acting as an upload portal for a single channel, Dashclip-Delivery provides an independent, automated delivery pipeline that serves both submitters and channel operators:

• Videos are ingested from a local folder or Dropbox and automatically deduplicated.
• All clips are processed, previewed, and stored on a configurable storage backend.
• Content is then fairly distributed to participating channels based on quotas, weighting, and availability.
• Channels receive signed, time-limited offer links and can download clips individually or as ZIP bundles.
• All downloads, returns, expirations, and interactions are logged for full transparency.

Dashclip-Delivery is ideal for multi-channel submitters, YouTube channel operators, and anyone who needs a structured, automated, and privacy-conscious distribution workflow.
A public API is planned to enable external automations and custom integrations.

Features

• Ingest & Deduplication
  Recursive scanning (local or Dropbox) with SHA-256 hashing to prevent duplicate video entries.

• Fair Distribution Engine
  Weighted round-robin assignment with optional weekly quotas to ensure balanced distribution across all channels.

• Offer & Notification System
  Automatic emails with signed offer links, reminder notifications, and detailed logging of all mail events.

• Offer Page & Downloads
  Channels can preview clips, download individual videos, or generate ZIP packages including a metadata info.csv.

• Preview Generation
  Automatic MP4 preview creation via FFmpeg with configurable compression and scaling.

• Dropbox Integration
  OAuth-based linking with automatic token refresh and support for large uploads.

• Return Workflow
  Channels can decline or return unwanted clips; the system logs all decisions and redistributes clips if necessary.

• Full Audit Logging
  Every action—from ingest to distribution, downloads, returns, and mail events—is recorded for complete transparency.

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.4
• Composer
• Node.js & npm (for building assets)
• ffmpeg
• A Laravel-supported database (e.g., SQLite)
• Optional: Dropbox app with Client ID and Secret

Installation

cp .env.example .env
composer install
npm install
php artisan key:generate
php artisan storage:link --relative
php artisan migrate

storage:link publishes uploaded files such as channel logos. Without it they are stored but never reachable over the web.

Useful Commands

| Command | Description | |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------| | php artisan assign:distribute | Distributes videos to channels. | | php artisan notify:offers | Sends offer links via email. | | php artisan assign:expire | Marks expired assignments and temporarily blocks channels. | | php artisan dropbox:refresh-token | Refreshes the Dropbox token. | | php artisan weekly:run | Executes Expire → Distribute → Notify in sequence. |

Documentation

Detailed explanations of structure and usage can be found in the docs directory:

• Overview
• Setup
• Tools
• Workflow
• Deployment

Tests

This project is tested with BrowserStack.

Local unit and feature tests:

composer test

License

This project is dual-licensed:

• AGPL-3.0-or-later - Free for open source use
• Commercial License - For proprietary use

See the respective license files for details.

Contact for commercial licensing: [email protected]

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2025 Ilya Beliaev This project includes code licensed under AGPL-3.0.