EFILLA - Simple M3U8 Streaming Platform

Overview

EFILLA is a lightweight, PHP-based web application for managing and streaming media using M3U8 playlists. It’s designed as a minimal streaming service backend with user authentication, admin controls, and a clean UI for browsing and playing movies or series. Think of it as a simple, customizable foundation for a private streaming platform.

Features

• User Authentication: Login and registration system with role-based access (ADMIN/USER).
• Media Management: Admins can add, edit, delete, and reorder movies/series stored in a flat file (f.txt).
• M3U8 Streaming: Supports streaming M3U8 playlists for movies and series using Video.js.
• Responsive UI: Glassmorphism-inspired design with a grid-based library and a player with custom controls.
• Drag-and-Drop Sorting: Admins can reorder media entries via a drag-and-drop interface.
• Series Support: Handles multi-episode series with episode lists loaded from text files.

Screenshots

Below are screenshots showcasing the EFILLA platform's interface:

• Login Page: Clean and modern login interface for user authentication.

• Library View: Grid-based library displaying movies and series with hover effects.

• Player Page: Video player with custom controls and series episode panel (when applicable).

• Admin Panel: Interface for admins to manage media entries with drag-and-drop sorting.

Live Preview: Check out the live demo at https://eddit.me//.

Tech Stack

• Backend: PHP (session-based auth, file-based storage).
• Frontend: HTML, CSS (glassmorphism), JavaScript with Video.js for streaming and SortableJS for drag-and-drop.
• Storage: Flat file (f.txt) for media data, JSON (users.json) for user data.
• External Libraries:
  • Video.js for M3U8 playback.
  • SortableJS for drag-and-drop functionality.

How It Works

1. User Flow:

   • Users register (register.php) or log in (login.php) to access the library (index.php).
   • The library displays media entries (movies, series, or "top" items) from f.txt, grouped by sections (e.g., --- MOVIES ---).
   • Clicking a movie redirects to player.php with the M3U8 URL. For series, it loads a text file (e.g., seriale/pati.txt) with episode data.
   • The player uses Video.js with custom controls for play/pause, seeking, volume, and fullscreen.

2. Admin Flow:

   • Admins (role: ADMIN in users.json) access admin.php to manage media.
   • Add new entries (title, type, category, URL, thumbnail) via a form, stored in f.txt.
   • Edit or delete existing entries via AJAX (ajax.php).
   • Reorder entries with drag-and-drop, saved via AJAX.

3. Data Structure:

   • f.txt: Media entries in the format title | type | category | url | thumbnail, grouped by sections (e.g., --- MOVIES ---).
   • users.json: Stores user data (username, pass (base64-encoded), email, role).
   • Series episodes: Stored in text files (e.g., seriale/pati.txt) with format episode_name | url.

Setup

1. Requirements:

   • PHP 7.4+ with session and json extensions.
   • Web server (e.g., Apache, Nginx).
   • Write permissions for f.txt and users.json.

2. Installation:

   git clone https://github.com/edditdev/EFILLA-VOD
   cd efilla

   • Copy files to your web server’s root (e.g., /var/www/html).
   • Ensure f.txt and users.json are writable (chmod 664 or equivalent).
   • Create a seriale/ directory for series episode files if needed.

3. Configuration:

   • Edit users.json to add initial users (passwords are base64-encoded, e.g., MTIz = 123).
   • Update f.txt with your media entries. Example:

     --- MOVIES ---
     My Movie | film | Action | https://example.com/stream.m3u8 | https://example.com/thumb.jpg
     --- SERIES ---
     My Series | serial | Drama | seriale/myseries.txt | https://example.com/series_thumb.jpg
     

   • For series, create episode files in seriale/ (e.g., myseries.txt):

     Episode 1 | https://example.com/ep1.m3u8
     Episode 2 | https://example.com/ep2.m3u8
     

4. Access:

   • Open http://your-server/register.php to create a user.
   • Log in via login.php to access the library (index.php).
   • Admins can manage content via admin.php.

Usage

• Users: Browse the library, click tiles to watch movies or series. Series show an episode list in the player.
• Admins: Use the admin panel to add/edit/delete media, reorder entries, and manage the library structure.
• Streaming: Ensure M3U8 URLs are valid and accessible. The player supports HLS streaming via Video.js.

Limitations

• Storage: Flat file (f.txt) and JSON (users.json) limit scalability. Consider a database for larger setups.
• Security: Basic auth with base64-encoded passwords. For production, use proper hashing (e.g., password_hash) and HTTPS.
• No Search: Library lacks search/filter functionality.
• Single Format: Only supports M3U8 streaming.

Contributing

Feel free to fork, tweak, or extend! Submit issues or PRs for bugs, features, or improvements. Ideas:

• Add a database backend (e.g., MySQL).
• Implement search/filter in the library.
• Enhance security with proper password hashing.
• Support additional media formats.

License

MIT License. Use it, modify it, share it.