Update on streemit.online Project Development (Come check out the Alpha!)
(Click Image above to visit the streemit.online alpha)
Work continued today on the recently announced streemit.online service which will launch as the first streaming platform in history to allow Steem Backed Dollar (SBD) tips directly to users who enjoy their streems. The goal is to have streemit basic functionality and testing done by the end of this week and launch officially before the 17th of October, 2016. While this is the launch goal that is being aimed for.. I'm only 1 individual currently developing the site and if anyone is willing to lend their PHP, Javascript, HTML5, iOS, Andriod development wizardry to the cause it would greatly help speed up the process.
Funds Spent so Far Building streemit.online
Wowza Streaming Engine (1 Month): $65 USD (Paid)
The most expensive and complicated piece of the streemit puzzle is the engine that drives video streaming and content serving. It's my belief that the STEEM network's users deserve the best and that's exactly what we're going to get! As of earlier today the monthly license to allow unrestricted access to the Wowza Streaming Engine has been purchase and is valid until November 14th, 2016. If streemit proves to be well accepted and used in the future a proposal to raise the $2000 USD to buy the rights to use their engine outright will likely be made.
VideoWhisper Streaming Client (1 Month): $45 USD (Paid)
Fast site deployment requires using already developed and tested systems in order to deliver a stable product far ahead of the projected curve if all software on the site was developed in house. While I'll admit the client that streemit is currently using isn't the most up to date nor well reviewed software out there, it serves a honourable purpose.. It serves as a pretty solid platform to build our own customized streaming client in the near future once development time and funds are put aside.
Streemit Web Servers (1 Month): ~$60 USD (Paid)
(screencap of streaming server bill)
(screencap of front end server bill)
Every epic site on the web started somewhere.. streemit.online is no exception. The front end is currently being served from a relatively inexpensive datacenter located out of Quebec, Canada which runs roughly $18 CAD (Canadian Dollar) a month. Where the real powerful server boxes are needed is for processing and distributing incoming video streams.. In order to keep the project's first few months affordable while the waters are tested to see if the service is going to be used, a pretty decently powered dedicated server has been rented. Specs below:
| CPU | Speed | Cores / Threads | RAM | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon E3 1245v2 | 3.4 GHz+ | 4 c/ 8 t | 32 GB | 4 TB SATA3 |
This will likely get upgraded if the demand is there for the site to exist with larger servers. Very excited to see what the future of the STEEM project holds and I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve the community and develop services a long side our growing society.
Overall right now streemit.online costs $170 per a month to run by time you factor in the licensing rentals and servers. Meaning that with the liquid funds raised in the original announcement post will cover at least 2 almost 3 months of streemit.online operating costs. Hopefully the sites once finished gets enough users on there and tipping to pay for itself. A weekly and monthly budget posts will be done to let people know how the site is fairing financially. We are all owners of Streemit. Every single person who upvoted or donated towards the development of this project should consider themselves an esteemed board member. As Streemit development continues any form of constructive criticism or pointers is greatly appreciated. :)
Testers, Moderators and Streemers Wanted!
Please feel free to check out the site and sign up for an account. There WILL be bugs. Please don't deposit large amounts of STEEM / SBD at this point in the project. It's still very much experimental and under construction.
Things will change, break and be fixed on the site daily as the build aims to get the site fully operational by end of this week. Please feel free to comment any bugs you find here below with a nice screenshot and explanation on how to recreate it, what browser you are on and any other info you think may be valid.
Vote @klye for Witness!
Every vote matters!
https://steemit.com/~witnesses
Thank you for your votes, the opportunity and support!
You Can ReSteem (share) this by clicking the 
button below
Thanks to All of Those Who Have Donated Towards Streemit Development!
| Donator | Amount |
|---|---|
| @nextgencrypto | 200 STEEM |
| @funnyman | 13.435 STEEM |
| @modprobe | $100 SBD |
| @etcmike | $25 SBD |
| @hilarski | $25 SBD |
| @thecryptofiend | $20 SBD |
| @exploretraveler | $10 SBD |
Total: | $180 SBD / 213.435 STEEM
If you'd like to help support the development and ease costs associated with this project feel free to upvote this post and/or send a Steem Backed Dollar / STEEM donation to account @streemit.online with mention of donation in the memo.
@klye Looking good. I have the account setup, and was wondering if I can upload a video as well or if it will need to be recorded live?
I was considering adding video upload functionality. Currently the site is set up to only cater to live streaming.
Tomorrow I'll look into seeing if I can implement video uploading on the site. May have to look into what costs for large storage volumes are and see if it's feasible. :)
Great thanks!
Working on getting video recording and embedding put into the site now. :)
I have been checking out the site almost every day. Once the function allows me to upload I will put a few on the system to test. I can see the photo option seems to work so I will upload a photo today.
Right on man!
Sorry the site has been up and down today. Breaking and fixing as I go!
Amazing efforts hopefully it will be great for steem lovers.
Thank you for the kind words. :)
welcome dear @klye
Do you consider possible that users could upvote on your site just like here on Steemit?
perhaps in the future I'll be able to get a platform coded up that deals with tipping streemers.
This service is based around STEEM users and utilizes SBD as the tipping currency (very similar to here). However the main difference between Steemit and Streemit is that currently Streemit runs on a centralized server.
In the future given enough interest, time and developer attention it may be possible to decentralize the video streaming.. However I'm not currently a great enough block chain architect to pull off such a feat.
We need notifications asap. I see, I was thinking more of an way to include steemit voting to other sites and everywhere possible. Example being youtube site but upvotong would use your steemit voting power etc.
Hi, joined recently to explore Steemit and noticed this older project that used one of VideoWhisper.com webcam live streaming solutions.
https://broadcastlivevideo.com/
If you need VideoWhisper.com services for your future projects (software licensing, hosting, installation assistance, custom development), we are willing to accept payment in SBD or other cryptos and provide discounts, especially for projects that target community development and promotion.
Contact us anytime from https://videowhisper.com/tickets_submit.php .
Wow! Thank you for your dedicated work! I'm very excited by this project and thank you for letting me be the first to alpha test it! I'll be sure to brag about it when the site gets big!
You were the first person to receive a streem from the site. Indeed. :)
Thanks for helping me test man.
Up-voted and re-steemed @klye for sure I will give it a try ... and I was wondering if it would possible to use this service also to stream in the Steemfest @roelandp :) (plus the other stream)
The hope was Id have it done and working before steemfest so they could set up a channel and streem the festivities. :)
:) good!
I have tested online applications before, let me know here or in chat if you want someone to just pound on it some for you.
Thanks man. Yeah give me a day or so to finish some stuff up then we can have you in to brake all the things that I haven't yet. :)
Let me know how I can get involved :)
[email protected] . I've been looking into this and want to help you grow!
Sure thing man! Will shoot you an email here in the next day or so
Thanks man!
Nice job @klye!
Have you considered any of the blockchain tech currencies for streaming instead of the older methods? I hear there are some coins out there in development. Oh and for video uploading services this would be an even better idea.
I've started looking into it. Perhaps in the future once my coding ability catches up with my ability to dream up projects.
Would be awesome to see a fully decentralized streemit in the future. While I can't say it would be the easiest thing to develop I know darn well the technology of decentralized video sharing would be veeeeery lucrative.
Excellent! I'll be checking in on it to see its functionality soon. I'm hoping it's more like google hangouts instead of periscope...but I won't know 'til I get in there, will I?
While currently the site is being built more towards periscope I have a number of folks asking me if there will be free 2 way video. I'll very likely look into getting it implemented and tested here today. :)