Live Show TV — Web TV & Radio Portal

Web TV & Radio Streaming Portal

A comprehensive, all-in-one digital media platform combining live TV broadcasting, 24/7 radio streaming, video on demand, and e-commerce — with 17+ public pages, 11 admin sections, 150+ REST API endpoints, and 40 database tables.

Core Features

• Live Streaming & Broadcasting: Multi-camera live streaming with RTMP/HLS/DASH, YouTube Live & TikTok Live integration, fallback content, analytics in real-time
• Real-Time Chat (Socket.IO 4.7): Interactive chat with 6 animated gift types (1-100 credits), LST token donations, 36 emoji picker, typing indicators, profanity filter (RO+EN), nickname customization, temp bans with auto-unban
• Virtual Credits Economy: 10 Cr. = 1EUR, 11 credit packages with bonuses, OpenCart webhook sync, full transaction history, admin manual adjustment
• 8-Level Gamification: Supporter levels from Puișor (0) to Patron (100,000) with animated badges, all-time/monthly/weekly/daily leaderboards, Hall of Fame, social feed with posts & likes
• 24/7 Online Radio: Multi-genre playlists, MP3/FLAC/WAV upload, auto metadata extraction, track stats, persistent background player
• Events & Ticketing: Full event management with early-bird pricing, QR code tickets, digital check-in, capacity tracking, auto-reminders
• Studio Booking: 4 professional rooms (recording, podcast, live streaming, photo) with online reservation
• Merch Shop (shop.liveshowtv.net): OpenCart e-commerce with SSO single sign-on (5-min expiry tokens), auto profile sync, credit/subscription products with custom branding
• SPA Admin Panel: 11 sections with role-based granular permissions (Read/Write/Delete), dashboard analytics, user CRUD, radio management, donation stats, chat moderation
• Sponsorship Platform: Brand partnership portal with contact forms, workflow status (new→approved), admin notes, platform statistics
• Donation Campaigns: Target-based campaigns (daily/weekly/monthly), visual progress bars, chat integration, toggle active/inactive

Security

• JWT access + refresh tokens (15-min expiry)
• bcrypt password hashing
• Redis-backed rate limiting (sliding window)
• Joi schema validation, SQL injection prevention, XSS sanitization
• Activity logs with IP tracking and old/new value audit
• Winston structured logging

Technology Stack

Frontend: HTML5 | CSS3 | Vanilla JS | Font Awesome | Google Fonts

Backend: Node.js 20+ | Express 4.18 | Socket.IO 4.7 | PM2

Databases: PostgreSQL 16 | MySQL (OpenCart) | Redis

Auth: JWT | bcrypt | Refresh Tokens

Payments: Stripe | PayU | Netopia

Media: Sharp | music-metadata | Multer | HLS.js