This was not easy to get going, but this NixOS config for my school lab was built in a weekend and did what it said on the tin. Unfortunately, it won’t be deployed, but it has been fun and quite satisfying for it to come together.
I built docs and a new browser streaming feature! Check out the devlog below for more info! (i’m tired and really need to ship this so there you go 
)
OBS sucks. Well, rather- it sucks to leave your browser. Why not livestream from the commodity of hackclub.tv itself?
Browser streaming comes into play. There’s only one supported ingest server as of now (a new ingest server in Germany 
!), but HQ Server 1 will be available to pick shortly™.
There’s also another small caveat: you can’t stream your microphone, only your screen (for now™), and you can’t share screen audio (that will never happen due to browser limitations )
Check out this demo video! It is available on hackclub.tv right now, so might as well try out out, right?
This will also be my last devlog before shipping. Want updates? Join #hctv on the Slack! I hope we meet again in Stardance!
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I’ve made an account system! (or, rather, that’s what i’m the most proud about here). It was rather straightforward and hardly needed to refactor the codebase since SvelteKit integrates rather well with CF Workers. I learnt a lot about Better Auth, the authentication system I used.
With this system, I’ve built some small stats, but I can add the ability to upload to-do’s in the near future.
it’s something i’ve really been looking forward to for a bit.
it only tracks time listened and songs listened but more stuff will be added down the line! 
authentication here isn’t very invasive here either! it’s just an account number (like those in 
) or a passkey (from a password manager or your trusty FIDO2 key 
go try it out! i’m sure you’ll love it
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I built apps for desktop and Android! it was fun learning about Expo and Electron, though I already had experience with the latter
freddie and i made a streaming guide on the docs page! https://docs.hackclub.tv/guides/start-stream/
i’m also starting to figure out how to livestream from the browser, for those who might be interested. more updates soon!
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BRO FORGOT ME !!
I ALSO ADDED SUM TO DAT PR
MUH BAD 😭
I added some new UX/UI features to the platform! and also fixed some vulnerabilities 
Anyway, I didn’t really learn anything since this is within my comfort zone,
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redesigned the account settings page a bit more. looks good enough!
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added authentication! this is for a little stats page i’ll start making soon.
it was specially hard since i had in mind an account number system (like mullvad’s!) alongside the ability to add passkeys, while better-auth likes emails and passwords more.
we got it working though! it was fun working on the ui, though it genuinely sucks 
i can’t use claude either because of the github copilot student plan thingy, so that’s also p sad.
it’ll stay like this for a bit, but i’ll definitely improve it in a bit. it’s not very good atm.
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added a docs page! i might make a youtube demo video and an image gallery of the distribution when i free up some memory
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fixed the button contrast! though it still looks a bit strange. i’m not exactly sure how to make it look better, but we’ll see
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this devlog:
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made an electron app with help from ai for audio screensharing, and made an expo app. i’ll now add a viewer to the mobile app!
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Initial devlog! I worked on this small project throughout the weekend. It’s basically a Nix config for my school!
It’s almost done, I have to fix some bugs with certain programs and look for a way for users to install apps without making it so declarative.
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I rewrote the backend to use MediaMTX, migrated to HQ infrastructure, improved chat by adding moderation, supported multiple regions, wrote a Javascript SDK and added observability. Overall, features to make hctv production ready!
I’m not done with the project, just shipping a part of it.
I’m very proud of the reception that hctv has been having lately, and feel humbled to see so many people trying it out! They are the reason why i keep adding features to the platform.
this changelog adds prometheus and grafana to hctv!
with help of ai i made a really cool dashboard which is honestly a joy to use. it should hopefully improve the way i maintain the platform when it reaches prod
i’m also shipping to see how’s the payout, so please try out the project!
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this update is kinda huge, hctv is finally hq sponsored and i’ve also made some admin page improvements. i’ll copy the announcement from #hctv below since it sums it up pretty well:
[…]
this has also merged a huge feature update:
• added moderation (user restrictions and channel bans)
• multi region!!!! (for now there’s HQ A, more third party regions to come)
• ever wanted to create a bot without the annoyances of the api? npm i @hctv/sdk! (ai chatbot with hcai here: https://github.com/SrIzan10/hctv/blob/main/packages/sdk/examples/ai.ts)
• miscellaneous chat fixes
• improved development instructions (thanks @BnaJns for the pr 
)
these things should improve devex and stability on the platform. note that some of the features written here were mostly generated by ai, as a small experiment (yes, i’ve code reviewed)
[…] we’ll also be using the platform on Flavortown Friday Feast, so stay tuned for more production-ready updates soon.
[…]
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implemented multiple ingest server regions, tailor made for overglade in singapore, but this feature is still not shipped so yeah pf
check out that selector! so cool!
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helium is a simple screensharing website powered by webrtc! it was originally made for my school, since some teachers want to share their computer screen wirelessly.
note that the service is modular, you must bring your own STUN and TURN servers. i found a few on the internet and made a preset that is on the /about page.
i’ve learned a lot about nuxt and vue. it’s janky sometimes, but it works really well. i also learnt how to work with AI agents (the architecture and base code is written my me, of course).
a very fun project overall!
Wrote a school-facing guide for Helium and fixed some stuff along the way. Might ship soon!
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finished everything (with a lot of ai help, i didn’t really have the time) and got to demo it at school today. it works!
i can’t wait to scale up to my school as a whole soon.
here’s a small demo of what i got:
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created a /presets page. now will implement sharing.
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it’s been a while! i got sick and couldn’t code for a bit. now, with neovim, i figured i would implement the presets feature and learn a bit about the editor!
so i wrote one of the most overengineered forms i’ve made. it looks so good though 😭
nuxt has its quirks, but i get why it’s so loved. everything “””“JUST”””” “””“WORKS””””
this took a bit more than usual because i had to use the keyboard at all times.
now, i’ll do the rest of the presets feature, such as the main page, an edit page and a share page.
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added authentication with clerk and a basic preset selector, though the creation of it is still not done.
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this adds moderation!
i consider it to be a small claude code test, which ended up pretty good, but of course i had to do my own edits and stuff.
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the last devlog logged 4 hours, but apparently it has changed to only 20 minutes? so consider this the time logged for the previous devlog i guess (and also one hour of sdk development, a new update coming soon!)
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the third backend rewrite! now using mediamtx with low latency hls and srt.
this update also includes an improved color scheme, channel deletions and a complete sidebar rework!
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the carousel is tripping wow
idk this is the first devlog yay
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