Video search engine

Flask-based application using MySQL, MongoDB and Neo4j for storing video data and provides interface to search video and show related videos and recommendations.

Setup

• Install python3, pip, python-virtualenv

  sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip
  pip3 install virtualenv
  

• Install databases : MySQL, MongoDB, Neo4j

  • MySQL

    sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev
    

  • MongoDB

    sudo apt-get install mongodb
    

  • GUI for MySQL

    sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench
    

  • GUI for MongoDB : Robomongo

• Clone repository and setup virtualenv inside folder

  git clone https://github.com/nitish6174/video-search-engine
  cd <downloaded project path>
  virtualenv -p python3 venv_py3
  

• Setup SCSS compiler using gulp

  sudo apt-get install nodejs nodejs-legacy npm
  npm install .
  

• Install pip dependencies inside virtualenv

  source venv_py3/bin/activate
  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

• Make config file and modify it

  cp flaskapp/config.py.example flaskapp/config.py
  

• Add video data in the root of repository as the folder name data/ Sample data files available at this link

• Running :

  • Make sure databases are up
  • Export the flask variable with export FLASK_APP=./flaskapp/app.py
  • Init the DB models with flask create_db
  • Run gulp to compile CSS gulp
  • Run server with ./run.sh
  • Project will be available at localhost:5000
  • Use Ctrl-C to stop flask server
  • Use deactivate to exit virtualenv