Local-cast

Stream local video/audio content to a Chromecast on your network.

Overview

local-cast is a nodeJS application which scans for video and audio artifacts in your local network, and allows them to be cast to a connected chromecast.

local-cast exposes a material-ui based web interface (using React) to allow you to select and cast movies, as well as a remote control.

Setup

Install Node.js (at least v4.2.2), confirm it works with:

$ node -v
v4.2.2

$ npm -v
2.14.7

Clone this repository, and inside the created directory:

$ sudo apt-get install libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev
$ sudo npm install -g gulp
$ npm install

Running locally

Whilst this codebase is evolving quickly, the front-end uses a series of mocked endpoints to provide some scaffolding until the back-end API is written. To start the front end:

$ gulp

TODO

• Web interface
• SRT ==> VTT conversion
• TMDB enrichment/integration
• Redis cache
• Auto-scan content
• Autoscale output

Attribution

• Chromecast cast button SVG from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chromecast_cast_button_icon.svg