Taking automation to new heights!

What is this?

An automation project focused on streamlining the m3u creation process and stream scheduling using the Open Broadcaster Software API & WebSockets. This project was put together to explore diy automated broadcasting for schwwaaa & subcarrier.tv. Influenced by obs-scheduler by cyberboy666.

How does it work?

Once the server is running, go to http://localhost:9999

Place files in the drop zone or click "Upload Folder" to upload content manually

Export m3U file to the root directory, example below

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:0,highlight_video.mp4
highlight_video.mp4
#EXTINF:0,replay_video.mp4
replay_video.mp4

Schedule your stream

Once the stream is scheduled it will refresh the page and appear below

A new OBS scene is created with VLC as a source when the scheduled time happens

Project setup

Linux & MacOS

Install VLC

Download VLC here

Install the project requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Create Python virtual environment

In a nutshell, Python virtual environments help decouple and isolate Python installs and associated pip packages. This allows end-users to install and manage their own set of packages that are independent of those provided by the system or used by other projects.

 cd drop-zone-ops
 python -m venv env

Activate Python virtual environment

This will activate your virtual environment. Immediately, you will notice that your terminal path includes env, signifying an activated virtual environment.

source env/bin/activate

Windows 11/10

Install VLC

Download VLC here (* 64-bit only)

Install the project requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Video Demo

Screenflick.Movie.22.mp4

Current Bugs

• Video files need to be in the root directory to properly encode as m3u8 playlist
• Remove older streams from the schedule

Testing

• Windows: 11 & 10 (64-bit only)
• Linux: Ubuntu 24.04
• MacOS: M1 Apple Silicon

Attributions

• obs_scheduler by cyberboy666