Over the past few years, we at TrackIt have noticed an increasing demand for a solution that would enable content creators to quickly set up and launch their own Netflix-like websites where they can display and manage their video assets and live streams. Despite the overwhelming demand for such a solution, the daunting challenge of building such a platform entirely from scratch has prevented the consideration of such an effort as a viable option for many of our clients. Well, not anymore.
Trackflix aims to fill this gap by providing content creators across industries with an affordable, prebuilt, and customizable solution that they can leverage to quickly launch their own custom video libraries within a matter of hours.
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What is Trackflix?
Trackflix is an all-in-one platform that allows content creators to quickly set up and launch their own customized Netflix-like video library to showcase and manage all their video assets from one location. Trackflix was designed to provide the average content creator with an inexpensive, easy-to-use, and flexible video-library solution that can quickly be deployed to start displaying VOD assets and live streams.
Who is Trackflix For?
Trackflix is an ideal choice for any company engaged in content creation looking to create their own external-facing VOD libraries accessible to outside audiences. However, Trackflix can also be leveraged by enterprises solely for internal purposes as well.
For instance, Trackflix could be the ideal fit for a medium-to-large-sized enterprise looking to streamline the cataloging and management of its in-house communications, training, or marketing video assets. Trackflix’s cost-effectiveness makes it an attractive option for companies in need of a highly effective yet affordable tool to streamline media asset sharing and management.
Trackflix Features
Trackflix comes equipped with the following features:
Fully-Managed Video Player
Trackflix uses VideoJS, a very popular, fully-managed, open-source HTML5 player framework that provides users with all the capabilities needed for seamless and high-quality video streaming.
Video Preview
Users can preview clips for video assets when they hover their cursors over video thumbnails.
Background Showcase
Content creators can choose to showcase specific videos on the background of their homepage just like on Netflix.
Permission Management
Trackflix allows content managers to provide users with either ‘Basic’ or ‘Administrator’ level permissions. ‘Basic’ users can only view previously uploaded content. Administrator-level users can additionally upload, modify, and delete videos.
Live Streaming
Trackflix uses Amazon Interactive Video Service (IVS) to create the RTMP URL that provides a connection to users’ video player instance.
Video Section Management (Admin panel)
Trackflix allows users to categorize their video assets by assigning them to specific ‘Sections’. Each section has its own slider on the home page. Administrative users can easily modify, update, and manage these sections from the Admin panel.
Automated Transcoding
Trackflix leverages AWS Amplify Video to transcode uploaded videos and automatically creates an HLS playlist to provide video on demand.
Indexing and Search Capabilities
The Trackflix search bar allows users to quickly sift through their video libraries to find video assets using video titles or section names.
Simplified Video Library Management
Trackflix enables administrative users to create, modify, and delete video assets very easily.
Section Management
Users with administrative privileges can also create, modify, and delete sections with ease.
How to Get Started with Trackflix
Here is how to get started with Trackflix hosted on your own AWS account today. As an option, TrackIt will also host the site as a managed service (please contact sales@trackit.io directly for questions and implementation)
Step 1: Create a User Account and Log in to the Website
1) Go to the Trackflix website
2) Click on the user icon as seen in the screenshot below
3) Click on Create account:
4) Fill in the form and click on Create account:
5) You should receive a confirmation code via email, paste it in the field and confirm:
Step 2: Give Admin Permissions to Your Existing AWS Account
- Go to the Cognito console on your AWS account. (Make sure that the correct region for your use is selected)
- Click on Manage User Pools
3. Click on the user pool created by Amplify (The Trackflix one in our case):
4. Select Users and groups in the menu on the left:
5. Go to the Groups tab and click on Admin:
6. Click on Add users, then click on the + close to the user you want to give admin permissions to (the test user in the example below):
You should now have a user with admin permissions. To see if it worked, log out of Trackflix and log back in with the admin’s user credentials. You should now be able to see the Admin panelbutton next to the Search bar:
Step 3: Create a New Section and Upload a Video using the Back Office:
Go to the back office by clicking on the Admin button in the menu and click on Sections:
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Give the new section a title and a description and click on Save:
You should have successfully created a new section. Here’s what it looks like on the Sections list:
You can choose to edit or delete the section:
Step 4: Create a Video and Associate it with the Section You’ve Created
In the Admin panel, select Videos in the menu and click on Create:
Enter video details and then drag and drop the video file. Once complete, click on Save:
Your video should start uploading. Once it’s done, you should be able to see the video in the section you created on the Homepage:
Step 5: Highlight a Video to Showcase it on the Homepage:
Go to the Admin panel, select the Videos category and click on the video you want to showcase:
Turn on the Highlight toggle and click on Save:
- The video should now be showcased on the Homepage
Trackflix, The Ideal Solution for Someone Looking for a Pre-Built, Yet Customizable Solution
Designed with the average content creator in mind, Trackflix is the ideal solution for companies who want to launch their own Netflix-like video libraries without having to build something from scratch. Despite being a pre-built “70% ready solution”, Trackflix provides users with the necessary flexibility and customization features they desire to create their own unique and bespoke video libraries.
Get started with Trackflix here.
About TrackIt
TrackIt is an Amazon Web Services Advanced Consulting Partner specializing in cloud management, consulting, and software development solutions based in Venice, CA.
TrackIt specializes in Modern Software Development, DevOps, Infrastructure-As-Code, Serverless, CI/CD, and Containerization with specialized expertise in Media & Entertainment workflows, High-Performance Computing environments, and data storage.
TrackIt’s forté is cutting-edge software design with deep expertise in containerization, serverless architectures, and innovative pipeline development. The TrackIt team can help you architect, design, build and deploy a customized solution tailored to your exact requirements.
In addition to providing cloud management, consulting, and modern software development services, TrackIt also provides an open-source AWS cost management tool that allows users to optimize their costs and resources on AWS.