chhinsras / almost-netflix-project-setup

Programatoc setup of Appwrite project for Netflix clone

Netflix Clone - Project setup

Requirements

• Node.js - 16.x
• Appwrite - 1.3.x
• Appwrite CLI
• API Key from TMDB

Getting Started

1. Create a Project in Appwrite with the ID almost-netflix

2. Deploy the Collections using the using the Appwrite CLI and provided appwrite.json

   appwrite deploy collection --all --yes

3. Deploy the bucket for the posters

   appwrite deploy bucket

4. Create an API Key for the seed script and take note of the secret value

   appwrite projects createKey --projectId 'almost-netflix' --name "Seed Script" --scopes documents.write files.write

5. Create a .env file from .env.example and fill in:

   • APPWRITE_ENDPOINT - The endpoint of your Appwrite instance
   • APPWRITE_SELF_SIGNED - Set to true to allow self-signed certificates
   • APPWRITE_API_KEY - The API Key secret from the previous step
   • TMDB_API_KEY - The API Key from TMDB

6. Install dependencies: npm i

7. Run the seed script: npm run seeds