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Everything here uses your Discord login. One sign-in covers all of it.

How watching works

Jellyfin: each streamer is a show. This week's recordings sit under weekday seasons, older ones roll into week, month and year. Nothing moves; it is only re-labelled.
Live: windows open as people go live and close when they stop. Click a window to hear it; the speaker button pins audio on; the slider is per window.
Clips: install Syncthing on your gaming PC, paste its Device ID on the clips page, accept the folder it offers. Only video files are pulled.

You are in streamers: you can publish under your own name. No passwords, no stream keys to keep.

OBS setup (once)

OBS → Tools → WebSocket Server Settings → enable, set a password.
OBS → Docks → Custom Browser Docks → add …/dock/; log in with Discord inside the dock.
Dock → Settings: OBS WebSocket password (the rest is prefilled). Optional title prefix/suffix ({date} = today).
Dock → Timecode band → Add band + clock source while not streaming (gives editors a frame-accurate timecode).
Per stream: type a title, Go Live. The dock mints a 12-hour token and sets your stream key itself.

Rules worth knowing

Everything streamed is recorded and visible to editors and members. Dump tonight throws a night away (3-day undo by an admin).
Titles: letters, digits, _ . -; no double underscore; the dock shows the final name as you type.
Browser Go Live needs Windows + Chrome/Edge 141+ for window audio and the GPU encoder; on Linux use OBS.

You are in editors: read streams and clips, write finals.

Multicam & timecode

Every stream file has a timecode track (time of day, Eastern) and a .json sidecar with the exact capture time, source (strip = frame-accurate from the overscan band, arrival = coarse), drift and gaps.
Multicam: sync by timecode, cross-check with voice audio. Export at the game resolution (2560×1440 / 1920×1080) — that drops the thin band at the bottom.
Files are H.264 MP4, constant frame rate, index up front. Streams are published a few minutes after they end.
No WebDAV (Discord-only login). Select files/folders and use copyparty's zip/tar download.

You are in media-admins: full rights on every folder, trash, Syncthing, dump anyone's night.

Admin notes

Group changes in Authentik apply on the next login: sign out and back in.
Dump anyone's night: the dock's Dump works on your own; for others use the API with {"user":"name"} or ask the owner.
New gamer: they self-serve on /clips/; you only need to watch Syncthing accept the device.

You are in git-users.

Notes

SSH remotes use port 2222: ssh://git@…:2222/org/repo.git. Add your key under Settings → SSH keys.
The stack's own repo is techy/Media-Server-Setup.

You are in bot-users.

You are in admins or authentik Admins.

Where things live

Server: ~/vanguard-stream on the box; STATUS.md = what runs / who does what / what's unfinished; README.md = how.
Change hostnames, bot token: ./configure.py. Plugin updates: ./installJellyfinPlugin.sh. Portal: ./deployLive.sh (dev box).
Streamers = Authentik group streamers; editors = editors; everything follows Discord roles via the roles policy.

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