Djidio is the software that runs the SamuraiFilms website. It's programmed in python using Django for the back end, and FlowPlayer and jQuery for the front end (video player and asynchronous interface). It's compatible with all modern browsers and is installable on most web hosts that support some form of FCGI (and of course Python, and some sort of database).

Download Djidio-0.1.tar.gz

Version 0.1 [ MIT License ]

Features

• Fast (though I'm not so sure about scalability)
• Puts your videos first. Large video interface designed to accommodate 16x9 widescreen.
• Plays your videos like a TV show (sort of like blip.tv).
• Built-in really simple blog (though you can use your own, of course!)
• No comments... NO SPAM!
• Videos can be played by any page using a template that descends from base.html

Requirements

• Python 2.4/2.5 : PIL, Django SVN
• FCGI, SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL (with appropriate Python bindings installed)

Installation

Here is now I got Djidio working on Dreamhost. Each step will again start at the home directory. This is only a rough estimate. You will prolly find a better way to do this on your server. Remember the Djidio app can also be used on it's own, in your project, it's a regular Python package/Django app!

You should definitely have some experience with Python, Django and Linux before attempting this. SAMURAIFILMS OFFERS NO SUPPORT! Just be careful and don't fuck up your hosting account.

1. Install Dependencies:

   ## Django:
   svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk/ django_src
   
   ## Python Imaging
   wget http://effbot.org/downloads/Imaging-1.1.6.tar.gz
   tar xvfz Imaging-1.1.6 && cd Imaging-1.1.6
   python setup.py build_ext -i

2. Install Djidio

   mkdir django_projects/ && cd django_projects
   wget http://media.beta.samuraifilms.org/code/djidio-0.1.tar.gz
   tar xzfz djidio-0.1.tar.gz ## extracts to 'samuraifilms'

   Configure your settings file. Create Djidio's database:

   cd djidio-0.1/djidio
   python manage.py syncdb   ## follow the instructions...
   python manage.py createcachetable the_cache_table   ## creating the cache table

3. Configure your Host

   Create a sub-domain or domain and confirm FCGI is enabled.

cd YOURSUBDOMAIN
wget http://svn.saddi.com/py-lib/trunk/fcgi.py

Create a dispatch.fcgi file for your project and place it in YOURSUBDOMAIN/dispatch.fcgi.

#!/usr/bin/python2.4

import sys

sys.path += ['/home/YOURUSER/django_src']  # for django
sys.path += ['/home/YOURUSER/django_projects/']  # for djidio.films
sys.path += ['/home/YOURUSER/Imaging.1.1.6/']  # for PIL.Image

from fcgi import WSGIServer
from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIHandler
import os

os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'samuraifilms.settings'
WSGIServer(WSGIHandler()).run()

And finally create your .htaccess file in YOURSUBDOMAIN/.htaccess.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/stats/(.*)$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/failed_auth.html$
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [L]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^(dispatch\.fcgi/.*)$ - [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ dispatch.fcgi/$1 [L]