See Slug

Web server to stream or download videos

• Install See Slug on your server

• Stream or download videos in the web interface

Web Interface

Browse Page

Keyboard shortcuts:

• Arrows: Move up, down, left, and right
• Space/Enter: Click on the video/collection link
• Letter: Go to the first video starting with that character

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Watch Page

Keyboard shortcuts:

• C: Captions
• F: Fullscreen
• P: Picture in Picture
• Space: Play/pause
• Left/Right: Go back/forward 5 seconds

Build

1. Install git and rustup

2. Clone and build

   git clone https://github.com/RobbyCBennett/SeeSlug.git seeslug
   cd seeslug
   cargo build --release

Install

1. Get the executable

   • Download the server executable from GitHub or
   • Build the server executable

2. Gather your movies and shows into one place

3. Configure your system to run the executable as a startup service

Naming and Organization

• All videos, posters, subtitles, and subfolders must be under 1 folder
• Videos are sorted alphabetically, so consider putting them in collections and prepending a number
• To show a poster, give it the basename of the video or subfolder like VIDEO.png
• To get a subtitle, give it the basename of the video like VIDEO.vtt where English is assumed
• Specify the subtitle language with VIDEO.LANG.vtt (to add support for other languages, edit src/languages.rs)
  • ar: Arabic
  • bn: Bengali
  • en: English
  • es: Spanish
  • fr: French
  • hi: Hindi
  • pt: Portuguese
  • ru: Russian
  • ur: Urdu
  • zh: Chinese
• Subtitles can be enabled by default with VIDEO.default.vtt or VIDEO.default.LANG.vtt
• Example file structure:
  • Inception.mp4
  • Inception.png
  • Inception.vtt
  • Indiana Jones.jpg
  • Indiana Jones
    • 1: Raiders of the Lost Ark.default.vtt
    • 1: Raiders of the Lost Ark.mp4
    • 1: Raiders of the Lost Ark.webp
    • 2: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.en.vtt
    • 2: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.mp4
    • 2: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.png
    • 3: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.default.en.vtt
    • 3: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.es.vtt
    • 3: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.mp4
    • 3: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.png

Optional Command Line Arguments

Configuration:

• --folder: Folder which contains the posters, subtitles, and videos (string)
• --port: TCP port to listen to (integer from 0 to 65535)

Other:

• --help or -h: Display the help text
• --version or -v: Display the version text

Supported Formats

Video File Extensions

• .mp4

Poster File Extensions

• .jpeg
• .jpg
• .png
• .webp

Subtitle File Extensions

• .vtt

Audio and Video in Chromium

Audio and Video in Firefox