Use downloads path rather than direct webdav

Caddyfile

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# VidRip Caddyfile
+# This configuration serves the frontend and proxies API requests to the backend
+#
+# NOTE: This file will be auto-generated by start-production.sh if it doesn't exist.
+#       The script will prompt you for your domain name.
+#
+# Manual Usage:
+#   1. Install Caddy: https://caddyserver.com/docs/install
+#   2. Update 'your-domain.com' below with your actual domain
+#   3. Run: caddy run (for testing) or caddy start (background)
+#   4. Or use systemd service (see DEPLOYMENT.md)
+#
+# Features:
+#   - Automatic HTTPS with Let's Encrypt
+#   - Reverse proxy to backend API
+#   - Static file serving for frontend
+#   - Compression enabled
+#   - Security headers
+
+# Replace with your domain or use :80 for localhost
+your-domain.com {
+    # Enable compression
+    encode gzip zstd
+
+    # Security headers
+    header {
+        # Enable HSTS (forces HTTPS)
+        Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
+        # Prevent clickjacking
+        X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
+        # Prevent MIME type sniffing
+        X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
+        # Enable XSS protection
+        X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
+        # Referrer policy
+        Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+        # Remove server header for security
+        -Server
+    }
+
+    # API routes - proxy to backend
+    handle /api/* {
+        reverse_proxy localhost:3001 {
+            # Health check
+            health_uri /api/health
+            health_interval 10s
+            health_timeout 5s
+
+            # Headers
+            header_up Host {host}
+            header_up X-Real-IP {remote_host}
+            header_up X-Forwarded-For {remote_host}
+            header_up X-Forwarded-Proto {scheme}
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Serve frontend static files
+    handle {
+        # Root directory is the frontend build output
+        root * /var/www/vidrip
+
+        # Try files first, fall back to index.html for SPA routing
+        try_files {path} /index.html
+
+        # Serve files
+        file_server
+
+        # Cache static assets
+        @static {
+            path *.js *.css *.woff *.woff2 *.ttf *.eot *.ico *.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.svg *.webp
+        }
+        header @static {
+            Cache-Control "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+        }
+
+        # Don't cache index.html
+        @html {
+            path *.html
+        }
+        header @html {
+            Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Logging
+    log {
+        output file /var/log/caddy/vidrip-access.log {
+            roll_size 100mb
+            roll_keep 10
+        }
+        format json
+    }
+}
+
+# Alternative configuration for local development/testing without a domain
+# Uncomment this and comment out the domain configuration above
+# :80 {
+#     encode gzip zstd
+#
+#     handle /api/* {
+#         reverse_proxy localhost:3001
+#     }
+#
+#     handle {
+#         root * /var/www/vidrip
+#         try_files {path} /index.html
+#         file_server
+#     }
+#
+#     log {
+#         output stdout
+#     }
+# }

DEPLOYMENT.md

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ chmod +x start-production.sh stop-production.sh
 # Start the service
 ./start-production.sh
 
+# When prompted, enter your domain name (e.g., vidrip.example.com)
+# Or press Enter to skip Caddyfile generation
+
 # Stop the service
 ./stop-production.sh
 ```
@@ -21,8 +24,11 @@ The `start-production.sh` script will:
 - Check system requirements (Node.js 18+, yt-dlp)
 - Install dependencies
 - Build backend and frontend
+- **Ask for your domain and auto-generate Caddyfile** (if not exists)
+- Deploy frontend to `/var/www/vidrip`
 - Start the backend server in the background
 - Create log files in `logs/` directory
+- Show next steps for Caddy installation
 
 ## Production Deployment (Recommended)
 
@@ -106,7 +112,63 @@ sudo systemctl start vidrip
 sudo systemctl status vidrip
 ```
 
-### 6. Setup Nginx Reverse Proxy
+### 6. Setup Web Server (Reverse Proxy)
+
+Choose one of the following options:
+
+#### Option A: Caddy (Recommended - Easiest with automatic HTTPS)
+
+**Install Caddy:**
+
+```bash
+# Ubuntu/Debian
+sudo apt install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring apt-transport-https
+curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg
+curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install caddy
+```
+
+**Configure Caddyfile:**
+
+If you ran `start-production.sh` and entered your domain, a Caddyfile was auto-generated for you!
+
+Otherwise, edit the included template:
+
+```bash
+# Edit Caddyfile
+nano Caddyfile
+
+# Change line 21:
+# FROM: your-domain.com {
+# TO:   yourdomain.com {
+```
+
+**Deploy Caddyfile:**
+
+```bash
+# Copy to standard location
+sudo cp Caddyfile /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
+
+# Validate configuration
+sudo caddy validate --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
+
+# Enable and start Caddy
+sudo systemctl enable caddy
+sudo systemctl start caddy
+
+# Check status
+sudo systemctl status caddy
+```
+
+Caddy will automatically obtain and renew SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt!
+
+**View logs:**
+```bash
+sudo journalctl -u caddy -f
+```
+
+#### Option B: Nginx
 
 Create `/etc/nginx/sites-available/vidrip`:
 
@@ -117,7 +179,7 @@ server {
 
     # Serve frontend static files
     location / {
-        root /var/www/vidrip/frontend/dist;
+        root /var/www/vidrip;
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
     }
 
@@ -134,11 +196,8 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
 
-    # Serve downloaded video files
-    location /downloads/ {
-        alias /var/www/vidrip/backend/downloads/;
-        add_header Content-Type video/mp4;
-    }
+    # Note: Video files are now served via /api/videos/:id/stream
+    # This handles both local and WebDAV storage automatically
 
     # Increase upload size if needed
     client_max_body_size 100M;
@@ -153,13 +212,15 @@ sudo nginx -t
 sudo systemctl reload nginx
 ```
 
-### 7. Setup SSL with Let's Encrypt (Recommended)
+**Setup SSL with Let's Encrypt:**
 
 ```bash
 sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
 sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com
 ```
 
+Note: If using Caddy, SSL is automatic - skip this step!
+
 ## Systemd Service Management
 
 ```bash

backend/src/db/database.ts

@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export function initDatabase() {
     intervalMinutes: '180', // 180 minutes = 3 hours
     varianceMinutes: '30',
     maxConcurrentDownloads: '1',
-    enabled: 'true'
+    enabled: 'true',
+    downloadsPath: path.join(__dirname, '../../downloads')
   };
 
   const insertConfig = db.prepare(

backend/src/server.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import path from 'path';
-import { initDatabase } from './db/database';
+import { initDatabase, configOperations } from './db/database';
 import { startScheduler } from './services/scheduler';
 import channelsRouter from './routes/channels';
 import playlistsRouter from './routes/playlists';
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ app.use('/api/playlists', playlistsRouter);
 app.use('/api/videos', videosRouter);
 app.use('/api/config', configRouter);
 
-// Serve downloaded videos
-app.use('/downloads', express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../downloads')));
+// Serve downloaded videos from configured path
+const downloadsPath = configOperations.get('downloadsPath') || path.join(__dirname, '../downloads');
+app.use('/downloads', express.static(downloadsPath));
 
 // Health check
 app.get('/api/health', (req, res) => {

backend/src/services/ytdlp.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
+import { configOperations } from '../db/database';
 
-const DOWNLOADS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../../downloads');
+// Get downloads directory from config
+function getDownloadsDir(): string {
+  const downloadsPath = configOperations.get('downloadsPath');
+  const dir = downloadsPath || path.join(__dirname, '../../downloads');
 
-// Ensure downloads directory exists
-if (!fs.existsSync(DOWNLOADS_DIR)) {
-  fs.mkdirSync(DOWNLOADS_DIR, { recursive: true });
+  // Ensure downloads directory exists
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  return dir;
 }
 
 // Path to cookies file (optional, for additional authentication)
@@ -296,7 +303,8 @@ export async function downloadVideo(
   options: DownloadOptions = {}
 ): Promise<{ filePath: string; fileSize: number }> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const outputTemplate = path.join(DOWNLOADS_DIR, `${videoId}.%(ext)s`);
+    const downloadsDir = getDownloadsDir();
+    const outputTemplate = path.join(downloadsDir, `${videoId}.%(ext)s`);
 
     const args = [
       ...getCommonArgs(),
@@ -360,10 +368,10 @@ export async function downloadVideo(
 
       // Find the downloaded file
       if (!outputPath) {
-        const files = fs.readdirSync(DOWNLOADS_DIR);
+        const files = fs.readdirSync(downloadsDir);
         const videoFile = files.find(f => f.startsWith(videoId) && f.endsWith('.mp4'));
         if (videoFile) {
-          outputPath = path.join(DOWNLOADS_DIR, videoFile);
+          outputPath = path.join(downloadsDir, videoFile);
         }
       }
 

frontend/src/pages/SettingsPage.tsx

@@ -224,6 +224,22 @@ function SettingsPage() {
               Number of videos to download simultaneously (recommended: 1)
             </p>
           </div>
+
+          <div>
+            <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">
+              Downloads Directory Path
+            </label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              value={config.downloadsPath || ''}
+              onChange={(e) => handleChange('downloadsPath', e.target.value)}
+              className="mt-1 block w-full rounded-md border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 text-gray-900 dark:text-white shadow-sm focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-500"
+              placeholder="/var/www/vidrip/downloads"
+            />
+            <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+              Absolute path where downloaded videos will be saved. Can point to a mounted WebDAV directory.
+            </p>
+          </div>
         </div>
 
         <div className="mt-6 flex justify-end">

frontend/src/types/index.ts

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export interface Config {
   varianceMinutes: string;
   maxConcurrentDownloads: string;
   enabled: string;
+  downloadsPath: string;
 }
 
 export interface SchedulerStatus {

start-production.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ BLUE='\033[0;34m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
 # Script directory
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WEB_ROOT="/var/www/vidrip"
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(pwd)
+echo -e "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+rm -rf "$WEB_ROOT/*"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 
 # Configuration
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ LOG_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/logs"
 PID_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/vidrip.pid"
 LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/vidrip.log"
 ERROR_LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/vidrip-error.log"
+WEB_ROOT="/var/www/vidrip"
 
 ################################################################################
 # Helper Functions
@@ -191,6 +196,143 @@ log_success "Frontend built successfully"
 cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
 echo ""
 
+################################################################################
+# Generate Caddyfile (if needed)
+################################################################################
+
+if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/Caddyfile" ]; then
+    log_info "Caddyfile not found. Let's create one!"
+    echo ""
+
+    # Ask for domain
+    read -p "Enter your domain name (or press Enter to skip): " DOMAIN_INPUT
+
+    if [ -n "$DOMAIN_INPUT" ]; then
+        log_info "Generating Caddyfile for domain: $DOMAIN_INPUT"
+
+        cat > "$SCRIPT_DIR/Caddyfile" << EOF
+# VidRip Caddyfile
+# Auto-generated configuration for ${DOMAIN_INPUT}
+
+${DOMAIN_INPUT} {
+    # Enable compression
+    encode gzip zstd
+
+    # Security headers
+    header {
+        # Enable HSTS (forces HTTPS)
+        Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"
+        # Prevent clickjacking
+        X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN"
+        # Prevent MIME type sniffing
+        X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
+        # Enable XSS protection
+        X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"
+        # Referrer policy
+        Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+        # Remove server header for security
+        -Server
+    }
+
+    # API routes - proxy to backend
+    handle /api/* {
+        reverse_proxy localhost:3001 {
+            # Health check
+            health_uri /api/health
+            health_interval 10s
+            health_timeout 5s
+
+            # Headers
+            header_up Host {host}
+            header_up X-Real-IP {remote_host}
+            header_up X-Forwarded-For {remote_host}
+            header_up X-Forwarded-Proto {scheme}
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Serve frontend static files
+    handle {
+        # Root directory is the frontend build output
+        root * ${WEB_ROOT}
+
+        # Try files first, fall back to index.html for SPA routing
+        try_files {path} /index.html
+
+        # Serve files
+        file_server
+
+        # Cache static assets
+        @static {
+            path *.js *.css *.woff *.woff2 *.ttf *.eot *.ico *.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.svg *.webp
+        }
+        header @static {
+            Cache-Control "public, max-age=31536000, immutable"
+        }
+
+        # Don't cache index.html
+        @html {
+            path *.html
+        }
+        header @html {
+            Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate"
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Logging
+    log {
+        output file /var/log/caddy/vidrip-access.log {
+            roll_size 100mb
+            roll_keep 10
+        }
+        format json
+    }
+}
+EOF
+
+        log_success "Caddyfile created successfully!"
+        log_info "You can edit it later at: $SCRIPT_DIR/Caddyfile"
+    else
+        log_info "Skipping Caddyfile generation"
+        log_info "You can create it manually later or use nginx/Apache"
+    fi
+    echo ""
+else
+    log_info "Caddyfile already exists, skipping generation"
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+################################################################################
+# Deploy Frontend to Web Root
+################################################################################
+
+log_info "Deploying frontend to web root..."
+
+# Check if we have permissions to write to /var/www
+if [ -w "/var/www" ]; then
+    # Create web root directory
+    sudo mkdir -p "$WEB_ROOT"
+
+    # Copy frontend build to web root
+    log_info "Copying frontend build to $WEB_ROOT..."
+    sudo rm -rf "$WEB_ROOT"/*
+    sudo cp -r "$FRONTEND_DIR/dist/"* "$WEB_ROOT/"
+
+    # Set proper permissions
+    sudo chown -R www-data:www-data "$WEB_ROOT" 2>/dev/null || sudo chown -R $USER:$USER "$WEB_ROOT"
+    sudo chmod -R 755 "$WEB_ROOT"
+
+    log_success "Frontend deployed to $WEB_ROOT"
+else
+    log_warning "No write permission to /var/www"
+    log_warning "Run with sudo to deploy frontend, or manually copy:"
+    log_warning "  sudo mkdir -p $WEB_ROOT"
+    log_warning "  sudo cp -r $FRONTEND_DIR/dist/* $WEB_ROOT/"
+    log_warning "  sudo chown -R www-data:www-data $WEB_ROOT"
+    log_warning "  sudo chmod -R 755 $WEB_ROOT"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+
 ################################################################################
 # Start Backend Server
 ################################################################################
@@ -243,7 +385,14 @@ log_info "==================================================================="
 log_info "VidRip is now running in production mode"
 log_info "==================================================================="
 echo ""
-log_info "To stop the service:"
+log_info "Backend Server:"
+log_info "  Running on port 3001 (or PORT from .env)"
+log_info "  PID: $SERVER_PID"
+echo ""
+log_info "Frontend:"
+log_info "  Deployed to: $WEB_ROOT"
+echo ""
+log_info "To stop the backend service:"
 log_info "  ./stop-production.sh"
 echo ""
 log_info "To view logs:"
@@ -252,10 +401,38 @@ echo ""
 log_info "To view errors:"
 log_info "  tail -f $ERROR_LOG_FILE"
 echo ""
-log_warning "IMPORTANT: In production, you'll need to:"
-log_warning "  1. Serve the frontend build (frontend/dist) via nginx/Apache"
-log_warning "  2. Setup reverse proxy from frontend to backend API"
-log_warning "  3. Configure proper firewall rules"
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/Caddyfile" ]; then
+    log_warning "NEXT STEPS - Caddy Setup:"
+    log_warning "  1. Install Caddy: https://caddyserver.com/docs/install"
+    log_warning "     Quick install (Ubuntu/Debian):"
+    log_warning "       sudo apt install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring apt-transport-https"
+    log_warning "       curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg"
+    log_warning "       curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list"
+    log_warning "       sudo apt update && sudo apt install caddy"
+    echo ""
+    log_warning "  2. Copy Caddyfile to Caddy config directory:"
+    log_warning "       sudo cp $SCRIPT_DIR/Caddyfile /etc/caddy/Caddyfile"
+    echo ""
+    log_warning "  3. Start Caddy:"
+    log_warning "       sudo systemctl enable caddy"
+    log_warning "       sudo systemctl start caddy"
+    echo ""
+    log_warning "  4. Configure firewall to allow ports 80/443:"
+    log_warning "       sudo ufw allow 80/tcp"
+    log_warning "       sudo ufw allow 443/tcp"
+    echo ""
+    log_success "Caddy will automatically obtain SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt!"
+else
+    log_warning "NEXT STEPS:"
+    log_warning "  1. Install Caddy: https://caddyserver.com/docs/install"
+    log_warning "  2. Edit Caddyfile and replace 'your-domain.com' with your domain"
+    log_warning "  3. Start Caddy: sudo caddy start"
+    log_warning "     (or for testing: caddy run)"
+    log_warning "  4. Configure firewall to allow ports 80/443"
+fi
+echo ""
+log_info "Alternative web servers:"
+log_info "  - See DEPLOYMENT.md for nginx/Apache configurations"
 echo ""
 
 # Register cleanup on script exit