Chakradhar STREAM — Full-Stack OTT Platform Engineering
Engineered a full-stack OTT streaming platform with a production-oriented architecture covering content discovery, authentication, cloud data management, premium premieres, ticketing, payments, and administrative controls.
The Engineering Challenge
Existing streaming platforms provide a polished viewing experience but involve multiple interconnected systems behind the interface. I wanted to build an OTT platform independently and understand those systems end to end—from content discovery and user authentication to cloud data, premium access, ticket purchasing, payment verification, and administrative management.
Architectural Strategy
I approached the platform as a collection of interconnected services rather than a single frontend application. I separated the user experience, authentication, content data, administrative operations, payment flow, and ticket management into distinct responsibilities. I designed the workflow around secure server-side operations, persistent cloud data, validated payment states, and controlled access to premium content. The architecture was then refined iteratively by testing individual flows and resolving integration issues before connecting them into the complete platform.
Technical Implementation
The platform uses Next.js with React and Tailwind CSS for the frontend and application layer, Firebase Authentication for user identity, Firestore for persistent application data, and Firebase Admin SDK for trusted server-side operations. Premium premiere functionality connects content management, ticket availability, Razorpay payment processing, server-side payment verification, and Firestore ticket records. The flow is: User → Next.js Application → Authentication/Data Services → Premiere & Ticket Logic → Payment Gateway → Server-side Verification → Firestore → Confirmed Ticket/Access. Administrative interfaces provide controls for managing premieres, ticket limits, transactions, and revenue-related information.
Chakradhar STREAM — Full-Stack OTT Platform Engineering
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User Interface Inspector
Responsive OTT experience for discovering movies, premieres and available content