VideoCall Server

Production-ready video calling server with WebRTC, Socket.io, and MongoDB support.

Installation

npm install videocall-server

Quick Start

Basic Setup (No Database)

server.js:

const videocallServer = require('videocall-server');

videocallServer.start({
  port: 8000,
  corsOrigin: 'http://localhost:3000'
});

Run: node server.js

With MongoDB

server.js:

require('dotenv').config();
const videocallServer = require('videocall-server');

videocallServer.start({
  port: process.env.PORT || 8000,
  mongoUrl: process.env.MONGODB_URI,
  corsOrigin: process.env.CORS_ORIGIN || '*'
});

.env:

PORT=8000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://username:[email protected]/videocall
CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000

Run: node server.js

Features

✅ WebRTC peer-to-peer connections
✅ Socket.io real-time signaling
✅ Waiting room with host approval
✅ Chat messaging
✅ MongoDB meeting history (optional)
✅ Ready for production deployment

Configuration Options

| Option | Type | Default | Description | |--------|------|---------|-------------| | port | number | 8000 | Server port | | mongoUrl | string | undefined | MongoDB connection URL | | corsOrigin | string | '*' | CORS allowed origin |

API Endpoints

• GET /health - Health check
• GET /api/meetings - Get recent meetings (requires MongoDB)

Frontend Integration

Use with videocall-react:

npm install videocall-react

import { VideoCall } from 'videocall-react';

<VideoCall serverUrl="http://localhost:8000" />

License

MIT