twitch-clone/README.md

twitch-clone

A Twitch clone to experiment with various technologies.

Technologies

• ScyllaDB for storing messages, compatible with Cassandra but much faster. Usage is inspired by Discord's usage of the technology.
• Ory Kratos for auth, a very comprehensive open-source Auth0 competitor.
• Sentry for client-side monitoring, to help find bugs or other issues early.
• Next.JS for the frontend, React with SSR important for SEO and to speed up the initial load.
• Tailwind for styling, eliminating the need to manage stylesheets.

Dependencies

• podman
• pnpm
• node
• go

Usage

Start the necessary infrastructure:

podman-compose up

Start the frontend:

cd client
pnpm i
pnpm run dev

Start the chat-service:

go run ./cmd/chat-service/main.go

Disclaimer

I am in no way affiliated with Amazon or Twitch.