# SamyPesse/tv.js

Apple TV for Torrent Streaming in JS (Node/Chrome)

Repository: https://github.com/SamyPesse/tv.js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tvjs
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2014-02-25T19:57:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4806, "days_push": 4572, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1364, forks 109 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.524488+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js smart TV application that searches for movies via iTunes' API and isoHunt, then streams them over BitTorrent directly to a TV-connected browser UI. It runs as a server (e.g., on a Raspberry Pi) with a smartphone- or keyboard-controlled interface and uses ffmpeg for video conversion.

## Use cases
- stream movies from torrents to a TV
- turn a Raspberry Pi into a torrent streaming media box
- search and play movies from a browser UI
- stream video in order over BitTorrent
- control a TV media app from a smartphone

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted torrent-streaming TV interface on a Raspberry Pi
- you want to study how sequential BitTorrent video streaming works in Node.js

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained or stable media center
- downloading copyrighted torrents is illegal in your country
- you need Windows packaging or modern browser support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: video-processing, http-server, web-scraping, search-engine
- domain: media, entertainment, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: torrent-streaming, apple-tv, bittorrent, raspberry-pi, smart-tv, movie-streaming, hackathon-project, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- SamyPesse/tv.js (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.524488+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:18.721400+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SamyPesse/tv.js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.524488+00:00, sha a31347b02d3d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.