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Uncovery Media Store

A wordpress plugin to sell media files (e.g obs recordings) from a nextcloud storage via Stripe

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This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/uncovery/unc_media_store/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

A wordpress plugin to sell media files (e.g obs recordings) from a nextcloud storage via Stripe

requirements:

  • a nextcloud share
  • a stripe account
  • a linux server where OBS runs on. Windows is not supported
  • a linux cronjob running the same machine as the files are located to create thumbnails (optional)

problem scenario:

  • You regularly add files to a nextcloud folder and want to sell them on online but you are not able to maintain a permanently updating list of files in a webstore environment such as woocommerce
  • You need a system that allows you to just know what files are there and let people browse them and buy them via an interface online
  • you do not want to give a sales share to a pre-service to the credit card processor
  • you do not want to setup a complete backend server for payments like paypal requires since 2023

ideal case preparation:

  • You run a script through a cronjob that sorts the files into directories based on their date
  • You run a script through a cronjob that creates thumbnails for your videos
  • You run a script through a cronjob that gives your files names with enough info for users to buy them

evironment:

  • There is a machine that regularly records videos via OBS. OBS is configured to store the files in a folder inside of a nextcloud share automatically.
  • you use the script in /tools/gallery_cron.php to sort, rename files and create thumbnails
  • This plugin creates an end-user interface that can be shown in a wordpress page to via the shortcode [ums_show_interface]
  • the interface allows users to browse through the files by date
  • only when a user clicks on the buy-button, the system creates a product on the stripe server and forwards the user to a page on the stripe server to purchase the file
  • once the user has completed the purchase, they are redirected back to the wordpress page. At this point only, the system creates a nextcloud share and sends the share link to the customer for download

advantages

  • there is no need to touch the files. Everything is automatic
  • there is no need to maintain a product list
  • only files that are purchased will be shared via nextcloud. There is not need to pre-generate share links
  • only files that are purchased will be created as products on stripe. There is no need to manually maintain a list.
  • no need to run a payment server environment. Everything is done via the Stripe API
  • no need to maintain a payment page. The stripe hosted payment page is used.

installation

  • install the plugin
  • configure the nextcloud login & stripe secret keys. You can use restricted keys. The permissions need to be WRITE for Proructs, Checkout Sessions, Prices and Payment Links.
  • create a new page in wordpress and insert the [ums_show_interface] shortcode

future plans

  • a cronjob to update the file list