Aakaar

A local podcast recording platform for creators paired with an in-browser lightweight video editor. Aakaar is an all-in-one studio to host, record, edit, and export high-quality content—without ever leaving your browser.

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✨ Features

• 🎙️ Local Studio Recording: Record high-fidelity, multitrack audio & video locally on each participant's device to avoid internet dropouts and compression artifacts.
• ✂️ In-Browser Video Editor: Built-in lightweight editor to trim, slice, and assemble recorded tracks right inside the browser.
• 🌐 All-in-One Workflow: Host video meetings, record episodes, edit footage, and export finished files in a unified web experience.
• ⚡ Modern Monorepo Architecture: Powered by Turborepo, Next.js, LiveKit, tRPC, and Bun/Node.

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📁 Repository Structure

├── apps/
│   ├── web/           # Next.js frontend (Studio UI, PreJoin lobby, Video Editor)
│   └── http-server/   # Express + tRPC backend (LiveKit token generation & session management)
├── packages/
│   ├── api/           # Shared tRPC routers and API contracts
│   ├── ui/            # Shared React UI components
│   ├── lib/           # Shared utilities and helpers
│   ├── typescript-config/ # Shared TypeScript configs
│   └── eslint-config/     # Shared ESLint rules

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Bun (v1.3+ recommended) or Node.js (v18+)
• LiveKit Server credentials (LIVEKIT_URL, LIVEKIT_API_KEY, LIVEKIT_API_SECRET)

1. Installation

bun install

2. Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root / relevant apps with your LiveKit credentials:

LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-livekit-url.livekit.cloud
LIVEKIT_API_KEY=your_api_key
LIVEKIT_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
NEXT_PUBLIC_LIVEKIT_URL=wss://your-livekit-url.livekit.cloud

3. Run Development Server

bun dev

This starts:

• Web App: http://localhost:3000
• HTTP/tRPC Server: http://localhost:3001 (or configured PORT)