YouTube Publication Configuration

This page documents the configuration for Opencast module matterhorn-publication-service-youtube-v3.

Before you start

You need to meet these requirements to make a YouTube Publication:

  • Google Account
  • YouTube Channel to make the publication

Google Developers Configuration

Create new Google Project

  • Login to Google account
  • Navigate to the Google Developers Console
  • Click Create Project and follow the instructions
  • On your new projects page, choose APIs & auth then Consent screen in the navigation pane
  • Set the PRODUCT NAME and the EMAIL ADDRESS

Enable API

  • Choose APIs in the navigation pane
  • Use the filter to find and enable YouTube Data API v3

Register an Application

  • Choose Credentials in the navigation panel
  • Click Create new Client ID for OAuth
  • Choose Installed application for the application type and Other for the installed application type
  • Accept with Create Client ID

Save Client ID in JSON Format

  • Download the client information in JSON format by clicking Download JSON
  • Save the JSON file to ${karaf.etc}/youtube-v3/client-secrets-youtube-v3.json (Usually this is etc/youtube-v3/client-secrets-youtube-v3.json)

YouTube configuration in Opencast

With the JSON file created and saved previously, you have to proceed as described:

  • Start Opencast server (Restart Opencast in case was running)

    ATTENTION: Until this operation is fully configured, Opencast will not read and write the database. In case you want to abort the configuration, you only need to delete the JSON file and restart Opencast.

  • In the command line, enter the command to view the extended status of the Opencast service:

    # systemctl status opencast -l

    This command will show parts of the Opencast logs in which you should see an URL that you have to copy to a browser.

  • The web page will ask for your Google account (you have to use the account with which you created the developer project earlier) followed by access settings and settings for the channel you want to publish to.

  • Once you have accepted the access, you will receive an answer like:

    Received verification code. Closing…

  • Now verify that Opencast has received the access key and that it has been saved in work/opencast/youtube-v3/data-store/store.

  • Restart Opencast

Activate YouTube publication in Opencast

Opencast can now publish to YouTube. The last step is to activate this feature. For this you have to create a new workflow or modify an existing one.

  • Make a copy of the default workflow etc/opencast/workflows/ng-schedule-and-upload.xml and create a copy named etc/opencast/workflows/ng-schedule-and-upload-youtube.xml

  • In the file, modify the <configuration_panel> and enable the YouTube option, like this:

    <input id="publishToYouTube" name="publishToYouTube" type="checkbox"
  checked="checked" class="configField" value="true" />
<label for="publishToYouTube">YouTube</label>

  • In <operation id="defaults", set publishToYouTube to true.

  • Additionally, in the workflow ng-partial-publish.xml you also configure the <operation id="publish-youtube". For example, you could specify to publish the presentation stream only by setting the configuration to:

    <configuration key="source-flavors">presentation/trimmed</configuration>

Opencast will detect the new workflow without restart, with that you can select the new workflow with the YouTube option enabled.