Video Streaming Website Development

Apple CMS is free site-building software, but it comes with a few common hassles: • Categories from each source have to be mapped manually one by one, and anything not mapped gets missed • Automatic updates need a separate hosting control panel installed to trigger them on a schedule • The same title from multiple sources gets duplicated, so tutorials suggest connecting only one or two sources • There's no alert when a source URL breaks; you only find out when viewers complain • The interface is in Simplified Chinese, with no Taiwanese payment options How we do it: scheduling is built in; categories are mapped automatically; the same title is merged into one page with multiple playback lines; from the Standard version up, broken links are checked on a schedule and lines switch automatically, and you get a LINE notification when a source has problems. Traditional Chinese interface, ECPay or NewebPay integration, source code owned outright, and a one-year warranty after delivery.

Starter version: 2, Standard version: 5, Operations version: unlimited. The site has a built-in scheduler that checks every 30 minutes by default (this can be changed) and only fetches new titles and new episodes, without re-fetching everything each time. Source categories are mapped automatically by name, and any that can't be matched are listed in the admin panel for you to pick. Every update is logged: how many titles were added, how many episodes were updated, and what failed.

From the Standard version up, the site regularly checks whether each playback URL still plays, and lines that don't play are hidden automatically. When playback gets stuck for a viewer, the player automatically switches to the next line. In the admin panel, you can see what share of each source's links are broken. When a source fails to fetch several times in a row, you get a LINE notification (this requires your own LINE Official Account).

Yes. We build the website and the connections; we don't provide videos. Videos played on the site must be your own, or ones you are licensed to show publicly. We only connect M3U8 sources you hold the rights to.

Yes. The site runs on a server you rent, and you manage the server, bandwidth and site content. We install the site the first time, connect the sources, and test that playback works. We don't offer server hosting, data center space or bandwidth, and there is no monthly maintenance plan.

You get a one-year warranty after delivery; anything that doesn't match the quote is fixed for free. Changes outside the warranty are charged as add-ons: work that can be done within 2 hours, such as changing a layout, adding a field or editing text, costs US$100 each time; new features are quoted first and only built after you agree.

The Operations plan can: VIP monthly, quarterly and yearly passes (VIP members see no ads), pay-per-video, free previews, points and redeem codes. It connects to ECPay or NewebPay, so you can take credit cards, ATM transfers and convenience store payment codes, and the money goes straight from the payment provider to your account. The Standard plan can show ads: before playback, on pause and as page banners. In the admin panel you can see impressions and clicks for each ad.