GITA Centre: Scalable Music Streaming

Challenges:

• Low Latency Streaming: Providing music streaming services with minimal latency and stutter is crucial for a smooth user experience. This is especially important for live events, where even small delays can disrupt the experience.

• Global Scalability: The platform must be able to serve thousands of simultaneous users worldwide without compromising performance or audio quality. This requires a robust infrastructure and optimized content delivery.

• Real-Time Collaboration: Interactive features such as music sharing, creating joint playlists, and engaging in live activities require advanced technology to support seamless, synchronized real-time connections.

• Music Rights Management: Compliance with legal regulations for licensing and royalty payments in various markets is critical to maintaining global streaming operations without facing legal issues.

Solutions:

• Cloud Streaming Infrastructure: KIMEI has built a high-performance streaming infrastructure using AWS, along with a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to deliver music and live events with minimal latency globally.

• Microservices Architecture: Implementing a microservices architecture allows the application components (streaming, user management, collaboration) to scale and maintain flexibility and resilience without compromising performance.

• Real-Time Communication: KIMEI uses WebSockets to support smooth two-way communication between users and servers, enabling real-time interactions such as live chat, music sharing, and synchronized music playback.

• Collaboration Features: To enhance interactivity, KIMEI integrates Firebase, a real-time database, enabling users to share music, create joint playlists, and engage in online communities.

• Music Rights Compliance: KIMEI implements strict music rights management processes, ensuring compliance with licensing agreements and royalty payments across target markets, protecting the rights of both music providers and users.

Outcomes:

• High-Quality, Real-Time Streaming: Users experience music streaming with minimal latency, even during live events with thousands of simultaneous users. This ensures a smooth and enjoyable listening experience.

• Global Scalability and Stable Performance: The cloud infrastructure and microservices architecture allow the platform to scale easily and maintain stable performance while handling a rapidly growing user base worldwide.

• Increased User Engagement: The collaborative features and real-time communication technology have enhanced user engagement, fostering community building and user connections on the platform.

• Global Expansion and Monetization: Compliance with music rights regulations has enabled KIMEI to expand the GITA Center into international markets while generating revenue through subscription models and other monetization methods, including advertising and partnerships with music providers.

Tech Stack:

Frontend Development: Next.js 13, Ant Design, Redux

Backend Development: Redis, Elasticsearch

Mobile App Development: React Native, Expo

Database: PostgreSQL

Cloud Infrastructure: AWS

Real-Time Communication: WebSockets

Real-Time Database: Firebase