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🎬 VideoCraft - FIXED PORT CONFIGURATION

🔒 FIXED PORTS (Cannot be changed without user instruction)

🚀 How to Start VideoCraft

Option 1: Double-Click Launcher (Easiest)

📁 VideoCraft/
└── start-videocraft.bat  ← Double-click this file

Option 2: PowerShell Script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File start-videocraft.ps1

Option 3: Manual Start (Terminal Commands)

# Terminal 1 (Backend on 8001)
cd backend
python simple_main.py

# Terminal 2 (Frontend on 3001) 
cd frontend
npm start

⚙️ Configuration Files Enforcing Fixed Ports

Backend Configuration:

  • backend/simple_main.py - Defaults to port 8001
  • backend/main.py - Defaults to port 8001
  • backend/.env - PORT=8001

Frontend Configuration:

  • frontend/.env - PORT=3001
  • frontend/package.json - Scripts use PORT=3001
  • CORS configured for localhost:3001 only

🔧 Port Enforcement Details

  1. Backend CORS: Only allows connections from localhost:3001
  2. Frontend .env: Hardcoded to PORT=3001
  3. Package.json: Scripts enforce PORT=3001
  4. Startup Scripts: All use fixed 8001/3001 ports
  5. API URLs: Frontend configured to call localhost:8001

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Port conflicts: If ports are in use, you must manually stop the conflicting services
  • No auto-port changing: Scripts will not automatically try different ports
  • Consistent behavior: All startup methods use the same fixed ports
  • CORS security: Backend only accepts connections from the designated frontend port

🎯 Testing the Fixed Configuration

  1. Start backend: Should run on http://localhost:8001
  2. Start frontend: Should run on http://localhost:3001
  3. Test API: Frontend should successfully connect to backend
  4. Check CORS: Only localhost:3001 allowed in backend

🛠️ If Ports Are In Use

To free up the ports:

Windows:

# Check what's using the ports
netstat -ano | findstr :8001
netstat -ano | findstr :3001

# Kill processes (replace PID with actual process ID)
taskkill /PID <PID> /F

Manual Override (Only if instructed):

If you specifically need different ports, you would need to:

  1. Update backend/.env
  2. Update frontend/.env
  3. Update CORS settings in backend files
  4. Update startup scripts

✅ VideoCraft is now configured to ALWAYS use ports 8001/3001 unless manually instructed otherwise.