My Studio Channel (MSC) — Next-Gen Creator Platform

🚀 Quick Start for Contributors

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18, 20, 22, or 24
• Git

One-command setup

git clone https://github.com/jonbeatz/MyStudioChannel.git
cd MyStudioChannel
npm run setup:dev

This command will:

• Install all dependencies
• Create your .env.local file
• Optionally seed the database with sample data
• Run a health check to ensure everything is ready

After setup, run npm run dev and visit http://localhost:3000

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The production-hardened development operating system for creator platforms.
Build studio-style websites with a visual command center, Next.js 15 stability, and the custom MSC PRO ENGINE.

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🔮 Single Source of Truth: Read TRUTH.md for our master project identity, core commands, and architectural blueprint.

📊 Current Status

Metric	Value
Version	v8.0.0 (Latest release; deploy to update live label at mystudiochannel.com)
Stack	Next.js 15 (React 19) + Payload CMS 3.81.0
CMS Engine	✅ MSC PRO ENGINE Studio Mode — Gold Sidebar + Dashboard
Deployment	✅ Tiered FTPS (Hostinger/hPanel) via msc:pushitup
Database	✅ Local SQLite (Production-hardened)
Verified	✅ npm run verify:next (Build Gate + Integrity)
Status	🟢 Production Ready

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🚀 Why My Studio Channel?

Most templates give you a website. MSC gives you a complete media broadcasting operating system.

Capability	My Studio Channel	Typical Boilerplate
Network-Style Layouts	✅	❌
MSC PRO ENGINE (Custom CMS)	✅	❌
Cinema-Quality Bento Grids	✅	❌
Tiered FTPS Deploy Engine	✅	❌
Zero Platform Fees (Ownership)	✅	❌
Agent-Ready Documentation	✅	❌
Hardened Production Verify Scripts	✅	❌
16:9 Cinematic Design System	✅	❌

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🖼️ Screenshots

Built for Creators Like You

Structured layouts for Podcasters, Content Creators, and Network Builders.

Custom Add-Ons & Recommendations

Integrated demo viewer with pro-grade video production website designs.

High Quality Showcase Templates

Complete platform guidance from domain setup to social media graphics packages.

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🚀 Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/jonbeatz/MyStudioChannel.git
cd MyStudioChannel
npm install                     # Install dependencies
copy .env.example .env.local    # Setup environment (Windows)
npm run dev:payload             # Start dev server on :3000

Open http://localhost:3000 — The MSC portal. Admin http://localhost:3000/admin — MSC PRO ENGINE Studio Mode.

Verify the baseline gate:

npm run verify:next             # clean · build · integrity check

Requirements: Node 20.x+ · npm ≥ 10
Secrets: Live keys belong in .env.local only — never commit secrets.

Agent ritual: Say Begin project in Cursor chat for full cold-start — see START-HERE.md.

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🏗️ Architecture

My Studio Channel
├── MSC PRO ENGINE          # Custom Payload CMS admin experience
├── Frontend (port 3000)    # Next.js 15 App Router (React 19)
├── PushItUP Engine         # Tiered FTPS deployment automation
├── NovaMira Design         # High-end studio UI components
└── Jedi Tooling            # msc:* script system for ops

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🛡️ Production-Hardening & Reliability Features

The MSC-Website-v8 line (cut from frozen MSC-Website-v7 @ b4ab8ae) continues comprehensive safety and developer experience features from v5–v7:

• Database Optimization Utility: Optimize database files with npm run msc:db:optimize (using PRAGMA optimize + VACUUM), automated to prevent bloat.
• Git Pre-commit Hook (Husky): Enforces lint checks automatically on every git commit, preventing bad syntax or build errors from entering git.
• SSH Live Log Streaming: Instantly tail remote host logs on your PC terminal via npm run msc:logs:live (stderr) and npm run msc:logs:live:console.
• Version & Branch Tracking: Automated version mapping, branch names, and commit hashes embedded inside backup notes.
• Post-Backup Verification: Self-testing backup checker that validates the structural completeness of local backups automatically.
• Backup Retention Manager: Simple retention utility via npm run msc:backup:clean that retains only the 10 most recent backups and purges older folders.

📦 Deployment Workflow

Optimized for Hostinger (hPanel) with automated validation and recovery:

• Say "push it live" in Cursor — agent asks mode: Quick DB · Fast FTPS (pushit:live:fast) · Full FTPS · MCP (avoid on this host)
• Tier 1 (Branding): npm run msc:pushitup:admin-branding (CSS + Graphics fast ship)
• Tier 2b (Fast): npm run pushit:live:fast (zip .next + admin-ui + sync-app — ~10–15 min; -- -WithDb for CMS DB). Pitfalls: .cursor/docs/DEPLOYMENT-TROUBLESHOOTING.md
• Tier 2 (Full): npm run pushit:live (build + .next + DB + media; SSH sync-db + sync-app)
• Tier 3 (Config): npm run msc:pushitup:server-config (Package/Server files contract)

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📚 Documentation

Document	Purpose
START-HERE.md	Operator cold-start & source-of-truth order
MASTER-COMMANDS.md	Master list of dev, deployment, and troubleshooting commands
Agent-Runbook.md	Standardized prompts for consistent workflow
HOSTINGER-DEPLOY.md	Production hosting playbook (Path A/B/C) & recovery
DEPLOYMENT-TROUBLESHOOTING.md	Root-cause troubleshooting for 503/500/504 and DB deployment issues
DEPLOYMENT-FIXES.md	Hostinger deploy learnings & canonical dependency rule
Jedi-List.md	Command quick-reference for npm scripts
CHANGELOG.md	Release history
TOOL-CHEST.md	Master index of external APIs, services, and search proxies
Restore-Points.md	Milestone checkpoints & rollback instructions

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👥 Contributors

• Jon Beatz - Creator & Developer
  • GitHub: @jonbeatz
  • Email: createmystudiochannel@gmail.com

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📄 License

MIT © My Studio Channel

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