HLS Proxy API

A FastAPI proxy for Physics Wallah HLS streams. Rewrites .m3u8 playlists so any standard video player can play auth-protected streams.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Params	Description
GET /pw	url, token	Fetches and rewrites an HLS playlist
GET /key_proxy	url, token	Proxies AES-128 decryption keys
GET /	—	Health check

Usage

https://your-app.onrender.com/pw?url={m3u8_url}&token={pw_bearer_token}

Pass this URL into any HLS-compatible player (VLC, hls.js, etc).

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Deploy on Render

1. Push to GitHub

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/hls-proxy.git
git push -u origin main

2. Create a Render Web Service

1. Go to render.com and sign in
2. Click New → Web Service
3. Connect your GitHub repo
4. Render auto-detects settings from render.yaml — just click Deploy

3. Your API is live at:

https://hls-proxy.onrender.com

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Run Locally

pip install -r requirements.txt
uvicorn main:app --reload

API will be at http://localhost:8000 Swagger docs at http://localhost:8000/docs