Introduction
In the context of the rapid development of IoT technology, many small and medium-sized enterprises and individual developers hope to create their own smart systems. However, the reality is that most platforms are either too complex and costly or lack essential features and scalability. This is especially true in the field of video and device interaction, where the multitude of protocols, high development thresholds, and deployment difficulties can be daunting.
Today, I recommend a truly “out-of-the-box” IoT projectâMzMedia, which is fully open-sourced and donated to the Dromara organization. This is not just a simple demo, but a complete platform developed from scratch with production-level capabilities. Its goal is clear: to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to quickly implement solutions and to allow everyone to truly understand, learn, and utilize it.
Project Overview
MzMedia is a free, open-source, lightweight video IoT platform, deeply customized and extended based on RuoYi-Vue-Plus, developed using the Spring Boot + Vue3 technology stack, and supports JDK 17/19. It is suitable for various scenarios such as smart homes, agricultural monitoring, water conservancy monitoring, industrial control, and vehicle networking.
The platform not only integrates mainstream IoT protocols and streaming media capabilities but also deeply integrates several excellent open-source tools from the Dromara ecosystem, such as Sa-Token (authentication), Hutool (utility classes), LiteFlow (rule engine), Forest (HTTP calls), and GoView (data visualization).
Project Features
The platform’s features are divided into two main modules: basic framework functions and core IoT functions.
Basic Framework Functions
These include user management, role permissions, department positions, menu configuration, tenant management, operation logs, file storage, scheduled tasks, code generators, etc. It supports multi-data source switching, dynamic authorization login, online user monitoring, and system service monitoring, meeting the general needs of enterprise-level systems.
Core IoT Functions
These cover MQTT protocol access (EMQX 5.0), GB28181/RTSP/RTMP video monitoring (ZLMediaKit), ModbusTCP/PLC industrial protocol support, model management, device grouping and OTA upgrades, real-time status monitoring, rule engine (Node-RED + LiteFlow), data visualization (GoView), and device configuration (ShadowEditor), supporting device SDK access to operating systems such as OpenWrt, FreeRTOS, and RT-Thread.
Project Architecture
System Architecture Diagram
Project Characteristics
The platform adheres to the design philosophy of “simple and easy to use, out-of-the-box.” All components can be deployed with a single click using Docker, eliminating the need for manual configuration of complex environments. The code generator can generate front-end and back-end CRUD code with one click, significantly reducing development workload.
The system supports a multi-tenant architecture, with a complete permission system and data isolation mechanism, suitable for SaaS deployment. The front end uses Vue3 + TS + Element Plus, providing a modern and responsive interface; the back end has a clear structure, and the plugin design facilitates functional expansion.
Completely open-source and free for commercial use, as long as the open-source license file is retained. The documentation is comprehensive, and the deployment process is clear, making it suitable for personal learning and rapid integration by enterprises.
Project Technology
1. Server Side
Spring Boot, MyBatis-Plus, Sa-Token, JWT, MySQL, Redis, TDengine, EMQX 5.0, Vertx, etc.
2. Web Side
Vue3, TypeScript, Element Plus, Vite, etc.
3. Visualization Dashboard (GoView)
Vue, TypeScript 4, Vite, NaiveUI, ECharts, Pinia, etc.
4. Configuration (ShadowEditor)
Vue, ElementUI, Three.js, Go, MongoDB, etc.
5. Rule Engine (Node-RED + LiteFlow)
Node.js, HTML, JavaScript, etc.
6. Streaming Media Server (ZLMediaKit)
C++, SIP, GB28181, RTMP, RTSP, FLV, FFmpeg, ffprobe, etc.
7. Hardware Side
ESP-IDF, Arduino, OpenWrt, FreeOS, RT-Thread, etc.
Project Experience
Experience Address: https://plus-doc.dromara.org/#/common/demo_system
Login Account: admin/admin123
Admin Monitoring Center 
Task Scheduling Center
Scheduled Tasks
Online Machines
Project Results
System Login
System Homepage
System Management
Tenant Management
System Monitoring
Workflow
Project Source Code
The project is fully open-sourced and hosted on Gitee and GitHub, with complete documentation and an online demo system:
Gitee: https://gitee.com/mzmedia/mz-media
GitHub: https://github.com/MzMedia/MzMedia
Documentation Address: https://mzmedia.github.io/
The directory structure is clear, including front-end (ui), device SDK (devsdk), deployment scripts (script), etc., facilitating secondary development and customization.
Conclusion
MzMedia is not a short-term technical experiment, but a long-term maintained open-source project. It stems from a passion for technology and carries the desire to make it easier for more people to enter the world of IoT. In the future, we will continue to optimize performance, increase protocol support, and expand application scenarios.
Keywords
IoT, video interaction, open source, Spring Boot, Vue3, EMQX, TDengine, GB28181, rule engine, Dromara
Author: Xiao Ma Bian Jiang
Source: gitee.com/smallcore/DotNetCore
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