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[jdoggy72]

We currently have a website that hosts video libraries for sports teams. When a team logs into our site using their username and password, they have the ability to stream all of their own videos to a computer (but not those of any other client). In other words each client has a unique and private video library which is password protected.

The question I have is, can we develop a single Roku channel that would allow access to the customized content for each user based upon their login/password? Ideally the registration code for the box would be linked to the password/login that the user utilizes to sign onto our website.

Sorry about the non-technical nature of this question, just want to get this question resolved before I ask our developers to dive-in.

[jbrave]

That sounds pretty easy to me. You could link the hardware id to the user profile, or use some calculated value stored in the registry.

- Joel

[jbrave]

or just use the username and password so you aren't limited to one roku.

[bluegras]

what i would do is ask RokuKevin or RokuPatrick and they will give you a hand

bluegras

[RokuChris]

Lots of channels work this way, by linking to a user's account on a website. Vimeo and MP3Tunes come to mind immediately. Take a look at the Device Registration and Linking document in the SDK for more details.

[jdoggy72]

Excellent, this is great news. Thanks for all the responses.

[kbenson]

"bluegras" wrote:
what i would do is ask RokuKevin or RokuPatrick and they will give you a hand

Let's not abuse the Roku employees 🙂

it's great that they can and do help, but it wouldn't be fair to assume they always can or will in all cases.