RenderHive 🐝

Distributed rendering management platform designed for modern 3D pipeline workflows. RenderHive coordinates render jobs, schedules tasks across workers, and integrates seamlessly with digital content creation (DCC) tools.

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🏗️ Project Structure

This repository is organized as a monorepo containing the following main components:

Component	Path	Description	Tech Stack / Technologies
Frontend	frontend/	Web dashboard for monitoring jobs, workers, and user settings.	Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, Tailwind CSS v4, Shadcn UI
Backend	backend/	Central orchestration API server and scheduler.	Django REST Framework, Celery, Redis / RabbitMQ
Plugins	plugins/	DCC Integrations. Currently hosts Autodesk Maya integration.	Python, PySide, MEL, Maya Commands

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🎨 Key Features

• Distributed Orchestration: Manage render workers, assign priorities, and balance render loads dynamically.
• Next-Gen Web Dashboard: Clean, modern interface designed with Tailwind CSS v4 and Shadcn UI.
• Autodesk Maya Plugin Integration:
  • Drag-and-drop installation (drag_to_maya_install.mel).
  • PySide-based Job Submitter UI for Maya artists.
  • Validation engine to check scenes before submitting.
  • Dedicated worker scripts to execute command-line renders.

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Node.js (v20+ recommended)
• pnpm (package manager for the frontend)
• Autodesk Maya (for using the Maya submitter/worker plugins)

🐳 Running the Backend Services (API, Postgres, Redis)

To launch the orchestration backend:

1. Copy .env.example to .env in the root directory:

   cp .env.example .env

2. Run the Docker Compose stack:

   docker compose up --build

3. The backend API will be available at http://localhost:8000.

💻 Running the Frontend

To launch the web dashboard:

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install

3. Start the local development server:

   pnpm dev

4. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

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🔌 DCC Integrations

Autodesk Maya

The Maya plugin allows artists to submit jobs directly from inside Maya.

• Installer: Drag and drop drag_to_maya_install.mel into the Maya viewport, or run renderhive_installer.py.
• Submitter: Run the submitter tool to configure frames, cameras, render layers, and export job packages to the hive.