Profiles / Who’s Watching

After a viewer signs in, Streamly can require a Who’s Watching selection before catalog routes.

Concepts

Concept	Storage
Platform user row	`profiles` (`is_operator`, onboarding, …)
Watching profile	`viewer_profiles`
Active profile cookie	`streamly_viewer_profile`

Do not confuse profiles (account) with viewer_profiles (OTT profiles).

Path	Purpose
`/profiles`	Pick a profile
`/profiles/manage`	Create / edit profiles

Middleware forces /profiles when a viewer is logged in without an active profile. Exempt: auth routes, admin, API, dashboard, marketing/legal.

Avatars use the storage bucket introduced in migration 015_viewer_avatars_bucket.sql.