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https://github.com/nbr23/youtube-dl-server

Web / REST interface for downloading youtube videos onto a server.
https://github.com/nbr23/youtube-dl-server

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Web / REST interface for downloading youtube videos onto a server.

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# youtube-dl-server



Simple Web and REST interface for downloading youtube videos onto a server.

[`starlette`](https://www.starlette.io/) +

[`youtube-dl`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl) / [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)



Forked from [manbearwiz/youtube-dl-server](https://github.com/manbearwiz/youtube-dl-server).



![screenshot][1]



![screenshot][2]



## Running



For easier deployment, a docker image is available on

[dockerhub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nbr23/youtube-dl-server):



- `nbr23/youtube-dl-server:youtube-dl` to use `youtube-dl`

- `nbr23/youtube-dl-server:yt-dlp` to use `yt-dlp`



### Docker CLI



This example uses the docker run command to create the container to run the

app. Note the `-v` argument to specify the volume and its binding on the host.

This directory will be used to output the resulting videos.



```shell

docker run -d --name youtube-dl -p 8080:8080 -v $HOME/youtube-dl:/youtube-dl nbr23/youtube-dl-server:latest

```



OR for yt-dlp:



```shell

docker run -d --name youtube-dl -p 8080:8080 -v $HOME/youtube-dl:/youtube-dl nbr23/youtube-dl-server:yt-dlp

```



### Docker Compose



This is an example service definition that could be put in `docker-compose.yml`.



```yml

  youtube-dl:

    image: "nbr23/youtube-dl-server:latest"

    volumes:

      - $HOME/youtube-dl:/youtube-dl

      - ./config.yml:/app_config/config.yml:ro # Overwrite the container's config file with your own configuration

    restart: always

```



## Configuration



Configuration is done through the config.yml file at the root of the project.



An alternate configuration path or file path can be forced by setting the environment

variable `YDL_CONFIG_PATH`:



```shell

export YDL_CONFIG_PATH=/var/local/youtube-dl-server/config.yml

```



In the above case, if `/var/local/youtube-dl-server/config.yml` does not exist, it will be created with the default options.



```shell

export YDL_CONFIG_PATH=/var/local/youtube-dl-server/

```



In the above case, if `/var/local/youtube-dl-server/config.yml` does not exist, it will be created with the default options as well.



The configuration file must contain at least the following variables:



```yaml

ydl_server:

  port: 8080

  host: 0.0.0.0

  metadata_db_path: '/youtube-dl/.ydl-metadata.db'



ydl_options:

  output: '/youtube-dl/%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s'

  cache-dir: '/youtube-dl/.cache'

```



### Extra options



Additional youtube-dl parameters can be set in the `ydl_options` sections. To

do this, simply add regular youtube-dl parameters, removing the leading `--`.



For example, to write subtitles in spanish, the youtube-dl command would be:



`youtube-dl --write-sub --sub-lang es URL`



Which would translate to the following `ydl_options` in `config.yml`:



```yaml

ydl_options:

  output: '/tmp/youtube-dl/%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s'

  cache-dir: '/tmp/youtube-dl/.cache'

  write-sub: True

  sub-lang: es

```



### Profiles



You can also define profiles. They allow you to define configuration sets that can be selected in the UI.



Sample:



```yaml

profiles:

  podcast:

      name: 'Audio Podcasts'

      ydl_options:

        output: '/youtube-dl/Podcast/%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s'

        format: bestaudio/best

        write-thumbnail: True

        embed-thumbnail: True

        add-metadata: True

        audio-quality: 0

        extract-audio: True

        audio-format: mp3

  philosophy_lectures:

      name: 'Philosophy Lectures'

      ydl_options:

        output: '/youtube-dl/Lectures/Philosophy/%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s'

        write-thumbnail: True

        embed-thumbnail: True

        add-metadata: True

        verbose: True

```



![screenshot][3]



## Python



If you have python ^3.3.0 installed in your PATH you can simply run like this,

providing optional environment variable overrides inline.



Install the python dependencies from `requirements.txt`:



```shell

pip install -r requirements.txt

```



You can run

[bootstrap.sh](https://github.com/nbr23/youtube-dl-server/blob/master/bootstrap.sh)

to download the required front-end libraries (jquery, bootstrap).



```shell

python3 -u ./youtube-dl-server.py

```



To force a specific `youtube-dl` version/fork  (eg `yt-dlp`), use the

variable `YOUTUBE_DL`:



```shell

YOUTUBE_DL=yt-dlp python3 -u ./youtube-dl-server.py

```



## Usage



### Start a download remotely



Downloads can be triggered by supplying the `{{url}}` of the requested video

through the Web UI or through the REST interface via curl, etc.



### HTML



Just navigate to `http://{{host}}:8080/` and enter the requested `{{url}}`.



### Curl



```shell

curl -X POST  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-raw '{"url":"{{ URL }}","format":"video/best"}' http://{{host}}:8080/api/downloads

```



### Fetch



```javascript

fetch(`http://${host}:8080/api/downloads`, {

  method: "POST",

  body: new URLSearchParams({

    url: url,

    format: "bestvideo"

  }),

});

```



### Bookmarklet



Add the following bookmarklet to your bookmark bar so you can conviently send

the current page url to your youtube-dl-server instance.



#### HTTPS



If your youtube-dl-server is served through https (behind a reverse proxy

handling https for example), you can use the following bookmarklet:



```javascript

javascript:fetch("https://${host}/api/downloads",{body:JSON.stringify({url:window.location.href,format:"bestvideo"}),method:"POST",headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json'}});

```



#### Plain text



If you are hosting it without HTTPS, the previous bookmarklet will likely be

blocked by your browser (as it will generate mixed content when used on HTTPS

sites).



Instead, you can use the following bookmarklet:



```javascript

javascript:(function(){document.body.innerHTML += '';document.ydl_form.submit()})();

```



## Notes



### Support extra formats



`ffmpeg` is required for format conversion and audio extraction in some

scenarios.

## Additional references



* [ansible-role-youtubedl-server](https://github.com/nbr23/ansible-role-youtubedl-server)

* [ytdl-k8s](https://github.com/droopy4096/ytdl-k8s) - `youtube-dl-server` Helm chart (uses `youtube-dl-server` image for kubernetes deployment)

* [starlette](https://www.starlette.io/)

* [youtube-dl](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl)

* [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp)



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