https://github.com/foxscore/dytdl

A Discord bot for downloading YouTube videos as MP3/MP4 files
https://github.com/foxscore/dytdl

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A Discord bot for downloading YouTube videos as MP3/MP4 files

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/foxscore/dytdl
• Owner: foxscore
• License: gpl-3.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2022-01-10T22:23:47.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-01-11T00:59:43.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-17T13:15:28.615Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: bot, discord, nodejs
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 19.5 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# DYTDL - DiscordYouTubeDownload

A Discord bot for downloading YouTube videos as MP3/MP4 files

## Requirements

For this bot to work you will need the following

- A Google account _(for the Google Cloud API)_

- A Discord account _(for the application)_

- A server where you can both host your app and the content downloaded

## Setup

- Make sure that the following tools are installed on your target machine:

    - git

    - ffmpeg

    - nodeJs _(version >= 16.6.0)_

- Have a web-server ready _(Apache, NGINX, etc.)_ that disallows directory browsing, access to the `.htaccess` file, and access to all files ending with `.meta`, for the directory where you intent to store the downloaded audio/video files

### Google Cloud API

- Head to the [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials)

- Create a new application _(if necessary)_

- Create a new `API key` and write it down

### Discord

- Head over to your [Discord applications](https://discord.com/developers/applications/)

- Create a new application

- Write down your Application ID

- Head to the Bot section and click on the `Add Bot` button

- Copy your token and write it down as well

- Customize the name/icon to your liking

### Installation

- Open a terminal

- Run the following commands in order

    - `git clone https://github.com/foxscore/dytdl.git`

    - `cd dytdl`

    - `npm i`

- Create a config.json file with the following variables:

    Template: _[config.json](###config.json)_

    |                     |                                                          |

    |--------------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------|

    |          **apiKey** | Google Cloud Application API Key                         |

    | **storageLocation** | Where the files should be downloaded to                  |

    |     **contentHost** | The base URL from where to access the downloaded content |

    |        **clientId** | The ID of your Discord application                       |

    |           **token** | The token of your Discord bot                            |

    |      **inviteLink** | The invite URL for your bot _(unused)_                   |

- Run `node index.js` to start it up

### Invite it

Add your client id at the end of the following URL, open it in your browser, and add the app to whichever server you want.

`https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?scope=applications.commands&permissions=0&client_id=`

## Templates

### config.json

```json

{

  "apiKey": "GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY",

  "storageLocation": "STORAGE_LOCATION",

  "contentHost": "BASE_URL",

  "clientId": APP_ID,

  "token": "APP_TOKEN",

  "inviteLink": "INVITE_LINK"

}

```