I need something and hopefully i dont have to invent the wheel.

I want to subscribe to youtube channels and have new videos automatically detected and downloaded to local storage. Bonus points for jellyfin intergration but i can live without.

I know not too hard to rig something like this uo with youtube-dl but if there is an existing solution that would be amazing.

Anybody know?

      • obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        It has options for providing metadata, thumbnails, etc for jellyfin automatically, by pulling the metadata from the youtube page.

    • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      41·
      5 months ago

      Damn that looks cool. I’m disappointed in how many projects are only for Docker though :(

      • merthyr1831@lemmy.mlEnglish
        7·
        4 months ago

        Docker is a bit of a pain to learn but it really helps once you start figuring things out!

        • WbrJr@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          I would not even say so. It tool me maybe a weekend to und erstand the concepts. I had no other selfhosting experience before. Specialy docker compose is almost plug and play

      • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I agree. I am forced to use dockers with Unraid and I really don’t like them. For me, the benefits are very limited compared to the extra hassle. I think they have become so popular on Linux because they sidestep so many issues related to distro fragmentation. This is yet another example of how the “freedom” of Linux prevents long term innovation and general OS improvements. Especially in terms of UX.

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    4k-videodownloader does this. Only paid version, but it’s a one time payment of 5 dollars or something like that.

  • MichaelMuse@programming.devEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Absolutely, there are a few solutions that can help you automate YouTube channel subscriptions and downloads without reinventing the wheel!

    1. yt-dlp + yt-dlp-scripts:
    yt-dlp is a modern fork of youtube-dl with more features and better maintenance. You can set up a simple cron job or scheduled task to check your subscribed channels’ RSS feeds and download new videos automatically. There are plenty of scripts and guides out there for this workflow.

    2. Tube Archivist:
    This is a self-hosted YouTube archiving solution with a web interface. It can subscribe to channels, automatically download new videos, and even integrates with Jellyfin for media management. It’s Docker-based and pretty user-friendly.

    3. YoutubeDL-Material:
    Another web-based frontend for youtube-dl/yt-dlp. It supports subscriptions, automatic downloads, and has a nice UI. You can set it up with Docker as well.

    If you ever want to grab transcripts along with your videos, tools like Transcriptly can help automate transcript extraction.

    Tube Archivist is probably the closest to what you want, especially with Jellyfin integration. Otherwise, a simple yt-dlp script and a cron job can get you 90% of the way there.