Difference between revisions of "DownloadServer - Youtube"
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Fortunately, it's pretty easy to do. | Fortunately, it's pretty easy to do. | ||
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[https://youtube-dl.org/ youtube-dl] is a pretty awesome tool. | [https://youtube-dl.org/ youtube-dl] is a pretty awesome tool. | ||
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Instead, install it directly: | Instead, install it directly: | ||
| − | * <code>sudo wget <nowiki>https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl</nowiki> -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl</code> | + | *<code>sudo wget <nowiki>https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl</nowiki> -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl</code> |
| − | * <code>sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl</code> | + | *<code>sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl</code> |
This allows you to regularly update (maybe even through cron) it with the command: | This allows you to regularly update (maybe even through cron) it with the command: | ||
| − | * <code>sudo youtube-dl -U</code> | + | *<code>sudo youtube-dl -U</code> |
Which guarantees you keep up with the multitude of random changes made at YouTube. | Which guarantees you keep up with the multitude of random changes made at YouTube. | ||
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| + | === scripting === | ||
| + | Example of a useful script to update a local copy of a YouTube Channel: | ||
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| + | <code>youtube-dl -w --download-archive 11111111-ARCHIVE --write-description -f mp4 -o "%(upload_date)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight</nowiki></code> | ||
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| + | (this particular little script maintains a local archive of a channel that YouTube thinks Canadians should not be allowed to watch...) | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 24 June 2020
There are a few good reasons to be set up to download YouTube videos.
- Geofencing
- Reliability
- Bandwidth Management
Fortunately, it's pretty easy to do.
youtube-dl
youtube-dl is a pretty awesome tool.
But don't install it through the package manager. It gets incredibly regular updates & the package manager kinda borks this.
Instead, install it directly:
sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlsudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
This allows you to regularly update (maybe even through cron) it with the command:
sudo youtube-dl -U
Which guarantees you keep up with the multitude of random changes made at YouTube.
scripting
Example of a useful script to update a local copy of a YouTube Channel:
youtube-dl -w --download-archive 11111111-ARCHIVE --write-description -f mp4 -o "%(upload_date)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight
(this particular little script maintains a local archive of a channel that YouTube thinks Canadians should not be allowed to watch...)
