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Something like Sonarr but for Youtube? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by major_jellyfish@lemmy.ca to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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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?

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[–] MichaelMuse@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] rutrapio@jlai.lu 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Definitly look at pinchflat. Does exactly this. :) Easy to set up, and it runs so smoothly !

[–] splendoruranium@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

Have started it up as well because I fear like there might not be much time to enjoy its benefits for much longer :(

Looks pretty neat! Too bad there's no standalone installation, only docker.