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?

      • @running_system@feddit.org
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        Pinchflat allows to download and/or embed thumbnails and subtitles, as well as creates nfo files. I am using it together with Jellyfin and it works totally fine

      • @obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com
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        It has options for providing metadata, thumbnails, etc for jellyfin automatically, by pulling the metadata from the youtube page.

        • @WbrJr@lemmy.ml
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          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.works
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        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.

    • @isles@lemmy.world
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      Yep, it’s what I use, though I remember having some difficulty with the initial setup, its been very reliable since.

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

    • Scott
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      I moved from TubeArchivist to Pinchflat. Very good.

        • Scott
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          327 days ago

          It’s much more lightweight, handles Plex integration much better and automatically cuts out ads, promotions, etc.

          • Victor
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            127 days ago

            Any way to get YouTube’s recommendations as well, and not just subscriptions? I mainly watch stuff from my recommendations, which are usually exactly what I want to see. Been honing my alg for decades. 😅

            • Scott
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              Not with this setup, no. I specifically didn’t want The Algorithm™ involved.

    • @dizzy@lemmy.ml
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      Yeah I switched from tubesync to pinchflat and haven’t looked back. Much more friendly UI.

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        127 days ago

        Was it easy to get something like plex to have it show up correctly? I remember it was a pain to get tubesync to name things in a way that plex accepted it

        • @dizzy@lemmy.ml
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          Yeah much easier, that’s why I switched, I can’t quite remember the specifics now because it’s just worked for the past few months but it lets you set up the file naming and folder structure in a way that Plex can handle.

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

  • plz1
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    YoutubeDL-Material would fit the bill