diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ac87c29..37e21f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ speed-measure-plugin*.json
 
 # IDEs and editors
 /ui/.idea
+.idea/
 .project
 .classpath
 .c9/
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ testem.log
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
 
-
+# Python
 __pycache__
 .venv
+
+# Environment files
+.env
+
+# Downloads directory
+downloads/
diff --git a/app/dl_formats.py b/app/dl_formats.py
index 5640ca4..5147451 100644
--- a/app/dl_formats.py
+++ b/app/dl_formats.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ def get_format(format: str, quality: str) -> str:
 
     if format in AUDIO_FORMATS:
         # Audio quality needs to be set post-download, set in opts
-        return f"bestaudio[ext={format}]/bestaudio/best"
+        # Use a more robust format string that ensures audio-only download
+        # and has better fallbacks
+        return f"bestaudio[ext={format}]/bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestaudio[ext=mp3]/bestaudio/best[ext!=webm]/best[ext!=webm]"
 
     if format in ("mp4", "any"):
         if quality == "audio":
diff --git a/app/ytdl.py b/app/ytdl.py
index 5be7a29..b71baeb 100644
--- a/app/ytdl.py
+++ b/app/ytdl.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Download:
                 'outtmpl': { "default": self.output_template, "chapter": self.output_template_chapter },
                 'format': self.format,
                 'socket_timeout': 30,
-                'ignore_no_formats_error': True,
+                'ignore_no_formats_error': False,  # Changed to False to get better error messages
                 'progress_hooks': [put_status],
                 'postprocessor_hooks': [put_status_postprocessor],
                 **self.ytdl_opts,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             self.seq_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         elif self.config.DOWNLOAD_MODE == 'limited':
             self.semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(int(self.config.MAX_CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS))
-        
+
         self.done.load()
 
     async def __import_queue(self):
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ class DownloadQueue:
             'ignore_no_formats_error': True,
             'noplaylist': playlist_strict_mode,
             'paths': {"home": self.config.DOWNLOAD_DIR, "temp": self.config.TEMP_DIR},
+            'cookiefile': None,  # Allow cookie usage if available
+            'age_limit': None,  # Don't restrict by age
+            'geo_bypass': True,  # Attempt to bypass geographic restrictions
+            'geo_bypass_country': None,  # Let yt-dlp choose the best bypass method
+            'extractor_retries': 3,  # Retry extraction up to 3 times
+            'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,  # Include DASH formats for YouTube Music
+            'youtube_skip_dash_manifest': False,  # Don't skip DASH manifest
             **self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS,
             **({'impersonate': yt_dlp.networking.impersonate.ImpersonateTarget.from_str(self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS['impersonate'])} if 'impersonate' in self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS else {}),
         }).extract_info(url, download=False)
@@ -420,7 +427,6 @@ class DownloadQueue:
                 ytdl_options = dict(self.config.YTDL_OPTIONS)
                 if playlist_item_limit > 0:
                     log.info(f'playlist limit is set. Processing only first {playlist_item_limit} entries')
-                    ytdl_options['playlistend'] = playlist_item_limit
                 if auto_start is True:
                     download = Download(dldirectory, self.config.TEMP_DIR, output, output_chapter, quality, format, ytdl_options, dl)
                     self.queue.put(download)
diff --git a/docker-compose-dev.yml b/docker-compose-dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..696f45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose-dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# MeTube - Self-hosted YouTube downloader with web UI
+# This setup allows you to modify the code and see changes reflected in the running container
+
+services:
+  metube:
+    build: .
+    container_name: MeTube
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "8081:8081"
+    environment:
+      # Tells MeTube to use separate directories for video and audio downloads
+      - DOWNLOAD_DIR=/downloads/video
+      - AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR=/downloads/audio
+      # Sensible filename templates for downloads
+      - OUTPUT_TEMPLATE=%(artist,uploader)s/%(artist,uploader)s - %(title)s%(genre& [%s]|)s (%(release_date>%Y-%m-%d,upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s).%(ext)s
+      - OUTPUT_TEMPLATE_PLAYLIST=%(playlist_title)s/%(artist,uploader)s - %(title)s%(genre& [%s]|)s (%(release_date>%Y-%m-%d,upload_date>%Y-%m-%d)s).%(ext)s
+      # Development environment
+      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+    volumes:
+      # Maps your local paths to the container paths
+      - ${VIDEO_DOWNLOAD_DIR:-./downloads/video}:/downloads/video
+      - ${AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR:-./downloads/audio}:/downloads/audio
+      # Mount source code for live editing
+      - ./app:/app/app
+    # Override the entrypoint to run Python directly for easier development
+    command: ["python", "-u", "app/main.py"]