diff --git a/docker/selfhosted.Dockerfile b/docker/selfhosted.Dockerfile
index e3c6a21..235206a 100644
--- a/docker/selfhosted.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/selfhosted.Dockerfile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && \
       ca-certificates \
       python3-mutagen \
       curl \
+      zip \
       openssh-client \
       nano \
       python3 \
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ ENV LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
 WORKDIR "/app"
 
 # Set up data volumes
-RUN mkdir /config /downloads /etc/elixir_tzdata_data && chmod ugo+rw /etc/elixir_tzdata_data
+RUN mkdir -p /config /downloads /etc/elixir_tzdata_data /etc/yt-dlp/plugins && \ 
+  chmod ugo+rw /etc/elixir_tzdata_data /etc/yt-dlp /etc/yt-dlp/plugins
 
 # set runner ENV
 ENV MIX_ENV="prod"
diff --git a/lib/pinchflat/release.ex b/lib/pinchflat/release.ex
index 4547c0a..c6060c3 100644
--- a/lib/pinchflat/release.ex
+++ b/lib/pinchflat/release.ex
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ defmodule Pinchflat.Release do
       [
         "/config",
         "/downloads",
+        "/etc/yt-dlp",
+        "/etc/yt-dlp/plugins",
         Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :media_directory),
         Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :tmpfile_directory),
         Application.get_env(:pinchflat, :extras_directory),