# ytdl-sub: Youtube-DL-Subscribe [](https://ytdl-sub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) ![Checks](https://img.shields.io/github/checks-status/jmbannon/ytdl-sub/master) ![Code Coverage](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/jmbannon/ytdl-sub) ![Code Qaulity](https://img.shields.io/badge/pylint-10%2F10-brightgreen) ![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/jmbannon/ytdl-sub?color=blue) Automate downloading and adding metadata with YoutubeDL. This package downloads media via [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) and prepares it for your favorite media player ([Kodi](https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc), [Jellyfin](https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin), [Plex](https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker), [Emby](https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker), modern music players). We recognize that everyone stores their media differently. Our approach for file and metadata formatting is to provide maximum flexibility while maintaining simplicity. ## How it Works `ytdl-sub` uses YAML configs to define a layout for how you want media to look after it is downloaded. See our [example configurations](https://github.com/jmbannon/ytdl-sub/tree/master/examples) that we personally use and [readthedocs](https://ytdl-sub.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config.html#) for detailed information on specific sections or fields. Once configured, you can begin downloading using two different methods. ### Subscription You can define a `subscriptions.yaml` for things to recurrently download, like a YouTube channel to pull new videos. It looks something like: ```yaml john_smith_channel: preset: "yt_channel_as_tv" youtube: channel_url: "https://youtube.com/channe/UCsvn_Po0SmunchJYtttWpOxMg" overrides: tv_show_name: "John Smith Vlogs" ``` The download can be performed using: ```shell ytdl-sub sub subscription.yaml ``` ### One-time Download There are things we will only want to download once and never again, like a one-hit wonder music video. Anything you can define in a subscription can be defined using CLI arguments. This example is equivalent to the subscription example above: ```shell ytdl-sub dl \ --preset "yt_channel_as_tv" \ --youtube.channel_url "https://youtube.com/channel/UCsvn_Po0SmunchJYtttWpOxMg" \ --overrides.tv_show_name "John Smith Vlogs" ``` After `ytdl-sub` runs, the end result would download and format the channel files into something ready to be consumed by your favorite media player or server: ``` /path/to/youtube_tv_shows/John Smith Vlogs /Season 2021 s2021.e0317 - St Pattys Day Video.jpg s2021.e0317 - St Pattys Day Video.mp4 s2021.e0317 - St Pattys Day Video.nfo /Season 2022 s2022.e1225 - Merry Christmas.jpg s2022.e1225 - Merry Christmas.mp4 s2022.e1225 - Merry Christmas.nfo poster.jpg fanart.jpg tvshow.nfo ``` ## Installation The ytdl-sub docker image uses [LinuxServer's](https://www.linuxserver.io/) [base alpine image](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine). It looks, feels, and operates like other LinuxServer images. This is the recommended way to use ytdl-sub. ### Docker Compose ```yaml version: "2.1" services: ytdl-sub: image: ghcr.io/jmbannon/ytdl-sub:latest container_name: ytdl-sub environment: - PUID=1000 - PGID=1000 - TZ=America/Los_Angeles volumes: - :/config - :/tv_shows # optional - :/movies # optional - :/music_videos # optional - :/music # optional restart: unless-stopped ``` ### Docker CLI ```commandline docker run -d \ --name=ytdl-sub \ -e PUID=1000 \ -e PGID=1000 \ -e TZ=America/Los_Angeles \ -v :/config \ -v :/tv_shows \ -v :/movies \ -v :/music_videos \ -v :/music \ --restart unless-stopped \ ghcr.io/jmbannon/ytdl-sub:latest ``` ### Building Docker Image Locally Run `make docker` in the root directory of this repo to build the image. This will build the python wheel and install it in the Dockerfile. ### Virtualenv With a Python 3.10 virtual environment, you can clone and install the repo using ```commandline git clone https://github.com/jmbannon/ytdl-sub.git cd ytdl-sub pip install -e . ``` ## Contributing There are many ways to contribute, even without coding. Please take a look in our [Github Issues](https://github.com/jmbannon/ytdl-sub/issues) to ask questions, submit a feature request, or pick up a bug.