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Tube Archivist

Self-hosted tool to archive YouTube channels, playlists, and videos with a searchable metadata index.

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About Tube Archivist

Tube Archivist downloads and stores a full copy of your subscribed YouTube content on your own server. It grabs video files, audio tracks, thumbnails, comments, and captions so you never lose access to anything. The web interface lets you browse and search all archived media by title, description, channel, or even the text from captions.

Built with Python and Django, it spins up inside a Docker container and stores data in a SQLite or PostgreSQL database. It integrates with yt-dlp for the actual downloading and uses a Redis queue to manage large jobs without bogging down your system. You can set up automatic periodic scans for new videos from specific channels or playlists.

The project is fully open source under the GPLv3 license, created and maintained by a community developer known as bbilly1. It is meant for tech-savvy users comfortable running their own Docker server. If you want full local control over your YouTube subscriptions without depending on Google's cloud, this is a solid choice.
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Quick Facts

Pricing
Free
License
Open Source
Platform
Any Platform
Version
0.4.2
Developer
Tube Archivist project

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