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TubeArchivist

TubeArchivist is a self-hosted YouTube media server that archives, indexes, and organizes your video collection for search and local playback.

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TubeArchivist is a self-hosted YouTube media server that archives, indexes, and organizes your video collection for search and local playback.

Platform availability

Available on 4 of 9 platforms

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

46/100 Fair

Maintained
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Popular
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Easy to install
654 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
205 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Based on 2 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

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Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 5 GB RAM, 2 CPU core(s), 8 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Raise Elasticsearch's kernel limit Elasticsearch needs a Linux setting called vm.max_map_count to be at least 262144, so run the shown admin (sudo) command before starting it. If left low, Elasticsearch can fail to start and the search features will not work. source
  • Set Elasticsearch folder ownership If you put Elasticsearch's data on a folder on your own machine, set that folder's ownership to 1000:0 (the user and group IDs used inside the Elasticsearch container). Wrong ownership can stop Elasticsearch from reading or saving its data. source
  • Change the app port if 8000 is busy In the docker-compose file, the port line means host port:container port; if port 8000 is already used, set it to 9000:8000 so you can open the app in a browser. Without a free host port, the web interface may not start or you cannot reach it. source

Fetched 17 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (12)

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  • FreeTube - FreeTube is a privacy-focused YouTube client that fetches video and channel data from Invidious and similar backends instead of YouTube's o…
  • Invidious - Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube that delivers a lightweight, ad-free, untracked viewing experience with subscr…
  • NewPipe - Lightweight and open-source app for YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, and more.
  • PipePipe - Offers an alternative Android streaming front-end for major platforms, with ad-free playback, SponsorBlock, advanced filters, danmaku chats…
  • Piped - An alternative privacy-friendly YouTube frontend which is efficient by design.
  • ReVanced - Unofficial alternative for ad-free YouTube with SponsorBlock, background playback, auto-repeat, dislike counts, and offline downloads using…
  • SkyTube - Open source Android app offering ad-free YouTube playback, offline downloads, channel subscriptions without sign-in, advanced blockers, and…
  • Tubular - Fork of a lightweight streaming client adding SponsorBlock to skip sponsor segments and ReturnYouTubeDislike to display dislikes, with supp…
  • VacuumTube - VacuumTube is an unofficial wrapper of YouTube Leanback (the console and Smart TV version of YouTube) for the desktop, with a built-in adbl…
  • Yattee - Alternative YouTube frontend for iOS, tvOS and macOS built with Invidious and Piped.
  • ytdl-sub - ytdl-sub is a headless command-line tool that automates downloading and metadata generation for self-hosted media libraries.

Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What Linux setting must be increased before starting TubeArchivist's Elasticsearch?

Set vm.max_map_count to at least 262144. If it is left low, Elasticsearch may fail to start and the search features will not work.

What user and group ownership should an Elasticsearch data folder have on the host?

Set the folder ownership to 1000:0, matching the user and group IDs used inside the Elasticsearch container. Wrong ownership can prevent Elasticsearch from reading or saving data.

What should be changed in docker-compose if host port 8000 is already in use?

Change the host port in the port mapping, for example to 9000:8000. This lets the web interface start and be reachable in a browser.

Does TubeArchivist include a browser extension?

Yes, it has a companion browser extension for single-click archival. It is available for Firefox and Chrome-based browsers.

Can TubeArchivist be integrated with other media servers?

TubeArchivist has its own media server, but third-party Jellyfin and Plex integrations are available.

Does TubeArchivist support archiving comments?

Version 0.3.0 added archiving and browsing of comments.

Answers sourced from github.com, tubearchivist.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 11 days ago - public community threads