knkrth / docker-youtube-dl

Run youtube-dl inside docker

youtube-dl

Run youtube-dl inside docker.

Docker image generated daily with the latest version of Alpine Linux and youtube-dl.

youtube-dl is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites.

Docker setup

Install docker: https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/

Install docker compose: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Docker documentation: https://docs.docker.com/

Usage

Build-in docker image

• build docker image docker build -t youtube-dl .

• list youtube-dl options: docker run --rm youtube-dl --help

• download a video: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/media youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYwUUDdYi9I

Create shortcut & execute command as,

alias yt-dl='docker run \
                  --rm -i \
                  -e PGID=$(id -g) \
                  -e PUID=$(id -u) \
                  -v "$(pwd)":/media:rw \
                  youtube-dl:latest'

• list youtube-dl options: yt-dl --help

To download 1080p run the following command,

yt-dl -f 'bestvideo[height<=1080]+bestaudio/best[height<=1080]' --merge-output-format mp4 <YOUTUBE_URL_LINK>

Docker Hub image

• pull docker image from docker hub: docker pull kijart/youtube-dl

• download a video using docker image: docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/media kijart/youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=JYwUUDdYi9I

• create a docker container

docker create \
  --name=youtube-dl \
  -v <path to data>:/media \
  kijart/youtube-dl

Docker compose

• create a container using docker-compose: docker-compose up --no-start

• download a video using docker compose: docker-compose run --rm youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch\?v\=JYwUUDdYi9I

More info

• youtube-dl.conf configuration file can be updated before build/rebuild the docker image: youtube-dl configuration file options

• youtube-dl command-line options documentation