telegram_ytdlp_node.js

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Description

This bot can download music and videos from youtube.

License

This software is available under AGPLv3 for open-source use. For commercial use, please contact fullgream@i2pmail.org for a commercial license.

Installation

Step 1

1. Install docker (how you can install it on linux: https://fullgream.tech/knowledge-base?post=docker-install)
2. Clone repository: git clone https://git.fullgream.tech/fullgream/telegram_ytdlp_node.js.git

Step 2. If you will use MTProto API

1. Go to Telegram API Development Tools. And create API_ID and API Hash.
2. Go to /src-tg folder in clonned folder
3. Run docker container with command: docker build -t telegram_create_session . && docker run -it --rm telegram_create_session && docker rmi telegram_create_session
4. Type all answers
5. Write to .env file SESSION value and go to ... (Next steps of next part from step 3)

Step 3

1. Create file cookies.txt in program directory (You can use Get cookies.txt loccaly: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/get-cookiestxt-locally/cclelndahbckbenkjhflpdbgdldlbecc)
2. Create telegram bot, get token: https://t.me/BotFather
3. Edit file .env

BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>
ADMIN_LIST=<Admin ID list, separate ", "> (example: 123,321, 678, 911 , 228)
WHITELIST=<User list, separate ", " (Important: Admin list will add to whitelist automatly)> (example: 123,321, 678, 911 , 228)
API_ID=<If you use MTProto API. Type here API_ID from Telegram API Development Tools>
API_HASH=<If you use MTProto API. Type here API_HASH from Telegram API Development Tools>
API_SESSION=<If you use MTProto API. Type here API_SESSION from Session get script (Step 2)>
CHAT_ID=<If you use MTProto API. ID of chat. You can send new message and chat and use command: curl -s "https://api.telegram.org/bot$BOT_TOKEN/getUpdates" (REPLACE '$BOT_TOKEN' to Your Bot token!!!)>
EMPTY_IMAGE_URL=<URL to empty preview image (for default using: https://placekitten.com/500/350)>

4. Build docker container: docker build -t ytdlp_node:release .
5. Up docker container: docker run -d --name ytdlp_node --restart unless-stopped --env-file .env -v "$(pwd)/cookies.txt:/app/cookies.txt" ytdlp_node:release

How unlock videos with age restriction?

1. Install browser extension wich can replace your User-Agent (for example: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/user-agent-switcher-and-m/bhchdcejhohfmigjafbampogmaanbfkg)
2. Set permission of incognito mode for browser extension
3. Setup user-agent in browser extension: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)
4. If you use Get cookies.txt loccaly - Set permission of incognito mode
5. Go to new incognito window and go to youtube
6. LogIn in youtube and go to another video
7. Copy your cookies
8. Close incognito window and you can remove user-agent in browser extension
9. Paste cookies in file cookies.txt