nodeenv is a Python package that downloads a pre-built Node.js binary —
no apt repos, no compilation, guaranteed to work in python:3.12-slim.
The 'node' binary is linked into /usr/local/bin so yt-dlp can find it.
With Node.js available the web client works fully (37 formats) and can
solve YouTube's n-challenge that every other approach was failing on.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
android_vr provides pre-signed format URLs that bypass YouTube's
n-challenge and signature JS requirements entirely. Tested: 23 video
formats available without any JavaScript runtime installed.
Reverts Node.js Dockerfile addition (which failed to build anyway).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Debian installs nodejs as /usr/bin/nodejs but yt-dlp looks for 'node'.
The symlink ensures yt-dlp can find the runtime.
Diagnostics now report node path/version and yt-dlp version so we can
verify the environment without shelling into the container.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Node.js is required by yt-dlp to solve YouTube's n-challenge (format URL
deobfuscation). Without it the web client returns no video formats.
The tv and ios player clients were removed — both require GVS PO tokens
that we don't have, so they only produce warnings and block every request.
The web client with Node.js installed gives 30+ formats and works cleanly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Self-hosted personal YouTube management app.
FastAPI + SQLite backend, React + Vite + Tailwind frontend.
Dockerfiles and compose included for Portainer deployment.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
