gissehel/docker-youtube-dl

Dockerized youtube-dl based on Alpine Linux.

What is youtube-dl?

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

Reference

• Github page : https://github.com/gissehel/docker-youtube-dl
• Docker hub page : https://hub.docker.com/r/gissehel/youtube-dl/

Based on

Based on https://github.com/wernight/docker-youtube-dl. (https://hub.docker.com/r/wernight/youtube-dl/)

How to use this image

$ docker run --rm --user $(id -u):$(id -g) -v $(pwd):/downloads ghcr.io/gissehel/youtube-dl <video_url>

• --user $(id -u):$(id -g) is to run as your current user, and not root.
• -v $(pwd):/downloads is to store downloaded files in the current working directory.
• <video_url> is the ID of a YouTube video or other arguments to pass to youtube-dl.

Note: The entrypoint is set to youtube-dl, so do not put youtube-dl again as argument.

Usage as bash function

ydl() {
    docker run --rm --user $(id -u):$(id -g) -v $(pwd):/downloads ghcr.io/gissehel/youtube-dl "${@}"
}

Features of this image

• Small: Built based on official Alpine Linux.
• Simple: One command and you should be ready to go. All documented here.
• Secure: Runs as any user.