TubeArchivist

medium

Self-hosted YouTube media server that downloads, indexes, and organises YouTube content for offline viewing.

2 GB RAM Docker Active GPL-3.0

Source Docs Website

Replaces

Pros

Full-text search across downloaded videos via Elasticsearch
Clean web UI for browsing and watching archived content
Integrates with Jellyfin via plugin
Subscription management and automatic downloads

Cons

Requires Elasticsearch and Redis — not lightweight
Initial indexing of large collections is slow
No mobile app
Legal grey area depending on jurisdiction

Tags

youtube media archival video search

Pairs well with

Jellyfin

Free and open-source media system for streaming movies, TV, music, and more.

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