# meeb/tubesync

Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server

Repository: https://github.com/meeb/tubesync
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tubesync
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: youtube, youtube-dl, pvr, media-server, plex, tubesync
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:26:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2110, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 29.0, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2786, forks 170 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.910073+00:00)

## What it is
TubeSync is a self-hosted PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube that syncs channels and playlists to local directories, wrapping yt-dlp and ffmpeg with a web interface and task scheduler. It integrates with media servers like Plex and Jellyfin to keep your local library updated automatically.

## Use cases
- automatically download all videos from a YouTube channel to my media server
- sync YouTube playlists locally like Sonarr but for YouTube
- archive YouTube videos in a specific quality for Plex or Jellyfin
- run a hands-free YouTube downloader with retries on failure
- self-host a web UI to manage YouTube subscriptions and downloads
- download only the audio stream from YouTube music channels

## When to choose
- you want scheduled, automatic syncing of YouTube channels or playlists
- you run a local media server (Plex or Jellyfin) and want YouTube content in it
- you need a web interface on top of yt-dlp with retry/backoff reliability
- you want format/quality selection for downloaded media

## When to avoid
- you only need a one-off manual video download (yt-dlp alone is simpler)
- you need a streaming proxy rather than local downloads
- you cannot run Docker/Podman containers
- you need platforms beyond Plex/Jellyfin for media server integration

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, video-processing, workflow-automation, scheduling, self-hosted
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: self-hosted, python
- tags: youtube, yt-dlp, pvr, plex, jellyfin, media-server, downloader, ffmpeg, automation, docker, web-server, linux

## Member repositories
- meeb/tubesync (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.910073+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:01.535642+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/meeb/tubesync (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.910073+00:00, sha 316cecb27557)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.