# Algram/ytdl-webserver

📻 Webserver for downloading youtube videos. Ready for docker.

Repository: https://github.com/Algram/ytdl-webserver
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ytdl-webserver
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webserver, download-youtube-videos, docker
Last push: 2023-02-22T16:30:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3750, "days_push": 1288, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1444, forks 139 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:45.047649+00:00)

## What it is
A self-hosted web server with a web UI for downloading YouTube videos, built in JavaScript on Node.js. It ships ready-to-run as a Docker image and can mount a host directory to store downloaded videos.

## Use cases
- download youtube videos through a browser
- self-host a youtube downloader with docker
- save youtube videos to a local folder on my server
- run a simple media download service on my home server
- give my household a web UI to grab youtube videos

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, self-hosted youtube downloader with a web interface
- you prefer deploying via a single docker run command
- you need downloaded files written to a host-mounted directory

## When to avoid
- you need support for many sites beyond youtube (yt-dlp-based tools are broader)
- you need active development or frequent updates
- you need features like format selection, playlists, or authentication

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, web-framework
- domain: self-hosted, media, web-development
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: youtube-downloader, video-download, self-hosted-app, docker, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- Algram/ytdl-webserver (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.047649+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 2026-08-30T04:36:16.091842+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Algram/ytdl-webserver (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.047649+00:00, sha 9b57e6ef31d8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.