metube

Self-hosted video downloader for YouTube and other sites (web UI for yt-dlp)

⭐ 15,147 stars on GitHub · 🍴 1,132 forks · 📜 License: agpl-3.0 · 💻 Language: Python

What is metube?

A self-hosted media server — turn your NAS/VPS into a personal cinema. Stream movies & music to your household without subscription dependency.

The biggest strength is offline-first streaming + ad-free + unlimited library scaled by your disk size.

Best for families building home theaters, small hotels streaming internal media, creators archiving work.

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ youtube
• 🏷️ youtube-dl
• 🏷️ yt-dlp

Quick install

See the README for detailed install instructions. Most projects support Docker — if the repo has a Dockerfile, use:

git clone https://github.com/alexta69/metube.git
cd metube
docker build -t metube .
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 metube

Minimum system requirements

⚡ Deploy fast on VSIS

Use the VSIS VPS Mini 1GB RAM / 1 vCPU / 15GB SSD (~70k/tháng) plan from VSIS.NET — high-speed VN-based VPS, 24/7 support, ideal for running metube smoothly.

🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: alexta69/metube
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 31/10/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.