Repository: dmn001/youtube_channel_archiver
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Directory structure:
gitextract_dlyfuhns/

├── download_archive.bat
├── download_archive.sh
├── readme.md
├── yt-dlp-archive.txt
├── yt-dlp-channels.txt
└── yt-dlp.conf

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FILE: download_archive.bat
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yt-dlp --config-location yt-dlp.conf

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FILE: download_archive.sh
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#!/bin/sh
yt-dlp --config-location yt-dlp.conf


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FILE: readme.md
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# yt-dlp config - downloading entire youtube channels for archival

# Readme

This repo contains a config file which makes it easy to download entire youtube channels, and also update them without having to re-download existing videos.

Update 2022-09: It has been a while since [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) was updated, so I have updated all the commands and config to use the current most popular youtube video downloader: [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp).

# Usage

Edit channel urls in `yt-dlp-channels.txt`.

The empty file `yt-dlp-archive.txt` is used to store downloaded video ids.

## Linux

    chmod +x download_archive.sh

Run using `./download_archive.sh`

## Windows

Run `download_archive.bat`

## Thanks

Thanks to https://www.reddit.com/user/Stephen304 for creating the original config, on the since deleted post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/858ny5/my_youtubedl_config_downloading_entire_channels/

There is an archive of the original post at: https://archive.ph/T4sa2


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FILE: yt-dlp-archive.txt
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FILE: yt-dlp-channels.txt
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# CodysLab
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6mSoMNzHQiBIOCkHUa2Aw

# Styropyro
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYJgj7rzsn0vdR7fkgjuIA

# Wendover Productions
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9RM-iSvTu1uPJb8X5yp3EQ

# Half as Interesting
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuCkxoKLYO_EQ2GeFtbM_bw

# LockPickingLawyer
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm9K6rby98W8JigLoZOh6FQ


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FILE: yt-dlp.conf
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-i
-o "%(uploader)s (%(uploader_id)s)/%(upload_date)s - %(title)s - (%(duration)ss) [%(resolution)s] [%(id)s].%(ext)s"

# Archive Settings
--download-archive yt-dlp-archive.txt
-a yt-dlp-channels.txt

# Uniform Format
--merge-output-format mkv

# Get All Subs to SRT
--write-sub
--all-subs
--convert-subs srt

# Get metadata
--add-metadata
--write-description
--write-thumbnail

# Debug
# -v