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YoutubeDL-Server

Web and REST interface to Youtube-DL for downloading videos onto a server.

Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Still maintained? Yes: 21 commits in the last 90 days.

Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.

Docker #26 of 30 in Media Management

At a glance

YoutubeDL-Server quick facts

Health score
55/100 SLOWING
Stars
319
Last commit
3 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release
No tagged release
Licence
MIT

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Why it ranks here

Health score explained

YoutubeDL-Server scores 55/100, #26 of 30 in Media Management: 21 commits in the last 90 days earn 24.5 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 319 stars add 10.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 24.5 / 35

    21 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

    No tagged release found

  • Stars 10.0 / 20

    319 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

74 commits over the last 12 months
21
Last 90 days
74
Last 12 months
3 days ago
Last push

Ranked #26 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Lidify (#25) and yt-dlp Web UI (#27) .

Details

LicenceMIT
PlatformsPython, Docker
Latest releaseNo tagged release
Stars319
Open issues4
DockerYes
Repositorynbr23/youtube-dl-server ↗

YoutubeDL-Server vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a category with YoutubeDL-Server (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
MeTube 97 15k AGPL-3.0 3 days ago
tubesync 94 2.8k AGPL-3.0 today
Youtarr 93 1.8k ISC yesterday
youtube-dl-nas 89 201 MIT 2 days ago
YoutubeDL-Server (this tool) 55 319 MIT 3 days ago
ydl_api_ng 28 240 GPL-3.0 2 months ago

YoutubeDL-Server: common questions

Is YoutubeDL-Server still maintained?

YoutubeDL-Server had 21 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.