brainrotguard
★ 388A self-hosted alternative to Youtube
MIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · Compose · SourceNo external DB5 active committers (12mo)
About
BrainRotGuard is a self-hosted parental control tool focused on YouTube access for children. It presents a simple web interface on a child’s device where videos can be searched and requested, while a...
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Features
- Simple search
- Instant playback
- Video library
- Category browsing
- Channel browsing
- YouTube Shorts support
- Thumbnail previews
- Dark theme
- Telegram approval
- Channel allow/block lists
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026
- Created
- Feb 15, 2026
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-composesource
- Requirements
- DockerTelegram accountTelegram bot tokenchat IDa computer that stays ondevice lockdown via Family Link or Screen Time
- Authentication
- local
- Backup & Export
- file-backup
- Privacy & Independence
- No TelemetryCloud: OptionalOffline Capable
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Deployment
Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
Docker Compose
1 service
no resource limits declared
needs persistent storage (2 volumes)
docker-compose.yml · @ 2165347 · scanned Oct 5, 2026
services:
brainrotguard:
build: .
image: brainrotguard
container_name: brainrotguard
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8080:8080"
environment:
- BRG_BOT_TOKEN=${BRG_BOT_TOKEN}
- BRG_ADMIN_CHAT_ID=${BRG_ADMIN_CHAT_ID}
- BRG_TELEGRAM_API_URL=${BRG_TELEGRAM_API_URL:-}
- BRG_PIN=${BRG_PIN:-}
- BRG_BASE_URL=${BRG_BASE_URL:-}
volumes:
- ./config.yaml:/app/config.yaml:ro
- brg_db:/app/db
networks:
- brainrotguard
# ...
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