yt-dlp Web UI

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yt-dlp Web UI is a self-hosted interface and RPC server built around yt-dlp. It is aimed at users who want to manage video fetching from a server or NAS through a browser rather than by running...

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Features

video downloading
livestream monitoring
download queue
audio extraction
format selection
custom output filename
custom output path
custom yt-dlp arguments
theme switching
language switching

Details

Last Updated: Oct 10, 2026
Created: Nov 18, 2021
Install Methods: dockerdocker-composebinarysource
Requirements: yt-dlpffmpegnodejsgomake
Authentication: local
API: RESTWEBSOCKET
Backup & Export: file-backupnative-export
Runtime / Stack: DockerGoNodejs
Privacy & Independence: No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
Deployment: Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container

Run yt-dlp Web UI with Docker Compose

Compose file from the yt-dlp Web UI project repository.

1 service · 1 unclassified (yt-dlp-webui)

no resource limits declared

needs persistent storage (2 volumes)

docker-compose.yml · @ c7ad3bd · scanned Sep 27, 2026

services:
  yt-dlp-webui:
    image: marcobaobao/yt-dlp-webui
    ports:
      - 3033:3033
    volumes:
      - <your dir>:/downloads # replace <your dir> with a directory on your host system
      - <your dir>:/config    # directory where config.yml will be stored
    healthcheck:
      test: curl -f http://localhost:3033 || exit 1
    restart: unless-stopped

This file may be out of date. Check the yt-dlp Web UI documentation for current setup steps.

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