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- /path/to/downloads:/downloads
```
-
## Configuration via environment variables
Certain values can be set via environment variables, using the `-e` parameter on the docker command line, or the `environment:` section in docker-compose.
@@ -36,9 +35,27 @@ Certain values can be set via environment variables, using the `-e` parameter on * __DOWNLOAD_DIR__: path to where the downloads will be saved. Defaults to `/downloads` in the docker image, and `.` otherwise.
* __AUDIO_DOWNLOAD_DIR__: path to where audio-only downloads will be saved, if you wish to separate them from the video downloads. Defaults to the value of `DOWNLOAD_DIR`.
* __URL_PREFIX__: base path for the web server (for use when hosting behind a reverse proxy). Defaults to `/`.
-* __OUTPUT_TEMPLATE__: the template for the filenames of the downloaded videos, formatted according to [this spec](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#output-template). Defaults to `%(title)s.%(ext)s`.
+* __OUTPUT_TEMPLATE__: the template for the filenames of the downloaded videos, formatted according to [this spec](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/README.md#output-template). Defaults to `%(title)s.%(ext)s`.
* __YTDL_OPTIONS__: Additional options to pass to youtube-dl, in JSON format. [See available options here](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py#L176). They roughly correspond to command-line options, though some do not have exact equivalents here, for example `--recode-video` has to be specified via `postprocessors`. Also note that dashes are replaced with underscores. Example value: `{"sleep_interval":10}`.
+## Using browser cookies
+In case you need to use your browser's cookies with MeTube, for example to download restricted or private videos:
+
+* Add the following to your docker-compose.yml:
+
+```yaml
+ volumes:
+ - /path/to/cookies:/cookies
+ environment:
+ - YTDL_OPTIONS={"cookiefile":"/cookies/cookies.txt"}
+```
+* Install in your browser an extension to extract cookies:
+ * [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/export-cookies-txt/)
+ * [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-cookiestxt/bgaddhkoddajcdgocldbbfleckgcbcid)
+* Extract the cookies you need with the extension and rename the file `cookies.txt`
+* Drop the file in the folder you configured in the docker-compose.yml above
+* Restart the container
+
## Chrome extension
[Rpsl](https://github.com/rpsl) has created a Chrome extension that allows right-clicking a video and sending it to MeTube. You can install it from [Google Chrome Webstore](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/metube-downloader/fbmkmdnlhacefjljljlbhkodfmfkijdh) or use developer mode and install [from sources](https://github.com/Rpsl/metube-browser-extension).
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