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yt_dlp_installation.md

Steps on Linux server

  • download appropriate executable from github release page or build it from source using project instructions
  • install ffmpeg on system to download best quality of videos (for more information see this post)
  • download browser cookies using firefox or chrome extension and copy it on the server
  • use --cookies flag to pass cookies file to the yt-dl
./yt-dlp --cookies cookies.txt <video_link>
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