youtubedl/README.md

YouTubeDL

A simple tool to download YouTube videos or extract audio using yt-dlp in a Docker container.

Features

• Build a Docker container with yt-dlp pre-installed.
• Run the container to download videos or extract audio.

Usage

Build the Docker Container

./ytdl.sh build

Run the Container to Download or Extract Audio

./ytdl.sh run [YouTube URL]

This will download the video or extract audio (in MP3 format) and save it to the vid directory in the current working directory.

Requirements

• Docker installed on your system.
• Internet connection for downloading videos.

Notes

• The script mounts the vid directory to the container for saving downloaded files.
• Ensure the vid directory exists before running the script.