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Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube

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  • jdaviescoatesJ jdaviescoates

    @loudlemur said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

    The maintainer ceased developing it

    I'd like this too, but that's a bit of a red flag.

    Generally Cloudron only likes to include actively maintained apps, for good reason really.

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    @jdaviescoates said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

    @loudlemur said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

    The maintainer ceased developing it

    I'd like this too, but that's a bit of a red flag.

    Generally Cloudron only likes to include actively maintained apps, for good reason really.

    It might be that the original creator stopped developing it, but a quick look at the repository shows active development. So it seems that it is actively maintained.

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      @jdaviescoates said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

      @loudlemur said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

      The maintainer ceased developing it

      I'd like this too, but that's a bit of a red flag.

      Generally Cloudron only likes to include actively maintained apps, for good reason really.

      It might be that the original creator stopped developing it, but a quick look at the repository shows active development. So it seems that it is actively maintained.

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      jdaviescoates
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      @jk said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

      So it seems that it is actively maintained.

      Good to hear.

      I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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        @jdaviescoates said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

        @loudlemur said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

        The maintainer ceased developing it

        I'd like this too, but that's a bit of a red flag.

        Generally Cloudron only likes to include actively maintained apps, for good reason really.

        It might be that the original creator stopped developing it, but a quick look at the repository shows active development. So it seems that it is actively maintained.

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        LoudLemur
        wrote on last edited by LoudLemur
        #15

        @jk Yes, thanks. And invidio.us is also becoming more widely used. It is one of several, independent projects which seek to protect the users from intrusive corporate surveillance, including:

        • nitter.net (for Twitter)
        • teddit.net (for Reddit)
        • bibliogram.art (for Instagram)

        There are some requests to support these projects in the App Wishlist. I am starting one now for Bibliogram. Already one there. Looks like Instagram are blocking all instances... 😞

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          LoudLemur
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          #16

          Invidious keep a Docker image on the Free alternative to DockerHub, Quay:

          https://github.com/quay/quay
          https://docs.invidious.io/Installation/#automated-installation
          https://quay.io/repository/invidious/invidious

          Invidio.us is one of several different proxies supported by the brilliant Privacy Redirect browser extension. This tool automatically transforms links on webpages to proprietary sites like Reddit and Twitter and Youtube, to Free proxies like Teddit, Nitter and Invidious:

          https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect

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          • girishG girish

            @cbeams Just leave a note in that forum thread with the git repo and also please provide us with status updates as you work on it and we will get it published!

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            @girish There is a Docker for Invidious here:

            https://docs.invidious.io/installation/#docker

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            • L LoudLemur

              @girish There is a Docker for Invidious here:

              https://docs.invidious.io/installation/#docker

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              I think - especially in the times of the GDPR - this is a very interesting thing to have. It allowed you to add YT links free from any trackers, but you still get a video player in the post. Works wonders on social Media, but also in Blog posts 😄

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              • JOduMonTJ JOduMonT

                so they claim to be an alternative front-end to YouTube but I feel it is more like a proxy, such as Searx do for Google Search.

                I'm really pro Free/Libre Open Source and believe in decentralization but let's face it, these 2 things are like a cult and/or a religion, you have to practice to be a believer.

                Anyway my point is I love the idea of PeerTube (but if they reach 1% of the crowd of YouTube this will be a big success) and

                I felt it must be a way to being able to access the content of YouTube without sacrificing our privacy, then I found Invidious.

                they invidiously have a docker image and a docker-compose file

                Repo: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

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                @JOduMonT said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

                so they claim to be an alternative front-end to YouTube but I feel it is more like a proxy, such as Searx do for Google Search.

                I'm really pro Free/Libre Open Source and believe in decentralization but let's face it, these 2 things are like a cult and/or a religion, you have to practice to be a believer.

                Anyway my point is I love the idea of PeerTube (but if they reach 1% of the crowd of YouTube this will be a big success) and

                I felt it must be a way to being able to access the content of YouTube without sacrificing our privacy, then I found Invidious.

                they invidiously have a docker image and a docker-compose file

                Repo: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

                I would like to bump this post and hope that we can support Invidious on Cloudron.

                Anybody else interested in making this happen?

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                • L LoudLemur

                  @JOduMonT said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

                  so they claim to be an alternative front-end to YouTube but I feel it is more like a proxy, such as Searx do for Google Search.

                  I'm really pro Free/Libre Open Source and believe in decentralization but let's face it, these 2 things are like a cult and/or a religion, you have to practice to be a believer.

                  Anyway my point is I love the idea of PeerTube (but if they reach 1% of the crowd of YouTube this will be a big success) and

                  I felt it must be a way to being able to access the content of YouTube without sacrificing our privacy, then I found Invidious.

                  they invidiously have a docker image and a docker-compose file

                  Repo: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

                  I would like to bump this post and hope that we can support Invidious on Cloudron.

                  Anybody else interested in making this happen?

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                  humptydumpty
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                  @LoudLemur I’ll chip in if others also want to sponsor a paid packaging effort.

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                  • humptydumptyH humptydumpty

                    @LoudLemur I’ll chip in if others also want to sponsor a paid packaging effort.

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                    @humptydumpty Does Cloudron have a mechanism for crowdfunding packaging?

                    Also, after the initial packaging, how much work is there when future releases arrive?

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                      @humptydumpty Does Cloudron have a mechanism for crowdfunding packaging?

                      Also, after the initial packaging, how much work is there when future releases arrive?

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                      @LoudLemur I’m not aware of a crowdfunding feature on this forum but if we get enough contributors, we can hire a dev to package it for us. I’m not sure what is involved in app maintenance but if I’m not mistaken, Cloudron staff take over that responsibility if they choose to add the app to the appstore.

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                        Keep getting upvotes and ping all your social audiences about Cloudron, to bring more eyes to the prizes.

                        More apps are getting packaged, just a lot of them to get through, and you never know how easy they will be until you hit an issue.

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                          I tried to create a initial package, but they use tools like shards and crystal. I don't have experience with that. Beside of the app is using a postgresql database. A package should be doable, but currently it is too complex for myself.

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                            Well, thank you very much for looking at it, @Kubernetes. I didn't realize it was a particularly complex one. Perhaps if you mention that on the invidious app request thread, one of the others might become curious.

                            I don't know why they opted for such tech. It might be that Google/Youtube do what they can to prevent apps like Invidious from becoming possible or easily workable and people need to go through contortions as a workaround.

                            I can begin to see why Invidious has been requested for so long but not packaged yet.

                            I hope you have more satisfaction with the next application.

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                              I tried to create a initial package, but they use tools like shards and crystal. I don't have experience with that. Beside of the app is using a postgresql database. A package should be doable, but currently it is too complex for myself.

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                              @Kubernetes perhaps leave a link to the repo so someone else can take a look w/o starting from scratch.

                              Conscious tech

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                                @Kubernetes perhaps leave a link to the repo so someone else can take a look w/o starting from scratch.

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                                @robi The repo is in Gitlab , but it's very early stage and build of the image is not working/complete. If someone would like to pickup on this, feel free 🙂

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                                  It seems a bunch of people are getting blocked by Youtube - https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/3915 . It's an uphill battle to browse 3rd party services in an anonymous way , if it's not in the best interests of the parent service ...

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                                    I tried it as an app on yunohost. AND I rely on it when I watch yt. And I don't want to miss it anymore. It's been working like a charm for the last 6 months. It's good for me and kind of a statement to share it with friends. Feel free to use: you.luckow.org 🙂

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                                      NGL, I'd install this within the blink of an eye if it was available on Cloudron

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                                        OK, an initial version is out as unstable 🙂

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                                        • girishG girish

                                          OK, an initial version is out as unstable 🙂

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                                          @girish said in Invidious: an alternative front-end to YouTube:

                                          OK, an initial version is out as unstable 🙂

                                          FANTASTIC!

                                          Well done, @girish! Hurrah, @JOduMonT ! Well done, Cloudron! This is a much wanted feature.

                                          It installs very well. You can export/import your preferences from other instances OK.

                                          Great! I hope everybody with Cloudron tries running Invidious.

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