# function to set autonumber and call youtube-dl Params='-format best -download-archive /home/user/complete.list -write-info-json -write-thumbnail -add-metadata -no-overwrites -ignore-errors' # Change complete.list path here If you do it that way, you have to add "/home/user/.local/bin" to your /etc/environment-file to have it in your path and to be able to call 'youtube-dl' wherever you want.Īs mentioned before you need episode numbers for you videos, so I wrote a shell script myself to do just that: # set download options / parameters I first tried from official packages, but that one didn't work, so I recommend installing pip3 and then youtube-dl (pip3 install youtube-dl), that way you get the newest stable release. You can hide seasons for the library, which makes it easier for single playlist channels :)įirst off you need to install youtube-dl. Add the Youtube folder where you want your content to be saved. Use a Series Library and set the scanner to Plex Series Scanner and the Agent to Youtube-DL. Using the agent your Youtube content will show with correct metadata in Plex:įirst off you have to set up your library. Restart Plex and the agent is ready to go. It is a *.bundle file which needs to be copied to your Plex Plug-Ins directory (use scp, sftp oder git clone - the easiest way). Hardware: Virtualized Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server (directly on Plex server)įirst off you need to download the agent.Downloader: youtube-dl with custom script for episode numbering.You can have multiple seasons for a channel (playlists) and rename them accordingly.By using youtube-dl with an appropiate agent you can have 100% local metadata for your Youtube library.If you want to use a Series library, you need to have season and episode numbers in your files - otherwise the files don't get indexed at all.There are some guides out there, but for me none of them was working 100%. Please go to the relevant subreddits and support forums, for example:Īfter spending some time to get everything done I want to share with you how I managed to download Youtube videos and add them to plex automatically. Build help and build shares posts go in their respective megathreads No referral / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts Welcome to /r/Plex, a subreddit dedicated to Plex, the media server/client solution for enjoying your media! Plex Community Discord Rules Latest Regular Threads: No Stupid Q&A: Tool Tuesday: Build Help: Share Your Build: Submit Troubleshooting Post Files not showing up correctly?
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