From 8b17cd20c5f63ff80e6d0f6646b278a7f1874541 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:09:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Adding docs to convert an existing youtube video. --- src/users/02-media.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/users/02-media.md b/src/users/02-media.md index 4fad6a5..17f2b64 100644 --- a/src/users/02-media.md +++ b/src/users/02-media.md @@ -61,3 +61,54 @@ If you'd like, you can also set up a media server to view this content on any de - [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) (Movies, TV, Music, Audiobooks) - [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org/) (Music) + +## How do I convert a youtube video to a torrent? + +There are _many_ possible ways to do this, this is only one example. It requires: + +- [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) (To download the youtube videos locally) +- [transmission-cli](https://transmissionbt.com/) (To create a `.torrent` file from the command line) +- [qbittorrent-cli](https://github.com/ludviglundgren/qbittorrent-cli) (A command line tool to add this torrent to any qbitttorrent server) + +You can use the following script below, pasting in a youtube link. + +`./my_script "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_URL"` + +``` +#!/bin/bash +set -e + +youtube_url=$1 + +# Download the video +# The format should be in mkv, not webm, see +# https://github.com/Stremio/stremio-bugs/issues/900 +yt-dlp "$1" \ + --remux-video "mkv" + +# Create torrents +shopt -s nullglob +for i in *.mp4 *.webm *.mkv; do + torrent="tmp.torrent" + + # Create it + transmission-create "$i" -o $torrent \ + -t udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969/announce \ + -t udp://tracker.internetwarriors.net:1337/announce \ + -t udp://tracker.opentrackr.org:1337/announce + + # Move the video to your download dir + mv "$i" downloads/ + + # Add it to qbittorrent + qbt torrent add $torrent + + # Print out the magnet link + echo "Magnet link:" + transmission-show $torrent -m + + # Remove the tmp torrent + rm "$torrent" + +done +```