An alternative YouTube front end written in ASP.NET
Home Page: https://tube.kuylar.dev
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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When I tried to go on a livestream, I get this weird error.
2023.6.1 / 1.0.17.0
https://tube.kuylar.dev/watch?v=GYkq9Rgoj8E
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Player buttons follow --text-primary, making them almost invisible in light themes
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comments should be a popup like modern YouTube tbh, but idk how you would make something with css only
the search bar looks weird because of the outline when focusing the element.
simply set the outline property to none
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Import CSV/JSON subscriptions: I have a long subscription list that would be nearly impossible to manually import. I love Lighttube's UI and would switch but have no way to bring over my subscriptions from Piped, which I currently use.
An option in the manage subscriptions area to "import CSV/JSON" and hopefully also to "export CSV/JSON"
default video controls ^ (when viewing a channel trailer)
different video controls ^ (when on the /watch?v= page)
it would be nice if there was more consistency.
https://tube.kuylar.dev/channel/{any-id}
v2023.5.6
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yes
Horizontal scroll bar is unnecessary and looks out of place.
Remove the horizontal scroll bar.
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Invidious includes supports for restoring annotations with annotationlib. While this can be relatively trivially done by modifying the existing AnnotationsRestored extension, it would be cool to have integrated support.
This bit downloads annotation XML files: https://github.com/isaackd/AnnotationsRestored/blob/master/js/background.js
This library renders the annotations client-side: https://github.com/isaackd/annotationlib
This is occurring on both lighttube.kuylar.dev and lighttube.plerx.de. For some reason, after a video finishes, a loading circle appears and continues to spin without going away. It's not a major issue, but I find this rather annoying. If there's anything that can be done to fix it, I'd be very grateful! I've attached an example of the issue below.
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At this point I suppose you already know it, but Sponsorblock helps to skip different fragments of the video such as sponsors, filler content or music unrelated to the video. While DeArrow adds the ability to change the video thumbnail and title to something less "sensationalist".
That both DeArrow and Sponsorblock are integrated within LightTube.
I've noticed that Light tube's audio quality is significant worse then regular YouTube.
Possibly a limitation of my server 🤷♂️
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Clicking on a short redirects to a video with a blank id of {v}.
v2023.3.6
Any Short video
En_UK
Whoops!
This video isn't available any more
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I would like a feature where dark theme is the default theme when the user loads the instance up for the first time. I know this option is decided by instance owners but, I feel like a system-bound dark mode could be cool and great if it was implemented
The solution I would like is the page to be dark mode when the user loads the page up for the first time, or I would like a feature where if the device theme is dark mode, then the website should be dark mode as well to suit the users theme choice.
I have not considered any alternatives.
There used to be a quality switcher in the pre-V2 rewrite, that isnt available now.
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2023.5.6
any video endpoint
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The checkboxes in settings will not be turned off when the user clicks the Save Changes button.
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I'm running a local instance of lighttube and when I click on a link to a video I get a player window with this error. Can you please tell me how to fix this?
LightTube instance this error occured on (127.0.0.1:7134)
LightTube & InnerTube versions (2023.9.24 / 1.0.25.0)
The full resource path (/watch?v=n4-w7xXJtfc)
InnerTube language & region (en_US)
The following text (the whole thing):
System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Request failed (status code: 401 (Unauthorized))) (Request failed (status code: 401 (Unauthorized)))
---> InnerTube.Exceptions.RequestException: Request failed (status code: 401 (Unauthorized))
at InnerTube.InnerTube.MakeRequest(RequestClient client, String endpoint, InnerTubeRequest postData, String language, String region, Boolean authorized)
at InnerTube.InnerTube.GetPlayerObjectAsync(String videoId, Boolean contentCheckOk, String language, String region, RequestClient client)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WaitAllCore(Task[] tasks, Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.WaitAll(Task[] tasks)
at InnerTube.InnerTube.GetPlayerAsync(String videoId, Boolean contentCheckOk, Boolean includeHls, String language, String region)
---> (Inner Exception #1) InnerTube.Exceptions.RequestException: Request failed (status code: 401 (Unauthorized))
at InnerTube.InnerTube.MakeRequest(RequestClient client, String endpoint, InnerTubeRequest postData, String language, String region, Boolean authorized)
at InnerTube.InnerTube.GetPlayerObjectAsync(String videoId, Boolean contentCheckOk, String language, String region, RequestClient client)<---
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This might be a problem when someone tries to upload a 2TB file and the server decides to "hmm im gonna read that entire thing in memory"
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Implement a theater mode view like on actual YouTube :3
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Captions don't work even after we turn them on.
(disclaimer: we browse on a college network with blockers. YouTube is blocked.)
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YouTube has removed the RSS endpoint, so LightTube can't get the subscription feeds.
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Video playback does not work.
v2024.2.20 / ?
https://tube.kuylar.dev/watch?v=h04_4Msuw2k
fr_FR
None, returns a 200.
This issue happened to invidious too, see this issue.
YouTube may have started to block your instance :/
The video plays fine on these instances, however:
I installed lighttube using docker-compose.
I extracted the refresh_token and used it in the - LIGHTTUBE_AUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN= config option.
When I try to visit a channel, I get this:
lightube-lighttube-1 | fail: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.ExceptionHandlerMiddleware[1]
lightube-lighttube-1 | An unhandled exception has occurred while executing the request.
lightube-lighttube-1 | System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (The format of value ' ' is invalid.)
lightube-lighttube-1 | ---> System.FormatException: The format of value ' ' is invalid.
lightube-lighttube-1 | at System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpHeaderParser.ParseValue(String value, Object storeValue, Int32& index)
lightube-lighttube-1 | at System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpHeaders.ParseAndAddValue(HeaderDescriptor descriptor, HeaderStoreItemInfo info, String value)
lightube-lighttube-1 | at System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpHeaders.Add(String name, String value)
lightube-lighttube-1 | at InnerTube.InnerTube.MakeRequest(RequestClient client, String endpoint, InnerTubeRequest postData, String language, String region, Boolean authorized)
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/channel endpoint doesnt accept vanities and there isnt any API to get channel IDs from vanity
Either make /channel accept vanity or create an /vanity endpoint
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YouTube decided to return a single continuationItemRenderer in recommendations, which broke it in LT.
free PR to anyone reading this: make this field optional
issue opened for the milestone
Index page also shows a video feed of logged in user's subscribed channels
this seems pretty self explanatory to me tbf
kuylar where are you :(
did discord got banned in turkey or what
When using LightTube, there is an expectation (given the lack of indication otherwise) that viewing access is generally unrestricted when using LightTube as a YouTube frontend, perhaps barring NSFW content.
In the midst of showing LightTube to someone as an alternative to YouTube's frontend, and especially their insistence on blocking copyrighted content in embedded media, such as Discord Embeds, I stumbled upon an issue wherein LightTube simply displays that 'The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.', which is a generic and unhelpful error, as well as being incorrect for the situation.
This can be observed when loading anything that wouldn't play in Discord, typically music. For example, this song.
I don't touch YouTube's APIs, so I'm not sure if or how this would be fixed, but wanted to raise attention to the issue. In the event that this an unavoidable issue (you've gotten this far, I'm sure this is a piece of cake for you Kuylar), I would at least acknowledge/address this as a known issue with LightTube, and not something that can be fixed in the readme.
Related to kuylar/innertube#13
The frontend will switch to use HLS instead of MPD, which removes some features (4K, Multiple Audio Tracks, etc...) until this issue is fixed.
I am not sure on the best way to explain this so to put it simply, I feel like button and text placements on mobile could move more to the right and not be stuck to the screen edge which just looks can look weird on some devices, here are some screenshots of this: https://rimgo.lunar.icu/a/HV8uLAe
The solution I would like is to move some of the text and buttons to the right so they can be seen more easilt and just overall look better in my opinion if they were moved to right a bit.
I am not sure of any alternatives and have not considered any for now.
Youtube UI is nice and all, but one thing I miss while using official Youtube and other alternatives is the ability to hide comments and related video for less distraction and possibly prevent brain damage from the comments section.
Each section should have a button at the top saying "Toggle X". Note: I think this toggle should persist between pages and sessions.
I could just use my custom css extension and just display: none those
I have two playlists in my library. One works fine, but the other keeps giving me an error message whenever I try to open it. I'm not sure of the cause.
2023.6.27 / 1.0.21.0
https://tube.kuylar.dev/playlist?list=LT-PL5e7oxCmIdHClJeVK8Z4
en-GB_AU
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException: After parsing a value an unexpected character was encountered: A. Path 'title.runs[0].text', line 1, position 211.
at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.ParsePostValue(Boolean ignoreComments)
at Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader.Read()
at Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JContainer.ReadContentFrom(JsonReader r, JsonLoadSettings settings)
at Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JContainer.ReadTokenFrom(JsonReader reader, JsonLoadSettings options)
at Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject.Load(JsonReader reader, JsonLoadSettings settings)
at Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject.Parse(String json, JsonLoadSettings settings)
at LightTube.Database.PlaylistManager.GetPlaylistVideos(String id, Boolean editable) in /src/LightTube/Database/PlaylistManager.cs:line 34
at LightTube.Contexts.PlaylistContext..ctor(HttpContext context, DatabasePlaylist playlist) in /src/LightTube/Contexts/PlaylistContext.cs:line 83
at LightTube.Controllers.YoutubeController.Playlist(String list, String continuation) in /src/LightTube/Controllers/YoutubeController.cs:line 229
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
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The home tab gets duplicated in the channel view
Screenshot:
I tested on other channels and it doesn't seem to happen on them. Only this one. Refreshed multiple times and tried in a new page, but it still happens.
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On Firefox, you can add a custom search provider by right-clicking the search bar of the specific website (if it supports it) and clicking the 'Add as "X"' option. It would integrate well with my workflow and allow me to skip a few steps to get to the search.
How it should look:
Also, thanks for your time! :)
I unfortunately don't know the details of implementing this, but this might be of interest:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSearch
When opening youtube channels, almost always the channels don't open.
2023.8.29 / 1.0.25.0
https://tube.kuylar.dev/channel/UCnc6db-y3IU7CkT_yeVXdVg
en_US
System.InvalidOperationException: Sequence contains no elements
at System.Linq.ThrowHelper.ThrowNoElementsException()
at System.Linq.Enumerable.Last[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source)
at AspNetCoreGeneratedDocument.Views_Shared_Renderer.ExecuteAsync() in /src/LightTube/Views/Shared/Renderer.cshtml:line 490
at AspNetCoreGeneratedDocument.Views_Shared_Renderer.ExecuteAsync() in /src/LightTube/Views/Shared/Renderer.cshtml:line 198
at AspNetCoreGeneratedDocument.Views_Shared_Renderer.ExecuteAsync() in /src/LightTube/Views/Shared/Renderer.cshtml:line 244
at AspNetCoreGeneratedDocument.Views_Youtube_Channel.ExecuteAsync() in /src/LightTube/Views/Youtube/Channel.cshtml:line 73
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
Just a guess.
When opening youtube channels with less subscribers, the page opens, otherwise never.
If a channel doesn't have any banner images, it will fail to load, because even in 2024, I do not know that I should use .First/LastOrDefault instead of the other one.
2023.12.27 / 1.0.27.0
/channel/UCIBGTW0RwRzYfbbKGQTZeGg
en_US
System.InvalidOperationException: Sequence contains no elements
at System.Linq.ThrowHelper.ThrowNoElementsException()
at LightTube.Contexts.ChannelContext..ctor(HttpContext context, ChannelTabs tab, InnerTubeChannelResponse channel, String id) in /src/LightTube/Contexts/ChannelContext.cs:line 24
at LightTube.Controllers.YoutubeController.Channel(String id, ChannelTabs tab, String continuation) in /src/LightTube/Controllers/YoutubeController.cs:line 232
at LightTube.Controllers.YoutubeController.Channel(String id, String continuation) in /src/LightTube/Controllers/YoutubeController.cs:line 175
this will probably not get fixed with the "huge protobuf update!!!" so im making an issue for it. if anyone wants, it's a free pr
the error message told me to provide this info:
LightTube instance this error occured on (tube.kuylar.dev)
LightTube & InnerTube versions (2023.6.23 / 1.0.20.0)
The full resource path (/channel/UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA/subscription)
InnerTube language & region (en_US)
code:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
at LightTube.Database.UserManager.UpdateSubscription(String token, String channelId, SubscriptionType type) in /src/LightTube/Database/UserManager.cs:line 136
at LightTube.Controllers.YoutubeController.Subscription(String id, SubscriptionType type) in /src/LightTube/Controllers/YoutubeController.cs:line 165
if you get this error, or a similar error you should get prompted to log in before proceeding.
Please tell us, I want to host an instance!
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RSS autodiscovery for channels and, if possible, subscription feeds
Documentation: https://www.rssboard.org/rss-autodiscovery
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Thumbnails of LightTube playlists aren't sent by the API. Instead, a blank array is returned.
2023.6.1
https://tube.kuylar.dev/api/playlist?id=LT-PLwxjHsDr2ECiuvh7a2fK
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HLS proxy sometimes return empty responses, or close the stream before it's complete. This affects live videos, premieres, and just playback via the HLS proxy
2023.5.6
https://tube.kuylar.dev/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk
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