TubeSync Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

TubeSync hosting gives you a self-hosted video PVR on your own domain: add channels and playlists you may download, and new videos land in a library folder on a schedule. Deploy TubeSync 0.18.5 as one pinned container with SQLite, a Basic Auth login and two persistent volumes, over HTTPS in minutes. You decide what is downloaded and are responsible for it.

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What is TubeSync?

TubeSync is a PVR (personal video recorder) that, like Sonarr but for online video, synchronises channels and playlists to local directories and updates your media server once media is downloaded. Upstream says it is a web interface wrapper on yt-dlp and ffmpeg with a task scheduler, with a full PVR experience and retries with back-off timers. A self-hosted TubeSync is an alternative to downloading videos by hand, licensed AGPL-3.0, and you must only download what you are permitted to.

On xCloud it is TubeSync 0.18.5 from the upstream image, pinned by digest, in one container with SQLite, workers and a token helper, using tubesync_config and tubesync_downloads. xCloud generates the Basic Auth password and serves the app over HTTPS. The built-in log viewer is turned off, and no media server is bundled.

From Sign-Up to a Live TubeSync In Just 3 Easy Steps

A TubeSync install needs the app, workers, a token helper, a login, a config volume, a downloads volume, a domain and a certificate before the first source. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick TubeSync from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and a web username; a password is generated for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start ghcr.io/meeb/tubesync:v0.18.5, pinned by digest, mount tubesync_config and tubesync_downloads, turn on Basic Auth with the generated password and publish it over HTTPS. The first start can take three minutes.
Step 03
Add A Source
Enter the Basic Auth login when your browser asks, then add a source from a channel or playlist you are permitted to download, pick a resolution and a schedule, and TubeSync starts indexing it.

Sync Channels To A Media Server: TubeSync On Your Own Server

TubeSync runs here as one container, with its source list on a config volume and its downloads on a library volume.

A PVR For Channels
Upstream describes TubeSync as a PVR that synchronises channels and playlists to local directories and updates your media server after download.
Wrapper Around yt-dlp And ffmpeg
Internally it is a web interface on yt-dlp and ffmpeg with a task scheduler, with a better selection of media formats than a plain download.
Scheduled Indexing
Set a schedule per source so TubeSync indexes it regularly and downloads new items without you starting each one.
Retries With Back-Off
Gradual retrying of failures with back-off timers means media that fails to download is retried for an extended period.
Library Folder For Your Player
Downloads go to a library folder that Plex, Jellyfin or Emby can scan, though no media server is bundled.
One Basic Auth Login
TubeSync has no accounts of its own, so the template turns on Basic Auth and switches off the live log viewer that would bypass it.

Everything You Need To Run Your Video PVR 24/7

Managed hosting for TubeSync, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

TubeSync 0.18.5 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Basic Auth password generated
Log viewer switched off
Free SSL certificate
Config and library on persistent volumes
Server backups and snapshots
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With TubeSync

Keep a library folder topped up
Subscribe to sources you may download and let TubeSync fetch new videos into a folder on a schedule.
Feed a media server automatically
Point Plex, Jellyfin or Emby at the downloads folder so synced videos appear in your player.
Choose the quality you want
Pick a resolution per source instead of taking whatever a one-off download gives you.
Let failures retry on their own
Rely on back-off retries for items that fail instead of re-queuing them by hand.

TubeSync Screenshots

TubeSync sources page listing subscribed YouTube channels

TubeSync add source form with resolution and schedule options

TubeSync media page listing downloaded videos

TubeSync vs Alternatives

Manual video downloads: As a self-hosted alternative to manual video downloads, TubeSync syncs your chosen sources on a schedule and keeps the files on a server you control.
Tube Archivist: Tube Archivist has its own OneClick page. In a TubeSync vs Tube Archivist comparison, TubeSync is a lighter PVR into a library folder, while Tube Archivist adds a searchable index and player.
MeTube: MeTube has its own OneClick page. It is a web front end for downloading videos on demand, while TubeSync runs a scheduled sync.
Jellyfin: Jellyfin has its own OneClick page. It is a media server that can scan the library folder TubeSync fills.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for TubeSync hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

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More headroom for big libraries and many sources.

59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. TubeSync is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Video PVR?

TubeSync on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your sources, your library, your domain.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Does TubeSync have a login?

TubeSync has no accounts of its own. This template turns on its built-in Basic Auth with a generated password, so adding sources, triggering downloads and deleting media all need that login. Share it only with people you trust.

Why is the TubeSync log viewer turned off?

Upstream serves the live /web-logs/ viewer outside the password check, so anyone could read the application log. The template switches it off. Read container output on the server with docker logs instead, which needs shell access to the server.

What if the source asks for a sign-in?

Sources can rate-limit or ask for a sign-in, and nothing guarantees they will not. Upstream supports a Netscape-format cookies.txt placed in the tubesync_config volume at /config/cookies.txt, followed by a restart of the container so TubeSync picks it up.

Can you self-host TubeSync with Docker?

Yes. Upstream publishes a container image, and this template is TubeSync Docker hosting with the pieces joined: the v0.18.5 image pinned by digest, two volumes, a generated login and HTTPS on your own domain, so no Compose file is needed.

How much RAM does TubeSync need?

The manifest floor is 1024 MB of RAM, a single core and 10 GB of disk. Downloads fill the library volume quickly, so size the disk for the collection you expect. Lower GUNICORN_WORKERS on a small server.

Does TubeSync work with Plex, Jellyfin and Emby?

Upstream describes updating your media server after download, and the library folder is one that Plex, Jellyfin or Emby can scan. No media server is bundled, so run your own and point it at the downloads folder.

What am I allowed to download with TubeSync?

Only content you are permitted to download. TubeSync is a tool, and you are responsible for each source you add and for respecting its terms. The server also needs outbound internet access to reach sources.

Is TubeSync open source?

Yes. TubeSync is AGPL-3.0 software, so running it carries no licence fee at all. You pay only for the Cloud VPS and its disk, which gives you a TubeSync cloud of your own rather than a hosted service.

How do I back up TubeSync?

Copy both volumes while the container is stopped. tubesync_config holds the source list and download history, and tubesync_downloads holds the library. Restoring the config without the library makes TubeSync download everything again. Nothing backs them up automatically.

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How do I upgrade TubeSync?

The install stays on its pinned v0.18.5 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up both volumes and check the upstream release notes first. Nothing upgrades automatically, migrations run when the container starts, and a redeploy keeps both volumes.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.