diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 05ce7d6..b0e890d 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Panic().Msgf("%s\n", err.Error())
 	}
 
+	go startYtDlpUpdater()
+
 	// The HTTP Server
 	server := &http.Server{Addr: ":3000", Handler: router}
 
@@ -78,6 +80,29 @@ func main() {
 	log.Info().Msgf("Shutdown complete")
 }
 
+// startYtDlpUpdater will update the yt-dlp to the latest nightly version ever few hours
+func startYtDlpUpdater() {
+	log.Info().Msgf("yt-dlp version: %s", media.GetInstalledVersion())
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(12 * time.Hour)
+
+	// Do one update now
+	_, _ = media.UpdateYtDlp()
+
+	quit := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				_, _ = media.UpdateYtDlp()
+				log.Info().Msgf("yt-dlp version: %s", media.GetInstalledVersion())
+			case <-quit:
+				ticker.Stop()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func fileServer(r chi.Router, public string, static string) {
 	if strings.ContainsAny(public, "{}*") {
 		panic("FileServer does not permit URL parameters.")
diff --git a/src/media/updater.go b/src/media/updater.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4e18ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/media/updater.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package media
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+func UpdateYtDlp() (string, error) {
+	log.Info().Msgf("Updateing yt-dlp")
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("yt-dlp",
+		"--update",
+		"--update-to", "nightly",
+	)
+
+	var stdoutBuf, stderrBuf bytes.Buffer
+	stdoutIn, _ := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	stderrIn, _ := cmd.StderrPipe()
+
+	var errStdout, errStderr error
+	stdout := io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, &stdoutBuf)
+	stderr := io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, &stderrBuf)
+
+	err := cmd.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Msgf("Error starting command: %v", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+
+	go func() {
+		_, errStdout = io.Copy(stdout, stdoutIn)
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	_, errStderr = io.Copy(stderr, stderrIn)
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	err = cmd.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().Msgf("cmd.Run() failed with %s", err)
+		return "", err
+	} else if errStdout != nil {
+		log.Error().Msgf("failed to capture stdout: %v", errStdout)
+	} else if errStderr != nil {
+		log.Error().Msgf("failed to capture stderr: %v", errStderr)
+	}
+	log.Info().Msgf("Done updating yt-dlp")
+
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func GetInstalledVersion() string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("yt-dlp", "--version")
+
+	var s bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &s
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(s.Bytes()))
+}
diff --git a/tidy.sh b/tidy.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0fe9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tidy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -ex
+
+go mod tidy
+go fmt ./...
\ No newline at end of file