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# KV-Tube v3.0
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> A lightweight, privacy-focused YouTube frontend web application with AI-powered features.
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KV-Tube removes distractions, tracking, and ads from the YouTube watching experience. It provides a clean interface to search, watch, and discover related content without needing a Google account.
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## 🚀 Key Features (v3)
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- **Privacy First**: No tracking, no ads.
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- **Clean Interface**: Distraction-free watching experience.
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- **Efficient Streaming**: Direct video stream extraction using `yt-dlp`.
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- **AI Summary (Experimental)**: Generate concise summaries of videos (Currently disabled due to upstream rate limits).
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- **Multi-Language**: Support for English and Vietnamese (UI & Content).
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- **Auto-Update**: Includes `update_deps.py` to easily keep core fetching tools up-to-date.
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## 🛠️ Architecture Data Flow
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```mermaid
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graph TD
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User[User Browser]
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Server[KV-Tube Server (Flask)]
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YTDLP[yt-dlp Core]
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YTFetcher[YTFetcher Lib]
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YouTube[YouTube V3 API / HTML]
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User -- "1. Search / Watch Request" --> Server
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Server -- "2. Extract Video Metadata" --> YTDLP
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YTDLP -- "3. Network Requests (Cookies Optional)" --> YouTube
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YouTube -- "4. Raw Video/Audio Streams" --> YTDLP
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YTDLP -- "5. Stream URL / Metadata" --> Server
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subgraph Transcript System [Transcript System (Deferred)]
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Server -.-> YTFetcher
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YTFetcher -.-> YouTube
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YTFetcher -- "No Transcript (429)" -.-> Server
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end
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Server -- "6. Render HTML / Stream Proxy" --> User
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```
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## 🔧 Installation & Usage
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### Prerequisites
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- Python 3.10+
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- Git
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- Valid `cookies.txt` (Optional, for bypassing age-restrictions or rate limits)
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### Local Setup
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1. Clone the repository:
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```bash
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git clone https://git.khoavo.myds.me/vndangkhoa/kv-tube.git
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cd kv-tube
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```
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2. Install dependencies:
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```bash
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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```
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3. Run the application:
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```bash
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python wsgi.py
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```
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4. Access at `http://localhost:5002`
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### Docker Deployment (Linux/AMD64)
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Built for stability and ease of use.
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```bash
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docker pull vndangkhoa/kv-tube:latest
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docker run -d -p 5002:5002 -v $(pwd)/cookies.txt:/app/cookies.txt vndangkhoa/kv-tube:latest
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```
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## 📦 Updates
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- **v3.0**: Major release.
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- Full modularization of backend routes.
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- Integrated `ytfetcher` for specialized fetching.
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- Added manual dependency update script (`update_deps.py`).
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- Enhanced error handling for upstream rate limits.
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- Docker `linux/amd64` support verified.
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---
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*Developed by Khoa Vo*
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