---
title: "Deploy MeTube"
description: "Web GUI for youtube-dl to download videos from YouTube and other sites"
category: "Automation"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/metube
---

# Deploy MeTube

Web GUI for youtube-dl to download videos from YouTube and other sites

**[Deploy MeTube on Railway](https://railway.com/template/metube)**

- **Creator:** decoge
- **Category:** Automation
- **Total deploys:** 3

## Template content

### MeTube

- **Image:** ghcr.io/alexta69/metube
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host MeTube on Railway
MeTube is a self-hosted web-based GUI for yt-dlp (a fork of youtube-dl), allowing easy downloading of videos and audio from YouTube and over 1,000 other sites. It features playlist support, quality selection, concurrent downloads, cookie authentication for restricted content, and customizable naming templates—all in a clean, modern interface.

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alexta69/metube/master/screenshot.gif)

## About Hosting MeTube
MeTube works out of the box on Railway. Railway handles HTTPS, public domain, scaling, and instant deployment, with no build steps or complex configuration required.

## Common Use Cases
- Archiving favorite YouTube videos, playlists, or channels for offline viewing and personal backup
- Extracting audio from videos or music content to build offline libraries (e.g., podcasts or songs as MP3)
- Downloading restricted or age-gated content using browser cookies, ideal for personal media servers like Plex/Jellyfin

## Dependencies for MeTube Hosting
- Official Docker image from GHCR (ghcr.io/alexta69/metube:latest)
- Persistent storage volume for downloads

### Deployment Dependencies
- [MeTube GitHub Repository](https://github.com/alexta69/metube)
- [yt-dlp Supported Sites](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md)

## Why Deploy MeTube on Railway?
Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying MeTube on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.

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