#Youtube video download script install#

We now have everything we need to get started. Create a folder called static and place a good background image which you would want to use in the folder.

#Youtube video download script install#

This will install them all in a folder called node-packages in the same folder server.Ĭreate a new HTML file called index.html with a form to paste in the URL of the YouTube video and a submit button. ClipBucket is the fastest growing video script with the most advanced video sharing and social. Then install the dependencies needed for the project which are cors, express and ytdl-core by running the below command npm install cors, express, ytdl-core ClipBucket is an Open Source and freely downloadable PHP script that will let you start your own Video Sharing website (YouTube Clone) in a matter of minutes. It will create a file called package.json in the project folder. It would ask a set of initial questions regarding the project. To initialize the Node.js project in the folder. For easy access, you can pin the add-on to Chrome’s toolbar. Click 'Add extension' to install Tampermonkey. Navigate inside it and run the command npm init Click 'Add to Chrome' in the top-right corner.

15 minutes later, I found a module that would facilitate downloading YouTube videos (the unrestricted ones, obviously)! Let’s understand how I built one employing this module in the backend and wrapping it up with a good user interface using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap!Ĭreate a folder named server.

I spent some time in exploring the available Node.js modules for various purposes. After I took up a course on Node.js from LinkedIn Learning, it was time to try out a simple project.