Version 1.4.2

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Simple and reliable self-hosted YouTube Download Telegram Bot.
 
-Version: 1.4.1. [Release details](RELEASES.md).
+Version: 1.4.2. [Release details](RELEASES.md).
 
 ![frames](.assets/download_success.png)
 
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ or something went wrong.
    is the premium user, you're allowed to upload files up to 4GB (4294967296 bytes) and
    can change the default value stored in the `upload_video_max_file_size` config
    variable.
+5. If the website you want to download from requires authentication you can use your cookies by putting them into
+   the `app_worker/cookies/cookies.txt` file in the Netscape format.
 
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RELEASES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+## Release 1.4.2
+
+Release date: July 06, 2023
+
+## New Features
+
+- Use cookies for website auth for download by putting them into the `app_worker/cookies/cookies.txt` file in Netscape
+  format.
+
+## Important
+
+- If you are using the customized yt-dlp options in the `app_worker/ytdl_opts/user.py` you must reconfigure them from
+  the updated `app_worker/ytdl_opts/default.py`.
+
+## Misc
+
+N/A
+
+---
+
 ## Release 1.4.1
 
 Release date: March 29, 2023

app_worker/worker/utils.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import os
+
 import yt_dlp
 
+_COOKIES_FILEPATH = '/app/cookies/cookies.txt'
+
 
 def cli_to_api(opts: list) -> dict:
     """Convert yt-dlp CLI options to internal API ones."""
@@ -12,3 +16,13 @@ def cli_to_api(opts: list) -> dict:
             pp for pp in diff['postprocessors'] if pp not in default['postprocessors']
         ]
     return diff
+
+
+def is_file_empty(filepath: str) -> bool:
+    """Check whether the file is empty."""
+    return os.path.isfile(filepath) and os.path.getsize(filepath) == 0
+
+
+def get_cookies_opts_if_not_empty() -> list[str]:
+    """Return yt-dlp cookies option with cookies filepath."""
+    return [] if is_file_empty(_COOKIES_FILEPATH) else ['--cookies', _COOKIES_FILEPATH]

app_worker/ytdl_opts/default.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ More here https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/yt_dlp/options.py or 'yt-
 If you want to change any of these values or add new ones, copy all content to the `user.py` in the same
 directory as this file, and edit the values.
 """
+from worker.utils import get_cookies_opts_if_not_empty
 
 FINAL_AUDIO_FORMAT = 'mp3'
 FINAL_THUMBNAIL_FORMAT = 'jpg'
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ DEFAULT_YTDL_OPTS = [
     '5',
     '--ignore-errors',
     '--verbose',
+    *get_cookies_opts_if_not_empty(),
 ]
 
 AUDIO_YTDL_OPTS = [