Playing YouTube videos cross-platform in VRChat
VRChat added yt-dlp support to Android/Quest, making this proxy useless.
YouTube is cracking down on IPs and Accounts using yt-dlp, making this proxy useless.
The proxy package contains the source code for my public proxy
You can also self-host your own instance using a release build
This proxy was inspired by vroxy which has similar functionality
If you're not a World Creator
You can use my proxy in any world with a compatible video player
⬇️The original YouTube video URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
⬇️You don't have to type the rest of the URL
https://shay.loan/dQw4w9WgXcQ
You must use a video player that supports Quest
Such as AVPro or ProTV which uses AVPro
When you enter the YouTube URL into Unity
Prefix the link with the proxy link
⬇️The original YouTube video URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
⬇️Add the Proxy URL Prefix
https://shay.loan/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
You can self-host your own instance using the latest release
The default binding address and port are intended for use behind a reverse proxy,
Should you not want to use a reverse proxy and accept connections from remote hosts,
You can change the address and port using the ROCKET_ADDRESS and ROCKER_PORT environment variables.
The default binding address 127.0.0.1 only accepts local hosts, using 0.0.0.0 accepts all hosts.
The default binding port is 8000, ports below 1024 usually require root privilege on Linux.