Overview

This repository contains a simple project split into a React frontend and a Python backend using Flask. It allows you to download and convert YouTube videos by providing a URL or searching and selecting a target format. This project is a heavy work in progress.

Project Structure

• client/src/App.jsx
  Main React component that sets up the application layout.

• client/src/components/
  React components for the frontend.

• server/src/yt_downloader.py
  Python module using yt-dlp for downloading and converting videos.

• server/src/routes.py
  Flask routes to handle API endpoints.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm for the frontend.
• Python and pip for the backend.
• Docker installed to run containers.

Installation

Docker Deployment (Recommended)

This project is fully dockerized. To run the entire application using Docker and docker-compose:

1. Ensure Docker is installed and running.

2. In the client Dockerfile change the IP address to your server address (this will change)

3. From the project root directory, execute:

   docker-compose up --build
   

Frontend (Development)

1. Navigate to the client directory.
2. Run npm install.
3. Start the development server with npm run dev (or using the provided shell script).

Backend (Development)

1. Navigate to the server directory.
2. Create and activate a virtual environment.
3. Run pip install -r requirements.txt.
4. Start the Flask server (for example, via ./dev_start_server.sh or your chosen entry point).