Dockerised Method (No Python Install / Etc)

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Docker compose with NordVPN proxy

Credits:

• Python docker https://hub.docker.com/_/python
• bubuntux/nordvpn https://github.com/bubuntux/nordvpn
• tidal-dl https://github.com/yaronzz/Tidal-Media-Downloader/

  vpn:
    image: ghcr.io/bubuntux/nordvpn
    container_name: vpn
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN               # Required
      - NET_RAW                 # Required
    environment:                # Review https://github.com/bubuntux/nordvpn#environment-variables
      - TOKEN=abcder1312fea.....
      - CONNECT=USA
      - TECHNOLOGY=NordLynx
    sysctls:
      - net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1  # Recomended if using ipv4 only
      
  tidal-dl:
    image: blurred123131/tidal-dl:latest
    container_name: tidal_dl
    volumes: 
      - /downloads/dir:/downloads
      - /path/config/tidal-config.json:/root/.tidal-dl.json
    network_mode: container:vpn
    depends_on:
      - vpn
    command: tail -F /dev/null

Setup

• Add NordVPN service token
• Choose Connection location (city names work)
• Set download dir (example is /downloads/dir)
• Create a tidal-config.json (example below)
• Set config path so it's persistent (/path/config/tidal-config.json)

{"albumFolderFormat": "{ArtistName}/{AlbumTitle} {AlbumYear} {AudioQuality}", "apiKeyIndex": 4, "audioQuality": "HiFi", "checkExist": true, "downloadDelay": false, "downloadPath": "/downloads", "includeEP": true, "language": 0, "lyricFile": false, "multiThread": true, "playlistFolderFormat": "Playlist/{PlaylistName} {AudioQuality}", "saveAlbumInfo": false, "saveCovers": true, "showProgress": true, "showTrackInfo": true, "trackFileFormat": "{ArtistName} - {TrackTitle}", "usePlaylistFolder": true, "videoFileFormat": "{VideoNumber} - {ArtistName} - {VideoTitle}{ExplicitFlag}", "videoQuality": "P1080"}

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Full details:

Dockerfile

FROM python:3
RUN pip3 install tidal-dl --upgrade
RUN tidal-dl -o /downloads

Literally that's it. That simple and she's dockerised. Available at blurred123131/tidal-dl as a standalone (no NordVPN)