

Make sure that the YoutubeDLPath in your config.ini is set to the correct path as described above. The message "youtube-dl unavailable" indicates that youtube-dl is not installed correctly In that case reinstall it as shown above. You can do that with youtube-dl -v -i -no-playlist -no-call-home -x The sinusbot usually passes the following flags: -i -no-playlist -no-call-home -J -x. Try manually downloading something with youtube-dl via the command line. Try downloading something in your SinusBot web-interface on the "Upload" page and check what it shows in the list. You can upgrade it by running youtube-dl -U (adjust to your own path) - assuming the user you run this with has write permissions. opt/sinusbot/youtube-dl or /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl).Īlways make sure that you are using the latest version of youtube-dl ( youtube-dl -version). Replace youtube-dl with the correct path to your youtube-dl file (i.e. Note: Adjust the paths mentioned here to fit your installation. opt/sinusbot/youtube-dl or /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl). Note: Replace youtube-dl with the correct path to your youtube-dl file (i.e. Run the following commands but make sure to adjust the paths to match your SinusBot installation: "youtube-dl unavailable" indicates that youtube-dl is not installed correctly In that case reinstall it as shown above.įor further troubleshooting see the youtube-dl Troubleshooting section for Linux. You should also try updating youtube-dl by re-downloading it as described above. If you face an issue, make sure you have the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) installed. Manual Update 🔗ĭelete the old file and download it again, as described above.

The SinusBot should detect it automatically and commands like !yt, !ytdl, etc. Restart the SinusBot (in taskbar right-click => close, then start again).Save it in the SinusBot directory (same folder the sinusbot.exe is in, for example in C:\SinusBot\ - depending on where you installed it).Install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) if it isn't installed already.You can also import public playlists from YouTube. Once you have installed youtube-dl (as described below for Windows and Linux) you can use chat commands like !yt, !ytdl to play content from any of the supported websites, like YouTube for example.Īlternatively you can also download something in your SinusBot web-interface in the "Upload" Page, under "Download Files".

The bot can use youtube-dl to download media files from several supported websites.
