install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install tubeup

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install tubeup

MacPorts ports tree · python/tubeup/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Use yt-dlp to download video/metadata and upload to the Internet Archive

Project links

Commands and aliases

tubeup

history

Project history and usage

tubeup is an archival uploader that uses yt-dlp to download video and metadata, then uploads the result to the Internet Archive through the `internetarchive` Python module. The README describes it as a multi-VOD service to Archive.org uploader.

Project history

The README traces the project lineage to emijrp's original `youtube2internetarchive.py` in 2012 and Matt Hazinski's 2015 fork, with Bibliotheca Anonoma later designing tubeup for archiving single videos, playlists, or accounts to the Internet Archive.

Official tags show early 0.0.x releases in 2016 and a later date-style 2026 release. The current README credits contributors for moving from an external script to library calls, switching Tubeup into a PyPI repository, adding variable collections, rebasing toward an object-oriented library, and improving download/upload stability.

Adoption history

tubeup's adoption is narrower than general-purpose video downloaders because it is tied to Internet Archive upload workflows. The README explicitly says third-party package managers such as Homebrew, MacPorts, apt, and yum are not supported, even though the supplied package facts show Homebrew and MacPorts entries.

Its practical niche is preservation work: the README discusses Archive.org accounts, upload privileges, collection metadata, Community Video defaults, collection-owner/admin requirements, and warnings against dumping entire channels into public collections without coordination.

How it is used

The supported workflow is to install with pipx, configure Internet Archive credentials via `ia configure`, and run `tubeup <url>` for URLs supported by yt-dlp. The README documents metadata flags, cookies, proxy use, download archives, output templates, custom download directories, and checking uploaded items under an Archive.org user page.

The README strongly recommends Linux or another POSIX system, preferably a VPS with enough RAM and storage, and it warns users not to use Tubeup for live-video archiving because yt-dlp live handling is described as unsuitable for archival use in that context.

Why package nerds care

tubeup is interesting to package users precisely because it is awkward to package: it sits on fast-moving yt-dlp behavior, Internet Archive credentials, ffmpeg, Deno for YouTube extractor support, and long-running upload failure handling.

For the package-nerd niche, it documents a real-world conflict between distribution convenience and upstream support policy: Homebrew can package it, but upstream tells users to use pipx and keep tubeup, yt-dlp, internetarchive, and Deno current.

Timeline

2012: README credits emijrp's `youtube2internetarchive.py` as the original ancestor.
2015: README credits Matt Hazinski's fork with numerous improvements.
2016: Early official 0.0.x tubeup tags published.
2026: README copyright and date-style release tag show continuing maintenance.

Related projects

yt-dlp is the downloader backend named throughout the README.
internetarchive is the Python module and `ia configure` credential path used for Archive.org uploads.
youtube2internetarchive.py is credited as the original ancestor of the project.

Sources

current_curation.credentials-file-location
https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup#readme
official git tags from https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for tubeup. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.tubeup/downloads

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $IA_CONFIG_FILE$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/internetarchive/ia.ini~/.config/internetarchive/ia.ini~/.config/ia.ini~/.ia

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tubeup`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2026.5.8

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bibanon/tubeupnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tubeup
Version	2026.5.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tubeup
Homepage	https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup
Repository	https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup
Upstream docs	https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7e/44/6deb75f6d3a553fe3f8dfbd7c0fdea15f31b67272808efad98303803cca7/tubeup-2026.5.8.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-19T17:26:07Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, cffi, pycparser, python@3.14
Build dependencies	node
Uses from macOS	libffi
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	tubeup
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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MacPorts95%

tubeup

sudo port install tubeup

normalized package name match
Matched by: Tubeup

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: python/tubeup/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/tubeup.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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