# Install tubeup with Homebrew, MacPorts Use yt-dlp to download video/metadata and upload to the Internet Archive. Version 2026.5.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tubeup ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tubeup ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install tubeup ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: python/tubeup/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tubeup - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2026.5.8 - **Source summary:** Use yt-dlp to download video/metadata and upload to the Internet Archive - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T17:26:07Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - tubeup (cli) - tubeup (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cffi - pycparser - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - node ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2026.5.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 ` 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 - - official git tags from https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: ~/.tubeup/downloads ## Credential files - Unix: $IA_CONFIG_FILE, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/internetarchive/ia.ini, ~/.config/internetarchive/ia.ini, ~/.config/ia.ini, ~/.ia ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** tubeup - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - tubeup: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: python/tubeup/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [cffi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cffi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [node](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/node/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [yt-dlp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yt-dlp/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, dlp, python, python-3-14, video. - [bilix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bilix/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, download, python, python-3-14, video. - [forbidden](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/forbidden/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cffi, pycparser, python, python-3-14. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tubeup.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tubeup.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph