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 ```sh
 docker compose build
 docker compose up -d
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+## Log into YouTube
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+- Follow the instructions at https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/Extractors#exporting-youtube-cookies
+- Put your extracted cookies into config/cookies.txt
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