Proxying Youtube Videos Part I
This series of posts details how to proxy YouTube videos. Unlike using tools to download YouTube videos, we’re proxying them so there is no need for a large storage system. This can be used to avoid ads and tracking and for other media streaming purpose. First we’ll learn how to extract YouTube video urls and write a simple dynamic reverse proxy. Extracting YouTube Video Urls If we want to proxy YouTube assets, first we’ll need to know the urls of the video assets....