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[Bug]: yt-dlp Age Restriction Cookies #9

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@evilpig

What happened?

A podcast with 18+ videos I watch is giving errors. I've seen this elsewhere with yt-dlp so its well documented, but usually there is an easy way to add cookies or instructions on how to fix.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Add a channel with 18+ videos (@BadFriends for example)
  2. Watch for yt-dlp errors in logs, not all videos fail only 18+ videos.

Expected behavior

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Docker Compose

TunarrTube version or commit

f774f85

OS / platform

Unraid

yt-dlp / FFmpeg / Node versions

yt-dlp 2026.08.19, ffmpeg version 5.1.9-0+deb12u1

Relevant logs

`metadata job failed: /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp failed: ERROR: [youtube] SrFc0Be8b6o: Sign in to confirm your age. Use --cookies-from-browser [redacted] --cookies [redacted] the authentication. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-pass-cookies-to-yt-dlp for how to manually pass cookies. Also see [redacted-url] for tips on effectively exporting YouTube cookies`

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  • I confirm this report does not contain credentials, signed video URLs, or other private data.
  • I have searched existing issues and this isn't a duplicate.

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