Developers

Installation Demo Troubleshooting Documentation VidArch

Discover VidArch Features Architecture Data and Privacy Limitations and Responsibilities

Start Prerequisites Docker Installation Installation from source First startup Environment Variables LAN Access Storage

Using VidArch Home and navigation Search Subscriptions and Channels Downloads Library Video Player Playlists and History Import a channel Mobile and local mode

Configure VidArch Quality and Downloads Automatic Download Scan and Synchronization YouTube Cookies Language and Local Mode Linked channels Authentication

Operations Security Backup and Restore Update Reverse proxy Health and Logs Demo Mode Troubleshooting Uninstall

Developers Local development Code Architecture API and Data Tests and validation Contribute Security Policy Maintaining the documentation

Developers

Set up the environment, understand the code, and contribute cleanly.

VidArch is written in TypeScript. The repository contains the React client, the Express API, startup scripts, Docker configuration, and the public demonstration.

Getting Started

Local Development
Code Architecture
API and Data
Testing and Validation
Contributing

Functional changes must preserve local usage, Docker mode, and the strict separation between the static demo and the actual application.

Uninstall

Remove VidArch while either retaining or intentionally deleting the data.

Local development

Start the client and server from the repository.

Getting Started

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