YouTube and Shorts support
NeonFetch detects youtube.com and youtu.be links, fetches metadata, thumbnails, and available bundled MP4 formats.
For high quality YouTube streams that require muxing, use the local or serverless yt-dlp backend with ffmpeg enabled.
FAQ
Does this store videos?
No. The app returns temporary URLs and logs metadata only.
Why do some links fail?
Private posts, region locks, age gates, expired source tokens, or platform changes can block extraction.
Can shared hosting run it?
Yes for the frontend. If `yt-dlp` cannot run locally, set a free Render or Railway extractor endpoint in the admin panel.