# Archive online videos and metadata to the Internet Archive with Tubeup

> Download a supported video URL with yt-dlp and upload the preserved file plus metadata to archive.org as a repeatable preservation job.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/archive-online-videos-and-metadata-to-the-internet-archive-w` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/archive-online-videos-and-metadata-to-the-internet-archive-w`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/archive-online-videos-and-metadata-to-the-internet-archive-w/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/archive-online-videos-and-metadata-to-the-internet-archive-w

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# Archive online videos and metadata to the Internet Archive with Tubeup

Download a supported video URL with yt-dlp and upload the preserved file plus metadata to archive.org as a repeatable preservation job.

## Prerequisites

Python 3.10+, pipx, yt-dlp, ffmpeg, Deno, Internet Archive account

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pipx ensurepath
- Use pipx to install the required python packages.
- pipx install "yt-dlp[default,curl-cffi]" internetarchive tubeup
- pipx upgrade-all ; deno upgrade

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Linux VPS with Python 3.10 or higher and pipx installed
- Install ffmpeg, pip3 (typically python3-pipx or in Arch python-pipx), and Deno (external java script support required by yt-dlp for Youtube extractor).

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- tubeup uses yt-dlp to download a Youtube video (or [any other provider supported by yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md)), and then uploads it with all metadata to the Internet Archi...
- This script strongly recommends Linux or some sort of POSIX system (such as macOS), preferably from a rented VPS and not your personal machine or phone.
- Reccomended system specifications:

- Source: https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bibanon/tubeup/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/archive-online-videos-and-metadata-to-the-internet-archive-with-tubeup/)