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Frequently Asked Questions
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Using invidious
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Commonly encountered errors
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Running your own instance
Using invidious
Q: Can I use Invidious on my device?
A: As long as your device is equipped with a modern web browser, sure, of course! A responsive interface is available for mobile/tablets.
Q: Do you plan to make an Android/iOS app?
A: No. Invidious is and will always be a browser application.
If you have an Android phone/tablet, you can check the NewPipe application.
Commonly encountered errors
Q: The media could not be loaded…
A: This problem can occur when Youtube sends corrupted video data. Try switching instance. Reloading the page a few times may also help.
Note: If you're trying to listen to music, you will have to go to Youtube. This type of content is protected by DRM. We currently don't support those.
Q: Could not check out a connection in 2.0 seconds (DB::PoolTimeout)
A: Please, do not open a bug report on github, we can't do anything!
The instance you are using is having database issues. Please use another instance from the list of public instances
Running your own instance
Q: Do you provide pre-built binaries (.deb, .rpm, etc.)?
A: We currently don't provide those, due to the rolling release nature
of Invidious. Get a fresh clone or pull the latest commits from master
instead.
Q: How can I configure [thing]?
A: Read the example config file (config/config.example.yml).
All the supported configuration options are documented there.
Q: RSS feeds/links/etc... URLs redirect to <IP>:3000 but I have a reverse proxy!
A: Make sure that the following parameters are set accrodingly to your environment:
https_only: if your instance is served over HTTPsdomain: if you have a domain name that redirects to your instanceexternal_port: if your instance is accessed from a different port than the listening one (e.g your instance listens on :3000, but is available on :443 through a reverse proxy, setexternal_portto443)
Q: The "popular" feed/page on my instance is empty!
A: The "popular" feed is generated from the videos that are popular amongst the users registered on your instance. If nobody has created an account on your instance (e.g if registration is disabled) the popular feed will be empty.