Deploy ViewTube in one click installation.
Sleek, privacy-friendly alternative YouTube front-end for watching videos and managing subscriptions without ads or tracking.
What you can build with ViewTube
ViewTube is an open-source, privacy-respecting alternative front-end for YouTube. It lets you search, watch, and follow channels through a clean, modern interface that proxies video data so YouTube never sees your IP address, browser fingerprint, or watch history. Built on the Invidious and Piped APIs, it combines a polished Vue-based player with SponsorBlock segment skipping and DeArrow thumbnail cleanup.
Self-hosting ViewTube on your own VPS gives you a personal, ad-free YouTube experience that you fully control. A local account system stores your subscriptions, history, and playlists in your own MongoDB database instead of a Google account, while Redis keeps responses fast. RSS-style channel following lets you keep up with creators without ever opening youtube.com.
Key features of ViewTube
No ads or tracking
Videos stream through your own server, so there are no pre-roll or mid-roll ads and YouTube never sees your IP or browser fingerprint.
Subscriptions without Google
Create a local account to follow channels, build playlists, and track history — all stored in your own database, not a Google account.
SponsorBlock and DeArrow
Automatically skip sponsor segments, intros, and self-promos, and replace clickbait thumbnails and titles with crowd-sourced alternatives.
Modern video player
A polished Vue-based player supports quality and codec selection, playback speed, theater mode, and keyboard shortcuts.
Invidious and Piped
Fetches data through multiple Invidious and Piped backends, automatically falling back between instances for reliable playback.
Why run ViewTube on Hostinger
Launch in one click
Get your application up and running instantly with a preconfigured setup. No manual installation or complex setup steps.
Security you can rely on
Keep your applications protected with a built-in firewall, DDoS protection, and continuous monitoring.
Built in Docker manager
Run and manage multiple Docker containers from one place. Deploy, update, and monitor your projects with ease.
Launch in one click
Get your application up and running instantly with a preconfigured setup. No manual installation or complex setup steps.
Security you can rely on
Keep your applications protected with a built-in firewall, DDoS protection, and continuous monitoring.
Built in Docker manager
Run and manage multiple Docker containers from one place. Deploy, update, and monitor your projects with ease.
Docker VPS hosting you can rely on
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