Is invidious still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 3 days ago. Latest release v2.20261103.0, 6 days ago.

Can I trust invidious?

Widely used. 26k stars, 8 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Reading the repo

Opening the box…

Assembly instructions

iv-org/invidious

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (AGPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 3 days ago. Latest release v2.20261103.0, 6 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used26k stars, 8 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Saved setup from 6 h ago

Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it runs on macOS

You'll build it yourself from the source code.
It also needs PostgreSQL running (Docker handles this).

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗invidious.ioThe project's own site.

Heads-upIt also needs PostgreSQL.

Setup script in the repo

The maintainers included scripts/install-dependencies.sh. Run it from the cloned folder after reading it.

bash scripts/install-dependencies.sh

2 steps on macOS

Download setup.sh

Then run bash setup.sh. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

1
Clone the repository
Needs Git: xcode-select --install. The repo uses git submodules, so the clone fetches them too.
```
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/iv-org/invidious.git
cd invidious
```
2
Start backing services
Needs: PostgreSQL
```
brew install --cask docker  # Docker Desktop
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
```
If you see Cannot connect to the Docker daemon: start Docker Desktop (or the Docker service) first.

From the README: Quick start

Using Invidious:

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Hosting Invidious:

Follow the installation instructions

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