SyncTube-proxyfallback

Raw video proxy fallback plugin for SyncTube.

Installation

• Install and open SyncTube project folder
• Create user/res/js/custom.js file:

'use strict';
const JsApi = client.JsApi;
JsApi.addPlugin('proxyfallback');

• Create user/res/plugins/ folder
• Open plugins folder in terminal: cd user/res/plugins
• git clone https://github.com/ekrekeler/proxyfallback.git proxyfallback

Now if the mp4 video file fails to load on a non-local browser, the player will attempt to load the video through the SyncTube server. This is helpful for when sites restrict access to the video file by IP address.

Note: This will not work for YouTube or iframes, only raw video links.

Note: Ideally the SyncTube server should have high enough network throughput to support the number of streams you plan to proxy. Usually, running this on a dedicated VPS to proxy 1080p video to multiple viewers isn't an issue.

Issues and Contributing

I have barely any experience with JavaScript. This plugin is basically a Frankenstein made of pieces from the octosubs and QSwitcher plugins. Thus, I do not plan on actively maintaining this. If you have an issue or an improvement to suggest, please create a pull request for it and I will see if I can merge it in.