save videos to save dir

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /config.inc.sh
 /yt-dlp-telegram-bot
+/.vscode
+/save

Dockerfile

@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk add --no-cache ffmpeg
 COPY --from=builder /app/yt-dlp-telegram-bot /app/yt-dlp-telegram-bot
 COPY --from=builder /app/yt-dlp.conf /root/yt-dlp.conf
 
+RUN mkdir -p /root/save_dir
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/yt-dlp-telegram-bot"]
-ENV API_ID= API_HASH= BOT_TOKEN= ALLOWED_USERIDS= ADMIN_USERIDS= ALLOWED_GROUPIDS= YTDLP_COOKIES=
+ENV API_ID= API_HASH= BOT_TOKEN= ALLOWED_USERIDS= ADMIN_USERIDS= ALLOWED_GROUPIDS= SAVE_DIR=/root/save_dir YTDLP_COOKIES=

README.md

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ processed at a time.
 
 The bot uses the [Telegram MTProto API](https://github.com/gotd/td), which
 supports larger video uploads than the default 50MB with the standard
-Telegram bot API. Videos are not saved on disk. Incompatible video and audio
+Telegram bot API. Videos are saved to disk in the configured `SAVE_DIR`
-streams are automatically converted to match those which are supported by
+(default: `/root/save_dir`). Incompatible video and audio streams are
-Telegram's built-in video player.
+automatically converted to match those which are supported by Telegram's
+built-in video player. Videos larger than 512MB are saved but not uploaded
+to Telegram.
 
 The only dependencies are [yt-dlp](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) and
 [ffmpeg](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg). Tested on Linux, but should be
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ variable. Available OS environment variables are:
 - `ADMIN_USERIDS`
 - `ALLOWED_GROUPIDS`
 - `MAX_SIZE`
+- `SAVE_DIR` - Directory where downloaded videos are saved (default: `/root/save_dir`)
 - `YTDLP_COOKIES`
 
 The contents of the `YTDLP_COOKIES` environment variable will be written to the

config.inc.sh-example

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ALLOWED_USERIDS=
 ADMIN_USERIDS=
 ALLOWED_GROUPIDS=
 MAX_SIZE=
+SAVE_DIR=/root/save_dir

convert.go

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ var compatibleAudioCodecs = []string{"aac", "opus", "mp3"}
 type ffmpegProbeDataStreamsStream struct {
 	CodecName string `json:"codec_name"`
 	CodecType string `json:"codec_type"`
+	Width     int    `json:"width"`
+	Height    int    `json:"height"`
 }
 
 type ffmpegProbeDataFormat struct {
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ type Converter struct {
 	VideoCodecs             string
 	VideoConvertNeeded      bool
 	SingleVideoStreamNeeded bool
+	VideoWidth              int
+	VideoHeight             int
 
 	AudioCodecs             string
 	AudioConvertNeeded      bool
@@ -55,14 +59,9 @@ type Converter struct {
 	UpdateProgressPercentCallback UpdateProgressPercentCallbackFunc
 }
 
-func (c *Converter) Probe(rr *ReReadCloser) error {
+func (c *Converter) ProbeFile(filePath string) error {
-	defer func() {
-		// Restart and replay buffer data used when probing
-		rr.Restarted = true
-	}()
-
 	fmt.Println("  probing file...")
-	i, err := ffmpeg_go.ProbeReaderWithTimeout(io.LimitReader(rr, maxFFmpegProbeBytes), probeTimeout, nil)
+	i, err := ffmpeg_go.ProbeWithTimeout(filePath, probeTimeout, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error probing file: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -96,6 +95,12 @@ func (c *Converter) Probe(rr *ReReadCloser) error {
 			}
 			c.VideoCodecs += stream.CodecName
 
+			// Store video dimensions for aspect ratio preservation
+			if stream.Width > 0 && stream.Height > 0 {
+				c.VideoWidth = stream.Width
+				c.VideoHeight = stream.Height
+			}
+
 			if gotVideoStream {
 				fmt.Println("    got additional video stream")
 				c.SingleVideoStreamNeeded = true
@@ -192,10 +197,7 @@ func (c *Converter) GetActionsNeeded() string {
 	return strings.Join(convertNeeded, ", ")
 }
 
-func (c *Converter) ConvertIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, rr *ReReadCloser) (reader io.ReadCloser, outputFormat string, err error) {
+func (c *Converter) ConvertIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, inputPath, outputDir string) (outputPath string, outputFormat string, err error) {
-	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
-	var cmd *Cmd
-
 	fmt.Print("  converting ", c.GetActionsNeeded(), "...\n")
 
 	videoNeeded := true
@@ -205,7 +207,25 @@ func (c *Converter) ConvertIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, rr *ReReadCloser) (read
 		outputFormat = "mp3"
 	}
 
-	args := ffmpeg_go.KwArgs{"format": outputFormat}
+	// Determine output path
+	ext := filepath.Ext(inputPath)
+	base := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(inputPath), ext)
+	outputPath = filepath.Join(outputDir, base+"_converted."+outputFormat)
+
+	// Check if conversion is needed
+	if !c.VideoConvertNeeded && !c.AudioConvertNeeded && !c.SingleVideoStreamNeeded && !c.SingleAudioStreamNeeded {
+		if outputFormat == "mp4" && ext == ".mkv" {
+			// Just remux from mkv to mp4, no encoding needed
+			fmt.Println("  remuxing mkv to mp4...")
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("  no conversion needed, using original file")
+			return inputPath, outputFormat, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	args := ffmpeg_go.KwArgs{
+		"format": outputFormat,
+	}
 
 	if videoNeeded {
 		args = ffmpeg_go.MergeKwArgs([]ffmpeg_go.KwArgs{args, {"movflags": "frag_keyframe+empty_moov+faststart"}})
@@ -239,7 +259,7 @@ func (c *Converter) ConvertIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, rr *ReReadCloser) (read
 		}
 	}
 
-	ff := ffmpeg_go.Input("pipe:0").Output("pipe:1", args)
+	ff := ffmpeg_go.Input(inputPath).Output(outputPath, args)
 
 	var progressSock net.Listener
 	if c.UpdateProgressPercentCallback != nil {
@@ -254,26 +274,26 @@ func (c *Converter) ConvertIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, rr *ReReadCloser) (read
 		}
 	}
 
-	ffCmd := ff.WithInput(rr).WithOutput(writer).Compile()
+	// Run ffmpeg
+	cmd := ff.Compile()
 
-	// Creating a new cmd with a timeout context, which will kill the cmd if it takes too long.
+	// Creating a new cmd with a timeout context
-	cmd = NewCommand(ctx, ffCmd.Args[0], ffCmd.Args[1:]...)
+	cmdCtx := NewCommand(ctx, cmd.Args[0], cmd.Args[1:]...)
-	cmd.Stdin = ffCmd.Stdin
-	cmd.Stdout = ffCmd.Stdout
 
-	// This goroutine handles copying from the input (either rr or cmd.Stdout) to writer.
+	if err := cmdCtx.Run(); err != nil {
-	go func() {
-		err = cmd.Run()
-		writer.Close()
 		if progressSock != nil {
 			progressSock.Close()
 		}
-	}()
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("error converting: %w", err)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		writer.Close()
-		return nil, outputFormat, fmt.Errorf("error converting: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return reader, outputFormat, nil
+	if progressSock != nil {
+		progressSock.Close()
+	}
+
+	return outputPath, outputFormat, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Converter) NeedConvert() bool {
+	return c.VideoConvertNeeded || c.AudioConvertNeeded || c.SingleVideoStreamNeeded || c.SingleAudioStreamNeeded
 }

dl.go

@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/wader/goutubedl"
 )
 
-const downloadAndConvertTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+const downloadAndConvertTimeout = 30 * time.Minute
+const telegramUploadThreshold = 512 * 1024 * 1024 // 512MB
+const downloadProgressUpdateInterval = time.Second
 
 type ConvertStartCallbackFunc func(ctx context.Context, videoCodecs, audioCodecs, convertActionsNeeded string)
 type UpdateProgressPercentCallbackFunc func(progressStr string, progressPercent int)
@@ -26,49 +32,146 @@ func (l goYouTubeDLLogger) Print(v ...interface{}) {
 	fmt.Println(v...)
 }
 
-func (d *Downloader) downloadURL(dlCtx context.Context, url string) (rr *ReReadCloser, title string, err error) {
+type DownloadResult struct {
+	Title    string
+	FilePath string
+	FileSize int64
+}
+
+// progressWriter wraps an io.Writer and tracks bytes written
+type progressWriter struct {
+	writer       io.Writer
+	written      int64
+	total        int64 // estimated total size, 0 if unknown
+	callback     UpdateProgressPercentCallbackFunc
+	lastUpdate   time.Time
+	updateInterval time.Duration
+}
+
+func newProgressWriter(w io.Writer, total int64, callback UpdateProgressPercentCallbackFunc) *progressWriter {
+	return &progressWriter{
+		writer:         w,
+		total:          total,
+		callback:       callback,
+		lastUpdate:     time.Now(),
+		updateInterval: downloadProgressUpdateInterval,
+	}
+}
+
+func (pw *progressWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = pw.writer.Write(p)
+	if n > 0 {
+		atomic.AddInt64(&pw.written, int64(n))
+
+		now := time.Now()
+		if now.Sub(pw.lastUpdate) >= pw.updateInterval {
+			pw.lastUpdate = now
+			written := atomic.LoadInt64(&pw.written)
+
+			if pw.total > 0 && pw.callback != nil {
+				percent := int(float64(written) * 100 / float64(pw.total))
+				if percent > 100 {
+					percent = 100
+				}
+				pw.callback("⬇️ Downloading", percent)
+			} else if pw.callback != nil {
+				// Unknown total size, just show bytes downloaded
+				pw.callback(fmt.Sprintf("⬇️ Downloaded %s", humanize.Bytes(uint64(written))), -1)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (pw *progressWriter) Written() int64 {
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&pw.written)
+}
+
+func (d *Downloader) downloadURL(dlCtx context.Context, url string) (*DownloadResult, error) {
+	// Use 4K quality for saving, but fall back to best available
 	result, err := goutubedl.New(dlCtx, url, goutubedl.Options{
-		Type:     goutubedl.TypeSingle,
+		Type:              goutubedl.TypeSingle,
-		DebugLog: goYouTubeDLLogger{},
+		DebugLog:          goYouTubeDLLogger{},
-		// StderrFn:          func(cmd *exec.Cmd) io.Writer { return io.Writer(os.Stdout) },
+		MergeOutputFormat: "mkv",      // This handles VP9 properly. yt-dlp uses mp4 by default, which doesn't.
-		MergeOutputFormat: "mkv",     // This handles VP9 properly. yt-dlp uses mp4 by default, which doesn't.
+		SortingFormat:     "res:2160", // Prefer videos up to 4K (2160p)
-		SortingFormat:     "res:720", // Prefer videos no larger than 720p to keep their size small.
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("preparing download %q: %w", url, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("preparing download %q: %w", url, err)
+	}
+
+	// Create filename with date and timestamp format: 2025-11-22-{timestamp}.mkv
+	now := time.Now()
+	dateStr := now.Format("2006-01-02")
+	timestamp := now.Unix()
+	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.mkv", dateStr, timestamp)
+	filePath := filepath.Join(params.SaveDir, fileName)
+
+	// Check if file already exists, if so add a suffix
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil {
+		for i := 1; i < 1000; i++ {
+			fileName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d-%d.mkv", dateStr, timestamp, i)
+			filePath = filepath.Join(params.SaveDir, fileName)
+			if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	dlResult, err := result.Download(dlCtx, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("downloading %q: %w", url, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("downloading %q: %w", url, err)
+	}
+	defer dlResult.Close()
+
+	// Create file
+	file, err := os.Create(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating file %q: %w", filePath, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// Get estimated file size from format info
+	var estimatedSize int64
+	if len(result.Info.Formats) > 0 {
+		// Try to get filesize from the selected format
+		for _, f := range result.Info.Formats {
+			if f.Filesize > 0 {
+				fs := int64(f.Filesize)
+				if fs > estimatedSize {
+					estimatedSize = fs
+				}
+			} else if f.FilesizeApprox > 0 && estimatedSize == 0 {
+				estimatedSize = int64(f.FilesizeApprox)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if estimatedSize == 0 && result.Info.Filesize > 0 {
+		estimatedSize = int64(result.Info.Filesize)
+	}
+	if estimatedSize == 0 && result.Info.FilesizeApprox > 0 {
+		estimatedSize = int64(result.Info.FilesizeApprox)
 	}
 
-	return NewReReadCloser(dlResult), result.Info.Title, nil
+	// Create progress writer
+	pw := newProgressWriter(file, estimatedSize, d.UpdateProgressPercentFunc)
+
+	// Copy data to file with progress tracking
+	_, err = io.Copy(pw, dlResult)
+	if err != nil {
+		os.Remove(filePath)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("writing to file %q: %w", filePath, err)
+	}
+
+	written := pw.Written()
+	fmt.Printf("  saved to %s (%s)\n", filePath, humanize.Bytes(uint64(written)))
+
+	return &DownloadResult{
+		Title:    result.Info.Title,
+		FilePath: filePath,
+		FileSize: written,
+	}, nil
 }
 
-func (d *Downloader) DownloadAndConvertURL(ctx context.Context, url, format string) (r io.ReadCloser, outputFormat, title string, err error) {
+func (d *Downloader) DownloadAndConvertURL(ctx context.Context, url, format string) (*DownloadResult, error) {
-	rr, title, err := d.downloadURL(ctx, url)
+	return d.downloadURL(ctx, url)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", "", err
-	}
-
-	conv := Converter{
-		Format:                        format,
-		UpdateProgressPercentCallback: d.UpdateProgressPercentFunc,
-	}
-
-	if err := conv.Probe(rr); err != nil {
-		return nil, "", "", err
-	}
-
-	if d.ConvertStartFunc != nil {
-		d.ConvertStartFunc(ctx, conv.VideoCodecs, conv.AudioCodecs, conv.GetActionsNeeded())
-	}
-
-	r, outputFormat, err = conv.ConvertIfNeeded(ctx, rr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", "", err
-	}
-
-	return r, outputFormat, title, nil
 }

docker-build.sh

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-docker build -t nonoo/yt-dlp-telegram-bot:latest --network=host .

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+services:
+  downloader:
+    build: .
+    image: yt-dlp-telegram-bot:latest
+    container_name: downloader
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    volumes:
+      - ./yt-dlp.conf:/root/yt-dlp.conf
+      - /var/apps/docker-chromium/shares/chromium:/root/chromium
+      - ./save:/root/save
+    environment:
+      - API_ID=32195099
+      - API_HASH=16bd171827e9e8ee21d9e1a3192ac30b
+      - BOT_TOKEN=8681926392:AAEszGJxIQaslfXuWQw5eMqcuGxSL_-3xQU
+      - ALLOWED_USERIDS=1143940780,6073512239
+      - ADMIN_USERIDS=1143940780
+      - SAVE_DIR=/root/save

docker-push.sh

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-docker push nonoo/yt-dlp-telegram-bot:latest

main.go

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/message"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/uploader"
@@ -23,6 +25,9 @@ var dlQueue DownloadQueue
 var telegramUploader *uploader.Uploader
 var telegramSender *message.Sender
 
+// telegramClient is the global client reference for video download
+var telegramClient *telegram.Client
+
 func handleCmdDLP(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage, msg *tg.Message) {
 	format := "video"
 	s := strings.Split(msg.Message, " ")
@@ -55,6 +60,164 @@ func handleCmdDLPCancel(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateN
 	dlQueue.CancelCurrentEntry(ctx, entities, u, msg.Message)
 }
 
+func handleVideoMessage(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage, msg *tg.Message) {
+	fmt.Println("  (video message, saving to save_dir)")
+
+	// Get video info from media
+	var videoFile *tg.Document
+	switch media := msg.Media.(type) {
+	case *tg.MessageMediaDocument:
+		if doc, ok := media.Document.(*tg.Document); ok {
+			videoFile = doc
+		}
+	}
+
+	if videoFile == nil {
+		_, _ = telegramSender.Reply(entities, u).Text(ctx, errorStr+": could not get video info")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Get file name
+	var fileName string
+	for _, attr := range videoFile.Attributes {
+		if docAttr, ok := attr.(*tg.DocumentAttributeFilename); ok {
+			fileName = docAttr.FileName
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if fileName == "" {
+		fileName = fmt.Sprintf("video_%d.mp4", time.Now().Unix())
+	}
+
+	// Create safe filename with date prefix
+	now := time.Now()
+	dateStr := now.Format("2006-01-02")
+	timestamp := now.Unix()
+	ext := filepath.Ext(fileName)
+	if ext == "" {
+		ext = ".mp4"
+	}
+	baseName := strings.TrimSuffix(fileName, ext)
+	safeFileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d-%s%s", dateStr, timestamp, baseName, ext)
+	filePath := filepath.Join(params.SaveDir, safeFileName)
+
+	// Check if file already exists
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil {
+		for i := 1; i < 1000; i++ {
+			safeFileName = fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d-%s-%d%s", dateStr, timestamp, baseName, i, ext)
+			filePath = filepath.Join(params.SaveDir, safeFileName)
+			if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Create progress message
+	reply := telegramSender.Reply(entities, u)
+	replyMsg, _ := reply.Text(ctx, "⬇️ Downloading video...")
+	replyUpdate := replyMsg.(*tg.UpdateShortSentMessage)
+
+	// Get file size
+	fileSize := videoFile.Size
+
+	// Download file using Telegram client
+	fileLoc := &tg.InputDocumentFileLocation{
+		ID:            videoFile.ID,
+		AccessHash:    videoFile.AccessHash,
+		FileReference: videoFile.FileReference,
+	}
+
+	documentID := videoFile.ID
+	documentAccessHash := videoFile.AccessHash
+	fmt.Printf("  downloading video: %s (size: %s)\n", fileName, humanize.Bytes(uint64(fileSize)))
+
+	file, err := os.Create(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, errorStr+": could not create file")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Download with progress
+	offset := int64(0)
+	chunkSize := int64(1024 * 1024) // 1MB chunks
+	lastPercent := 0
+	written := int64(0)
+
+	for offset < fileSize {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			file.Close()
+			os.Remove(filePath)
+			_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, "❌ Canceled")
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
+		if offset+chunkSize > fileSize {
+			chunkSize = fileSize - offset
+		}
+
+		loc := &tg.InputDocumentFileLocation{
+			ID:            documentID,
+			AccessHash:    documentAccessHash,
+			FileReference: fileLoc.FileReference,
+		}
+
+		chunk, err := telegramClient.API().UploadGetFile(ctx, &tg.UploadGetFileRequest{
+			Location:     loc,
+			Offset:       offset,
+			Limit:        int(chunkSize),
+			Precise:      true,
+			CDNSupported: false,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			file.Close()
+			os.Remove(filePath)
+			_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, errorStr+": failed to download chunk: "+err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		chunkData, ok := chunk.(*tg.UploadFile)
+		if !ok {
+			file.Close()
+			os.Remove(filePath)
+			_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, errorStr+": unexpected response type")
+			return
+		}
+
+		n, err := file.Write(chunkData.Bytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			file.Close()
+			os.Remove(filePath)
+			_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, errorStr+": failed to write to file")
+			return
+		}
+
+		offset += int64(n)
+		written += int64(n)
+
+		// Update progress
+		if fileSize > 0 {
+			percent := int(float64(written) * 100 / float64(fileSize))
+			if percent != lastPercent && percent%10 == 0 {
+				lastPercent = percent
+				progressBar := getProgressbar(percent, progressBarLength)
+				_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, "⬇️ Downloading video...\n"+progressBar)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	file.Close()
+
+	// Send success message
+	savedMsg := fmt.Sprintf("✅ Video saved\n📁 %s\n💾 Size: %s", safeFileName, humanize.Bytes(uint64(written)))
+	_, _ = telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Edit(replyUpdate.ID).Text(ctx, savedMsg)
+
+	fmt.Printf("  video saved to: %s\n", filePath)
+}
+
+var client *telegram.Client
+
 func handleMsg(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage) error {
 	msg, ok := u.Message.(*tg.Message)
 	if !ok || msg.Out {
@@ -85,6 +248,12 @@ func handleMsg(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Check if message contains a video
+	if isVideoMessage(msg) {
+		handleVideoMessage(ctx, entities, u, msg)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Check if message is a command.
 	if msg.Message[0] == '/' || msg.Message[0] == '!' {
 		cmd := strings.Split(msg.Message, " ")[0]
@@ -123,6 +292,29 @@ func handleMsg(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isVideoMessage(msg *tg.Message) bool {
+	if msg.Media == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	switch media := msg.Media.(type) {
+	case *tg.MessageMediaDocument:
+		if doc, ok := media.Document.(*tg.Document); ok {
+			// Check if it's a video mime type
+			mimeType := doc.MimeType
+			if strings.HasPrefix(mimeType, "video/") {
+				return true
+			}
+			// Also check attributes for video
+			for _, attr := range doc.Attributes {
+				if _, ok := attr.(*tg.DocumentAttributeVideo); ok {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func main() {
 	fmt.Println("yt-dlp-telegram-bot starting...")
 
@@ -161,6 +353,7 @@ func main() {
 
 		telegramUploader = uploader.NewUploader(api).WithProgress(dlUploader)
 		telegramSender = message.NewSender(api).WithUploader(telegramUploader)
+		telegramClient = client
 
 		goutubedl.Path, err = exec.LookPath(goutubedl.Path)
 		if err != nil {

params.go

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ type paramsType struct {
 	AdminUserIDs    []int64
 	AllowedGroupIDs []int64
 
-	MaxSize int64
+	MaxSize  int64
+	SaveDir  string
 }
 
 var params paramsType
@@ -138,6 +139,15 @@ func (p *paramsType) Init() error {
 		p.MaxSize = b.Int64()
 	}
 
+	p.SaveDir = os.Getenv("SAVE_DIR")
+	if p.SaveDir == "" {
+		p.SaveDir = "/root/save_dir"
+	}
+	// Create save directory if it doesn't exist
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(p.SaveDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't create save directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// Writing env. var YTDLP_COOKIES contents to a file.
 	// In case a docker container is used, the yt-dlp.conf points yt-dlp to this cookie file.
 	if cookies := os.Getenv("YTDLP_COOKIES"); cookies != "" {

queue.go

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/telegram/message"
 	"github.com/gotd/td/tg"
 )
@@ -38,23 +41,10 @@ type DownloadQueueEntry struct {
 	Canceled  bool
 }
 
-// func (e *DownloadQueueEntry) getTypingActionDst() tg.InputPeerClass {
-// 	if e.FromGroup != nil {
-// 		return &tg.InputPeerChat{
-// 			ChatID: e.FromGroup.ChatID,
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// 	return &tg.InputPeerUser{
-// 		UserID: e.FromUser.UserID,
-// 	}
-// }
-
 func (e *DownloadQueueEntry) sendTypingAction(ctx context.Context) {
-	// _ = telegramSender.To(e.getTypingActionDst()).TypingAction().Typing(ctx)
 }
 
 func (e *DownloadQueueEntry) sendTypingCancelAction(ctx context.Context) {
-	// _ = telegramSender.To(e.getTypingActionDst()).TypingAction().Cancel(ctx)
 }
 
 func (e *DownloadQueueEntry) editReply(ctx context.Context, s string) {
@@ -217,7 +207,8 @@ func (q *DownloadQueue) processQueueEntry(ctx context.Context, qEntry *DownloadQ
 		UpdateProgressPercentFunc: q.HandleProgressPercentUpdate,
 	}
 
-	r, outputFormat, title, err := downloader.DownloadAndConvertURL(qEntry.Ctx, qEntry.OrigMsg.Message, qEntry.Format)
+	// Download the file to SAVE_DIR
+	dlResult, err := downloader.DownloadAndConvertURL(qEntry.Ctx, qEntry.OrigMsg.Message, qEntry.Format)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("  error downloading:", err)
 		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
@@ -227,28 +218,105 @@ func (q *DownloadQueue) processQueueEntry(ctx context.Context, qEntry *DownloadQ
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Feeding the returned io.ReadCloser to the uploader.
+	fmt.Printf("  saved to %s (size: %s)\n", dlResult.FilePath, humanize.Bytes(uint64(dlResult.FileSize)))
-	fmt.Println("  processing...")
+
+	// Probe the downloaded file to check codec compatibility
+	conv := Converter{
+		Format:                        qEntry.Format,
+		UpdateProgressPercentCallback: q.HandleProgressPercentUpdate,
+	}
+
+	if err := conv.ProbeFile(dlResult.FilePath); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("  error probing file:", err)
+		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
+		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.disableProgressPercentUpdate = true
+		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Unlock()
+		qEntry.editReply(ctx, fmt.Sprint(errorStr+": ", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Update codec info in UI
+	if downloader.ConvertStartFunc != nil {
+		downloader.ConvertStartFunc(ctx, conv.VideoCodecs, conv.AudioCodecs, conv.GetActionsNeeded())
+	}
+
+	// Check if file is small enough to upload to Telegram (<512MB)
+	if dlResult.FileSize >= telegramUploadThreshold {
+		// File too large, only save to disk
+		fmt.Printf("  file too large (%s >= 512MB), skipping Telegram upload\n", humanize.Bytes(uint64(dlResult.FileSize)))
+		qEntry.editReply(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("✅ Saved to server\n📁 %s\n💾 Size: %s\n⚠️ File too large for Telegram upload (>512MB)",
+			dlResult.FilePath, humanize.Bytes(uint64(dlResult.FileSize))))
+		qEntry.sendTypingCancelAction(ctx)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// File is small enough, process for upload
+	fmt.Println("  processing for upload...")
 	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
 	q.updateProgress(ctx, qEntry, processStr, q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.lastProgressPercent)
 	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Unlock()
 
-	err = dlUploader.UploadFile(qEntry.Ctx, qEntry.OrigEntities, qEntry.OrigMsgUpdate, r, outputFormat, title)
+	// Convert if needed, then upload
+	uploadPath := dlResult.FilePath
+	uploadFormat := "mkv"
+	if qEntry.Format == "mp3" {
+		uploadFormat = "mp3"
+	}
+
+	// For video format, determine the actual format from filename
+	if qEntry.Format != "mp3" {
+		ext := filepath.Ext(uploadPath)
+		if ext != "" {
+			uploadFormat = ext[1:] // Remove the leading dot
+		}
+	}
+
+	if conv.NeedConvert() {
+		// Need conversion
+		outputPath, outputFormat, err := conv.ConvertIfNeeded(qEntry.Ctx, dlResult.FilePath, params.SaveDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("  error converting:", err)
+			q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
+			q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.disableProgressPercentUpdate = true
+			q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Unlock()
+			qEntry.editReply(ctx, fmt.Sprint(errorStr+": ", err))
+			return
+		}
+		uploadPath = outputPath
+		uploadFormat = outputFormat
+		// Keep both original and converted files
+	}
+
+	// Open file for upload
+	file, err := os.Open(uploadPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("  error processing:", err)
+		fmt.Println("  error opening file:", err)
 		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
 		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.disableProgressPercentUpdate = true
 		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Unlock()
-		r.Close()
 		qEntry.editReply(ctx, fmt.Sprint(errorStr+": ", err))
 		return
 	}
-	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
+	defer file.Close()
-	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.disableProgressPercentUpdate = true
+
-	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Unlock()
+	// Upload to Telegram with video dimensions
-	r.Close()
+	err = dlUploader.UploadFile(qEntry.Ctx, qEntry.OrigEntities, qEntry.OrigMsgUpdate, file, uploadFormat, dlResult.Title, conv.VideoWidth, conv.VideoHeight)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("  error uploading:", err)
+		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
+		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.disableProgressPercentUpdate = true
+		q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Unlock()
+		file.Close()
+		qEntry.editReply(ctx, fmt.Sprint(errorStr+": ", err))
+		return
+	}
+	file.Close()
+
+	// Remove the uploaded file (since it's saved in SAVE_DIR, we keep it only if needed)
+	// Actually, we keep the file in SAVE_DIR as requested
 
 	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressPercentUpdateMutex.Lock()
+	q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.disableProgressPercentUpdate = true
 	if qEntry.Canceled {
 		fmt.Print("  canceled\n")
 		q.updateProgress(ctx, qEntry, canceledStr, q.currentlyDownloadedEntry.lastProgressPercent)

run.sh

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ ALLOWED_USERIDS=$ALLOWED_USERIDS \
 ADMIN_USERIDS=$ADMIN_USERIDS \
 ALLOWED_GROUPIDS=$ALLOWED_GROUPIDS \
 MAX_SIZE=$MAX_SIZE \
+SAVE_DIR=$SAVE_DIR \
 YTDLP_PATH=$YTDLP_PATH \
 $bin

upload.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/flytam/filenamify"
@@ -23,28 +24,34 @@ func (p Uploader) Chunk(ctx context.Context, state uploader.ProgressState) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Uploader) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage, f io.ReadCloser, format, title string) error {
+func (p *Uploader) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage, f io.ReadCloser, format, title string, width, height int) error {
-	// Reading to a buffer first, because we don't know the file size.
+	// Get file size by seeking if it's a file
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	var fileSize int64
-	for {
+	if file, ok := f.(*os.File); ok {
-		b := make([]byte, 1024)
+		stat, err := file.Stat()
-		n, err := f.Read(b)
+		if err != nil {
-		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			return fmt.Errorf("getting file stat error: %w", err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("reading to buffer error: %w", err)
 		}
-		if n == 0 {
+		fileSize = stat.Size()
-			break
+
-		}
+		if params.MaxSize > 0 && fileSize > params.MaxSize {
-		if params.MaxSize > 0 && buf.Len() > int(params.MaxSize) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("file is too big, max. allowed size is %s", humanize.BigBytes(big.NewInt(int64(params.MaxSize))))
 		}
-		buf.Write(b[:n])
+	} else {
+		// Fallback: read to buffer for non-file readers
+		return p.uploadFromBuffer(ctx, entities, u, f, format, title, width, height)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("  got", buf.Len(), "bytes, uploading...")
+	fmt.Println("  got", fileSize, "bytes, uploading...")
-	dlQueue.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressInfo = fmt.Sprint(" (", humanize.BigBytes(big.NewInt(int64(buf.Len()))), ")")
+	dlQueue.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressInfo = fmt.Sprint(" (", humanize.BigBytes(big.NewInt(fileSize)), ")")
 
-	upload, err := telegramUploader.FromBytes(ctx, "yt-dlp", buf.Bytes())
+	// Reset file pointer to beginning
+	if _, err := f.(*os.File).Seek(0, 0); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("seeking file error: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Use uploader.NewUpload with progress callback
+	upload, err := telegramUploader.Upload(ctx, uploader.NewUpload("yt-dlp", f, fileSize))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("uploading %w", err)
 	}
@@ -55,7 +62,12 @@ func (p *Uploader) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.U
 	if format == "mp3" {
 		document = message.UploadedDocument(upload).Filename(filename).Audio().Title(title)
 	} else {
-		document = message.UploadedDocument(upload).Filename(filename).Video()
+		doc := message.UploadedDocument(upload).Filename(filename).Video()
+		// Set resolution to help Telegram display correct aspect ratio
+		if width > 0 && height > 0 {
+			doc = doc.Resolution(width, height)
+		}
+		document = doc
 	}
 
 	// Sending message with media.
@@ -65,3 +77,51 @@ func (p *Uploader) UploadFile(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.U
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (p *Uploader) uploadFromBuffer(ctx context.Context, entities tg.Entities, u *tg.UpdateNewMessage, f io.ReadCloser, format, title string, width, height int) error {
+	// Fallback for non-file io.ReadCloser - read all to buffer
+	buf := make([]byte, 0)
+	tempBuf := make([]byte, 8192)
+
+	for {
+		n, err := f.Read(tempBuf)
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			return fmt.Errorf("reading to buffer error: %w", err)
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		buf = append(buf, tempBuf[:n]...)
+		if params.MaxSize > 0 && len(buf) > int(params.MaxSize) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("file is too big, max. allowed size is %s", humanize.BigBytes(big.NewInt(int64(params.MaxSize))))
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("  got", len(buf), "bytes, uploading...")
+	dlQueue.currentlyDownloadedEntry.progressInfo = fmt.Sprint(" (", humanize.BigBytes(big.NewInt(int64(len(buf)))), ")")
+
+	// Use Upload with progress for buffer too
+	upload, err := telegramUploader.Upload(ctx, uploader.NewUpload("yt-dlp", bytes.NewReader(buf), int64(len(buf))))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("uploading %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var document message.MediaOption
+	filename, _ := filenamify.Filenamify(title+"."+format, filenamify.Options{Replacement: " "})
+	if format == "mp3" {
+		document = message.UploadedDocument(upload).Filename(filename).Audio().Title(title)
+	} else {
+		doc := message.UploadedDocument(upload).Filename(filename).Video()
+		// Set resolution to help Telegram display correct aspect ratio
+		if width > 0 && height > 0 {
+			doc = doc.Resolution(width, height)
+		}
+		document = doc
+	}
+
+	if _, err := telegramSender.Answer(entities, u).Media(ctx, document); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("send: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

yt-dlp.conf

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
---cookies=/tmp/ytdlp-cookies.txt
+--cookies-from-browser "chrome:/root/chromium/config/.config/chromium"
+--user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/126.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"