fix(youtube): stop cookie write-back poisoning (netcup bot-detection) + PO token provider + cache dir - #42
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…cup bot-detection) YouTube "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" downloads started failing after the migration to the netcup datacenter IP. Two root causes, both exposed by the harsher IP reputation of the new box: - No Proof-of-Origin (PO) token provider. YouTube now binds a GVS PO token to downloads (esp. from datacenter IPs); without one, authenticated cookie downloads intermittently hit the bot wall. Add the bgutil PO token provider: a localhost HTTP server (Node, built in provision Stage 5b, confined to loopback via systemd IPAddress rules) plus the yt-dlp plugin in the venv, which auto-detects it. Kept current by update-ytdlp.sh. - Broken yt-dlp cache. The service runs with HOME=/opt/flacfetch where ~/.cache is the Spotify OAuth token *file*, so yt-dlp's default ~/.cache/yt-dlp path died with NotADirectoryError and silently disabled player/sig + PO-token caching (fresh JS-challenge solve every request). Add FLACFETCH_YTDLP_CACHE_DIR override (set to /opt/flacfetch/ytdlp-cache in the flacfetch unit) so yt-dlp gets its own collision-free cache dir. Verified live on flacup: a previously bot-walled video ID now downloads with `PO Token Providers: bgutil:http-1.3.2` active. Note cookies remain required (unauthenticated access is bot-walled on this IP regardless). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…of bot wall)
Live diagnosis on the netcup box showed this is the dominant cause of the
recurring "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" failures — not PO tokens.
yt-dlp saves the (rotated) cookie jar back to `cookiefile` after every run.
On the flagged datacenter IP, YouTube *rejects* the rotation ("cookies no
longer valid ... rotated in the browser as a security measure"), so the
cookies yt-dlp writes back are invalid and poison the shared, keeper-managed
file for the next download. Cookies that worked seconds ago start failing
within ~20 minutes. On GCE's trusted IP the rotation was accepted, so the
write-back was harmless — which is exactly why it worked for months and only
broke after the migration.
Proven live: with FRESH keeper cookies via an isolated copy, two previously
bot-walled videos download instantly; using the shared file, they fail — and
the file's mtime changes on every run (even --skip-download), confirming the
write-back.
Fix: hand each yt-dlp run a throwaway copy of the cookie file
(isolated_cookiefile / ytdlp_opts_isolated). The canonical file stays pristine
(the credential keeper is its only writer) and concurrent downloads no longer
clobber each other. Applied to download, availability check, provider search,
and the credential-check validator.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Harden isolated_cookiefile: a mkstemp/copyfile failure (disk full, perms) now degrades to using the canonical cookie file for that single run instead of raising and failing the download. Losing write-back protection for one run is strictly better than failing outright. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
… egress, pin plugin - health_check._extract_youtube_info: wrap in ytdlp_opts_isolated so the periodic deep-health YouTube probe no longer writes rotated cookies back over the canonical keeper-managed file (same write-back bug as the download paths). - bgutil-pot.service: drop IPAddressDeny=any / IPAddressAllow=localhost. systemd IPAddress rules filter egress too, which blocked the PO server from reaching Google's BotGuard/WAA endpoints — every mint failed with getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN. Verified live: minting works once egress is unblocked. Inbound is already restricted by the host nftables firewall (policy drop; no accept for :4416; iif lo accept), so the port stays localhost-only. - Pin bgutil plugin to ==BGUTIL_POT_VERSION (server version) and stop upgrading it in update-ytdlp.sh — mismatched plugin/server versions can break POT minting. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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WalkthroughThe release isolates yt-dlp cookie files per run, adds configurable yt-dlp caching, and provisions a pinned localhost bgutil Proof-of-Origin provider. Tests cover cache configuration, cookie isolation, fallback behavior, cleanup, and download integration. ChangesYouTube runtime and deployment
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR improves YouTube download reliability, but credential and health checks can still run without the dedicated cache configuration, and provisioning may deploy an outdated provider revision after an update failure. These bounded correctness and deployment risks should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant YoutubeDownloader
participant CookieIsolation
participant yt_dlp
YoutubeDownloader->>CookieIsolation: provide yt-dlp options
CookieIsolation->>CookieIsolation: copy the canonical cookie file
CookieIsolation->>yt_dlp: pass isolated cookie options
yt_dlp-->>YoutubeDownloader: return download result
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participant ProvisionScript
participant BgutilProvider
participant SystemdService
participant LocalhostEndpoint
ProvisionScript->>BgutilProvider: install and build pinned provider
ProvisionScript->>SystemdService: enable and start provider service
SystemdService->>LocalhostEndpoint: expose ping endpoint
ProvisionScript->>LocalhostEndpoint: poll for healthy version response
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In `@deploy/provision.sh`:
- Around line 420-427: Update the bgutil provider update flow around
BGUTIL_POT_DIR so a failed git fetch or checkout aborts the provider update
before npm ci or tsc can run. Preserve the previously active plugin/server pair
on failure, and avoid continuing with or building an unverified checkout; ensure
the plugin installation and server deployment remain version-consistent.
In `@flacfetch/api/services/credential_check.py`:
- Around line 246-251: Ensure the direct yt-dlp callers use the configured cache
directory by injecting the service’s cachedir into ydl_opts or centralizing that
injection in ytdlp_opts_isolated. Apply the fix at
flacfetch/api/services/credential_check.py lines 246-251 and
flacfetch/api/services/health_check.py lines 360-366, while preserving their
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Pass the dedicated yt-dlp cache directory to these direct yt-dlp callers.
Both paths isolate cookiefile, but neither path sets cachedir. They bypass get_ytdlp_base_opts, so the FLACFETCH_YTDLP_CACHE_DIR value passed to the flacfetch service is ignored. These checks then use the broken default cache path described in this PR and lose player, signature, and PO-token caching.
flacfetch/api/services/credential_check.py#L246-L251: add the configuredcachedirtoydl_opts, or derive the options from the shared base-options helper.flacfetch/api/services/health_check.py#L360-L366: add the configuredcachedirtoydl_opts, or centralize cache injection inytdlp_opts_isolated.
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In `@flacfetch/api/services/credential_check.py` around lines 246 - 251, Ensure
the direct yt-dlp callers use the configured cache directory by injecting the
service’s cachedir into ydl_opts or centralizing that injection in
ytdlp_opts_isolated. Apply the fix at flacfetch/api/services/credential_check.py
lines 246-251 and flacfetch/api/services/health_check.py lines 360-366, while
preserving their existing isolated cookie handling.
…n failed checkout - ytdlp_opts_isolated now also injects the dedicated cachedir (when configured and not already set), so credential_check + health_check — which build ydl_opts inline and bypass get_ytdlp_base_opts — no longer hit HOME/.cache's NotADirectoryError. Centralizes both cookie isolation and cachedir in the single wrapper all yt-dlp calls go through. - provision.sh: only (re)build the bgutil server after a verified fetch+checkout of the pinned tag; on failure keep the existing build+plugin pair instead of compiling an unverified/mismatched revision. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Problem
karaoke-gen jobs (e.g.
17dc6f48) started intermittently hitting YouTube "Sign in to confirm you're not a bot" download errors. This began after flacfetch migrated to the netcup datacenter box (flacup) — it worked for months on GCE. yt-dlp auto-update, the deno EJS runtime, and the credential keeper were all healthy, so those were red herrings.Root cause (diagnosed + proven live)
yt-dlp writes the rotated cookie jar back to the shared
cookiefileafter every run. On the flagged datacenter IP, YouTube rejects the rotation (The provided YouTube account cookies are no longer valid. They have likely been rotated in the browser as a security measure.), so the saved-back cookies are invalid and poison the keeper-managed cookie file for the next download — cookies that worked seconds ago start failing within ~20 minutes.On GCE's trusted IP the rotation was accepted, so the write-back was harmless. The migration to a flagged IP turned a benign write-back into active poisoning — which is exactly why it "worked for months" and broke on migration.
Proof: with fresh keeper cookies via an isolated copy, previously-bot-walled videos download instantly; via the shared file they fail — and the file's mtime changes on every run (even
--skip-download), confirming the write-back. After the fix the canonical cookie file mtime stays frozen across many downloads.Fix (3 parts, all deployed to flacup + validated live)
isolated_cookiefile()/ytdlp_opts_isolated()hand each yt-dlp run a throwawaytempfilecopy of the cookie file. The canonical file's only writer is the credential keeper; concurrent downloads no longer clobber each other. Applied to download, availability-check, provider search, credential-check, and deep-health.bgutil-ytdlp-pot-providerplugin + a localhost Node HTTP server (bgutil-pot.service, port 4416), provisioned bydeploy/provision.sh. Verified minting real tokens live.HOME=/opt/flacfetchwhere~/.cacheis the Spotify token file, so yt-dlp's default~/.cache/yt-dlpdied withNotADirectoryError(caching disabled). NewFLACFETCH_YTDLP_CACHE_DIR→/opt/flacfetch/ytdlp-cache.Validation (live on flacup)
wigqKfLWjvM,K6t9rj9U-BQ,EwuSvje-_8I,pCEUpVukAe8) all download tocompletethrough the service.youtube_cookies.txtmtime stays frozen across all downloads (isolation working).ytdlp-cache/youtube-sigfuncs/populated, zeroNotADirectoryErrorin service logs.poToken":"MlfHEmQ...); port confirmed externally unreachable (host nftablespolicy drop).Local review
CodeRabbit CLI was rate-limited (free OSS tier), so a local review agent was used instead. It found 3 real issues, all fixed in this branch:
IPAddressDeny=anyblocked egress to Google (every mint failedgetaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN) → removed; inbound is already covered by the host firewall.Tests
Added 12 tests for cache-dir override + cookie isolation (fresh-copy, write-back protection, cleanup, copy-failure fallback, opts wrapper).
test_youtube_cookies.py: 28 passed.Notes
Fully deployed live on flacup already (hotfixed via per-file
git checkout+ restart). Re-provisioning reproduces the whole thing (Stage 5b builds Node + bgutil; flacfetch unit gets the cache env). Bumps 0.24.0 → 0.25.0.Summary by CodeRabbit
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