Hermes
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The facts
Each one read from Hermes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The project provides an API with interactive Swagger documentation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- It supports JWT tokens, API key management, and admin user control.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Background jobs
- It queues downloads and processes them asynchronously.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Background processing
- Downloads can be queued and processed asynchronously.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Hermes can be run using pre-built Docker images or built from source with Docker Compose.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The README describes Hermes as designed for content creators who want to lawfully use freely available media under fair use.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The project says it is designed for content creators to lawfully use freely available media under fair use and does not endorse piracy, freebooting, or bypassing advertising.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Playlists
- It can download entire playlists asynchronously.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Production security
- The project recommends using HTTPS, setting a strong secret key, restricting CORS origins, and keeping Hermes updated.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hermes is a self-hosted video downloader built on yt-dlp.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The README recommends a strong secret key, restricting CORS origins, using HTTPS in production, disabling public signup for non-personal deployments, and keeping Hermes updated.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Signup control
- Public signup can be disabled so only administrators can create accounts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Site support
- It downloads videos from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, and more than 1,000 sites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- The documented setup uses a SQLite database and directories for downloads and temporary files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README directs users with problems to issue templates for bug, API, frontend, and DevOps issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,Vimeo,TikTok,and 1,000+ other siteschecked 21 Sep 2026
- User management
- Administrators can manage accounts, and signup can be configured for self-hosted deployments.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Web interface and API
- The quick start provides a web app and API documentation, with the default app available on port 3000.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Web interface and API; self-hosted Docker deploymentchecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The GitHub profile describes TechSquidTV as apps from @KyleTryon and the TechSquidTV community and lists the United States of America.checked 12 Oct 2026
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