feat(peertube): Add yt-dlp video import to LuCI dashboard

- Install yt-dlp in PeerTube LXC container for video downloads
- Add RPCD methods: import_video, import_status
- Add UI section with URL input and download button
- Support YouTube, Vimeo, and 1000+ video sites
- Download videos to import folder for PeerTube admin upload
- Show download status and video count

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.claude/WIP.md

@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ _Last updated: 2026-02-17 (v0.21.0 - Nextcloud LXC + WebRadio)_
 
 ### Just Completed (2026-02-17)
 
+- **PeerTube yt-dlp Video Import** — DONE (2026-02-17)
+  - Installed yt-dlp in PeerTube LXC container
+  - Added RPCD methods: import_video, import_status
+  - LuCI UI section with URL input and download button
+  - Supports YouTube, Vimeo, and 1000+ sites
+  - Downloads to import folder for PeerTube admin upload
+
 - **mitmproxy WAF Filters UI** — DONE (2026-02-17)
   - Added new "WAF Filters" tab to mitmproxy LuCI interface
   - Displays 10 filter categories: sqli, xss, lfi, rce, cve_2024, scanners, webmail, api_abuse, nextcloud, roundcube

package/secubox/luci-app-peertube/htdocs/luci-static/resources/peertube/api.js

@@ -68,5 +68,18 @@ return L.Class.extend({
 		object: 'luci.peertube',
 		method: 'configure_haproxy',
 		expect: { }
+	}),
+
+	importVideo: rpc.declare({
+		object: 'luci.peertube',
+		method: 'import_video',
+		params: ['url'],
+		expect: { }
+	}),
+
+	importStatus: rpc.declare({
+		object: 'luci.peertube',
+		method: 'import_status',
+		expect: { }
 	})
 });

package/secubox/luci-app-peertube/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/peertube/overview.js

@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ return view.extend({
 				}
 				promise = api.emancipate(domain);
 				break;
+			case 'import_video':
+				var url = args;
+				if (!url) {
+					ui.hideModal();
+					ui.addNotification(null, E('p', _('Video URL is required')), 'error');
+					return;
+				}
+				promise = api.importVideo(url);
+				break;
 			default:
 				ui.hideModal();
 				return;
@@ -266,6 +275,61 @@ return view.extend({
 
 			E('hr'),
 
+			E('h4', {}, _('Import Video (yt-dlp)')),
+			E('p', {}, _('Download and import videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp.')),
+			E('div', { 'class': 'cbi-value' }, [
+				E('label', { 'class': 'cbi-value-title' }, _('Video URL')),
+				E('div', { 'class': 'cbi-value-field' }, [
+					E('input', {
+						'type': 'text',
+						'id': 'import-video-url',
+						'class': 'cbi-input-text',
+						'placeholder': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...',
+						'style': 'width: 100%; max-width: 500px;'
+					})
+				])
+			]),
+			E('div', { 'class': 'cbi-page-actions', 'style': 'margin-bottom: 15px;' }, [
+				E('button', {
+					'class': 'btn cbi-button cbi-button-action',
+					'click': function() {
+						var urlInput = document.getElementById('import-video-url');
+						self.handleAction('import_video', urlInput.value);
+					}
+				}, _('Download Video')),
+				' ',
+				E('button', {
+					'class': 'btn cbi-button',
+					'click': function() {
+						api.importStatus().then(function(res) {
+							var statusText = res.downloading === 'true' ?
+								_('Download in progress...') :
+								_('No download running');
+							statusText += '\n' + _('Videos ready: ') + (res.video_count || 0);
+							if (res.files) {
+								statusText += '\n\n' + res.files;
+							}
+							ui.showModal(_('Import Status'), [
+								E('pre', { 'style': 'white-space: pre-wrap; max-height: 300px; overflow: auto;' }, statusText),
+								E('div', { 'class': 'right' }, [
+									E('button', {
+										'class': 'btn',
+										'click': ui.hideModal
+									}, _('Close'))
+								])
+							]);
+						});
+					}
+				}, _('Check Status'))
+			]),
+			E('p', { 'style': 'font-size: 12px; color: #666;' }, [
+				_('Supported sites: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitter, TikTok, and '),
+				E('a', { 'href': 'https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md', 'target': '_blank' }, _('1000+ more')),
+				_('. Videos are saved to the import folder for manual upload via PeerTube admin.')
+			]),
+
+			E('hr'),
+
 			E('h4', {}, _('Logs')),
 			E('div', { 'id': 'peertube-logs' }, [
 				E('pre', {

package/secubox/luci-app-peertube/root/usr/libexec/rpcd/luci.peertube

@@ -254,6 +254,85 @@ method_configure_haproxy() {
 	json_dump
 }
 
+# Method: import_video (yt-dlp)
+method_import_video() {
+	read -r input
+	json_load "$input"
+	json_get_var url url
+
+	if [ -z "$url" ]; then
+		json_init
+		json_add_boolean "success" 0
+		json_add_string "error" "URL is required"
+		json_dump
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# Check container is running
+	if ! lxc-info -n peertube 2>/dev/null | grep -q "RUNNING"; then
+		json_init
+		json_add_boolean "success" 0
+		json_add_string "error" "PeerTube container is not running"
+		json_dump
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# Get videos path from UCI or use default
+	local videos_path
+	videos_path=$(uci_get main videos_path "/srv/peertube/videos")
+
+	# Create import directory inside container
+	local import_dir="/var/lib/peertube/storage/tmp/import"
+	lxc-attach -n peertube -- mkdir -p "$import_dir" 2>/dev/null
+
+	# Run yt-dlp in background, save to import directory
+	local logfile="/tmp/ytdlp-import-$$.log"
+	lxc-attach -n peertube -- /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp \
+		--no-playlist \
+		--format "bestvideo[ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best" \
+		--merge-output-format mp4 \
+		--output "$import_dir/%(title)s.%(ext)s" \
+		--write-info-json \
+		--write-thumbnail \
+		"$url" > "$logfile" 2>&1 &
+
+	local pid=$!
+
+	# Wait up to 5 seconds for initial response
+	sleep 2
+
+	json_init
+	json_add_boolean "success" 1
+	json_add_string "message" "Download started in background (PID: $pid)"
+	json_add_string "log_file" "$logfile"
+	json_add_string "import_dir" "$import_dir"
+	json_dump
+}
+
+# Method: import_status - Check import progress
+method_import_status() {
+	local import_dir="/var/lib/peertube/storage/tmp/import"
+	local files=""
+	local count=0
+
+	if lxc-info -n peertube 2>/dev/null | grep -q "RUNNING"; then
+		files=$(lxc-attach -n peertube -- ls -la "$import_dir" 2>/dev/null | tail -10)
+		count=$(lxc-attach -n peertube -- find "$import_dir" -name "*.mp4" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+	fi
+
+	# Check for running yt-dlp processes
+	local downloading="false"
+	if lxc-attach -n peertube -- pgrep -f yt-dlp >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		downloading="true"
+	fi
+
+	json_init
+	json_add_string "downloading" "$downloading"
+	json_add_int "video_count" "$count"
+	json_add_string "files" "$files"
+	json_dump
+}
+
 # List available methods
 list_methods() {
 	json_init
@@ -281,6 +360,11 @@ list_methods() {
 	json_close_object
 	json_add_object "configure_haproxy"
 	json_close_object
+	json_add_object "import_video"
+	json_add_string "url" ""
+	json_close_object
+	json_add_object "import_status"
+	json_close_object
 	json_dump
 }
 
@@ -327,6 +411,12 @@ case "$1" in
 			configure_haproxy)
 				method_configure_haproxy
 				;;
+			import_video)
+				method_import_video
+				;;
+			import_status)
+				method_import_status
+				;;
 			*)
 				echo '{"error":"Method not found"}'
 				;;

package/secubox/luci-app-peertube/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-app-peertube.json

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 		"description": "Grant access to PeerTube management",
 		"read": {
 			"ubus": {
-				"luci.peertube": ["status", "logs"]
+				"luci.peertube": ["status", "logs", "import_status"]
 			},
 			"uci": ["peertube"]
 		},
 		"write": {
 			"ubus": {
-				"luci.peertube": ["start", "stop", "install", "uninstall", "update", "emancipate", "live_enable", "live_disable", "configure_haproxy"]
+				"luci.peertube": ["start", "stop", "install", "uninstall", "update", "emancipate", "live_enable", "live_disable", "configure_haproxy", "import_video"]
 			},
 			"uci": ["peertube"]
 		}