Add a Youtube Channel to RSS
- Get the channel’s id
- Navigate to the desired youtube channel
- View the page source
- Search for
channelId
- Specify the feed url using the format
https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=THE_CHANNEL_ID_HERE
in your respective RSS reader
Unforunately, youtube’s RSS feed does not contain an embedded video; instead, it provides a link to watch the video on their website. If you prefer to avoid youtube.com altogether options include:
- Download the video using the link provided with youtube-dl
- Use mpv to stream the video
- Use the open source youtube frontend Invidious with a redirector (e.g., Redirector or Privacy Redirect)
Sources:
Hacker News: Youtube and RSS
Hacker News: Privacy Respecting Frontends