[New instance] https://yt.chocolatemoo53.com

[chocolatemoo53]

URL

https://yt.chocolatemoo53.com

Mandatory checks

• Instance has a domain name
• Instance is served over HTTPS
• Statistics (/api/v1/stats) are enabled
• Instance is properly configured (including the mandatory post install configuration)
• Instance has an automatic hourly restart setup of Invidious
• If dash, proxy + download is enabled (default settings), the instance has unlimited traffic/bandwidth or close to unlimited (100TB minimum)
• Instance is not running any kind of analytics, including external scripts of any kind
• If using Cloudflare or any other DDoS protection service, settings are configured to allow uptime monitoring. Cloudflare users can consult this guide

Maintainer chart

• Ensure that my instance is up to date (less than one month old)
• Ensure a proper uptime of my instance (around 90%)

Rules for public instances

• I agree to follow the rules for public instances

Host country

United States

Man in the Middle

Cloudflare

Source code URL

https://git.nadeko.net/Fijxu/invidious

Your matrix username

@chocolatemoo53:matrix.org

Additional information

• I added custom CSS, let me know if I need to publish that in a doc/repo (it's from NerdVPN).
• I'm using go-away and blocking the API.
• I am experimenting with Cloudflare, so I can leave it off if needed. It doesn't cache anything. Instead, I use Varnish.
• I am working on more backends, currently they rotate as to not overuse what is available.
• I have a custom status page. (my blog needs some work)
• I only disable downloads for now. I will enable popular if I get anyone registering.
  Thank you!

[github-actions]

Hello! Your instance has been added to our monitoring system: https://updown.io/3y2q
You need to wait 30 days before we add your instance, this is to evaluate that your instance will keep a good uptime for one month.

Make sure you double checked all the mandatory checks or this will slow down the process of adding your instance!

Please consult these two important tutorials:

• Escaping the YouTube block (403 errors in playback): https://docs.invidious.io/ipv6-rotator/

• Improving the performance and the stability of your public instance: https://docs.invidious.io/improve-public-instance/

It is highly recommended to follow these tutorials because it will allow the instance to stay stable and performant over the long term.

[unixfox]

Hello do you have IP rotation?

[chocolatemoo53]

Hello, yes, I do.

[unixfox]

Hello, make sure that you whitelisted the uptime tracker: https://updown.io/3y2q. It says 403 forbidden.

[chocolatemoo53]

Hello, it was a rule that was too strict, it is currently allowed. I should have fixed it. Thanks.

[Fijxu]

Hi @chocolatemoo53, I wanted to use your Invidious instance to test something and I have found that both searching for videos and trying to access video URLs (https://yt.chocolatemoo53.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxx) return Forbidden 403 both in Zen Browser (Firefox based) and Helium Browser (Chromium based).

Is this intended behavior? Because it seems your instance is blocking every request.