cobalt/README.md

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cobalt is a media downloader that doesn't piss you off. it's friendly, efficient, and doesn't have ads, trackers, paywalls or other nonsense.

paste the link, get the file, move on. that simple, just how it should be.

### cobalt monorepo
this monorepo includes source code for api, frontend, and related packages:
- [api tree & readme](/api/)
- [web tree & readme](/web/)
- [packages tree](/packages/)

it also includes documentation in the [docs tree](/docs/):
- [cobalt api documentation](/docs/api.md)
- [how to run a cobalt instance](/docs/run-an-instance.md)
- [how to protect a cobalt instance](/docs/protect-an-instance.md)
- [how to configure a cobalt instance for youtube](/docs/configure-for-youtube.md)

### thank you
cobalt is sponsored by [royalehosting.net](https://royalehosting.net/?partner=cobalt) and the main processing servers are hosted on their network. we really appreciate their kindness and support!

### ethics
cobalt is a tool that makes downloading public content easier. it takes **zero liability**.
the end user is responsible for what they download, how they use and distribute that content.
cobalt never caches any content, it [works like a fancy proxy](/api/src/stream/).

cobalt is in no way a piracy tool and cannot be used as such.
it can only download free & publicly accessible content.
same content can be downloaded via dev tools of any modern web browser.

### contributing
thank you for considering making a contribution to cobalt! please check the [contributing guidelines here](/CONTRIBUTING.md) before making a pull request.

### licenses
for relevant licensing information, see the [api](api/README.md) and [web](web/README.md) READMEs.
unless specified otherwise, the remainder of this repository is licensed under [AGPL-3.0](LICENSE).