🎥 YAUploader: Automated YouTube Video Uploads 🚀

YAUploader is your go-to tool for automating video uploads to your YouTube channel, allowing you to schedule and manage your content effortlessly!

🌟 Features

• ⏩ Automatic Video Upload: Uploads videos from a specified directory directly to your YouTube channel.
• 🕒 Scheduled Uploads: Set specific times for your videos to go live.
• 📝 Customizable Titles, Descriptions, and Tags: Tailor the metadata for each video to maximize engagement.
• 📂 Category Selection: Ensure your videos are placed in the correct YouTube category.
• 📊 Upload Progress Tracking: Monitor the upload status in real-time via the console.
• ⚠️ Error Handling: Robust error management ensures smooth uploads with clear issue reporting.

🚀 Getting Started

1. 🎛️ Set up Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Project:

   • Create a new GCP project and enable the YouTube Data API.
   • Head to YouTube Data API Library and enable it.
   • Generate an API Key for your project.
   • Download your credentials file from the Google Cloud Console.

2. 🔧 Configure the YAUploader:

   • Replace placeholder values in credentials.json with your GCP API credentials.
   • Create a videos directory in the Repl to store your video files.
   • Set the VIDEO_DIR variable in index.js to the path of your video directory.
   • Customize the title, description, category, and tags in Config.js to suit your videos.

3. ▶️ Run the YAUploader:

   • Execute node start to initiate the auto uploader.
   • Follow the on-screen instructions to authorize the app to access your YouTube account.

4. 🎬 Upload Videos:

   • The YAUploader will automatically scan the videos directory and upload videos based on your schedule.

🎨 Customization

• ⏰ Upload Schedule: Modify the config.js
• 🎥 Video Settings: Adjust titles, descriptions, tags, and categories in config.js for each upload.
• 📁 Video Directory: Change the VIDEO_DIR variable to point to a different directory if needed.

📝 Notes

• Ensure video files in the videos directory are in MP4 format.
• YAUploader runs continuously until stopped.
• Upload schedules are based on the delays set in the code.