Invidious
Get Started with Apps!
Keywords: youtube
Train: Community
Home Page: https://invidious.io/
Added: 2024-09-05
Last Updated: 2025-04-23
Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube
Run as Context- Invidious runs as non-root user.
Group: 1000 / invidious
User: 1000 / invidious - Postgres runs as non-root user.
Group: 999 / postgres
User: 999 / postgres






App Metadata (Raw File)
{
"1.2.14": {
"healthy": true,
"supported": true,
"healthy_error": null,
"location": "/__w/apps/apps/trains/community/invidious/1.2.14",
"last_update": "2025-04-23 17:40:39",
"required_features": [],
"human_version": "2.20250314.0_1.2.14",
"version": "1.2.14",
"app_metadata": {
"app_version": "2.20250314.0",
"capabilities": [],
"categories": [
"media"
],
"changelog_url": "https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md",
"date_added": "2024-09-05",
"description": "Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube",
"home": "https://invidious.io/",
"host_mounts": [],
"icon": "https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/icons/icon.svg",
"keywords": [
"youtube"
],
"lib_version": "2.1.16",
"lib_version_hash": "dac15686f882b9ce65b8549a3d5c0ed7bafe2df7a9028880d1a99b0ff4af1eff",
"maintainers": [
{
"email": "dev@ixsystems.com",
"name": "truenas",
"url": "https://www.truenas.com/"
}
],
"name": "invidious",
"run_as_context": [
{
"description": "Invidious runs as non-root user.",
"gid": 1000,
"group_name": "invidious",
"uid": 1000,
"user_name": "invidious"
},
{
"description": "Postgres runs as non-root user.",
"gid": 999,
"group_name": "postgres",
"uid": 999,
"user_name": "postgres"
}
],
"screenshots": [
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot1.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot2.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot3.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot4.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot5.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot6.png"
],
"sources": [
"https://invidious.io/",
"https://quay.io/repository/invidious"
],
"title": "Invidious",
"train": "community",
"version": "1.2.14"
},
"schema": {
"groups": [
{
"name": "Invidious Configuration",
"description": "Configure Invidious"
},
{
"name": "Network Configuration",
"description": "Configure Network for Invidious"
},
{
"name": "Storage Configuration",
"description": "Configure Storage for Invidious"
},
{
"name": "Labels Configuration",
"description": "Configure Labels for Invidious"
},
{
"name": "Resources Configuration",
"description": "Configure Resources for Invidious"
}
],
"questions": [
{
"variable": "invidious",
"label": "",
"group": "Invidious Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "postgres_image_selector",
"label": "Postgres Image (CAUTION)",
"description": "If you are changing this after the postgres directory has been initialized,</br>\nSTOP! and make sure you have a backup of your data.</br>\nChanging this will trigger an one way database upgrade.</br>\nYou can only select newer versions of postgres.</br>\nSelecting an older version will refuse to start.</br>\nIf something goes wrong, you will have to restore from backup.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "postgres_15_image",
"required": true,
"enum": [
{
"value": "postgres_15_image",
"description": "Postgres 15"
},
{
"value": "postgres_17_image",
"description": "Postgres 17"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "db_password",
"label": "Database Password",
"description": "The password for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"required": true,
"private": true
}
},
{
"variable": "hmac_secret",
"label": "HMAC Secret",
"description": "The HMAC secret for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"required": true,
"private": true
}
},
{
"variable": "enable_inv_sig_helper",
"label": "Enable Inv Sig Helper",
"description": "Enable Invidious Signature Helper.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "po_token",
"label": "PO Token",
"description": "The PO token for Invidious.</br>\nSee https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4734#issuecomment-2290075097\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"private": true
}
},
{
"variable": "visitor_data",
"label": "Visitor Data",
"description": "The visitor data for Invidious.</br>\nSee https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4734#issuecomment-2290075097\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "",
"private": true
}
},
{
"variable": "admins",
"label": "Admins",
"description": "List of usernames that will be granted administrator rights.",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "admin",
"label": "Admin",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "registration_enabled",
"label": "Registration Enabled",
"description": "Enable registration for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
{
"variable": "login_enabled",
"label": "Login Enabled",
"description": "Enable login for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
{
"variable": "captcha_enabled",
"label": "Captcha Enabled",
"description": "Enable captcha for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
{
"variable": "additional_envs",
"label": "Additional Environment Variables",
"description": "Configure additional environment variables for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "env",
"label": "Environment Variable",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "name",
"label": "Name",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "value",
"label": "Value",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "network",
"label": "",
"group": "Network Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "web_port",
"label": "WebUI Port",
"description": "The port for Invidious WebUI",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"default": 31008,
"required": true,
"$ref": [
"definitions/port"
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "storage",
"label": "",
"group": "Storage Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "config",
"label": "Invidious Config Storage",
"description": "The path to store Invidious Config.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "type",
"label": "Type",
"description": "ixVolume: Is dataset created automatically by the system.</br>\nHost Path: Is a path that already exists on the system.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"immutable": true,
"default": "ix_volume",
"enum": [
{
"value": "host_path",
"description": "Host Path (Path that already exists on the system)"
},
{
"value": "ix_volume",
"description": "ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "ix_volume_config",
"label": "ixVolume Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the ixVolume dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"ix_volume"
]
],
"$ref": [
"normalize/ix_volume"
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "dataset_name",
"label": "Dataset Name",
"description": "The name of the dataset to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"immutable": true,
"hidden": true,
"default": "config"
}
},
{
"variable": "acl_entries",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "host_path_config",
"label": "Host Path Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"host_path"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "acl",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Host Path",
"description": "The host path to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "hostpath",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
],
"required": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "postgres_data",
"label": "Invidious Postgres Data Storage",
"description": "The path to store Invidious Postgres Data.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "type",
"label": "Type",
"description": "ixVolume: Is dataset created automatically by the system.</br>\nHost Path: Is a path that already exists on the system.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"immutable": true,
"default": "ix_volume",
"enum": [
{
"value": "host_path",
"description": "Host Path (Path that already exists on the system)"
},
{
"value": "ix_volume",
"description": "ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "ix_volume_config",
"label": "ixVolume Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the ixVolume dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"ix_volume"
]
],
"$ref": [
"normalize/ix_volume"
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "dataset_name",
"label": "Dataset Name",
"description": "The name of the dataset to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"immutable": true,
"hidden": true,
"default": "postgres_data"
}
},
{
"variable": "acl_entries",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": []
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "host_path_config",
"label": "Host Path Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"host_path"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "acl",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Host Path",
"description": "The host path to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "hostpath",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
],
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "auto_permissions",
"label": "Automatic Permissions",
"description": "Automatically set permissions for the host path.\nEnabling this, will check the top level directory,</br>\nIf it finds incorrect permissions, it will `chown` the\nhost path to the user and group required for the\npostgres container.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "additional_storage",
"label": "Additional Storage",
"description": "Additional storage for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "storageEntry",
"label": "Storage Entry",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "type",
"label": "Type",
"description": "ixVolume: Is dataset created automatically by the system.</br>\nHost Path: Is a path that already exists on the system.</br>\nSMB Share: Is a SMB share that is mounted to as a volume.\n",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"default": "ix_volume",
"immutable": true,
"enum": [
{
"value": "host_path",
"description": "Host Path (Path that already exists on the system)"
},
{
"value": "ix_volume",
"description": "ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system)"
},
{
"value": "cifs",
"description": "SMB/CIFS Share (Mounts a volume to a SMB share)"
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "read_only",
"label": "Read Only",
"description": "Mount the volume as read only.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "mount_path",
"label": "Mount Path",
"description": "The path inside the container to mount the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "path",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "host_path_config",
"label": "Host Path Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"host_path"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "acl",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Host Path",
"description": "The host path to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "hostpath",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
false
]
],
"required": true
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "ix_volume_config",
"label": "ixVolume Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the ixVolume dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"ix_volume"
]
],
"$ref": [
"normalize/ix_volume"
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "acl_enable",
"label": "Enable ACL",
"description": "Enable ACL for the storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
},
{
"variable": "dataset_name",
"label": "Dataset Name",
"description": "The name of the dataset to use for storage.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"immutable": true,
"default": "storage_entry"
}
},
{
"variable": "acl_entries",
"label": "ACL Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"acl_enable",
"=",
true
]
],
"attrs": [],
"$ref": [
"normalize/acl"
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "cifs_config",
"label": "SMB Configuration",
"description": "The configuration for the SMB dataset.",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"show_if": [
[
"type",
"=",
"cifs"
]
],
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "server",
"label": "Server",
"description": "The server to mount the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "path",
"label": "Path",
"description": "The path to mount the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "username",
"label": "Username",
"description": "The username to use for the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "password",
"label": "Password",
"description": "The password to use for the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"private": true
}
},
{
"variable": "domain",
"label": "Domain",
"description": "The domain to use for the SMB share.",
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "labels",
"label": "",
"group": "Labels Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"default": [],
"items": [
{
"variable": "label",
"label": "Label",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "key",
"label": "Key",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "value",
"label": "Value",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "containers",
"label": "Containers",
"description": "Containers where the label should be applied",
"schema": {
"type": "list",
"items": [
{
"variable": "container",
"label": "Container",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"required": true,
"enum": [
{
"value": "invidious",
"description": "invidious"
},
{
"value": "signature-helper",
"description": "signature-helper"
},
{
"value": "postgres",
"description": "postgres"
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
},
{
"variable": "resources",
"label": "",
"group": "Resources Configuration",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "limits",
"label": "Limits",
"schema": {
"type": "dict",
"attrs": [
{
"variable": "cpus",
"label": "CPUs",
"description": "CPUs limit for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"default": 2,
"required": true
}
},
{
"variable": "memory",
"label": "Memory (in MB)",
"description": "Memory limit for Invidious.",
"schema": {
"type": "int",
"default": 4096,
"required": true
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
]
},
"readme": "<h1>Invidious</h1> <p><a href=\"https://invidious.io/\">Invidious</a> is an alternative front-end to YouTube.</p> <p>Additional configuration can be specified</p> <ul> <li>Via <a href=\"https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/pull/1702\">environment variables</a></li> <li>By editing the file <code>/config/config.yaml</code> (see <a href=\"https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/blob/master/config/config.example.yml\">example</a>)</li> </ul>",
"changelog": null,
"chart_metadata": {
"app_version": "2.20250314.0",
"capabilities": [],
"categories": [
"media"
],
"changelog_url": "https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md",
"date_added": "2024-09-05",
"description": "Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube",
"home": "https://invidious.io/",
"host_mounts": [],
"icon": "https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/icons/icon.svg",
"keywords": [
"youtube"
],
"lib_version": "2.1.16",
"lib_version_hash": "dac15686f882b9ce65b8549a3d5c0ed7bafe2df7a9028880d1a99b0ff4af1eff",
"maintainers": [
{
"email": "dev@ixsystems.com",
"name": "truenas",
"url": "https://www.truenas.com/"
}
],
"name": "invidious",
"run_as_context": [
{
"description": "Invidious runs as non-root user.",
"gid": 1000,
"group_name": "invidious",
"uid": 1000,
"user_name": "invidious"
},
{
"description": "Postgres runs as non-root user.",
"gid": 999,
"group_name": "postgres",
"uid": 999,
"user_name": "postgres"
}
],
"screenshots": [
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot1.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot2.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot3.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot4.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot5.png",
"https://media.sys.truenas.net/apps/invidious/screenshots/screenshot6.png"
],
"sources": [
"https://invidious.io/",
"https://quay.io/repository/invidious"
],
"title": "Invidious",
"train": "community",
"version": "1.2.14"
}
}
}
Support, maintenance, and documentation for applications within the Community catalog is handled by the TrueNAS community. The TrueNAS Applications Portal hosts but does not validate or maintain any linked resources associated with this app.
There currently aren’t any resources available for this application!
Please help the TrueNAS community create content or discuss this application in the TrueNAS Community forum.