Ingest: Curate YouTube and subreddits - watch & read what matters to you!

[topaz notch]

Hey everyone 👋🏻, I build this to help myself and I hope you guys find it helpful as well. I have 20+ issues open and more in the works.

❌ Problem:

🚨 Endless scrolling on YouTube and Reddit, where you’re trapped watching what their recommendation algorithms feed you, designed to keep you hooked for hours. ⏳

😵‍💫 Instead of choosing what you want to watch, you get pushed content after content, wasting time on distractions you didn’t really select.

You lose control—does this sound familiar?

✅ Solution:

🚀 Create and Share Public Catalogs: Easily combine your favorite YouTube channels, playlists, and subreddits into a single, shareable collection called a "catalog."

⏰ Auto-Updated Every 4 Hours: Your catalog refreshes regularly with the latest videos and trending Reddit posts, keeping you up to date effortlessly.

🔒 One-Click SSO Login: Quickly sign up and log in via Gmail or GitHub, and never worry about logging in again once your catalog is created.

🌐 Public and Accessible: Your catalogs are public by default, making it easy to share your interests and updates in forums or communities.

🎥📄 Holistic Multimedia Feed: Get the best of both worlds—watch videos from YouTube and read trending text posts from Reddit in one place.

✋ No Algorithms: You watch what you choose—no recommendation algorithms influence your feed.

🚫 No Shorts or Platform Ads: Enjoy a clean feed without YouTube shorts or intrusive ads.

🔄 Sync Across Devices: Keep your watched history, queued videos, and preferences synchronized across all your devices.

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/realChakrawarti/ingest

Thank you for taking the time to read it, would really love your contribution.

[zenith sail]

HI @topaz notch i am interested to contribute in your project. Can you tell me which Database you are using in your project ?

[topaz notch]

Hi @zenith sail, I am using Firestore - (Firebase) for storing user data, IndexedDB for retaining local data and recently added Cloudflare KV for syncing the above local data across devices. You can read up on what else I have used here: https://github.com/realChakrawarti/ingest/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md#technology-stack.

Thank you for your interest and hope to see you contribute during the HacktoberFest! 🙌🏻

[topaz notch]

Note: Updated the CONTRIBUTION.md file for setting up the project locally. Please read it thoroughly while setting up the project. Thank you.

🎉 New issues were added and up for grabs!

[lone roost]

hey i have commented on issues assign them to me please

[topaz notch]

Hi @lone roost, could you please paste the link of the issue here.

Edited: Is this the issue you were referring to? https://github.com/realChakrawarti/ingest/issues/176. If this is your GitHub ID: santhosh-7777, I have assigned the same to you last week.

[lone roost]

yes

i am getting while working on this @topaz notch

[fervent valve]

Hey I would like to contribute. Do you have any begginer level issues?

[topaz notch]

Hi @fervent valve, please checkout this one, https://github.com/realChakrawarti/ingest/issues/281, though it was assigned to another developer, but they seem to be occupied.

The changes mostly relate to UI changes and the same has already been implemented on 2 different pages (mentioned in the ticket description) . Take the reference and implement the same for other pages.

If you intend to work on it, please drop a comment on the GitHub issue and I would assign the same to you.

Sorry for the delayed response in here.

[mortal prawn]

Hey @topaz notch just raised an issue 303 pls assign it to me

[topaz notch]

Hi @mortal prawn, thank you for opening up an issue. I have commented on your opened issue. Please address the comment there.

[reef matrix]

@topaz notch please assign this to me
https://github.com/realChakrawarti/ingest/issues/302

commented on it