Cobalt: The Ad-Free Downloader You Can Self-Host in 10 Minutes with Docker
JafarNajafov · x · 2026-10-19
Cobalt is an open-source media downloader that shows no ads, stores none of your downloads, and requires no account — a stark contrast to typical downloader sites cluttered with crypto ads.
The key point: you can self-host it entirely. Spin up the API on a $5 VPS with one Docker command, point the official web app or your own frontend at your server URL, and every download runs through infrastructure you own — no third-party logging your links and IPs, no takedown takedowns, no surprise paywalls.
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