diff --git a/cors-proxy/src/index.ts b/cors-proxy/src/index.ts
index 641bbbf..1dc837c 100644
--- a/cors-proxy/src/index.ts
+++ b/cors-proxy/src/index.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,19 @@ const server = Bun.serve({
});
}
- // Proxy the request
+ // Check if it's a YouTube URL and redirect instead of proxying
+ if (isYouTubeEmbed(targetUrl)) {
+ // YouTube URL detected, redirect to youtube-nocookie.com
+ logRequest(req.method, targetUrl, 200);
+ return new Response(serveYouTubeEmbed(targetUrl), {
+ status: 200,
+ headers: {
+ "Content-Type": "text/html; charset=utf-8",
+ },
+ });
+ }
+
+ // Proxy the request for non-YouTube URLs
const response = await proxyRequest(targetUrl);
logRequest(req.method, targetUrl, response.status);
return response;
@@ -229,3 +241,80 @@ console.log(
);
console.log(`📋 Health check: http://${server.hostname}:${server.port}/health`);
console.log(`🌍 Environment: ${Bun.env.NODE_ENV || "development"}`);
+
+/**
+ * This is required to bypass YouTube's Referrer Policy restrictions when
+ * embedding videos on the mobile app. It basically "proxies" the Referrer and
+ * allows any YouTube video to be embedded anywhere without restrictions.
+ */
+function serveYouTubeEmbed(url: string) {
+ return `
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ YouTube Video Embed
+
+
+
+
+
+`;
+}
+
+// Check if URL is a YouTube embed (including youtube-nocookie.com)
+function isYouTubeEmbed(urlString: string) {
+ const url = new URL(urlString);
+ return (
+ (url.hostname === "www.youtube.com" ||
+ url.hostname === "youtube.com" ||
+ url.hostname === "m.youtube.com" ||
+ url.hostname === "www.youtube-nocookie.com" ||
+ url.hostname === "youtube-nocookie.com") &&
+ url.pathname.startsWith("/embed/")
+ );
+}
+
+// Transform YouTube URLs to use youtube-nocookie.com for enhanced privacy
+function transformYouTubeUrl(urlString: string): string {
+ try {
+ const url = new URL(urlString);
+
+ // Check if it's a YouTube domain
+ if (
+ url.hostname === "www.youtube.com" ||
+ url.hostname === "youtube.com" ||
+ url.hostname === "m.youtube.com"
+ ) {
+ // Replace with youtube-nocookie.com
+ url.hostname = "www.youtube-nocookie.com";
+ return url.toString();
+ }
+
+ return urlString;
+ } catch {
+ return urlString;
+ }
+}