RSS-Bridge · Tone866 · Mar 26, 2026 · Mar 26, 2026 · Mar 26, 2026 · Mar 26, 2026
diff --git a/config.default.ini.php b/config.default.ini.php
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
 ; If false, a clickable video thumbnail is used instead. This avoids sending a referrer to YouTube or only getting the error 153 if suppressing the referrer browser-wide.
 iframe = true
 
+; If still getting error 153 you can selfhost the link over this rss-bridge instance, which should avoid this error.
+rss-bridge-iframe = false
+
 ; Use the youtube-nocookie.com domain instead of youtube.com for iframe embeds.
 ; Only relevant if youtube.iframe is true.
 ; See the following for a description:

diff --git a/lib/html.php b/lib/html.php
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ function handleYoutube(string $string)
 {
     $useIframe = Configuration::getConfig('youtube', 'iframe');
     $useNocookie = Configuration::getConfig('youtube', 'nocookie');
+    $useRssBridgeIframe = Configuration::getConfig('youtube', 'rss-bridge-iframe');    
 
     // sourced from https://gist.github.com/afeld/1254889?permalink_comment_id=3580082#gistcomment-3580082
     $regex = '#(?:https?://|//)?(?:www\.|m\.|.+\.)?(?:youtu\.be/|youtube(?:-nocookie)\.com/(?:embed/|v/|shorts/|feeds/api/videos/|watch\?v=|watch\?.+&v=))([\w-]{11})#i';
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ function handleYoutube(string $string)
         return '';
     }
 
-    if ($useIframe) {
+    if ($useIframe == true) {
         if ($useNocookie) {
             $embedUri = 'https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/' . $videoID;
         } else {
@@ -575,6 +576,16 @@ function handleYoutube(string $string)
 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="%s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"
 allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
 referrerpolicy="strict-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
+EOD
+         , $embedUri);
+    } elseif ($useIframe == true && $useRssBridgeIframe == true) {
+        $rssbridgedir = dirname($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
+        $embedUri = 'https://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $rssbridgedir . '/templates/youtube-iframe.html?v=' . $videoID;
+
+        return sprintf(<<<EOD
+<iframe width="560" height="315" src="%s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0"
+allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+referrerpolicy="strict-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>'
 EOD
          , $embedUri);
     } else {

diff --git a/templates/youtube-iframe.html b/templates/youtube-iframe.html
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover">
+  <meta name="referrer" content="strict-origin-when-cross-origin">
+  <title>YouTube Video</title>
+  <style>
+    * {
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 0;
+      box-sizing: border-box;
+    }
+
+    html, body {
+      width: 100%;
+      height: 100%;
+      overflow: hidden;
+      background: #000;
+    }
+
+    #player {
+      position: absolute;
+      top: 0;
+      left: 0;
+      width: 100%;
+      height: 100%;
+      border: 0;
+    }
+  </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <iframe
+    id="player"
+    allowfullscreen
+    allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+    referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+  ></iframe>
+
+  <script>
+    (function() {
+      // Parse URL parameters
+      const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+
+      // Get video ID (required)
+      const videoId = urlParams.get('v');
+      if (!videoId) {
+        document.body.innerHTML = '<div style="color: white; padding: 20px; text-align: center;">Error: Missing video ID parameter (?v=VIDEO_ID)</div>';
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Get optional parameters with defaults
+      const autoplay = urlParams.get('autoplay') || '0';
+      const loop = urlParams.get('loop') || '0';
+      const mute = urlParams.get('mute') || '0';
+      const playlist = urlParams.get('playlist') || videoId;
+      const controls = urlParams.get('controls') || '1';
+      const rel = urlParams.get('rel') || '0';
+      const modestbranding = urlParams.get('modestbranding') || '1';
+      const playsinline = urlParams.get('playsinline') || '1';
+
+      // Build YouTube embed URL parameters
+      const embedParams = new URLSearchParams({
+        autoplay: autoplay,
+        controls: controls,
+        rel: rel,
+        modestbranding: modestbranding,
+        playsinline: playsinline,
+        enablejsapi: '1',
+        origin: window.location.origin
+      });
+
+      // Add loop and playlist if loop is enabled
+      if (loop === '1') {
+        embedParams.append('loop', '1');
+        embedParams.append('playlist', playlist);
+      }
+
+      // Add mute if enabled
+      if (mute === '1') {
+        embedParams.append('mute', '1');
+      }
+
+      // Construct final URL
+      const embedUrl = `https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/${encodeURIComponent(videoId)}?${embedParams.toString()}`;
+
+      // Set iframe src
+      document.getElementById('player').src = embedUrl;
+    })();
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>