https://github.com/bibanon/tubeup
The description here says “This script strongly recommends Linux or some sort of POSIX system (such as macOS), preferably from a rented VPS and not your personal machine or phone.”
Why should I waste my money getting a VPS? I want to download entire channels directly to my personal machine because that’s where I save all my stuff to.
Am I making some kind of newbie mistake?
Have you looked at “Tube Archivist” at all?
Id guess it goes against the terms of use and can get your ip banned.
backup now or perish your data
I leverage a VPN and yt-dlp.
If helpful I can share the scripts I use to download new videos from channels. If you are seeking to download an entire channel… you need to consider the bandwidth that the VPS service will charge. I say use your home machine, a good VPN, and have at it.