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YouTube Clone with Django & ImageKit | Authentication, Uploads, Streaming & More...
ā¢January 8, 2026
Original Description
In this video, I'll show you how to build a YouTube clone using Python and Django. We'll cover everything from uploading videos, selecting thumbnails, liking videos, disliking videos, tracking the views to date it, as well as having channel pages and all of the other core features that you would need in order to create a YouTube clone.
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Code in this video: https://github.com/techwithtim/Django-YouTube-Clone
ImageKit Python SDK: https://imagekit.io/docs/integration/python
ImageKit Thumbnails from Videos: https://imagekit.io/docs/create-video-thumbnails
ImageKit Overlays: https://imagekit.io/docs/add-overlays-on-videos
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00:00:00 | Introduction
00:00:42 | Project Demo
00:02:43 | Project Setup
00:11:50 | CSS Styling
00:13:10 | Handling User Authentication (Register/Sign In)
00:52:54 | Videos App Setup
00:54:59 | Video Database Model
00:59:30 | Custom Video Form
01:04:20 | Uploading Videos
01:55:01 | ImageKit Dashboard & Web Optimization
01:58:09 | Displaying Videos
02:06:41 | Video Player & Streaming
02:34:24 | User Channel Pages
02:39:25 | Deleting Videos
02:45:34 | Uploading Custom Thumbnails
02:47:29 | Handling Video Views
02:48:11 | Like/Dislike Videos
03:05:46 | Watermarking Thumbnails
Hashtags
#ImageKit #Python #Django
UAE Media License Number: 3635141
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