fix: normalize YouTube proxy URL and support dashboard fields

Rewrite https proxy URLs to http, allow HOST/PORT/USER/PASSWORD env vars,
and surface clearer errors when proxies fail on the wrong port.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.env.example

@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
 OPENROUTER_MODEL=google/gemini-2.5-flash
 
 # YouTube IP-Block umgehen (optional)
-# Statischer Proxy aus dem Dashboard, z.B. http://USER:PASS@HOST:PORT
+# Option A — volle URL (http:// + Port aus Dashboard, z.B. 6641):
+# YOUTUBE_PROXY=http://USER:PASS@64.137.96.74:6641
 YOUTUBE_PROXY=
+# Option B — Felder aus dem Dashboard (einfacher, kein URL-Format):
+# YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST=64.137.96.74
+# YOUTUBE_PROXY_PORT=6641
+# YOUTUBE_PROXY_USER=
+# YOUTUBE_PROXY_PASSWORD=
 # Alternativ Webshare *Residential* (kostenpflichtig, rotating — NICHT Free/Proxy-Server):
 # WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAME=
 # WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORD=

README.md

@@ -69,8 +69,14 @@ Traefik übernimmt TLS via `myresolver`. Persistente Daten liegen in `./data/`.
 YouTube blockiert oft Server-IPs (Hetzner, AWS, …). Optional in `.env`:
 
 ```bash
-# Statischer Proxy (z.B. aus Webshare „Proxy Server“ / Dashboard-Zeile)
-YOUTUBE_PROXY=http://USER:PASS@HOST:PORT
+# Volle URL — http:// und Port aus Dashboard (z.B. 6641, NICHT 443)
+YOUTUBE_PROXY=http://USER:PASS@HOST:6641
+
+# Oder einzelne Felder aus dem Dashboard:
+YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST=HOST
+YOUTUBE_PROXY_PORT=6641
+YOUTUBE_PROXY_USER=USER
+YOUTUBE_PROXY_PASSWORD=PASS
 ```
 
 Für yt-dlp-Fallback und VTT-Downloads wird dieselbe URL genutzt.

compose.dev.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ services:
       - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY:-}
       - OPENROUTER_MODEL=${OPENROUTER_MODEL:-google/gemini-2.5-flash}
       - YOUTUBE_PROXY=${YOUTUBE_PROXY:-}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST:-}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_PORT=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_PORT:-0}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_USER=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_USER:-}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_PASSWORD=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_PASSWORD:-}
       - WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAME=${WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAME:-}
       - WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORD=${WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORD:-}
       - WEBSHARE_PROXY_LOCATIONS=${WEBSHARE_PROXY_LOCATIONS:-}

compose.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ services:
       - OPENROUTER_API_KEY=${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}
       - OPENROUTER_MODEL=${OPENROUTER_MODEL:-google/gemini-2.5-flash}
       - YOUTUBE_PROXY=${YOUTUBE_PROXY:-}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST:-}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_PORT=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_PORT:-0}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_USER=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_USER:-}
+      - YOUTUBE_PROXY_PASSWORD=${YOUTUBE_PROXY_PASSWORD:-}
       - WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAME=${WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAME:-}
       - WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORD=${WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORD:-}
       - WEBSHARE_PROXY_LOCATIONS=${WEBSHARE_PROXY_LOCATIONS:-}

server/settings.py

@@ -19,8 +19,13 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     app_version: str = "1.0.0"
 
     # YouTube transcript proxy (optional — for IP blocks)
-    # Single URL used for HTTP+HTTPS, e.g. http://user:pass@host:port
+    # Option A: full URL — MUST include port, use http:// (not https://)
     youtube_proxy: str = ""
+    # Option B: dashboard fields (Webshare etc.) — combined into a proxy URL
+    youtube_proxy_host: str = ""
+    youtube_proxy_port: int = 0
+    youtube_proxy_user: str = ""
+    youtube_proxy_password: str = ""
     # Webshare rotating residential (paid package — NOT free "Proxy Server" tier)
     webshare_proxy_username: str = ""
     webshare_proxy_password: str = ""

server/transcripts.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import logging
 import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 from youtube_transcript_api import YouTubeTranscriptApi
 from youtube_transcript_api._errors import (
@@ -72,6 +73,41 @@ def _proxy_dict() -> dict[str, str] | None:
     return config.to_requests_dict()
 
 
+def normalize_proxy_url(url: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize common proxy URL mistakes (https scheme, missing port hint)."""
+    cleaned = url.strip()
+    if cleaned.startswith("https://"):
+        cleaned = "http://" + cleaned[len("https://") :]
+        logger.info("YOUTUBE_PROXY: https:// → http:// (Proxy-Protokoll ist HTTP)")
+    return cleaned
+
+
+def resolve_proxy_url() -> str | None:
+    if settings.youtube_proxy.strip():
+        return normalize_proxy_url(settings.youtube_proxy)
+
+    host = settings.youtube_proxy_host.strip()
+    port = settings.youtube_proxy_port
+    user = settings.youtube_proxy_user.strip()
+    password = settings.youtube_proxy_password
+    if host and port and user and password:
+        return f"http://{quote(user, safe='')}:{quote(password, safe='')}@{host}:{port}"
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _proxy_error_message(exc: Exception) -> str:
+    msg = str(exc)
+    if "Connection refused" in msg and ":443" in msg:
+        return (
+            "Proxy-Verbindung fehlgeschlagen (Port 443). "
+            "Webshare-Dashboard-Proxies nutzen meist einen anderen Port (z.B. 6641). "
+            "Setze YOUTUBE_PROXY=http://USER:PASS@HOST:PORT oder "
+            "YOUTUBE_PROXY_HOST/PORT/USER/PASSWORD — Schema http://, nicht https://."
+        )
+    return f"Proxy-Verbindung fehlgeschlagen: {exc}"
+
+
 def build_proxy_config() -> ProxyConfig | None:
     if settings.webshare_proxy_username and settings.webshare_proxy_password:
         locations = [
@@ -85,7 +121,7 @@ def build_proxy_config() -> ProxyConfig | None:
             filter_ip_locations=locations or None,
         )
 
-    proxy_url = settings.youtube_proxy.strip()
+    proxy_url = resolve_proxy_url()
     if proxy_url:
         return GenericProxyConfig(http_url=proxy_url, https_url=proxy_url)
 
@@ -93,7 +129,7 @@ def build_proxy_config() -> ProxyConfig | None:
 
 
 def proxy_url_for_ytdlp() -> str | None:
-    direct = settings.youtube_proxy.strip()
+    direct = resolve_proxy_url()
     if direct:
         return direct
     config = build_proxy_config()
@@ -138,6 +174,8 @@ def _fetch_with_youtube_transcript_api(video_id: str) -> Transcript:
         raise
     except YouTubeRequestFailed as exc:
         logger.warning("youtube-transcript-api failed for %s: %s", video_id, exc)
+        if "ProxyError" in str(exc.reason) or "Unable to connect to proxy" in str(exc.reason):
+            raise ValueError(_proxy_error_message(exc)) from exc
         raise
 
 
@@ -243,7 +281,11 @@ def fetch_transcript(video_id: str) -> Transcript:
 
     try:
         return _fetch_with_ytdlp(video_id)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise
     except Exception as exc:
+        if "ProxyError" in type(exc).__name__ or "Unable to connect to proxy" in str(exc):
+            raise ValueError(_proxy_error_message(exc)) from exc
         logger.exception("yt-dlp transcript fallback failed for %s", video_id)
         raise ValueError(
             "Dieses Video hat keine Captions. Dein Goldfisch kann leider nicht ins Leere starren."