Compose bind-mounts MeTube_downloads/ on the host. Kubernetes uses a 20 GiB emptyDir for /downloads: completed downloads disappear when the pod is replaced. Download files from the UI promptly if this temporary storage is intended.

Application settings are in k8s/config.yaml. Persisting downloads in Kubernetes would require changing the volume to a PVC and choosing a storage policy.

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From the repository root:

kubectl get pods,svc,pvc -n metube
kubectl get events -n metube --sort-by=.metadata.creationTimestamp

See the repository README for deployment selection.