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Show HN: A drop-in, open-source replacement for YouTube embed iframes (embedlite.com)
3 points by corentin88 58 days ago
Hi HN! I built this some time ago to reduce the load size of YT iframes. It's serving us very well since then. Hope it'll help you too.
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gisanokharu 57 days ago
the iframe bloat problem is real. been using lite-youtube-embed for similar reasons. curious how yours compares - do you render the thumbnail server-side or client-side, and how do you handle the cookie consent modal that youtube forces now
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corentin88 57 days ago
It's a static site that renders the youtube thumbnail + a red play button. When you click on it, it loads the youtube iframe. So it's basically deferring the cookie consent and all.

We implemented it as a drop-in replacement:

  -- <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aqz-KE-bpKQ">
  ++ <iframe src="https://www.embedlite.com/embed/aqz-KE-bpKQ">
Nothing else needed.
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