Figured I'd share this guide on Lemmy as well.
NOTE! / LIMITATIONS!
You need to save the m3u8 URL BEFORE the VOD actually gets deleted. Otherwise there is no way of knowing the URL to the server CDN. The uptime for VODs on the CDN can be from 1 day to several weeks depending on the server settings.
How to play deleted Twitch VODs - Firefox / Chrome w uBlock Origin
- Open logger while you have the VOD open and playing.
- Search m3u8 and refresh the page
- Copy the URL on the right side in the search results
- Paste the URL into VLC after selecting "Media -> Open network stream" or any other supported m3u8 playlist stream player.
How to play deleted Twitch VODs - Without extensions
Twitch uses some sort of obfuscation so this doesn't always work as easily but it still works fine on other streaming platforms like Kick.
- Right click stream in Chrome or Firefox
- Hit Inspect
- Click the Network tab
- Search for "m3u8"
- Right click playlist.m3u8 in the search results
- Copy and paste URL into VLC or any other supported m3u8 playlist stream player.
I don't know of any good tool that automatically saves m3u8 links periodically but that would be really useful.
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It's actually upsetting to read some people defend an illegal war of aggression in this thread. Just practice the golden rule for a change and imagine yourself being in the same situation. What if it was your country being invaded? Would you take up arms to defend your family, your friends, your neighbors? The bombs are dropping everywhere, and you have to hide in basements to prevent their terror attacks from taking away all that you hold dear.
Of course a country being invaded has the right to defend themselves and the right to fight back. The aggressors could end this war immediately but they wont because their leader is an insular autocrat. Isolating himself and giving orders without considering the best for the rest of the world. Devaluing human life from on top of a pedestal. This is the danger what happens when one single individual gains too much power and the rest of the world needs to be unanimously against it regardless of blind idealism.