Using aria2c to download m3u8 streams is a , not a piracy enabler. Always:
(optional, but useful for control):
mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR" echo "Fetching segments from $M3U8_URL..." curl -s "$M3U8_URL" | grep -E ".ts" | sed "s|^|$(dirname "$M3U8_URL")/|" > "$TEMP_DIR/segments.txt" aria2c m3u8
yt-dlp --external-downloader aria2c --external-downloader-args "-x 16 -s 16 -k 1M" "URL_TO_M3U8" Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard : Opens 16 connections per segment. -s 16 : Uses 16 connections per server. Option 2: Manual Download & Merge Using aria2c to download m3u8 streams is a