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### Note
> You will need to have the FireFox browser installed on your pc (for the PyPI Package)
>> The program is dependent on selenium, so in order to run it, you will have to download and properly setup geckodriver (setup instructions available below)
> You will need to have the FireFox browser installed on your pc.
# Docker
## Pull the image
## Build the container
```
docker pull rly0nheart/facebook-downloader:facebook-downloader
docker build -t my-facebook-downloader .
```
# Geckodriver setup
> This assumes you've cloned the repository with `git clone https://github.com/bellingcat/facebook-downloader`
## Linux
**1. Go to the geckodriver [releases page](https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/). Find the latest version of the driver for your platform and download it**
**2. Extract the downloaded file**
**1.** Navigate to the facebook-downloader directory
```
tar -xvzf geckodriver*
```
**3. Add geckodriver to your system path**
```
export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/downloaded/geckodriver
cd facebook-downloader
```
### Note
> If you encounter issues with the above commands, then you should run them as root
**2.** Find the `install.sh` script and run it
```
./install.sh
```
> This assumes the script was already made executable with the `chmod +x uninstall.sh` command.
## Windows
**1. Go to the geckodriver [releases page](https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/). Find the geckodriver.exe binary for your platform and download it**
**2. Move the downloaded executable to** *C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310*
### Note
> The numbers on the directory 'Python310' will depend on the version of Python you have
## Mac OS
* [Set up Selenium & GeckoDriver (Mac)](https://medium.com/dropout-analytics/selenium-and-geckodriver-on-mac-b411dbfe61bc)
**1.** Navigate to the facebook-downloader directory
```
cd facebook-downloader
```
**2.** Find the `install.ps1` script and run it
```
.\install.ps1
```
> The installation scripts will download and setup geckodriver, then install **facebook-downloader**.
# Usage
```
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# Docker
```
docker run -it -v $PWD/downloads:/app/downloads facebook-downloader <facebook_video_url>
docker run --tty --volume $PWD/downloads:/app/downloads my-facebook-downloader <facebook_video_url>
```
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