error 503 N_m3u8DL-RE

[whs912km]

sometimes i get error 503 on download with N_m3u8DL-RE

WARN : Response status code does not indicate success: 503 (Service Temporarily Unavailable)
ERROR: Segment count check not pass, total: 694, downloaded: 693
ERROR: Failed

luckily the latest versions of RE support resume so just run again the script and RE download only the missing segments (and that's already a great stuff)
however we have a way (code) that it automatically RE download the missing parts when segment count check not pass ?
i know '--check-segments-count false' but with this video or audio isn't sync. i want download all segments without run again the script or command run

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

--download-retry-count <number>

[whs912km]

wow wonderful. thank you so much. I will try it on the next download! Thanks

[whs912km]

--download-retry-count <number>

i've tried to add --download-retry-count 5
but always 503 error and script stop (not retry) ...

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

Can you give the manifest URL?

[whs912km]

sure, it's about my prev thread https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/415994-need-help-with-py-script

this site limit connections to the site. So with --thread-count 16 or more (but same with default --thread-count 8) i get some 503
more high thread-count value, more 503 errors
so i need to run again the script because i've always 503 error (sometimes more sometimes less, depends on the time of day which you try to download)

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

Can you give the exact manifest URL that is giving you 503 problems?

[whs912km]

It happens with all videos on that site, however the last one I tried is:

https://streamingcommunity.computer/titles/1872-la-torre-nera
https://vixcloud.co/playlist/85504?token=37a51aac71becfceb34072c9dbf2e0f5&expires=1732521027&h=1

with --thread-count 16 (with 24 more errors)

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

Remove the --thread-count parameter entirely, and also -mt if it's used. Also do 1 download at a time only.

[whs912km]

-mt not used (what is it for?)
and yes, 1 download at a time no more
also without thread-count (RE use 8 as default) i get always some 503. less but always some 503....

[2nHxWW6GkN1l916N3ayz8HQoi]

Try --thread-count 6 or 7 (lower than 8).

-mt or --concurrent-download downloads all tracks at once concurrently (video/audio/subs)

[whs912km]

about -mt nic to know, thanks
and yes, with less thread-count (sometime i can use 4 only) no 503 error
however i can run again download command, and RE download only missing segments. is only a relative issue...! RE it's a very wonderful tool