diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5242e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Shell scripts must keep LF endings – they run inside the Linux container
+*.sh text eol=lf
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c229a81..5d673d6 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@ APP_GID=${APP_GID:-1000}
 # Fix ownership of mounted volumes so the app user can write to them
 chown "${APP_UID}:${APP_GID}" /app/tmp /app/data /app/data/images
 
+# Self-update yt-dlp on every container start (Instagram/TikTok break old versions).
+# Must not block or fail the boot: network may not be up yet after a Pi reboot.
+timeout 60 yt-dlp -U || echo "yt-dlp self-update failed, continuing with installed version"
+
 # Drop from root to app user and run the actual command
 exec gosu "${APP_UID}:${APP_GID}" "$@"