Does it have to be youtube? I use a white noise app. It's got a lot of options.
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Absolutely, 100% recommend using this site. I've been using it for background noise for at least ten years now. Has everything you'd expect (rain, surf, flames crackling, white/brown noise) and then some (cats purring, airport, laundromat), all without having to listen to a "break" between tracks. You can even change the volume of individual parts of the track.
I love this site so much. I've been a monthly supporter for a couple years now I think. Browsing and fiddling with the different generators is great (I use the Flying Fortress one for traffic noise and the Speech Blocker setting on the white noise one for coworkers), and creator's blog posts are lovely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DydIK14AvXI (I think qualifies more as brown noise than white noise)
I've found the "bird feeder", "backyard for your cat", "yule log" or "fireplace" searches on youtube result in some sound that isn't offensive to me and there are videos longer than an entire day for some of them.
I don't know of any sources other than youtube but perhaps there's something on soundcloud as well.
Maybe drone zone on Soma.FM fits your requirements.
This one is nice. Sound of a waterfall with some bird chirping here and there. It's quite low-pitch, I disliked all the other white noise sounds because of their higher pitch.
Adjacent?
Somebody else mentioned MyNoise.net, and I will also recommend that site; lots of different types of sound profiles to choose from and adjust to your needs.
Try looking into binaural beats. It's not just white noise but an adjustable auditory effect that promotes various states of mind.
I use this one. Apparently it has ads but I use a private dns so I don't see them.
If you prefer open source there is this which has some useful presets but isn't really customizable.
Make your own noise.
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.pmarks.chromadoze
To stream white noise is like printing a blank page
If free is not a prerequisite, Better Sleep lets you create your own mixes of various sounds.