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Mixarr – a music discovery companion for Lidarr/Plex (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hey everyone,

I'm new here! I wanted to share a music search and discovery tool for Lidarr. It plugs into Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Plex/Tautulli, Jellyfin, and even some AI recommendations.

GitHub: https://github.com/aquantumofdonuts/mixarr/releases/tag/latest

Website: https://aquantumofdonuts.github.io/mixarr/

What it does:

  • Connects to Lidarr and analyzes your existing artists
  • Hooks into Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Plex/Tautulli, and AI services
  • Finds related/similar artists, new releases, charts, labels, playlists, etc.
  • Gives you a review queue to approve or dismiss discovered artists
  • Automatically adds approved artists to Lidarr with the profile you choose
  • Has a universal search and discovery interface across all services
  • Runs as a web app (Next.js frontend + Express backend) and plays nice with Docker

Why I built it:

I wanted one tool that I could point at my Lidarr library and get a steady stream of relevant artist recommendations.

Basically, make music discovery feel as automated and “infrastructure-y” as the rest of the *arr ecosystem.

Current status:

  • Working with Lidarr + Spotify/TIDAL/Deezer/Last.fm/MusicBrainz + Plex/Tautulli
  • Has subscriptions for different discovery sources (charts, playlists, related & followed artists, etc.)
  • Docker-compose setup available, plus local dev if you prefer
  • Early but usable; I’m actively using it myself and iterating

If you try it, I’d love to hear any feedback! Thanks!

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[–] jabberwockiX@piefed.social 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This sounds great. I will have to check it out when I'm back home. I have been missing a music discovery tool as I am trying to avoid using any of the corporate overlord algorithm machines.

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Awesome! I hope you like it. I've successfully converted my household from Spotify to Plexamp using this. Setup a few subscriptions, let the new artists and recommendations roll in, and you have a constant stream of new music.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice. Couple of things:

  • The link in your post is broken 😉
  • Consider doing with Jellyfin anything you've done with Plex. Plex is on it's way out, especially with Fediverse users.
[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I think the link is fixed now?

I will definitely take the Jellyfin suggestion to heart. Mixarr is Plex-centric because that's what I use, but I see that Jellyfin has a large share as well. Thanks for the suggestion!

Edit: Added Jellyfin support. Four new subscription types in the "My Library" subscription preset group. You can pull and rebuild docker (or pull the latest image) to get the changes.

[–] OR3X@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Might also consider looking into Navidrome support. Not sure if it's even possible but in my experience Jellyfin's music experience is kinda crappy.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yup, link is golden now.

[–] Oddbin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Bloody hell. From request to implementation in less than 10 hours?! Amazing.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

GitHub link is funky, need to remove the ()

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you. Link is fixed.

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Omg you are a saint. I was missing a tool like this. Will check it out ASAP.

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Awesome, thank you. Hope you like it.

[–] TuxEnthusiast@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it possible to set this up with navidrome instead of lidarr?

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Navidrome can scrobble to Listenbrainz which this supports.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Connects to Lidarr

So, I don't run the 'arr stack', and am not interested in downloading, but I would like recommendations on new music. I am running Navidrome which scrobbles to Listenbrainz. How would Mixarr fit into this scenario?

[–] curled@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Why would you need this for your scenario? If you're not downloading you can simply check the listenbrainz recommendations in the playlists that it creates for you

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[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I pushed an update that adds a "review only" mode, with Lidarr no longer being a required connection.

https://github.com/aquantumofdonuts/mixarr/releases/tag/v1.1.1

Add any Subscription and set the result handling to "add to review queue". Then, just look in the Review Queue tab for your recommendations.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh snap! Man, you didn't have to do all that just for one dipshit who didn't understand what Mixarr was. I should have done a bit more reading. I feel embarrassed. I will spin this up in an hour or two when I get my chores done. Thank you so much!

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Haha no worries! It's a useful feature. No reason to lock the subscription engine behind a Lidarr connection.

But I think I will rest for a while now lol.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

~~Man, that would absolutely rock if it integrated with Navidrome.~~

Navidrome can scrobble to Listenbrainz which this supports.

[–] bootstrap@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

First off thank you so much this is exactly what I've been waiting for.

I looked at the compose file and it doesnt seem to have the base image in there, just the DB and web setup.

I'm not super experienced with docker but would love to deploy this through my dockstarter setup - am I missing something here, is there a way to get it up and running through compose now?

[–] immobile7801@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You currently have to build the docker images. Instructions are in the repo

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[–] Unrefined@anarchist.nexus 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Been playing around with it over the last few days and I love it. I don't use Spotify, but it does a great job at looking at my Plex library and recommending similar artists.

Great job, and thanks!!

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you so much! Glad you are enjoying it.

[–] priapus@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Do you know if it will work with SQLite? I'd like to try it but I hate spinning up more postgres instances

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[–] SeventySeven@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is such good news to see this on my frontpage today, I'll definitelybe giving this one a try later. Mad respect and appreciation for the amount of time this must have taken for you to make this. Thank you so much!

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I appreciate the positive feedback, hope you find it useful

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Was super interested right up until the AI recommendations bit.

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

I completely understand. Just one minor feature though, and it's entirely optional. The real meat is in the "subscriptions", which rely on more steadfast services like Last.fm and Spotify.

[–] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You might not like it, but AI can totally give you a recommendation of similar bands.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I can tell there are at least 5 people who didn't like your suggestion. LMAO. But indeed, AI can do this and do it well. I put a few songs in and tell it to recommend similar Indie musicians. Works like a charm.

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[–] excursion22@piefed.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Looks cool. Any chance you'll add Qobuz to the integration list in the future?

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! I will look into it. But as noted elsewhere, Qobuz is already indirectly supported via Last.fm or ListenBrainz scrobbling.

[–] Gexilla@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have yet to try OP’s tool, but I already have Qobuz connected to Last.fm and subsequently ListenBrainz if that is any use?

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[–] Buck@jlai.lu 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well I can’t judge yet, but I’ve installed it, and I’ll try it out tomorrow!

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think your URL to the github is a hyperlink back to this post...

[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does it work with SoundCloud? I wanted to self host my library

[–] aquantumofdonuts@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not currently, sorry. But I will look into adding that integration in the future

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