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Added detailed documentation about the music discovery and streaming system, including components, folder structure, configuration files, automation scripts, and tips for users.
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# Ainulindale
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A fully self-hosted, automated music discovery and streaming system. No Spotify. No YouTube Music. No ads. Just your music, your server, your rules.
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---
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## What This Stack Does
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- **Streams** your music library to any device via a Spotify-like interface
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- **Automatically discovers** new music weekly based on your listening habits
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- **Downloads** discovered tracks at high quality (FLAC/WAV preferred, 320kbps minimum) from the Soulseek network
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- **Scrobbles** everything you listen to Last.fm and ListenBrainz
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- **Routes all P2P traffic through a VPN** so your real IP is never exposed
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## Components
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| Component | Role |
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| **Navidrome** | Music server — indexes your library, streams to clients |
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| **Substreamer** | Mobile app (iOS/Android) — plays music from Navidrome |
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| **Pangolin** | Reverse proxy — exposes Navidrome securely to the internet |
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| **Gluetun** | VPN gateway container — all Soulseek traffic exits via ProtonVPN |
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| **slskd** | Soulseek client — searches and downloads music from the P2P network |
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| **Explo** | Discovery engine — connects ListenBrainz recommendations to slskd |
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| **ListenBrainz** | Open-source scrobbler + recommendation engine |
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| **Last.fm** | Secondary scrobbler for stats and social features |
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---
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## Folder Structure
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```
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/mnt/user/appdata/
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├── gluetun/ ← VPN state (auto-populated)
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├── slskd/
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│ └── slskd.yml ← slskd config
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└── explo/
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├── .env ← Explo config
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└── docker-compose.yml ← Full stack compose file
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/mnt/user/data/media/music/
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├── incomplete/ ← In-progress downloads (Navidrome ignores these)
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├── explo/ ← Explo-managed discovery downloads
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└── (your library)/ ← Everything else
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```
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---
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## docker-compose.yml
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```yaml
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services:
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gluetun:
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image: qmcgaw/gluetun:latest
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container_name: gluetun
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cap_add:
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- NET_ADMIN
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devices:
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- /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
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environment:
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- VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=protonvpn
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- VPN_TYPE=wireguard
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- WIREGUARD_PRIVATE_KEY=YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE
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- WIREGUARD_ADDRESSES=10.2.0.2/32
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- SERVER_COUNTRIES=Switzerland
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- TZ=Europe/Zurich
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ports:
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- 5030:5030
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volumes:
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- /mnt/user/appdata/gluetun:/gluetun
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restart: unless-stopped
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slskd:
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image: slskd/slskd:latest
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container_name: slskd
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network_mode: "service:gluetun"
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depends_on:
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gluetun:
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condition: service_healthy
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environment:
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- SLSKD_REMOTE_CONFIGURATION=true
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volumes:
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- /mnt/user/appdata/slskd:/app
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- /mnt/user/data/media/music:/downloads
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- /mnt/user/data/media/music:/music:ro
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restart: unless-stopped
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explo-weekly:
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image: ghcr.io/lumepart/explo:latest
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container_name: explo-weekly
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environment:
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- EXECUTE_ON_START=true
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- WEEKLY_EXPLORATION_FLAGS=--playlist=weekly-exploration --persist
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volumes:
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- /mnt/user/appdata/explo/.env:/opt/explo/.env
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- /mnt/user/data/media/music/explo:/data
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- /mnt/user/data/media/music:/slskd
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restart: "no"
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explo-daily:
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image: ghcr.io/lumepart/explo:latest
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container_name: explo-daily
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environment:
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- EXECUTE_ON_START=true
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- DAILY_JAMS_FLAGS=--playlist=daily-jams --download-mode=skip
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volumes:
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- /mnt/user/appdata/explo/.env:/opt/explo/.env
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- /mnt/user/data/media/music/explo:/data
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- /mnt/user/data/media/music:/slskd
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restart: "no"
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```
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---
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## Explo .env
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```env
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# --- Discovery ---
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DISCOVERY_SERVICE=listenbrainz
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LISTENBRAINZ_USER=your_listenbrainz_username
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LISTENBRAINZ_DISCOVERY=playlist
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# --- Navidrome (Subsonic API) ---
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EXPLO_SYSTEM=subsonic
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SYSTEM_URL=http://192.168.1.x:4533
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SYSTEM_USERNAME=your_navidrome_username
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SYSTEM_PASSWORD=your_navidrome_password
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# --- Downloaders (slskd first, YouTube fallback) ---
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DOWNLOAD_SERVICES=slskd,youtube
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TRACK_EXTENSION=mp3
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# --- slskd ---
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SLSKD_URL=http://slskd:5030
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SLSKD_API_KEY=your_slskd_api_key
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MIGRATE_DOWNLOADS=true
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RENAME_TRACK=true
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# --- Quality gates (FLAC/WAV preferred, 320kbps minimum) ---
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EXTENSIONS=flac,wav,mp3
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MIN_BITRATE=320
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MIN_BIT_DEPTH=16
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# --- YouTube fallback (optional) ---
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YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_youtube_api_key
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# --- Misc ---
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SLEEP=2
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LOG_LEVEL=INFO
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```
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---
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## slskd.yml
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```yaml
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soulseek:
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username: your_soulseek_username
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password: your_soulseek_password
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web:
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authentication:
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username: your_chosen_web_username
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password: your_chosen_web_password
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api_keys:
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explo_key:
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key: your_api_key_minimum_16_chars_long
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role: readwrite
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cidr: 0.0.0.0/0,::/0
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directories:
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incomplete: /downloads/incomplete
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downloads: /downloads
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transfers:
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download:
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slots: 50
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upload:
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slots: 20
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shares:
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directories:
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- /music
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```
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---
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## Navidrome (Unraid Community Apps)
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Navidrome is installed via Unraid's Community Apps store. Add these extra environment variables in the container template:
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| Variable | Value |
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| `ND_LASTFM_APIKEY` | your Last.fm API key |
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| `ND_LASTFM_SECRET` | your Last.fm shared secret |
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| `ND_LASTFM_ENABLED` | `true` |
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| `ND_SCANSCHEDULE` | `1m` |
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Last.fm API credentials: [last.fm/api/account/create](https://www.last.fm/api/account/create)
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## Automation — Unraid User Scripts
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Install the **User Scripts** plugin from Community Apps, then add two scripts:
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### Weekly Exploration (every Tuesday at 00:15)
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Cron: `15 0 * * 2`
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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docker compose -f /mnt/user/appdata/explo/docker-compose.yml up explo-weekly
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```
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### Daily Jams (every day at 00:15)
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Cron: `15 0 * * *`
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```bash
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#!/bin/bash
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docker compose -f /mnt/user/appdata/explo/docker-compose.yml up explo-daily
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```
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---
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## How Discovery Works
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```
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You listen in Substreamer
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↓
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Navidrome scrobbles to Last.fm + ListenBrainz
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↓
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ListenBrainz builds your taste profile over time
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↓
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Every Monday night: ListenBrainz generates Weekly Exploration playlist
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↓
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Tuesday 00:15: Explo pulls recommendations
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↓
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slskd searches Soulseek network (behind ProtonVPN)
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↓
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Downloads FLAC/WAV/320kbps+ to /mnt/user/data/media/music
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↓
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Navidrome scans every 1 minute → appears in Substreamer
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↓
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You discover new music 🎵
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```
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## Tips
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- **ListenBrainz needs time** — it takes a few weeks of scrobbling before Weekly Exploration playlists are generated. Speed this up by importing your Google Takeout YouTube Music watch history via [ytm-extractor](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/ytm-extractor-import-youtube-music-listens-to-listenbrainz/707619).
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- **Manual downloads** — search for any artist or album directly in the slskd web UI at `http://your-nas-ip:5030`. Downloads land straight in your Navidrome library.
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- **Playlist import** — use [Soundiiz](https://soundiiz.com) to transfer playlists from YouTube Music/Spotify directly into Navidrome. Tracks already in your library get matched automatically.
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- **Quality** — slskd is tried first for every download. YouTube is only used as a last resort fallback for tracks not found on Soulseek.
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- **Sharing** — slskd shares your music library back to the Soulseek network. The more you share, the better your download priority from other peers.
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- **ProtonVPN** — the WireGuard private key in Gluetun pins you to a specific server. Make sure to use a P2P-capable server when generating your WireGuard config on ProtonVPN's site.
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## Prerequisites
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- Unraid NAS (or any Linux server with Docker)
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- ProtonVPN account (paid, for P2P/WireGuard support)
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- Soulseek account — free at [slsknet.org](https://www.slsknet.org)
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- ListenBrainz account — free at [listenbrainz.org](https://listenbrainz.org)
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- Last.fm account — free at [last.fm](https://www.last.fm)
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- Last.fm API key — free at [last.fm/api](https://www.last.fm/api/account/create)
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- Substreamer app on your phone
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- Pangolin or any reverse proxy for external access
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