Simple self-hosted music scrobble database to create personal listening statistics. No recommendations, no social network, no nonsense.
You can check my own Maloja page to see what it looks like.
IMPORTANT: With the update 2.0, Maloja has been refactored into a Python package and the old update script no longer works. If you're still on version 1, see below.
Maloja is self-hosted. You will always be able to access your data in an easily-parseable format. Your library is not synced with any public or official music database, so you can follow your own tagging schema or even group associated artists together in your charts.
Maloja also gets rid of all the extra stuff: social networking, radios, recommendations, etc. It only keeps track of your listening history and lets you analyze it.
Maloja's database has one big advantage: It supports multiple artists per track. This means artists who are often just "featuring" in the track title get a place in your charts, and collaborations between several artists finally get credited to all participants. This allows you to get an actual idea of your artist preferences over time.
Also neat: You can use your custom artist or track images.
I can support you with issues best if you use Alpine Linux. In my experience, 2-4 GB RAM should do nicely.
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Make sure you have Python 3.5 or higher installed. You also need some basic packages that should be present on most systems, but I've provided simple shell scripts for Alpine and Ubuntu to get everything you need.
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If you'd like to display images, you will need API keys for Last.fm and Fanart.tv (you need a project key, not a personal one). These are free of charge!
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Download Maloja with the command
pip install malojaserver
. Make sure to use the correct python version (Usepip3
if necessary). -
(Recommended) Put your server behind a reverse proxy for SSL encryption. Make sure that you're proxying to the IPv6 address unless you changed your settings to use IPv4. If you're running Maloja in a container, make sure to expose port 32400 (or whichever port you have chosen in your settings).
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(Recommended) Until I have a proper service implemented, I would recommend setting two cronjobs for maloja:
@reboot sleep 15 && maloja start
42 0 * * 2 maloja restart
- If you use a version before 2.0 (1.x), install the package as described above, then manually copy all your user data to your
~/.local/share/maloja
folder. - Otherwise, simply run the command
maloja update
or usepip
s update mechanic.
There is a Dockerfile in the repo that should work by itself. You can also use the unofficial Dockerhub repository kindly provided by FoxxMD.
Start and stop the server with
maloja start
maloja stop
maloja restart
If something is not working, you can try
maloja debug
to run the server in the foreground.
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If you would like to import all your previous last.fm scrobbles, use benfoxall's website (GitHub page). Use the command
maloja import *filename*
to import the downloaded file into Maloja. -
To backup your data, run
maloja backup
or, to only backup essential data (no artwork etc),maloja backup -l minimal
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To fix your database (e.g. after you've added new rules), use
maloja fix
.
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Have a look at the
default.ini
file in the~/.local/share/maloja/settings
folder to see what settings are available. Specify your own choices insettings.ini
. You can also set each of these settings as an environment variable with the prefixMALOJA_
(e.g.MALOJA_SKIP_SETUP
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If you have activated admin mode in your web interface, you can upload custom images for artists or tracks by simply dragging them onto the existing image on the artist or track page. You can also manage custom images directly in the file system - consult
images.info
in the~/.local/share/maloja/images
folder. -
To specify custom rules, consult the
rules.info
file in~/.local/share/maloja/rules
. You can also apply some predefined rules on the/setup
page of your server.
You can set up any amount of API keys in the file authenticated_machines.tsv
in the ~/.local/share/maloja/clients
folder.
If you use Plex Web, Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud or Youtube Music on Chromium, you can use the included extension (also available on the Chrome Web Store). Make sure to enter the random key Maloja generates on first startup in the extension settings.
If you want to implement your own method of scrobbling, it's very simple: You only need one POST request to /api/newscrobble
with the keys artist
, title
and key
- either as form-data or json.
You can use any third-party scrobbler that supports the audioscrobbler (GNUFM) or the ListenBrainz protocol. This is still very experimental, but give it a try with these settings:
GNU FM | |
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Gnukebox URL | Your Maloja URL followed by /api/s/audioscrobbler |
Username | Any name, doesn't matter |
Password | Any of your API keys |
ListenBrainz | |
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API URL | Your Maloja URL followed by /api/s/listenbrainz |
Username | Any name, doesn't matter |
Auth Token | Any of your API keys |
These are tested with the Pano Scrobbler and the Simple Last.fm Scrobbler for Android. I'm thankful for any feedback whether other scrobblers work!
It is recommended to define a different API key for every scrobbler you use in clients/authenticated_machines.tsv
in your Maloja folder.
If you can't automatically scrobble your music, you can always do it manually on the /manual
page of your Maloja server.
If you'd like to implement anything on top of Maloja, visit /api_explorer
.