Quickstart

This guide will get you up and running with multi-scrobbler using Docker and docker compose. At the end of the guide you will have:

• the dashboard served on port 9078 of a host machine which has an IP of 192.168.0.100
• data saved to the same directory as the docker-compose.yml file
• multi-scrobbler monitoring Spotify and/or Jellyfin for listening activity
• multi-scrobbler scrobbling to Lastfm and/or Maloja

note

If the multi-scrobbler container is on the same machine you will be viewing the dashboard from (IE localhost) you can remove and ignore BASE_URL usage below. Additionally, replace usage of 192.168.0.100 with localhost.

Create Docker Compose File

Create a new folder for multi-scrobbler related data and then create docker-compose.yml with this content:

~/msData/docker-compose.yml

services:
  multi-scrobbler:
    image: foxxmd/multi-scrobbler
    container_name: multi-scrobbler
    environment:
      - TZ=Etc/GMT # Specify timezone from TZ Database name found here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
      - BASE_URL="http://192.168.0.100:9078"
      # all Environmental Variables in below examples go here!

    volumes:
      - "./config:/config"
    ports:
      - "9078:9078"
    restart: unless-stopped

Setup Sources

Sources are the services multi-scrobbler monitors to look for listening activity.

Jellyfin

Follow the Jellyfin configuration instructions for setting up a webhook.

After webhook is setup add at least one of these values to the environment section in the docker-compose.yml you created.

~/msData/docker-compose.yml

- JELLYFIN_USER=myUserName # comma-separated list of users to monitor
- JELLYFIN_SERVER=myServerName # comma-separated list of servers that should be monitored

Spotify

To access your Spotify activity you must register a Spotify application to get a Client ID/Secret.

When creating the application add this to Redirect URIs

http://192.168.0.100:9078/callback

After the application is created add these values to the environment section in the docker-compose.yml you created.

~/msData/docker-compose.yml

- SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=yourClientId
- SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=yourClientSecret

Later, after starting multi-scrobbler, visit the dashboard at http://192.168.0.100:9078 and click (Re)authenticate on the Spotify card to authorize multi-scrobbler to use your account. Monitoring will begin automatically after authorization is complete.

Setup Clients

Clients are services that store scrobbles. Multi-scrobbler will scrobble all listening activity from the Sources you configured to all Clients you configure here.

Maloja

Setup a Maloja server if you have not already done this.

Maloja Setup Intructions

Using Maloja's example docker-compose.yml:

~/malojaData/docker-compose.yml

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Uncomment environment and add MALOJA_FORCE_PASSWORD=CHANGE_ME to set an admin password

Start the container:

~/malojaData

docker compose up -d

• Navigate to the Admin Panel (Cog in upper-right corner) -> API Keys (or at http://192.168.0.100:42010/admin_apikeys)
  • Create a New Key and then copy the generated key value

Finally, add these values to the environment section in the docker-compose.yml you created for multi-scrobbler earlier.

~/msData/docker-compose.yml

- MALOJA_URL="http://192.168.0.100:42010"
- MALOJA_API_KEY=myApiKey

Last.fm

Register for an API account at Last.fm.

Use the following for Callback URL:

http://192.168.0.100:9078/lastfm/callback

After account creation use the displayed information and add these values to the environment section in the docker-compose.yml you created for multi-scrobbler earlier.

~/msData/docker-compose.yml

- LASTFM_API_KEY=myApiKey
- LASTFM_SECRET=myApiSecret

Start Multi-Scrobbler

tip

If you are running your multi-scrobbler container on a Linux host see these instructions for setting proper file permissions.

From the same directory as the docker-compose.yml you created earlier start the container:

~/msData

docker compose up -d

You're done! Multi-scrobbler is now running. It will monitor the sources you configured and scrobble to clients you set up.

Visit http://192.168.0.100:9078 to see the dashboard where

• configured Sources/Clients
  • show current status and authentication options
  • display statistics about discovered/scrobbled tracks and Now Playing status
• a real-time log shows multi-scrobbler's activity

Next Steps

• See more advanced docker options as well as other install methods in the Installation docs
• Review the Configuration docs
  • Learn about how to configure multi-scrobbler using files for more complicated Source/Client scenarios
  • See all available Sources/Clients alongside configuration examples
  • Learn how to set up notification webhooks
  • Check out the kitchensink example
• Consult the FAQ for solutions to common problems