Funkwhale - A modern, convivial and free music server

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https://funkwhale.audio/

[ruihildt]

Quick note, since last release, there's a monocontainer version available.

https://docs.funkwhale.audio/installation/docker.html#docker-mono-container

This is a nice alternative to Ampache / Airsonic compatible with subsonic API, and with an ActivityPub touch.

[ethanxrosen]

Funkwhale looks awesome! Hope one day we can see it or something like it in cloudron and ditch Spotify

[will]

Funkwhale looks awesome! Federated music? Yes please!
Bumping this, because funkwhale seems to be the last part of the federated puzzle.

We've already got:

Chat - Element
Social - Mastadon/Matrix
Video - Peertube
Photos - Pixelfed

And one day...

Music - Funkwhale
Blogging - ???

[jdaviescoates]

Funkwhale is getting close to 1.0 (due roughly around 7 Sept, apparently):

https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/releases/1.0-rc1

[rmdes]

One of the next activitypub like apps I want to test out..for one of my music sites !

[marcusquinn]

Very interesting - looks more like a Soundcloud alternative.

I like Soundcloud a lot - but the whole point of the Federated internet is having options to mitigate risk against deplatforming, that can happen at any time for any random reason including random accidents.

from me on this as an option.

[A Former User]

I am 100% behind this. Right now I use Jellyfin for music which is fine, but Funkwhale would be amazing.

[jdaviescoates]

1.0 is out https://docs.funkwhale.audio/changelog.html#id1

[plusone-nick]

This is a +1

Music has always been important to me. Recently I've been studying and practicing music production, I've also been engaging a lot with the producer community. When I can I point out the importance of having your own Domain, Website, Storage solution (for backups) and last but not least Publication. To be honest one of the most relevant conversations I have had are about lost computers aka projects and therefore production...Of course we have storage & sync solutions for that but the other major factor is publication and specifically for music Funkwhale is the best "soundcloud" alternative for Independent Artists/Producers

[marcusquinn]

@plusone-nick Nice. I have a repo on GitLab for my Ableton stuff if you're interested: http://gitlab.com/ableton

GitLab itself makes a good alternative to splice.com/studio too for collaboration.

[plusone-nick]

@marcusquinn Nice! I use FL but will check it out! & Interesting - I was considering using Git but when I looked into it I didnt see many people doing it with it comes to DAW Project files lol so I opted with SyncThing and that has been very nice thus far. Never have to initiate any backup.

I can see the ease of collaborating/sharing projects with Git - atm I move projects from my desktop or SyncThing to Nectcloud, not a bad workflow =]
Also with the new cloudron file manager its easy to download projects

[rmdes]

There is now an alternative "all in one docker" image for this app
I'm not sure if this https://hub.docker.com/r/funkwhale/all-in-one fits with the cloudron best practice (1 process by container)

This is an alternative Docker image you can use to deploy Funkwhale, that does not follow the "one process per container" philosophy. This one contains Postgres, Redis, Nginx and all the needed files and configuration to start a dockerized Funkwhale instance in a single container

[girish]

Just saw this blog post - https://blog.funkwhale.audio/~/Announcements/funkwhale-is-looking-for-new-maintainers/

[jdaviescoates]

@girish fingers and toes crossed some people with the skills step up...

[girish]

@jdaviescoates In fact, I had actually started packaging it last week on the side.

It seems there are some funds available for those interested -https://governance.funkwhale.audio/d/QyEBOaV6/status-of-our-nlnet-funding

[jdaviescoates]

@girish said in Funkwhale - A modern, convivial and free music server:

I had actually started packaging it last week on the side.

Would still be great to have it on here imho.

[girish]

@jdaviescoates said in Funkwhale - A modern, convivial and free music server:

Would still be great to have it on here imho.

Yes, of course, that's the plan. I am confident someone will step up It's a great app, has subsonic support, federation, can setup radio station, really nice.

[jdaviescoates]

@girish I had better resume uploading all my music so I can properly play with in once we've got it...

[jdaviescoates]

@girish said in Funkwhale - A modern, convivial and free music server:

I had actually started packaging it last week on the side.

That was a few months ago now, did you make any progress?

Thanks!

[ruihildt]

The good news is that a new maintainer stepped up and the development has restarted.

[jdaviescoates]

@ruihildt that's great news! Thanks for sharing

[plusone-nick]

@girish said in Funkwhale - A modern, convivial and free music server:

@jdaviescoates said in Funkwhale - A modern, convivial and free music server:

Would still be great to have it on here imho.

Yes, of course, that's the plan. I am confident someone will step up It's a great app, has subsonic support, federation, can setup radio station, really nice.

Is there anything I can do to help get this packaged, besides fully packaging and testing myself?

Its the ONLY music app that provides legit public access to the assets... Really need this to break independent artists and incentivize them to use plusone/Cloudron

Open to sponsorship as needed

+1

[robi]

@plusone-nick if you get it started, others can jump in.

[plusone-nick]

@robi Id prefer to pay to play but if I have to get it started solo and then get backup that's reasonable just not ideal as packing is not my "strongside"

[A Former User]

I wouldn't mind giving it a shot at some point. Really swamped this next little bit so no clue when I can get to it.