From 60cf8efea836660e7896bfe94fec793f16e4db29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: krateng Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:31:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create README.md --- README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9bdb1d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Maloja + +Simple self-hosted music scrobble database to create personal listening statistics. No recommendations, no social network, no nonsense. + +## Why? + +### Why not Last.fm? + +Maloja is self-hosted. You will always be able to access your data, and not have to trust anyone to provide an API for it. + +### Why not Libre.fm / GNU FM? + +Maloja is meant to get rid of all the deadweight like a social network. It's just meant to keep track of your listening history and create statistics like your monthly charts. + +### So just GNU FM, but with some stuff removed? + +There is one 'added' feature: Maloja supports tracks with multiple artists. And since there is no global music database involved, it's much easier to have a consistent personal library - no more thirteen different spellings of the same group. + +### Does it work? + +No, it's in development. Just uploaded it here in case I die tomorrow. It can accept scrobbles and return some basic stats in JSON format so far. + +### Why not use the established API? + +Compatibility creates overhead effort. I only made this for myself, so I have no need to support lots of music players and scrobblers.