AL Radio Server

The server for AL Radio.

Setup

• npm i
• pip install -r requirements.txt.
• FFmpeg: brew install ffmpeg or your system equivalent.

Use Local Database

• Get MongoDB: brew tap mongodb/brew && brew install mongodb-community or your system equivalent.
• npm run mongo

Add mongodb://localhost:28017 to the MONGO_URI environment variable:

# .env
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:28017

Use Hosted Database

Add your MongoDB URI to the MONGO_URI environment variable:

# .env
MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://{username}:{password}@{appname}.s04om.mongodb.net/...

Environment Variables

Required

These are all required for AL Radio to function.

# .env

CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:3000
API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3002
JWT_SECRET=test-secret-key # make this secure in production

MONGO_URI=
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=
SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID=

# Required for first run
INITIAL_TRACK_IDS= # comma separated Spotify Track IDs

Optional

These

# .env

# Required for first run
INITIAL_TRACK_IDS= # comma separated Spotify Track IDs

# Required for OpenAI features
OPENAI_API_KEY=

# Required for LastFM features
LASTFM_API_KEY=
LASTFM_API_SECRET=

# Choose where the music is downloaded from. appleMusic requires
# a cookies.txt file in the root. see gamdl on github.
DOWNLOAD_SOURCE=appleMusic/youtube

# Required for YouTube IP blocking circumventing
PROXY_LIST_URL= # returns \r\n-separated proxies

# Optional
PORT= # default: 3002
ENVIRONMENT= # 'dev' or 'prod'

Run

• npm run mongo if using a local DB
• npm run start:local