Aurora SpotiRip self-host deployment Production URL - https://spotirip.auroradragon.dev Server requirements - Node.js 22+ and pnpm (`npm install -g pnpm`). - Python 3.10+ with the venv module (Debian/Ubuntu: `sudo apt install python3-venv`). - ffmpeg (`sudo apt install ffmpeg`, or `venv/bin/spotdl --download-ffmpeg`). - A long-running Node process (server.ts). Downloads run as background jobs held in memory, so a serverless runtime will not work. Setup (run inside the app folder) 1. python3 -m venv venv 2. venv/bin/pip install spotdl 3. pnpm install 4. Fill in env.json (see below). 5. pnpm vite build 6. pnpm tsx server.ts (listens on http://localhost:3333) env.json - SPOTIRIP_BASE_URL=https://spotirip.auroradragon.dev - SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID= - SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET= - AUDD_API_TOKEN= - SPOTIRIP_DOWNLOAD_USERS="*" lets every connected Spotify account download. Set a comma-separated list of Spotify user ids to restrict it. The check lives in isDownloadAllowed() (helpers/downloadJobs.tsx); swap it for site logins later. - SPOTIRIP_PYTHON=venv/bin/python (path to the venv's Python, relative to the app folder) - SPOTIRIP_DOWNLOADER=spotify_downloader.py (optional; path to the downloader script) Spotify Developer Dashboard - Website: https://spotirip.auroradragon.dev - Redirect URI: https://spotirip.auroradragon.dev/spotify/callback - In Development Mode Spotify only lets allow-listed accounts (max 25) sign in. Other visitors need the app to be granted Extended Quota Mode. How downloads work - The download button POSTs the track link(s) to /_api/spotify-download. Playlists are sent as their individual track links, so private playlists work. - The server runs spotify_downloader.py (spotdl) into a temporary folder; the page polls /_api/spotify-download-status for progress. - When finished, the browser is sent to /_api/spotify-download-file, which returns the MP3 (single track) or a zip named after the playlist as an attachment, then deletes the server copy. - Audio comes from YouTube Music. Songs that fail there are retried with a regular YouTube search, then Bandcamp (FALLBACK_PROVIDERS in spotify_downloader.py). Songs that still fail are skipped and named in the server log ("could not download ..."). - yt-dlp needs a JavaScript runtime for YouTube; the server passes its own Node binary automatically. - Unclaimed downloads are deleted after 30 minutes. Limits: 1 running download per user, 2 overall (MAX_RUNNING_JOBS in helpers/downloadJobs.tsx). Reverse proxy - Proxy the public domain to port 3333 (Nginx, Apache, Caddy, ...). - Preserve Set-Cookie headers. Spotify session cookies are Secure, HttpOnly and SameSite=Lax. - Allow large responses (playlist zips can be hundreds of MB); with Nginx set `proxy_max_temp_file_size 0;` or `proxy_buffering off;` for /_api/spotify-download-file. - Serve the SPA with history fallback so /identify, /library, /spotify-library, /artist/:id, /album/:id and /spotify/callback resolve (server.ts already does this). Browser requirements for local-library features - File System Access API features work best in Chromium-based browsers over HTTPS. - When direct folder writing is unavailable, SpotiRip falls back to normal browser downloads. Production verification after deployment 1. Open https://spotirip.auroradragon.dev. 2. Connect Spotify and approve the requested scopes. 3. Verify the callback returns to /spotify/callback and then to the home page. 4. Load a playlist; download one track (MP3) and the whole playlist (zip). 5. Test playlist import, My Spotify, Web Playback SDK playback, album/artist browsing and lyrics. 6. Test Identify with a real local music file. 7. Test Convert, Analyzer, Local Library scan and organizer. 8. Confirm mobile bottom navigation and compact player on a phone.