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Run it your way.

Everything you need to deploy, wire up and operate DroppedNeedle, from a one-container start to the native engine internals and the full REST API.

Getting Started

Install and run DroppedNeedle with Docker in minutes.

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Features

Everything DroppedNeedle does, end to end.

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Native Engine

How the engine identifies, downloads, tags and imports.

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slskd Setup

Wire up your own slskd over its local HTTP API.

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Configuration

Sources, scrobbling, auth and security settings.

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FAQ

Common questions and troubleshooting.

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API Reference

The DroppedNeedle REST API (OpenAPI 3.1).

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DroppedNeedle

Self-hosted music requests and discovery, with a native library and download engine.

DroppedNeedle orchestrates your own slskd over its local HTTP API. It never joins or distributes on the Soulseek network.

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