KRTirtho Spotube by KRTirtho
Open source music streaming app! Available for both desktop & mobile!
About KRTirtho Spotube
From the project's README at github.com/KRTirtho/spotube. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A cross-platform extensible open-source music streaming platform. Bring your own music metadata/playlist/audio-source with plugins created by community or by yourself. A small step towards the decentralized music streaming era!
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 46k | github.com/KRTirtho/spotube |
| GitHub forks | 2.1k | github.com/KRTirtho/spotube |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.2 years | since Feb 2021 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 43 | last: 2 months ago |
| Funding links | 3 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Spotube is banned from using "Spotify API"
- I built a real-time AR plane spotter, here's the math that makes it work
- Nintendo Switch spotted running Steam Linux ARM64 as Proton 11.0 ARM64 surfaces
- Spotted a bear lately? You're not alone–why sightings are on the rise
- 288,493 Requests – How I Spotted an XML-RPC Brute Force from a Weird Cache Ratio
Ready to self-host KRTirtho Spotube?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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