Are there any functional alternatives to Lidarr that function similarly? (Integration with the *arr stack, integration with download clients. I doubt there’s another that would integrate with something like Jellyseerr or Ombi, but that would be a huge perk.)

  • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Headphones I think it’s called? But lidarr has the best integration given it’s a fork.

    If this is about the lidarr metadata being fucked you can try something like https://github.com/blampe/hearring-aid, which has its own issues but is working.

    All of the arr stack developers flip their shit if you so much as suggest adding support for a custom metadata server. It is by far the biggest weakness of the stack and it is mind boggling that all the major forks have inherited this behavior from sonarr.

    Lidarr shows how foolish this approach is, musicbrainz makes one change and the app is fucked for over three months now with no end in sight. Thetvdb could do this to sonarr, themoviedb could do this to radarr. Adding a method to add other database sites with api access (or even just local data) should be a priority, but they not only dislike the idea, they get mad about it. Oh well, free project, fork it if youre so great, etc etc

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      23 days ago

      The issue isnt the metadata providers changing the API.
      The issue is that the devs insist on implementing an API proxy/metadata mirror to lessen the burden.

      Bro, just le me pull my own API key and let musicbrainz decide how much free API calls I can execute.

    • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      23 days ago

      What the devs keep getting irritated about is people coming into the Official Lidarr Branch support channels and asking for support for something the devs have no control over or ability to assist with. Keep in mind that an individual user’s Lidarr instance does not connect directly to musicbrainz - the volume of API requests generated by Lidarr would be unsustainable without subscriptions. It connects to an intermediary metadata server set up and maintained by the Lidarr volunteers.

      If they add a built-in option to add custom metadata servers, people will have an expectation of support. Even a note right next to the option that states custom metadata servers get no assistance wouldn’t help much since most people can’t seem to read. Basing that on the number of people who come into the Lidarr support discord channel every single day and ask if something is wrong with the metadata server despite there being a stickied message with very bold lettering explaining the issue and its current status.

      I will agree that the devs in the discord have a shit bed-side manner, though. But there’s a reason that, if this were software produced by a company, you’d be speaking to a customer support specialist instead of directly to a dev. As someone who long ago worked my way up the IT ladder out of the rage-inducing pits of user-facing support roles, I definitely get it.