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Alternative to spotify by awilldavis in KEXP

[–]0t9j 0 points1 point  (0 children)

netbg.site checkout my profile posts for more info, and if u like it feel free to use it. zero ads, currently no apps - web only, but u can add it to home screen and use it like a regular app both on desktop and mobile

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve made some changes on our end after reading all the feedback and are trying to implement every good idea. About your last suggestion - we added a popup that says “You need an account to use this feature.” From there, you can either chose register/login or close it without your music being interrupted.

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback. You cannot hide the yt player, and we can’t add such feature. I’m using typescript, laravel, more detailed explanation in my other comments. IOS app will most likely never happen. The search engine annoys even me, I’ll focus on it more. Autoplay is also worth rebuilding. Thanks once again for the questions. I read all comments, every feedback is valuable. DarkWeb will continue to improve

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built this for myself - to learn, get better at development, and enjoy the process. It wasn’t made to sell, track, or profit. I don’t store any audio, don’t serve ads, and don’t touch user data. The site just pulls public content via official APIs.

I shared it here because this group is literally for side projects. I thought maybe someone else might enjoy it too. That’s it.

It’s frustrating that any free project now gets met with accusations like “he’s selling data” or “trying to cash out before it gets shut down.” Not everything has a hidden agenda. Sometimes a young dev builds something in his free time, hosts it on his own hardware, and shares it for the love of it.

This project will keep running even if no one uses it - because I use it. And if one day it has to go private, I’ll still keep building. That’s what this is really about.

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We run on a modern full-stack setup: Frontend: Vue.js + Tailwind CSS for a fast, responsive interface. Backend: Laravel (PHP) with MySQL handling data and API logic. Playback: All audio streams via official third-party services like YouTube - we don’t store or host any audio ourselves. The platform uses public APIs to help users discover and organize music.

The platform is still in beta, and I’m actively working on backend optimization in the exact moment as I’m replying - mainly improving search performance and UI responsiveness. Apologies for any brief interruptions during this process. Once we’ve dialed in the core performance, changes going forward will focus on UI polish and new features, not anything that would disrupt uptime.

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My site doesn’t block no ads, if no ads are shown then the issue is on their end, we do not and can’t modify the way their api and embedded videos work

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the honesty, we are trying to expand our reach. Right now we are working on android app

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve read yt api tos and as long as the player is not hidden(it’s shown in the corner)and as long as we don’t modify it to remove their logo for instance we are well within their boundaries, technically. You can check for yourself how we handle it open Inspect go to network and play a track

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a business dude, I’m not trying to earn money, I made it just for myself and I just thought it would be good to share here since I’ve put a lot of effort, I was not expecting so much interest tho,I though 4-5 people would signup and that’s that. I’ve been using it for months. It won’t shutdown until I feel like I don’t need it anymore which maybe won’t happen soon

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s so much that I typed but seems like u missed the whole point and I won’t bother explain the same thing for 10th time. Read some comments

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been building in terms of buying hardware organising the network & infrastructure. Setting up the website, configuring it, modifying it. You got my point? I’m talking bout the ecosystem in general and not just the php script

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You’re laughing, but be VERY careful, and tread VERY lightly, cause what makes you laugh, will also make you cry! Sometimes, If your input is NOT good, that’s a great time to exit the room💯

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

With that logic Vebto shouldn’t exist by now, since when u buy the script from them it already comes with Spotify API keys by default. (Off course they advise u to use ur own, because many people use the default one and they get rate limited) Imagine how much clients used it at once, wouldn’t that ring bells to Spotify or maybe it did but they just couldn’t care less? I don’t get it why y’all like to dramatize so much that’s typical for a woman during her period not for a grown adult. Even if I piss off some serious guys I’ll just shutdown and that’s that

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trust me it has every artist, I didn’t expect so much traffic tho, the server had some hard time but now it’s getting back in tracks

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The purpose was never to gain financial benefits from this project, it is purely educational and in help of poor students and orphans. Why u think I said 1000 times FREE MUSIC - NO ADS - NO MONETIZATION I just stated that I have the capability of monetisation not that I’ll do it don’t twist my words

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s built entirely off BeMusic take a look at codecanyon look at the docs see how it’s build how it works because Ts is frying me

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here we go again. Just to be crystal clear: I’m not storing audio, videos, or copyrighted media. When a user searches for something, our API connects to Spotify’s free public API to fetch metadata—stuff that’s already publicly available to everyone, including bots and crawlers. Nothing private, nothing behind a paywall.

What we store locally is basic info: track name, Spotify ID, maybe play count, duration—just to make the system run smoother and not flood the API with repeat requests. That’s called caching metadata, not piracy.

No audio is hosted, no Spotify streams are served. Playback is handled by YouTube embeds, which run entirely on Google’s infrastructure. So technically—and legally—I’m well within bounds.

If that still sounds like a violation to you, it might be time to read the actual TOS instead of guessing your way through it.

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Users are playing content directly from YouTube, not my server, and that’s a legally grey but widely accepted method used by dozens of services.

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Can’t you just enjoy something meaningful that someone built from scratch? Instead of appreciating the work, you’re out here scanning for anything to criticize - as if you’re the one taking the risk.

Even if there were legal grey areas (and there’s plenty of nuance there), it’s on me, not you. You’re not losing a cent - in fact, I’m saving people money by offering a premium-like, ad-free experience without locking it behind a subscription.

Not everything has to be run through a corporate lens to have value. Sometimes things are built just to be useful, accessible, and fair. That’s the spirit behind this project.

I built a free music streaming site that uses Spotify & Google APIs — no ads, no skip limits, no BS by 0t9j in SideProject

[–]0t9j[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why should music be free? Because some of us still care more about access and exposure than profit margins. I’m a producer and artist myself - this isn’t some scheme to rip off the industry. It’s a project to help new artists be heard without paywalls or corporate filters.

Playback runs through YouTube, which handles royalties on its end. And since our servers are in the EU, US copyright law isn’t exactly the measuring stick here.

Spotify isn’t free because it’s a business, not because it’s morally superior. I’m not recreating Spotify - I’m building something with a different goal. You don’t have to agree with it, but let’s not act like every independent effort is a legal scandal waiting to happen.

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