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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/MakarioWasTaken on 2025-07-15 06:24:27+00:00.

Hey folks,

I’ve been using Lidarr for a while, but finally got fed up. The API constantly gave me trouble, and its performance (thanks to Mono/.NET) just wasn’t cutting it anymore. I also wanted a more flexible notification system.

So I started building my own alternative — in Python — with these goals in mind:

• ⚡ Faster performance than Lidarr

• 🎵 Metadata pulled from multiple sources — including Deezer, Spotify, Discogs, and MusicBrainz

• 🔔 More powerful notifications, powered by Apprise

• 🧰 API-first, lightweight, and designed to be easily self-hosted

It’s not ready to talk to indexers yet, but it already supports Sabnzbd for sending downloads. If there’s interest, I’m open to adding NZBGet, Soulseek, Deemix, and torrents next.

I just started on the import function yesterday, which will let you scan and pull in existing music libraries — it’s not finished yet, but should be working in the next few days.

This is an active work-in-progress, and I’d love feedback, feature requests, or even testers and contributors. Whether you’re a dev, music collector, or just tired of Lidarr’s limitations — I’d love to hear your thoughts.

🔗 Check it out: https://github.com/Makario1337/Releasarr

Let me know what you’d love to see in a music automation tool like this!

Cheers