I’m checking out lidarr extended since a year but I couldn’t ever really figure out how it works properly. How do you automatically extend your music library?

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      This is the top comment and I haven’t even heard of it before, and it’s not a new thing either. Seems like I still have much to learn.
      I looked briefly at wikipedia to see what it’s about (reminds me of DC++) but I don’t think that paints a full picture.
      Would you, or anyone with experience using Soulseek elaborate a bit on how it works and why you chose it over torrents?

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        I use torrents, because I had no idea soulseek even worked anymore, I used it in like the mid/late 2000s. It’s like limewire or napster in that you search for whatever in the app. And if I recall correctly the downloads work in a similar fashion to torrents, in that it grabs packets from anyone online who has the files and is set to share.

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        Well, DC++ is still alive and it’s possible to find hubs with unique niche content that is impossible to find on trackers. At least I still use it pretty often.

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      Do you really need -f bestaudio/best? IIRC yt-dlp is supposed to take the best format every time.

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    Not automated but I download using Qobuz-dl. If a track isn’t available then a use Deemix. Last resort is second hand CDs.

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    @booklovero

    I use Airsonic, a self-hosted alternative to Subsonic. Basically, it indexes your music library and then serves it, either through a provided web app or via apps like Play:sub on iOS (but there are a number of apps).

    I get my music from o r pheus. network, great community (private tracker)