Majola-Lidarr-Importer/README.md

# Maloja → Lidarr Importer

## 🎯 Overview
A small API service that syncs listening history from a self-hosted **Maloja** instance and exposes a JSON list of **MusicBrainz Artist IDs** suitable for Lidarr's *Custom Import* feature. The service periodically fetches unique artists from Maloja, resolves MusicBrainz IDs where needed, and serves them for automatic import into Lidarr.

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## ✨ Features
- **Automatic sync**: fetches and updates artist lists on a schedule (configurable).  
- **MusicBrainz resolution**: resolves artist MBIDs even if individual tracks lack them.  
- **Docker-ready**: pull and run a pre-built image — no local build required.  
- Lightweight and easy to integrate with Lidarr's import lists.

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## 📦 Prerequisites
- Docker & Docker Compose (v2 recommended)  
- A running Maloja instance with API access enabled  
- A running Lidarr instance (on same Docker network or reachable from the importer)

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## 🚀 Quick Start (pull the hosted image)

1. Copy the sample environment template and edit it:

```bash
cp .env.template .env
# edit .env and set SOURCE_API_URL and SOURCE_API_KEY at minimum
```

2. Edit `docker-compose.yml` (example shown below) to point `image:` to your hosted image (replace `IMAGE_NAME`).

3. Pull the image and start the container:

```bash
docker compose pull
docker compose up -d
```

> If you want to make sure Compose does not try to build anything locally:
>
> ```bash
> docker compose up -d --no-build
> ```

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## ⚙️ Example `.env.template`

```ini
# Maloja API details
SOURCE_API_URL=https://<your-maloja-url>/apis/mlj_1/scrobbles
SOURCE_API_KEY=<your_api_key>

# Service settings
LISTEN_HOST=0.0.0.0
LISTEN_PORT=5000

# Poll interval in minutes (how often Maloja is queried)
POLL_INTERVAL_MINUTES=60

# Logging: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR
LOG_LEVEL=INFO
```

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## 🐳 Example `docker-compose.yml`

Replace `IMAGE_NAME` with your hosted image (for example: `ghcr.io/youruser/maloja-lidarr-importer:latest`).

```yaml
version: "3.8"

services:
  maloja-lidarr-importer:
    image: gitea.kansaigaijin.com/KansaiGaijin/Majola-Lidarr-Importer:latest
    container_name: maloja-lidarr-importer
    restart: unless-stopped
    env_file: .env
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"    # optional: expose if you need external access; omit to keep internal only
    networks:
      - appnet

networks:
  appnet:
    driver: bridge
```

- If Lidarr runs in Docker on the same `appnet` network, use the service name as hostname (see Lidarr setup below).
- If you prefer not to expose port 5000 externally, remove the `ports:` mapping and keep communication internal to your Docker network.

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## 🎶 Lidarr Setup
1. In Lidarr: **Settings → Import Lists**.  
2. Click **+** to add a new list. Choose **Custom** provider.  
3. Configure:

- **Name**: `Maloja List` (or any name)  
- **Tags**: optional (e.g. `maloja`)  
- **URL**:  
  - If both services are on the same Docker network:  
    ```
    http://maloja-lidarr-importer:5000/artists
    ```
    *(Use the service name you used in `docker-compose.yml` as hostname.)*
  - If the importer is exposed externally (host port):  
    ```
    http://<host-or-domain>:5000/artists
    ```
- **Minimum Time**: `60 Minutes` (or as you prefer)  
- **Password**: leave blank (unless you've added authentication via a reverse proxy)

Save and enable the list. Lidarr will poll the URL on its schedule and import new artists present in the JSON array.

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## 🔌 API Endpoints

- `GET /artists`  
  - Returns a JSON array of MusicBrainz Artist IDs optimized for Lidarr custom import:
    ```json
    [
      "b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d",
      "some-other-mbid-..."
    ]
    ```
  - (Lidarr expects a simple array of MBIDs.)

- `GET /health` (optional)  
  - Returns basic service health/status (if implemented) — check for `200 OK`.

> If your running container exposes additional endpoints (metrics, debug), document them here.

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## 🪲 Logs & Troubleshooting

- View logs:
  ```bash
  docker compose logs -f maloja-lidarr-importer
  ```
- Common issues:
  - **Empty list in Lidarr**: check `.env` values and logs for Maloja API errors (401/403/404).  
  - **Lidarr can't reach URL**: if using Docker internal hostname, both containers must share a network. If using host exposure, confirm port mapping and firewall.  
  - **CORS / Proxy**: If you run a reverse proxy in front of the importer, ensure `GET /artists` is forwarded and not blocked by auth. For public exposure, consider adding basic auth or IP restrictions at the proxy.
  - **MusicBrainz resolution failures**: look for log warnings indicating failed lookups; a short retry or increased `POLL_INTERVAL_MINUTES` may help.

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## 🛡 Security Notes
- Do not publicly expose the `/artists` endpoint unless behind a reverse proxy or IP restriction if your Maloja or import lists contain sensitive info.
- Use HTTPS/secure proxy in production.
- If you add authentication at the proxy layer, configure Lidarr to include credentials or use a private network.

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## 🧰 Deployment tips
- For a single-host Docker setup, the compose example is sufficient.  
- For Kubernetes or other orchestrators, convert the compose file to equivalent manifests and mount `.env` as secrets/configmaps where needed.  
- Use a small monitoring probe that checks `/health` and restarts the container on failures.

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## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions welcome. Please:
- Open an issue for bugs or feature requests.
- Fork the repo, make changes on a topic branch, and submit a PR with a clear description.
- Follow existing code style and add tests for non-trivial logic.

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## 📜 License
This project is provided under the **MIT License** — see `LICENSE` for details.

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## Contact / Support
If you hit an issue or would like a feature, open an issue in the repo or contact the maintainer listed in commit metadata.