Self-host downtify
3.7.0Self-hosted music downloader from Spotify and YouTube Music
- Stars
- 791
- Port
- 8000 (HTTP web server)
ghcr.io/henriquesebastiao/downtify
What is downtify?
Downtify is a self-hosted music downloader that fetches metadata from Spotify's public embed pages, matches audio from YouTube Music, downloads with yt-dlp and ffmpeg, and tags files with mutagen. It includes a full-screen web player with synced lyrics, sleep timer, and equalizer; playlist monitoring for Spotify and YouTube Music playlists and artists; Deezer-powered charts, similar tracks, and Finder browsing; podcast subscriptions via RSS, Spotify, or name; multi-user accounts with admin controls and activity logs; a Progressive Web App for mobile installation; and integrations with slskd for Soulseek downloads and Navidrome for playlist mirroring. It runs in a single Docker container with persistent volumes for downloads and data.
Should you self-host downtify?
downtify scores 60/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #6 of 31 in Music. It has 791 GitHub stars.
It shipped 19 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 3.7.0, came out on 21 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 3 days.
Setup is easy: most people get it running in one sitting. An official Docker image is available. It is AGPL-3.0-licensed and written mostly in Python.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Beets (77/100, 15 857 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See downtify vs Beets side by side.
Features
- Built-in web player
- Charts
- Discover
- Explicit content marker
- Finder
- Lyrics Support
- Multiple Audio Formats
- Multi-user support
- Music download from Deezer
- Music download from Spotify
- Music download from YouTube Music
- Playlist Monitor
- Podcasts
- Progressive Web App
- Similar tracks
downtify README
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