Self-host dumb
Lightweight privacy-focused Genius lyrics frontend
- Stars
- 422
- Port
- 5555 (HTTP server)
ghcr.io/rramiachraf/dumb
What is dumb?
dumb is a private alternative front-end for Genius that makes reading lyrics pleasant and lightweight by removing the massive amounts of tracking scripts and clutter from the official site. It is written in Go and can be run via Docker or built from source. The application fetches lyrics from Genius servers and presents them in a clean, minimal interface. Public instances are available, but users can self-host their own instance for full privacy control. The default port is 5555 and can be customized via the PORT environment variable. A PROXY variable can be set to route requests through a proxy to bypass Cloudflare restrictions on certain IPs.
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Should you self-host dumb?
dumb scores 46/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #22 of 31 in Music. It has 422 GitHub stars, +2 in the last 30 days.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is easy: most people get it running in one sitting. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Go.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Beets (77/100, 15 873 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See dumb vs Beets side by side.
Features
- Configurable Port
- Lightweight lyrics frontend
- Privacy-focused
- Proxy Support
- Public instances available
- Tor hidden service support
dumb README
With the massive daily increase of useless scripts on Genius's web frontend, and having to download megabytes of clutter, dumb tries to make reading lyrics from Genius a pleasant experience, and as lightweight as possible.
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