Lyrion Music Server collection source

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Feature Request

Support for using a Lyrion Music Server (formerly Logitech Media Server / Squeezebox Server) as a collection source, similar to the existing Subsonic source.

Description

Lyrion Music Server is a long-established open-source music server originally developed by Slim Devices for Squeezebox hardware players. It exposes a JSON-RPC API that provides full library enumeration, rich track metadata (including ReplayGain values), album artwork, playlist support, and original-quality audio file downloads.

A Lyrion adapter would implement the same CollectionAdapter interface used by the directory and Subsonic sources, using the JSON-RPC endpoint at /jsonrpc.js to enumerate tracks and the /music/<id>/download endpoint to fetch original audio files.

Key API capabilities:

• Library enumeration — paginated queries for artists, albums, and tracks
• Rich metadata — title, artist, album, genre, year, track/disc number, duration, bitrate, lossless flag, ReplayGain (track and album), compilation flag
• Artwork — presence detection and HTTP download via cover ID
• Playlists — full enumeration with track details
• Audio download — original files served via HTTP (FLAC, MP3, etc.)
• Authentication — optional HTTP Basic Auth

Use Cases

• Sync music from a Lyrion/LMS server to an iPod, the same way Subsonic/Navidrome sources work today
• Users running Lyrion on a NAS or home server who want to sync their library to portable devices
• Squeezebox ecosystem users who want to extend their setup to include iPod sync

Status

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