Spotty-Plugin Authentication form not visible

Hi,

I tried several ways of installing LMS with the spotty plugin: docker, debian native, OS X native. The authentication form, which I found in some tutorials online, was not visible to me in any of the three ways I installed it. I tried different browsers (Chrome, Firefox) and even tried to disable my Adblocker (Adguard Home) instance.

I am not sure whether this way of authentication is necessary, because I didn't find any official guide on configuring the plugin.

Thanks in advance!

Apr 21 '25 18:04 michaelnpunkt

Direct authentication is no longer possible. Spotify disabled that feature.

Did you try the easy way of using the Spotify app?

Apr 21 '25 19:04 michaelherger

Ah ok, thanks for the feedback - I was not sure whether I was supposed to see the auth form. maybe you could clarify that in the documentation.

Unfortunately I was not. Is there any way to debug the communication? There is no firewall or ACLs in place. I even tried to install it on my macbook (and disabled the local firewall) and tried authentication from the same device or mobile (same wifi and subnet) but without any success...

Is there any other configuration necessary besides installing LMS and activating the plugin? Is there another way besides the "easy way"? :)

Apr 21 '25 19:04 michaelnpunkt

Trace from server.log - thanks in advance for your help!

[25-04-21 21:30:07.2243] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (192) Trying helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/SpottyARMPi0Bin/Bin/spotty-custom
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2326] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (192) Trying helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2393] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::helperCheck (118) Found helper capabilities table: do {
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2394] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (195) Found helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2457] Plugins::Spotty::Plugin::updateTranscodingTable (278) TMPDIR=/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty [spotty-x86_64] --ap-port=12321  -n Squeezebox -c "/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty" --single-track $URL$ --bitrate 320 --disable-discovery --disable-audio-cache $START$
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2458] Plugins::Spotty::Plugin::updateTranscodingTable (278) TMPDIR=/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty [spotty-x86_64] --ap-port=12321  -n Squeezebox -c "/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty" --single-track $URL$ --bitrate 320 --disable-discovery --disable-audio-cache --pass-through $START$
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2458] Plugins::Spotty::Plugin::updateTranscodingTable (278) TMPDIR=/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty [spotty-x86_64] --ap-port=12321  -n Squeezebox -c "/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty" --single-track $URL$ --bitrate 320 --disable-discovery --disable-audio-cache $START$ | [flac] -cs --channels=2 --sample-rate=44100 --bps=16 --endian=little --sign=signed --fast --totally-silent --ignore-chunk-sizes -
[25-04-21 21:30:07.2459] Plugins::Spotty::Plugin::updateTranscodingTable (278) TMPDIR=/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty [spotty-x86_64] --ap-port=12321  -n Squeezebox -c "/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty" --single-track $URL$ --bitrate 320 --disable-discovery --disable-audio-cache $START$ | [lame] -r --silent -q $QUALITY$ $BITRATE$ - -
[25-04-21 21:30:09.4512] Plugins::Spotty::Connect::DaemonManager::initHelpers (92) Checking Spotty Connect helper daemons...
[25-04-21 21:30:09.4514] Plugins::Spotty::Connect::DaemonManager::initHelpers (126) This is a standalone player with Spotify Connect disabled: cc:cc:64:4e:4f:a1
[25-04-21 21:30:44.7828] Plugins::Spotty::AccountHelper::renameCacheFolder (134) Trying to rename __AUTHENTICATE__ to 
[25-04-21 21:30:44.7829] Plugins::Spotty::AccountHelper::renameCacheFolder (136) Error: No newId found in '__AUTHENTICATE__'
[25-04-21 21:30:44.7830] Plugins::Spotty::AccountHelper::renameCacheFolder (136) Backtrace:
   frame 0: Slim::Utils::Log::logBacktrace (/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/AccountHelper.pm line 136)
   frame 1: Plugins::Spotty::AccountHelper::renameCacheFolder (/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Settings/Auth.pm line 150)
   frame 2: Plugins::Spotty::Settings::Auth::cleanup (/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Settings.pm line 61)
   frame 3: Plugins::Spotty::Settings::handler (/usr/share/perl5/Slim/Web/HTTP.pm line 1165)
[25-04-21 21:30:44.8021] Plugins::Spotty::Settings::Auth::startHelper (126) Starting Spotty Connect deamon: 
/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64 -c /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/spotty/__AUTHENTICATE__ -n Spotify Authorization (media) -a --ap-port=12321
[25-04-21 21:30:44.8058] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (192) Trying helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/SpottyARMPi0Bin/Bin/spotty-custom
[25-04-21 21:30:44.8147] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (192) Trying helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty
[25-04-21 21:30:44.8217] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (195) Found helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty
[25-04-21 21:30:44.8220] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (192) Trying helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64
[25-04-21 21:30:44.8289] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::_findBin (195) Found helper application: /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64
[25-04-21 21:31:09.4520] Plugins::Spotty::Connect::DaemonManager::initHelpers (92) Checking Spotty Connect helper daemons...
[25-04-21 21:31:09.4522] Plugins::Spotty::Connect::DaemonManager::initHelpers (126) This is a standalone player with Spotify Connect disabled: cc:cc:64:4e:4f:a1

Apr 21 '25 19:04 michaelnpunkt

Once you go to the Spotty prefs you should see it in your Spotify application. Unless your app is in a different network (eg. cell with your mobile), you have a firewall blocking the discovery, or the Docker container is misconfigured. Did you fire up a Spotify app when prompted by the auth screen in LMS?

Or see eg. https://forums.lyrion.org/forum/user-forums/3rd-party-hardware/109412-announce-squeezelite-esp32-dedicated-thread/page57#post1764824 about the Spotty test version. It offers a more standard oauth flow, but doesn't provide Connect mode.

Apr 21 '25 20:04 michaelherger

Thanks for your response!

Currently I am running LMS on a debian LXC container within proxmox. Any specific settings required for the container?

What do you mean by the auth screen in LMS? I don't get any pop-ups or auth screens within LMS. Should there be some kind of pop-up/prompt within LMS? Any hints in the trace that indicate a problem?

Thank you!

Apr 22 '25 19:04 michaelnpunkt

Unless you've configured your container in host mode that means it is indeed running in a different network and can't be seen by your other devices. See the readme: https://hub.docker.com/r/lmscommunity/lyrionmusicserver (don't know why this piece of information is under "Synology"... it's generally important).

Once the container is correctly set up and you go to the Spotty Settings page in LMS you should get instructions about opening your Spotify app and selecting the Spotty Authenticator "player". Well, as seen in the screenshot you posted. You should get a screen similar to the screenshot on your screenshot 😁.

Apr 22 '25 20:04 michaelherger