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Installation Guide

🚀 Quick Install

pip install motify-music

🐳 Docker Install

docker pull mosh3eb/motify
docker run -d -p 8000:8000 mosh3eb/motify

📦 From Source

git clone https://github.com/mosh3eb/motify.git
cd motify
pip install -e .

System Requirements

💻 Hardware

  • 2GB RAM minimum
  • 1GB free disk space
  • Internet connection

🔧 Software

  • Python 3.8 or higher
  • pip package manager
  • FFmpeg (for audio processing)

📱 Supported Platforms

  • Windows 10/11
  • macOS 10.15+
  • Linux (most distributions)

Detailed Instructions

Step 1: Prerequisites

  1. Install Python 3.8 or higher from python.org
  2. Install FFmpeg:
    # macOS
    brew install ffmpeg
    
    # Ubuntu/Debian
    sudo apt install ffmpeg
    
    # Windows
    choco install ffmpeg
    
  3. Verify installations:
    python --version
    ffmpeg -version
    

Step 2: Install Motify

  1. Install using pip:
    pip install motify-music
    
  2. Verify installation:
    motify --version
    

Step 3: Configuration

  1. Run Motify first time:
    motify
    
  2. Follow the setup wizard
  3. Configure Spotify credentials
  4. Set download preferences

Troubleshooting

Installation fails with dependency error

Make sure pip is up to date:

pip install --upgrade pip
Then try installing again.

FFmpeg not found

Ensure FFmpeg is in your system PATH or specify its location in settings.

Spotify authentication fails

Check your credentials and ensure you have a valid Spotify account.