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Show HN: Rocksky – Music scrobbling and discovery on the AT Protocol

Original Article

Hacker News Discussion

📝 Discussion Summary (Click to expand)

1. Rocksky’s purpose needs to be stated clearly

“What is Rocksky? Rocksky is a decentralized, open‑source music tracking and discovery platform built on the AT Protocol. It works like Last.fm but publishes your listening history directly to your Bluesky account.” – ssl‑3
“Instead of a line‑by‑line command copy‑paste, they really could have used a single post where users can just copy the commands and paste the set to terminal.” – MajorTakeaway

2. Integration with existing music‑scrobble ecosystems

“If you can find a way of A) getting live scrobbles from Last.fm into Rocksky without having to change the clients that are all using Last.fm already and/or B) get historical scrobbles out of Last.fm into Rocksky, I'd think you could potentially take over the ecosystem relatively quickly.” – embedding‑shape

3. Authentication and API‑key concerns

“Am I understanding correctly that users must get a Rocksky API key? (In other words, there's no OAuth support for native iOS users who'll expect a “Sign in with Bluesky”‑type flow?)” – CharlesW

🚀 Project Ideas

Generating project ideas…

BlueskyMusicHub Dashboard

Summary- Web dashboard that visualizes your Last.fm listening history and auto‑generates Bluesky posts.

  • Provides the clear “what does it do?” description HN users asked for.

Details

Key Value
Target Audience Music lovers tracking scrobbles on Last.fm who want a public, embeddable listening profile
Core Feature Timeline of recent tracks, stats, and one‑click sharing to Bluesky
Tech Stack Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Supabase, Bluesky API
Difficulty Medium
Monetization Revenue-ready: Freemium

Notes

  • Addresses embedding‑shape’s call for a way to get historical scrobbles from Last.fm into a platform like Rocksky.
  • Opens conversation about data portability and open alternatives to commercial music services.

ListenLink Discord Bot

Summary

  • Discord bot that receives Last.fm webhooks and posts track recommendations with direct play links.
  • Clarifies the “scrobble your music” confusion and offers a social listening experience inside Discord.

Details

Key Value
Target Audience Discord music communities and Last.fm users seeking social sharing without leaving chat
Core Feature Webhook listener that posts track titles, artist links, and “listen now” buttons to Spotify/YouTube
Tech Stack Node.js, discord.js, Express, Last.fm API
Difficulty Low
Monetization Hobby

Notes

  • Provides a concrete answer to jbk’s question “how can you listen to that new music?” by delivering playable links.
  • Generates discussion around integrating music scrobble services with chat platforms for richer discovery.

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