MusicBrainz Server/Setup
MusicBrainz Server Docker container
See MusicBrainz Docker development version
Even though it is still in development, it has been stable enough for months.
Setup MusicBrainz Server from source code
This can potentially be a very laborious and time consuming method of getting a functioning MusicBrainz server. Using the virtual machine is recommended, except for development purpose.
Get a copy of musicbrainz-server from git:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/metabrainz/musicbrainz-server.git musicbrainz-server cd musicbrainz-server
And follow the instructions in the INSTALL file.
Support
The setup process may look daunting, but please don't let this discourage you; the INSTALL is thorough and contains a lot of information, and we are willing to provide assistance. If you have questions about installing, join us in the #metabrainz IRC channel or post a question on the community forum and we will attempt to help you out.
We recommend that you dive in and give it a try - who knows how far you'll get and what you might learn along the way!
Requirements
In order to set up a running MusicBrainz server with the full database you will need:
- A linux box, preferably Ubuntu.
- 20GB+ of free disk space, (if you are a developer and only want the server code and database structure somewhat less should do).
- Git knowledge which will enable you to check out the source code.
- PostgreSQL 9.5 or later (and some other dependencies)
As a developer the following knowledge/skills are beneficial:
- Perl and a number of perl modules, PostgreSQL, nginx.
- How to compile and install packages from source on a Linux box.
- How to patch existing packages, although we can help you out if you have questions about that.
Note: The server has never been ported to Windows, and we suspect that it would be a fair amount of work to make that happen.
External Links
- MusicBrainz Server on GitHub
- List of server updates on the MusicBrainz blog
- List of supplemental instructions on the MusicBrainz blog
- List of VM releases on the MusicBrainz blog