Playback not working

[turecross321]

Hello! I am trying to set up Spotty on my LMS server, and while browsing works perfectly, the playback seemingly doesn't. Whenever something is choosen through Spotty, no music is played, and the playback time keeps resetting to 0:00. I am using a Spotify family account.

I am running the LMS server in a Docker container with host network privileges. When checking for active spotty instances, I can tell that it's starting instances of spotty helper, but the playback doesn't seem to make it to my player.

root@LMS:/config# ps aux | grep spotty                                                                                                                                        
squeeze+    27  0.0  0.1  24132  7540 ?        Sl   20:46   0:00 /config/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64 -n Squeezebox -c /config/cache/spo
tty/637a6808 --single-track spotify://track:1lTqq0aC6r2bXLviQ3oaVt --bitrate 160 --disable-discovery --disable-audio-cache                                                    
squeeze+    39  0.1  0.1  24192  7492 ?        Sl   20:47   0:00 /config/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/Bin/i386-linux/spotty-x86_64 -n Squeezebox -c /config/cache/spo
tty/637a6808 --single-track spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L --bitrate 160 --disable-discovery --disable-audio-cache                                                    
root        56  0.0  0.0   3748  1932 pts/1    S+   20:49   0:00 grep spotty  

I've tried checking the server logs, but I can't find anything that sounds like it has to do with playback.

[25-12-30 20:48:19.9543] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (153) Returning metadata cached in song object for spotify://track:1ZIh3FQJca9NrBoZAwr1De
[25-12-30 20:48:19.9554] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (154) {
  album        => 2025,
  artist       => "Nisch, JB",
  bitrate      => "160k VBR",
  cover        => "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2737aefad4c2a595452f0bf59dc",
  duration     => "155.217",
  icon         => "/html/images/cover.png",
  originalType => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  title        => "Som Magnolia",
  type         => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  url          => "spotify://track:1ZIh3FQJca9NrBoZAwr1De",
  year         => 2025,
}
[25-12-30 20:48:20.1539] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (153) Returning metadata cached in song object for spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L
[25-12-30 20:48:20.1550] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (154) {
  album => "DON'T TAP THE GLASS",
  artist => "Tyler, The Creator",
  bitrate => "320kbit/s CBR",
  cover => "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2734b7fbb849ed845ddedcce346",
  duration => "202.133",
  icon => "/html/images/cover.png",
  originalType => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  originaltype => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  title => "Tell Me What It Is",
  type => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify) (Konverterad till mp3)",
  url => "spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L",
  year => 2025,
}
[25-12-30 20:48:20.1569] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (153) Returning metadata cached in song object for spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L
[25-12-30 20:48:20.1579] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (154) {
  album => "DON'T TAP THE GLASS",
  artist => "Tyler, The Creator",
  bitrate => "320kbit/s CBR",
  cover => "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2734b7fbb849ed845ddedcce346",
  duration => "202.133",
  icon => "/html/images/cover.png",
  originalType => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  originaltype => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  title => "Tell Me What It Is",
  type => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify) (Konverterad till mp3)",
  url => "spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L",
  year => 2025,
}
[25-12-30 20:48:20.8263] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (153) Returning metadata cached in song object for spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L
[25-12-30 20:48:20.8274] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (154) {
  album => "DON'T TAP THE GLASS",
  artist => "Tyler, The Creator",
  bitrate => "320kbit/s CBR",
  cover => "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2734b7fbb849ed845ddedcce346",
  duration => "202.133",
  icon => "/html/images/cover.png",
  originalType => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  originaltype => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  title => "Tell Me What It Is",
  type => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify) (Konverterad till mp3)",
  url => "spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L",
  year => 2025,
}
[25-12-30 20:48:20.8295] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (153) Returning metadata cached in song object for spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L
[25-12-30 20:48:20.8306] Plugins::Spotty::ProtocolHandler::getMetadataFor (154) {
  album => "DON'T TAP THE GLASS",
  artist => "Tyler, The Creator",
  bitrate => "320kbit/s CBR",
  cover => "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b2734b7fbb849ed845ddedcce346",
  duration => "202.133",
  icon => "/html/images/cover.png",
  originalType => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  originaltype => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify)",
  title => "Tell Me What It Is",
  type => "Ogg Vorbis (Spotify) (Konverterad till mp3)",
  url => "spotify://track:4UddKz4WBKn5b9tDB6tq2L",
  year => 2025,
}

I have tried only allowing mp3 files, changing the audio quality from Extreme to High, but to no avail.

I apologize if I'm not to meant to ask for help here - I am feeling quite lost, and don't really know where to ask. Thanks in advance for any help!

[michaelherger]

Please confirm the Spotty version you're using. You should be at least at 4.60.5. And remove your client ID, and account, and re-authenticate again.

And what OS are you running your host on?

[buschviper]

Just for the records: the same issue was described by me in the Lyrion forum.
Here's a reference to my latest direct-test with spotty: https://forums.lyrion.org/forum/user-forums/3rd-party-software/1802770-announce-spotty-v4-60-0-the-christmas-crash-release-%F0%9F%8E%84%F0%9F%8E%81?p=1803790#post1803790

Spotify Family Premium Account created 23.12.2025
Running Plugin Version 4.60.5
Lyrion Music Server Version: 9.1.0 - 1766418462
(Containerized with host networking @ Fedora Server 43)

[turecross321]

Thanks for the replies! Upon being told to try re-authenticating, I tried signing into a different family members Spotify account, and that actually fixed it. Whatever it was, or is, it appears to only affect some accounts?

[turecross321]

I suppose that the problem is resolved for me now, but I don't know if I should close the issue? @buschviper Since you're also using Spotify Family, try using someone else's account!

[buschviper]

I already tried to connect two of our family accounts at once, but I always connected the manager account first and then a second acccount. I'll try to just connect a family member and get back here.

[buschviper]

I suppose that the problem is resolved for me now, but I don't know if I should close the issue? @buschviper Since you're also using Spotify Family, try using someone else's account!

Unfortunately, the problem persists with any family member user within the same Spotify account (and also with any combination, if multiple accounts are connected at once). As posted in the forum, the issue seems to be some kind of audio decryption issue?

[2025-12-30T22:27:29Z INFO  librespot_playback::player] Loading <Another Love> with Spotify URI <spotify:track:3JvKfv6T31zO0ini8iNItO>
[2025-12-30T22:27:30Z ERROR librespot_core::audio_key] error audio key 0 1
[2025-12-30T22:27:30Z WARN  librespot_playback::player] Unable to load key, continuing without decryption: Service unavailable { audio key error }
[2025-12-30T22:27:33Z ERROR librespot_playback::player] Unable to read audio file: Symphonia Decoder Error: end of stream
[2025-12-30T22:27:33Z ERROR librespot_playback::player] Skipping to next track, unable to load track <SpotifyUri("spotify:track:3JvKfv6T31zO0ini8iNItO")>: ()

[philippjenni]

@buschviper

I have the same problem. It has something to do with the account. See my post in the forum (https://forums.lyrion.org/forum/user-forums/3rd-party-software/1802770-announce-spotty-v4-60-0-the-christmas-crash-release-%F0%9F%8E%84%F0%9F%8E%81? p=1804001#post1804001)

[buschviper]

@philippjenni yes, I also heard that it might be a problem only on new Spotify accounts. That's why I added the date of account creation as information.
I don't know, if this is something Spotify will rollout to everyone and the new accounts "already just have it" or if it's a more sophisticated subject.

Anyhow, I'm hoping there will still be a way to make it work with LMS. I'm happy to do/deliver any analysis requested.

[michaelherger]

Just to confirm: you don't use your own client ID, do you?

[philippjenni]

@michaelherger No. The ClientID is always empty.

[Phil995511]

I have the same problem, I no longer have access to Spotify since version 4.60 of the plugin.

[edk4971]

I can confirm as of 4.60.6 this is still an issue. I have three members on my family account, two of the three work fine (the two oldest). The newest account is still not functioning. Checked server logs (at debug) and there's nothing in there other than what has already been posted above. Not using client ID.

[michaelherger]

Nothing has been done in this regard yet. No need for more reports until I have more specific questions (or updates).