Not totally sure if this is the right spot to post but here goes,

SO wants to get rid of spotify. I am looking for alternatives. I did find Spotube which seems awesome on android, however they need to be able to run it on their work PC and our IT dept has to approve the program etc its stupid.

Is it possible to run something like spotube sandboxed off a flash drive? I doubt it. Or, we have a Synology nas, can we run something like spotube off that because we can access the nas from our work pc via browsers (wfh)

Only issue when is when they travel they wouldnt have access to it on their laptop, but could use their phone instead.

I was also wondering if there is such a thing as a discovery plugin for spotube, because SO enjoys that feature of spotify.

What have you guys found? Also, yes I have a large physical media collection already, but SO wants this for work listening and to find new music, so that doesnt really work for them. Otherwise I guess quobuz or tidal it is…

  • toor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    10 hours ago

    Only do work on work devices. This is a quick way to lose a job. Always assume the company sees everything that’s happening on their device. No way around it, and any attempt to get around it will raise the alarm. Just do the music/podcasts/etc… on another device. Why “need to be able to run it on their work PC”?

    • lucas@startrek.websiteEnglish
      37·
      6 hours ago

      What kind of dystopia are you living in that listening to music or podcasts would ‘raise the alarm’? Yes, don’t do anything inappropriate (definitely no piracy, obviously), or detrimental to productivity, but listening to music? Would definitely quit if an employer had a problem with that.

      Is this a thing that’s considered ‘normal’ in the US? (I’m assuming US mainly because other countries are not generally so hostile towards employees)

      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        The issue is not listening to music, the issue is trying to circumvent company IT policy to install software they’re not allowed to install, e.g. spottube. So, if they want to use something like that, they need to do so on their own devices.

      • fozid@feddit.ukEnglish
        5·
        3 hours ago

        I don’t think the issue is listening to music, but installing potentially dodgy software that could bring a virus into the corporate network. Hence most businesses handling sensitive information try to protect their systems and networks by preventing unauthorised installation of software.

  • glitching@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    7 hours ago

    this is a problemXY type of deal. leave the work PC alone. metrolist on android has everything you mentioned, allows download so it’s even available offline, etc.

  • Witziger_Waschbaer@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    9 hours ago

    Is spotube just another client for Spotify? Or what does it do? How is it getting rid of Spotify? You could host navidrome on your NAS and access it via webbrowser. If you don’t like the interface, there are several subsonic alternatives.

  • organ@lemmy.zipEnglish
    151·
    15 hours ago

    Installing unapproved software on your work PC is a good way to get hassled about it. Even worse if it becomes a risk.

    Instead of breaking the Acceptable Use policies set by your employer, if this Spotify piracy app can be self hosted at home, then you can serve it to the work PC over the Internet.

  • hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    7·
    14 hours ago

    why not use something web-based? there’s navidrome for self hosting, or plenty of other piracy(?) music streaming sites (which some aren’t sketchy, or safe enough to use with ublock origin)

    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Well the work laptops block websites too if they arent corporate. Amazingly the archive is completely unblocked. Anything gaming related is blocked.

      I think access through the nas would work best.