Performant LavaLink replacement written in Node.js.
@performanc/pwsl-server
*@performanc/voice
*prism-media
opusscript
or @discordjs/opus
libsodium-wrappers
or sodium-native
or tweetnacl
ffmpeg
or avconv
or ffmpeg-static
@flat/lame
node-libsamplerate
*
[!NOTE] For most sources FFmpeg isn't required. It is currently required for timescale, seek and endTime filter. Required for
local
andhttp
sources.[!NOTE] Dependencies marked with an asterisk (*) are dependencies maintained by PerformanC or one of its members.
$ git clone https://github.com/PerformanC/NodeLink
$ cd NodeLink
$ npm i
[!NOTE] If you want to use pure JavaScript, replace
sodium-native
withlibsodium-wrappers
. Keep in mind that pure JavaScript will offer worse performance.[!NOTE] If you are incapable of installing
node-libsamplerate
or/and@flat/lame
, remove its dependency frompackage.json
and disablenativePlayback
inconfig.js
.
$ npm start
For information on how to install NodeLink using Docker, see the NodeLink Docker guide.
NodeLink is compatible with most LavaLink clients, as it implements most of the LavaLink API. However, some clients may not be compatible with NodeLink, as NodeLink implements changes in some behaviors and endpoints.
Client | Platform | v2 supported? | NodeLink Features? | NodeLink major version |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lavalink-Client | JVM | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Lavalink.kt | Kotlin | No | No | v1 |
DisGoLink | Go | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Lavalink.py | Python | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Mafic | Python | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Wavelink | Python | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Pomice | Python | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Hikari-ongaku | Python | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Moonlink.js | Typescript | Yes | Yes | v1 and v2 |
Magmastream | Typescript | No | No | v1 |
Lavacord | Typescript | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Shoukaku | Typescript | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Lavalink-Client | Typescript | No | No | v1 |
Rainlink | Typescript | Yes | Yes | v1 and v2 |
Poru | Typescript | Yes | Yes | v1 and v2 |
Blue.ts | Typescript | No | No | v1 and v2 |
FastLink | Node.js | Yes | Yes | v1 and v2 |
Riffy | Node.js | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
TsumiLink | Node.js | Yes | Yes | v1 and v2 |
DisCatSharp | .NET | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Lavalink4NET | .NET | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Nomia | .NET | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
CogLink | C | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
Lavalink-rs | Rust, Python | Yes | No | v1 and v2 |
nyxx_lavalink | Dart | No | No | v1 |
[!IMPORTANT] Not supporting NodeLink v2 often means that the client has a poor implementation of the LavaLink API, not strictly following the API formats, its field and defined purposes. The use of those clients is not recommended.
[!NOTE] The data is gotten from LavaLink documentation, updated with manual checks.
NodeLink only documents the differences between LavaLink and NodeLink. For the rest of the documentation, please refer to LavaLink's documentation.
In some regions like Europe, you may receive a 403 error when trying to connect to YouTube. The real reason is unknown, but The PerformanC team managed to create a proper workaround for this issue.
To fix this issue, you must login to your Google/YouTube account. The proccess of retrieving the neccessary information is explained in config.js file.
This error happens when you are using an outdated version of Node.js. To fix this issue, you must update your Node.js version to the latest version.
You can also remove the --openssl-legacy-provider
flag from the package.json
file if you wish to use an older version of Node.js.
Any question or issue related to NodeLink or other PerformanC projects can be can be made in PerformanC's Discord server.
For verified issues, please also create a GitHub issue for tracking the issue.
NodeLink follows the PerformanC's contribution guidelines. It is necessary to follow the guidelines to contribute to NodeLink and other PerformanC projects.
NodeLink is licensed under BSD 2-Clause License. You can read more about it on Open Source Initiative.