lavalink-devs/Lavalink
Standalone audio sending node based on Lavaplayer. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 5
- age_days: 3335
- days_rel: 180
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
1903 stars · 920 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Lavalink is a standalone audio sending node for Discord, built on Lavaplayer and Koe, that streams music to Discord voice servers without audio passing through your bot's shards. It exposes a REST API and WebSocket interface that client libraries connect to, and is used in production by bots like FredBoat and Dyno.
Use cases
- stream music to a discord voice channel
- build a discord music bot without handling audio myself
- offload audio playback from my bot shards
- self-host an audio node for discord bots
- play youtube or twitch streams in discord voice
- load balance audio across multiple bot shards
When to choose
- you are building a Discord music bot and want minimal CPU/memory footprint on your bot process
- you need production-grade audio streaming with seeking, volume control, and filters
- you want Docker deployment, Prometheus metrics, and plugin extensibility
When to avoid
- you need audio playback outside of Discord voice servers
- you want a simple in-process audio library rather than a separate server node
- you cannot run Java 17+ or a separate service
Facets
service · maturity stable
audio-processing http-server websocket api-framework streaming self-hosted messaging-platforms media self-hosted apis jvm self-hosted cross-platform discord lavaplayer music-bot audio-streaming kotlin prometheus-metrics voice audio linux docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/lavalink-devs/Lavalink · fetched 2026-08-28 · c02769379c5b
- homepage: https://lavalink.dev/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 41d48934254f
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/getting-started/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8d99365cdc8d
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/getting-started/docker.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · fc9d1cd2a2d1
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/getting-started/binary.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f14c27b5b8bb
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/getting-started/systemd.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0080f3d6f7da
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/getting-started/troubleshooting.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0ca1aa007d48
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/getting-started/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1cb5a3c60d12
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/changelog/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 29957f1e84be
- site_page: https://lavalink.dev/changelog/v4.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f97a8ca48b7a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lavalink-devs/Lavalink | main | 90 |
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