Iris/docs/getting-started.md

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title: Iris Music Interface
description: A smooth and responsive UI for Mopidy music server
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Iris (formerly known as Spotmop) is a Mopidy HTTP client that utilizes Spotify to create an interactive, user-friendly and collaborative music interface. Built and maintained by James Barnsley.

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Features
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* Full web-based interface controls for Mopidy
* Integrated with Spotify and LastFM APIs for high-quality artwork and extra info
* Support for any Mopidy backend
* Improved support for local libraries using SQLite extension
* Browse and manage your playlists, along with top tracks, new releases and genre browser
* Discover new and related music, powered by Spotify

![Overview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jaedb/iris/master/screenshot.jpg)


Requirements
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* Mopidy
* Mopidy-Spotify (recommended, not required)
* Mopidy-Local-Sqlite (recommended, not required)

Getting started
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* [Installation](https://github.com/jaedb/Iris/wiki/Getting-started#installing)
* [Debugging](https://github.com/jaedb/Iris/wiki/Advanced#debugging)
* [Issues and requests](https://github.com/jaedb/Iris/wiki/Support#before-you-log-an-issue)
* [Changelog](https://github.com/jaedb/iris/releases)