The latest articles on DEV Community by doyimmi (@freepinkg). https://dev.to/freepinkg https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3949570%2F8efa5a47-4998-4a57-9cf1-451506ad36fb.png https://dev.to/freepinkg en doyimmi Wed, 27 May 2026 02:06:53 +0000 https://dev.to/freepinkg/i-built-a-lavalink-server-in-pure-typescript-no-java-no-yt-dlp-44gm https://dev.to/freepinkg/i-built-a-lavalink-server-in-pure-typescript-no-java-no-yt-dlp-44gm <p>Sonata is a drop-in replacement for Lavalink written entirely in TypeScript. Zero Java, ~15MB RAM idle, native YouTube resolution via InnerTube API.<br> <a href="https://github.com/sonata-sdk/sonata" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/sonata-sdk/sonata</a></p> lavalink discord typescript opensource doyimmi Sun, 24 May 2026 21:08:13 +0000 https://dev.to/freepinkg/sonata-lavalink-in-pure-typescript-no-java-2cj4 https://dev.to/freepinkg/sonata-lavalink-in-pure-typescript-no-java-2cj4 <p>Tired of Lavalink Java eating 300MB of RAM? Me too.</p> <p>Meet Sonata — a drop-in Lavalink v4+v3 replacement written entirely in TypeScript. Zero Java, zero yt-dlp.</p> <p>~15MB RAM idle (vs 300MB)<br> ~200ms startup (vs 10s)<br> Native YouTube via InnerTube API (no API key)<br> Spotify, SoundCloud, Deezer + 12 sources<br> Plugin system<br> Docker ready<br> <a href="https://github.com/sonata-sdk/sonata" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/sonata-sdk/sonata</a></p> lavalink discord typescript opensource