March 2026
Sculody 3.0
The big rewrite. Angular 17, Capacitor 7, SculStore Media Server.
Kubernetes deployment with automated releases.
AI-powered metadata enrichment via OpenClaw.
Angular 17
Capacitor 7
Kubernetes
Go
2021-2025
Continuous Improvement
Playlist management, favorites & dislikes, push notifications, offline download.
2020
Sculody is Born
Cross-platform with Ionic, Docker for the backend, Howler.js for audio.
First APK for Android. Internal codename: "Shy Guy".
Ionic
Angular
Capacitor
Docker
Late 2019
Spoticry
Complete frontend rewrite in Angular. Modern single page app.
Inspired by the Spotify design.
Angular
Laravel
2018-2019
ExS-Musik
Migration to Laravel framework. Proper MVC pattern, API-based architecture.
The infamous album-switch bug - PHP was too limited server-side.
Laravel
jQuery
Aug 2018
Discogs Integration
JSON API integration for album/artist metadata.
New design with skull logo. Object-oriented PHP (CorrectAlbum.php).
Zip download for albums.
Discogs API
JSON
OOP PHP
Feb 2018
HTTPS & Ajax Search
SSL/TLS encryption enabled. Ajax search suggestions (ajaxsuche.php).
similar_text() for "Did you mean..." feature. fail2ban security.
HTTPS
AJAX
fail2ban
Nov 18, 2017
First Android App
ErixMusix.apk released. Native Android wrapper with auto-login.
Holiday themes automation (feiertage.php).
Android
APK
Nov 8, 2017
Responsive Redesign
Single Page App behavior - music keeps playing while browsing!
Emby media server retired. Faster loading, better UX.
SPA
AJAX
Sep 2017
ID3 Tags & Automation
mp3info shell command for metadata. ID3 tag scanning implemented.
Java automation tools (sortierung.jar, einordnung.jar) for library management.
Favorites feature with jQuery.
mp3info
Java
jQuery
July 2017
Linux Server
Asustor 4-bay NAS goes online. Switch from Windows to Linux.
Finally stable 24/7 operation.
Linux
NAS
April 2017
Mobile Version
m.erixschueler.de launches. Touch-optimized interface,
large buttons for on-the-go, separate mobile codebase.
Feb 13, 2017
Vanilla PHP Era — Sculody is Born!
erixschueler.de goes online. Windows Server 2008 + SecureWamp.
PHP as frontend AND backend with a MySQL database.
PHP
MySQL
Windows Server
2010
The Idea is Born
First music website as an experiment. Simple HTML with music links.
No real player yet, but the foundation was laid.
