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Kenneth Reitz
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Spotify in the US? Yes please.
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:date: 2010-01-17 19:03
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:category: code
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:featured: True
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I spent about 8 hours last night obtaining a Premium Spotify
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account in the US, and I've never been happier. As you know,
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`Spotify <http://spotify.com>`_ is only available in the UK, Spain,
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and France. So, the only way to signup for an account it to take a
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trip overseas... virtually.
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Step 1: Signup for a virtual private server
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Signup for a `Linode <http://linode.com>`_ account, and buya 360 VPS.
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Linode allows you to choose a datacenter when you buy a VPS, and
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luckily, they have a datacenter in the UK. This will run you $20 a
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month.
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Step 2: Install Ubuntu and Boot Your VPS
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Install Ubuntu Server on your new british hackbox. You can SSH in
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to test it out. Have fun. Make sure openssh-server is installed. ##
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Step 3: Edit Hosts File
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Append the following lines to your ``/etc/hosts`` file::
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127.0.0.1 spotify.com
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127.0.0.1 www.spotify.com
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[your vps ip] hackbox
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Step 4: Open a Reverse SSH Forwarding Tunnel
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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::
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sudo ssh -C
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root@hackbox -L 443:spotify.com:443 sudo ssh -C root@hackbox -L
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80:spotify.com:480
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Congratulations! You're now a Brit.
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Step 5: Create an Account
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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While creating an account, you are prompted for you postal code. I
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did some
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`google-fu <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&q=winchester+hampshire+office&aq=f&oq=&aqi=>`_
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and used ``SO23 8TH`` as my postal code for Winchester, Hampshire
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UK. `Download the client <http://spotify.com/en/download/>`_.
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Step 6: Enjoy :)
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You now have unlimited access to a library of
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~8,000,000 tracks, as if they were on your own computer. Once every
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two weeks, you'll have to reopen your SSH tunnels and login at
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`spotify.com <http://spotify.com>`_ to prove you'll be good to go.
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This restriction is lifted if you signup for a Premium account. I
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highly recommend this, as it allows you to listen to your music at
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320 kbps. I'd tell you how, but I'd rather enjoy the fruits of my
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hard labor.
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