Sometimes, it is important to stop coding for a moment and simply think about where a project is going.
This morning was one of those moments.
For the past few months, I have spent a lot of time improving the YouTube live radio. We solved many problems, built automatic recovery systems, improved stability and made the stream far more reliable than it was at the beginning.
Even though the system now works much better, one thing has become clear over time: running a fully automated 24/7 live stream on a third-party platform is never completely under my control.

And that made me ask myself a simple question:
"Am I spending my time improving Amiga Paradise... or improving YouTube?"
The answer completely changed how I want to move forward.

The Website Comes First
Amiga Paradise has always been the heart of this project.
The music database, the radio engine, the playlists, the requests, the comments and everything else already live here.
The YouTube stream is simply another way to discover the project.
From now on, I want to embrace that idea.
The official radio will gradually become part of the website itself.
Instead of relying on an external platform for the core experience, visitors will simply be able to open the Radio page and listen directly from Amiga Paradise.

What About YouTube?
Don't worry, YouTube isn't going away.
However, I no longer see it as something that has to run continuously every day of the year.

Instead, I'd like to transform it into something more exciting.
Special live events.
Theme nights.
Composer spotlights.
Community request sessions.
Scheduled broadcasts with a beginning and an end.
This approach should make the streams more interesting while allowing me to spend less time maintaining them and more time creating new content for the website.

Building the Future, Step by Step
Nothing will change overnight.
As always, the project will evolve gradually.
The first goal will simply be creating a proper Radio page directly on Amiga Paradise.
Once that foundation exists, new features can be added over time:
- a cleaner and more attractive interface;
- easier music requests;
- public playlists;
- additional community features;
- and many other ideas that have been waiting for the right moment.

Looking Forward
Sometimes a technical challenge teaches you something unexpected.
Trying to build a permanent YouTube radio ultimately reminded me what Amiga Paradise has always been about.
The website is the project.
Everything else should simply help people discover it.
I'm looking forward to this new chapter.

As always, thank you for following the project and for all your encouragement.