Navidrome Music Server
Modern self-hosted music server compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic clients
Overview
Navidrome is a lightweight, fast music server and streamer written in Go. It exposes the Subsonic/OpenSubsonic API, making it compatible with dozens of existing mobile and desktop clients such as DSub, Symfonium, and Sonixd. It runs as a single binary or Docker container with minimal resource usage, automatically scans your music library, and supports multi-user setups with per-user playlists and ratings. A built-in web UI is included for browser-based playback.
Where it falls short of Spotify
- No music discovery, algorithmic recommendations, or social features like Spotify's.
- Cannot stream music you don't already own; requires your own audio files.
- Podcast support is absent; audio files only.
- No official mobile app; relies on third-party Subsonic-compatible clients.
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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