Navidrome - Self-Hosted Music Server

Navidrome turns a folder of music into a personal streaming service. It indexes your library, serves a clean web UI, and speaks the Subsonic/OpenSubsonic API so dozens of mobile and desktop clients can stream as if you had Spotify—without subscriptions or cloud uploads.

Key Features

• Your Files: FLAC, MP3, and common formats from disk or NAS mounts.
• Web UI: Browse artists, albums, playlists, and favorites in the browser.
• Subsonic API: Compatible with Symfonium, Feishin, and many other apps.
• Multi-User: Separate accounts and library access patterns.
• Light Footprint: Single Go binary/Docker image; fine on modest hardware.
• Ecosystem: Feeds tools like SUB/WAVE for AI radio over the same library.

Why Choose Navidrome?

• Spotify does not play your ripped CDs and purchases as first-class local files.
• Plex/Jellyfin can do music, but Navidrome is purpose-built and lighter.
• You want phone clients that feel like streaming apps.
• Homelab music is the foundation for radio experiments (SUB/WAVE).

Docker Deployment

services:
  navidrome:
    image: deluan/navidrome:latest
    container_name: navidrome
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "4533:4533"
    environment:
      ND_SCANSCHEDULE: 1h
      ND_LOGLEVEL: info
      ND_SESSIONTIMEOUT: 24h
      ND_BASEURL: ""
    volumes:
      - navidrome-data:/data
      - /path/to/music:/music:ro

volumes:
  navidrome-data:

Open port 4533, create the admin user, and wait for the first scan.

Getting Started

1. Mount your music library and deploy Navidrome.
2. Create users and verify the web player.
3. Install a Subsonic client on your phone.
4. Optional: point SUB/WAVE at this server for AI radio.
5. Back up the /data volume (DB + playlists).

Full Setup Guide

navidrome.org · Docker image deluan/navidrome. Homelab lists: BitDoze home server containers.