Music Streaming

Quick Picks Use Case Best Choice Why Best overall Navidrome Lightweight, fast, Subsonic API compatible, runs on anything Best for federation/social Funkwhale ActivityPub support, share music across instances Best all-in-one media server Jellyfin Handles music alongside video, books, and photos Best web UI Koel Spotify-like interface, equalizer, visualizer Most feature-rich legacy option Ampache 20+ years of features, video support, granular permissions Best lightweight Subsonic server gonic Minimal resource usage, no web UI, just serves Subsonic clients Best for Squeezebox hardware LMS Native Squeezebox ecosystem, plugins for everything Best library organizer (not a server) Beets Fix tags, fetch metadata, normalize your library before serving it What to Look for in a Self-Hosted Music Server Before picking a server, know what actually matters: Subsonic API compatibility. This is the single most important factor for mobile listening. The Subsonic API is a de facto standard that dozens o