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Best open-source Music streaming

The best self-hosted music server in the c17.io catalog is Navidrome (GPL-3.0 Subsonic-compatible — the published Spotify stack), with Koel as an MIT personal streamer, Ampache as an AGPL library, and gonic as a smaller GPL-3.0 Subsonic server. Movies stay on Jellyfin. None of these is a licensed streaming catalog.

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Ranked picks

  1. 1

    Navidrome

    GPL-3.0 Subsonic-compatible music server — the c17 Spotify stack.

    When to pick it: A music library and apps that already speak Subsonic.

    24,219 stars in the catalog

  2. 2

    Koel

    MIT personal music streaming solution you can self-host.

    When to pick it: A pretty web player if Subsonic clients are not the point.

    17,279 stars in the catalog

  3. 3

    Ampache

    AGPL-3.0 web audio/video streaming application and file manager.

    When to pick it: A fuller catalog/manager, not only Subsonic.

    3,836 stars in the catalog

  4. 4

    gonic

    GPL-3.0 music streaming server that implements the Subsonic API.

    When to pick it: A smaller Subsonic box if Navidrome is not the fit.

    2,615 stars in the catalog

How they compare

ToolLicenseSelf-hostBest for
NavidromeGPL-3.0EasyA music library and apps that already speak Subsonic.
KoelMIT LicenseEasyA pretty web player if Subsonic clients are not the point.
AmpacheGNU Affero General Public License v3.0MediumA fuller catalog/manager, not only Subsonic.
gonicGNU General Public License v3.0EasyA smaller Subsonic box if Navidrome is not the fit.

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FAQ

Navidrome or Jellyfin?
Navidrome if the job is music (/replace/spotify). Jellyfin if the job is movies — /best/media-libraries. You can run both.
Do I get Spotify catalogs?
No. These play files you already have. That is the point.
Are these free?
Navidrome and gonic are GPL-3.0. Koel is MIT. Ampache is AGPL-3.0. You pay disk. Template users never pay c17.
How do I deploy it?
Open /stacks/navidrome-music. Persist a library volume.

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