Jellyfin is the media library (/replace/plex, /replace/netflix). Navidrome is music with Subsonic apps. You can run both; do not start with both.

Do I get Spotify's catalog?

No. You stream files you already have. That is the point.

Stacks / Sync

Easy

Navidrome

Music you stream from disk. Navidrome is GPL-3.0 — Spotify without the catalog in someone else's building.

The problem

Spotify is licensed streaming of someone else's catalog, then a Premium seat. You wanted your files, a Subsonic-compatible API, and apps that already speak it. Navidrome is GPL-3.0 (one Go binary). Jellyfin can play music too — it is the movie/show box on /replace/plex and /replace/netflix. This is not Spotify's radio, Connect speakers, or every official app.

Replaces

Spotify

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Estimated SaaS saved

$1,200

per year, small team, before lock-in

Start on Railway

Jellyfin if this is movies and shows, not a music server

Sponsor this stack Tip jar

Placeholder: Navidrome plus a volume for the music library. Bind HTTP. Clients stay on phones. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway. Movies/shows stay on /stacks/jellyfin-media.

The stack

Navidrome
GPL-3.0 Subsonic-compatible personal music server
Catalog entry →

Cost table

You stop paying	Typical / year	Self-host instead
Spotify Premium (household)	$1,200	Navidrome + a music volume

Agent setup prompt

Replace Spotify with Navidrome (https://www.navidrome.org).

- Official image, persist config, mount the music library. Bind HTTP. Play one album in a Subsonic client.
- Do not claim Spotify's licensed catalog, radio, or Connect. Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.
- Movies and shows stay on /stacks/jellyfin-media.

Also as markdown: /stacks/navidrome-music.md

FAQ

Why not Jellyfin?: Jellyfin is the media library (/replace/plex, /replace/netflix). Navidrome is music with Subsonic apps. You can run both; do not start with both.
Do I get Spotify's catalog?: No. You stream files you already have. That is the point.