Your Own Music Streaming Server with Navidrome

Navidrome is a lightweight open-source music server that runs happily on a Pi 4. It speaks the Subsonic API, so dozens of mobile apps can stream from it, and it uses very little RAM.

Mission steps

1. Prepare Docker and the drive

   Complete the Docker mission and mount your music drive at /mnt/music.

2. Organize your files

   Tag your music properly (artist, album, track number); Navidrome builds its library from the tags, not folder names.

3. Start Navidrome

   Save the compose file below and run docker compose up -d.

4. Create the admin

   Open port 4533 on the Pi's address in a browser and create the first user, who becomes the admin.

5. Connect your phone

   Install any Subsonic-compatible app, add your server address and log in. Use your VPN to listen away from home.

Code

services:
  navidrome:
    image: deluan/navidrome:latest
    user: "1000:1000"
    ports:
      - "4533:4533"
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      ND_SCANSCHEDULE: 1h
      ND_LOGLEVEL: info
    volumes:
      - ./data:/data
      - /mnt/music:/music:ro

Tip: test every script on the bench before installing it in a moving machine.

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