Navidrome Music Server
Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic.
- Music Streaming
- Go
- GPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 23,986
- Forks
- 1,740
- Open issues
- 119
- Commits, last 12 months
- 814
- Last commit
- Oct 5, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.64.2Sep 24, 2026
- Created
- Feb 24, 2016
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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About Navidrome Music Server
Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic. Navidrome Music Server is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and written mainly in Go, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 23,986 stars and 1,740 forks on GitHub, with 814 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- music
- subsonic-server
- subsonic
- music-server
- airsonic
- streaming-audio
- streaming-api
- madsonic
- streamer
- self-hosted
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What is Navidrome Music Server?
Navidrome Music Server is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Music Streaming category. Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic. The source code lives at github.com/navidrome/navidrome, where it has 23,986 stars.
Is Navidrome Music Server free and open source?
Yes. Navidrome Music Server is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Navidrome Music Server with Docker?
Yes. Navidrome Music Server provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to Navidrome Music Server?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Navidrome Music Server include koel, Beets and Audiobookshelf. Navidrome Music Server itself is a self-hosted alternative to Spotify, Audible, Last.fm and Sonos.
Is Navidrome Music Server actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Navidrome Music Server was on Oct 5, 2026 with 814 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.64.2, published Sep 24, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.