Ampache
Ampache is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Music Streaming category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Spotify. It has 3,837 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 3,837
- Forks
- 609
- Open issues
- 227
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,480
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- 8.3.0Oct 20, 2026
- Created
- Mar 21, 2013
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 3,480 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Welcomes contributors5 open good-first-issue or help-wanted issues and a contributing guide
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 3,480 |
| Latest release | 8.3.0 (Oct 20, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 122 |
| Open issues | 227 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 21, 2013 |
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About Ampache
Web based audio/video streaming application.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/ampache/ampache.
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Is Ampache free and open source?
Yes. Ampache is open-source software released under the AGPL-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 Ampache with Docker?
Ampache does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Ampache?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Ampache include Navidrome Music Server, koel and Beets. Ampache itself is a self-hosted alternative to Spotify.
Is Ampache actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Ampache was on Oct 26, 2026 with 3,480 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 8.3.0, published Oct 20, 2026. It had 227 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.