# Black Candy

> Black Candy is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the music streaming category. Music streaming server. It has 4,425 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy |
| GitHub stars | 4,425 |
| Forks | 225 |
| Open issues | 28 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Ruby |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker, Ruby |
| Categories | Music Streaming |
| Commits, last 12 months | 82 |
| Last commit | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Latest release | v3.2.1 (Aug 26, 2026) |
| Created | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: music, audio, rails, ruby, musicplayer, self-hosted, hotwire, music-streaming, music-player

## Install

Black Candy ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy for the image name and environment variables.

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