# Navidrome Music Server

> Navidrome Music Server is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the music streaming category. Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic. It has 23,986 GitHub stars, is released under the GPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Spotify, Audible, Last.fm and Sonos.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome |
| Website | https://www.navidrome.org/ |
| Demo | https://www.navidrome.org/demo |
| GitHub stars | 23,986 |
| Forks | 1,740 |
| Open issues | 119 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Go |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker, Go |
| Categories | Music Streaming |
| Commits, last 12 months | 814 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v0.64.2 (Sep 24, 2026) |
| Created | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: music, subsonic-server, subsonic, music-server, airsonic, streaming-audio, streaming-api, madsonic, streamer, self-hosted

## Install

Step-by-step deploy guide: [How to self-host Navidrome with Docker Compose](https://appsgit.com/guides/navidrome-music-server) (beginner, about 10 minutes).

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## Navidrome Music Server replaces

- [Spotify alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/spotify): A music and podcast streaming service with personalized playlists.
- [Audible alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/audible): Amazon's audiobook subscription service.
- [Last.fm alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/last-fm): A music scrobbling and discovery service.
- [Sonos alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/sonos): A multi-room wireless speaker system with streaming apps.

## Comparisons

- [Navidrome vs Jellyfin](https://appsgit.com/compare/navidrome-music-server-vs-jellyfin): Pick Navidrome if you only stream music and want a light server with many Subsonic apps; pick Jellyfin if you want one server for movies, TV, music and more.

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- [Audiobookshelf](https://appsgit.com/apps/audiobookshelf): Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS. (14,555 stars, GPL-3.0, JavaScript, Docker)
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