Polaris
Music browsing and streaming application optimized for large music collections, ease of use and high performance.
- Music Streaming
- Rust
- MIT
- Docker
- Maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,734
- Forks
- 126
- Open issues
- 28
- Commits, last 12 months
- 61
- Last commit
- May 8, 2026
- Latest release
- 0.16.1May 8, 2026
- Created
- Aug 14, 2016
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About Polaris
Music browsing and streaming application optimized for large music collections, ease of use and high performance. Polaris is open source under the MIT license and written mainly in Rust, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 2,734 stars and 126 forks on GitHub, with 61 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.
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What is Polaris?
Polaris is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Music Streaming category. Music browsing and streaming application optimized for large music collections, ease of use and high performance. The source code lives at github.com/agersant/polaris, where it has 2,734 stars.
Is Polaris free and open source?
Yes. Polaris is open-source software released under the MIT 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 Polaris with Docker?
Yes. Polaris provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Polaris?
Popular open-source alternatives to Polaris include Navidrome Music Server, koel and Beets.
Is Polaris actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Polaris was on May 8, 2026 with 61 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 0.16.1, published May 8, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.