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Replacing Spotify (jlai.lu)
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Hello everyone I've been looking for a solution to replace Spotify, for me and my family. I already self-host some services, such as Jellyfin and Sonarr/Radarr For music however, my actual setup is the following :

  • synchronize my music folder on my phone with my NAS
  • download on the phone or on my computer However, I struggle with finding new music and having an easy way to add music.

From what I've read, Bandcamp could let me buy some music and add it to my collection (however all artists aren't on bandcamp) There also seem to be a consensus around Navidrome for a music server.

But how can I set it up so that each member of my family has a separate account (with different musics in it), still discover new songs and easily add them? I've looked into Lidarr (not a lot I have to admit) but it seems like it's mainly for downloading full albums, more than just songs. Is that the case?

TLDR: What self-hostable services can I use to replace Spotify, so that each member of my family has its own instance, recommendations and downloads?

Thank you in advance and sorry for my English

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not FOSS, but something I've been considering is Roon. I switched to Tidal from Spotify (which is a legit improvement imho)

They have a self hostable option and the idea is to mix your personal library, Tidal, Quobuz, and recommendation engines into one app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I saw this recommended in another thread, but if I read correctly you need not only the roon subscription but also the Tidal/Qobuz one right ? Each of those being around 15$/month, that's starting to be a bit too much for me I think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

And check for each music service their offered music. I've checked out tidal actually today with one of those export playlist tools and about 10% of my (honestly: niche) music wasn't available.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Absolutely, it's expensive. Definitely better to share it with family and friends to equalize the cost.

I only consider it because I listen to a ton of music, my university degree was music, and I spend a lot of money on music generally.