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Self-host Navidrome

updated Jul 2026prices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test

A self-hosted music streaming server (Subsonic-compatible) — stream your own library to dozens of mobile and desktop apps. Your music, your server.

Spotify / yr$144
Self-hosted / yr~$55
You keep$89/yr
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Key facts

CategoryMedia server
LicenseGPL-3.0
StackGo
Min RAM256 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 256 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install

Run these commands on your server:

# Navidrome
docker run -d --name navidrome \
  -p 4533:4533 \
  -v ./data:/data -v ./music:/music:ro \
  deluan/navidrome:latest
# open http://SERVER_IP:4533
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