Self-host Navidrome
Media serverdeployed & timed by usprices checked · Jul 2026
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
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 with Docker Compose
Save this as compose.yml and run docker compose up -d:
# Navidrome
docker run -d --name navidrome \
-p 4533:4533 \
-v ./data:/data -v ./music:/music:ro \
deluan/navidrome:latest
# open http://SERVER_IP:4533An alternative to
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