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A personal music streaming server that works

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Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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I really need something like this for video. Basically a simple website for kids where they can select from pre-approved youtube accounts/videos or upload additional conten. Anyone building sth like this?

Another shout-out for Jellyfin. Somewhat unusual in that it's build with .NET technologies and runs on Linux, but it's proven to be an excellent media server for many years now.

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

#22
post #17

Ah... installation "wizards"... Your DB driver of choice [MySQL/MariaDB]: [mysql ] MySQL/MariaDB [pgsql ] PostgreSQL [sqlsrv ] SQL Server [sqlite-e2e] SQLite > sqlite-e2e Absolute path to the DB file: > /home/user/koel.sqlite3 WARN Cannot connect to the database. Let's set it up. Your DB driver of choice [MySQL/MariaDB]: [mysql ] MySQL/MariaDB [pgsql ] PostgreSQL [sqlsrv ] SQL Server [sqlite-e2e] SQLite

https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/1099 Looks like the "sqlite-e2e" is for integration-test only.

And yet the "getting started" page says: "Any database supported by Laravel – MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, or SQLite"

The "wizard" also proposes a regular "SQLite" option. But it fails as well.

I wouldn't mind if it was a humble project, but the website is full of marketing BS, including "Koel is a music streaming solution that actually works™"

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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Why not use one of the more established options to stream music? Like plex, emby, jellyfin?

I'm seriously asking for the best solution because I'm about to return to living in the same home so I plan on bringing back my Synology NAS and digitize my music collection.

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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Does anyone recommend any resource for downloading high quality.mp3/FLAC music that I can use put on my personal streaming service.

I know I can pirate but I really want to buy it legally in a way artists might benefit.

Places like Band camp have very small collections.

I know of 7 digital https://uk.7digital.com/

But for some reason "This store is not available for your location"

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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post #24

Does anyone recommend any resource for downloading high quality.mp3/FLAC music that I can use put on my personal streaming service. I know I can pirate but I really want to buy it legally in a way artists might benefit. Places like Band camp have very small collections. I know of 7 digital https://uk.7digital.com/ But for some reason "This store is not available for your location"

Qobuz sells popular music in 24bit flac. Bleep and Boomkat sell more obscure stuff.

Your best bet is thrift/charity stores and ripping CDs. Super cheap and plentiful and albums are still put out on CDs.

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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post #24

Does anyone recommend any resource for downloading high quality.mp3/FLAC music that I can use put on my personal streaming service. I know I can pirate but I really want to buy it legally in a way artists might benefit. Places like Band camp have very small collections. I know of 7 digital https://uk.7digital.com/ But for some reason "This store is not available for your location"

> Places like Band camp have very small collections.

Really ? My bandcamp collection is big and my BC wish list is huge... so much good stuff there.

I'm afraid there aren't a lot of places that are fair to artists outside bandcamp.

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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post #24

Does anyone recommend any resource for downloading high quality.mp3/FLAC music that I can use put on my personal streaming service. I know I can pirate but I really want to buy it legally in a way artists might benefit. Places like Band camp have very small collections. I know of 7 digital https://uk.7digital.com/ But for some reason "This store is not available for your location"

Qobuz has an extensive online shop for music.

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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post #24

Does anyone recommend any resource for downloading high quality.mp3/FLAC music that I can use put on my personal streaming service. I know I can pirate but I really want to buy it legally in a way artists might benefit. Places like Band camp have very small collections. I know of 7 digital https://uk.7digital.com/ But for some reason "This store is not available for your location"

To benefit the artist its usually better to pirate the music and buy some merch.

Re: A personal music streaming server that works

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post #17

Ah... installation "wizards"... Your DB driver of choice [MySQL/MariaDB]: [mysql ] MySQL/MariaDB [pgsql ] PostgreSQL [sqlsrv ] SQL Server [sqlite-e2e] SQLite > sqlite-e2e Absolute path to the DB file: > /home/user/koel.sqlite3 WARN Cannot connect to the database. Let's set it up. Your DB driver of choice [MySQL/MariaDB]: [mysql ] MySQL/MariaDB [pgsql ] PostgreSQL [sqlsrv ] SQL Server [sqlite-e2e] SQLite

https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/1099 Looks like the "sqlite-e2e" is for integration-test only.

But sqlite is the only choice from those options that makes any sense for a personal music server.

(I use it in this role, with my own home-brewed media and documents library.)

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