Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server
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Re: Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server
#2I've been using Plex (connecting via Tailscale) with their Plexamp music player.
It's been working pretty well, but I might have to give this a try to compare. Although, it's not clear from the GitHub README or the Apple App Store listing if the mobile app allows you to download music for offline listening.
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#3I've been using Navidrome to great success, but will look into this. Any particular differences between the two?
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#4Never crossed my mind to self host my own music streaming server, great idea!
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#5Longtime Navidrome user so that's what I'm comparing this to.
This project looks cool, albeit simple at this point, but what I'd really love is a solution for music discovery for folks who self host their collection.
Is there something that sets this project apart from other easily self hostable tools?
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#6Wow! Complete with custom mobile player! That's quite a ways up from "set up a ssh tunnel home and use vlc", I may have to take this for a spin.
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#7I've been using mopidy plus Snapcast to do this (via wireguard when remote) and have enjoyed it. Good multi-room, multi-site audio.
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#8I’ve been searching for services that host personal music collections, but there doesn’t seem to be much available. I came across a product called Vox [1], which I might try. There are also plenty of self-hosted projects of varying quality (but I hadn’t seen Black Candy before).
I'd like a service where I can upload a large folder of MP3s, and it would help organize them into albums, perform useful processing like ReplayGain normalization, BPM and key analysis, etc. It should also have a good playlist manager and player for desktop and mobile.
Some existing services allow you to add your own music files, like MP3s, but this often feels like a second-class citizen. Services like SoundCloud are focused more on social interactions, which I don’t really need.
Have I missed any services like this?
There's some growing dissatisfaction around algorithm-driven music services like Spotify. Also, these services carry the risk of music disappearing for various reasons. I think a service allowing curation of own MP3 collections could appeal a significant fraction of all music lovers out there.
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Re: Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server
#9I've been using Plex (connecting via Tailscale) with their Plexamp music player. It's been working pretty well, but I might have to give this a try to compare. Although, it's not clear from the GitHub README or the Apple App Store listing if the mobile app allows you to download music for offline listening.
Same, but Jellyfin.
Re: Blackcandy: Self hosted music streaming server
#10I've been using Plex (connecting via Tailscale) with their Plexamp music player. It's been working pretty well, but I might have to give this a try to compare. Although, it's not clear from the GitHub README or the Apple App Store listing if the mobile app allows you to download music for offline listening.
Same, but Jellyfin.
Jellyfin and Finamp