# Navidrome

## What

Navidrome is a self-hosted music streaming server. It's compatible with the Subsonic API, so it works with most existing Subsonic clients across all platforms.

## Setup

Running on `london-b` via Docker. Music library lives on the ZFS pool (`hdd`), same storage as everything else on that machine.

## Why Not Plex for Music?

Plex handles music reasonably but it's primarily built for video. Navidrome is purpose-built for music, has a nicer web UI for audio browsing, and the Subsonic API compatibility gives a lot of client flexibility.

## Companion: slskd

**slskd** also runs on `london-b` — it's a .NET-based Soulseek client that runs as a Docker container with a web UI. Used for finding and downloading music that isn't easily available through other means. The downloaded music feeds directly into the Navidrome library.