[Discuss] Music Server/Player

[dbarrett at blazemonger.com (Daniel Barrett)]

I've used slimserver for ~20 years:

  https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver

It was originally created for Slim Devices MP3 hardware, but you can
run software clients like Squeezeplay:

  https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezeplay/

Advantages of slimserver:

- It has a rich ecosystem of third-party plugins
- It's old and stable
- It installs pretty easily as a service
- It's still being developed
- It integrates with music services like Spotify
- It has a simple command-line API for scripting

Have fun.


On October 30, 2022, Rich Pieri wrote:
>Years ago I used a little Python-based media server called Edna to
>stream MP3 files to web browsers (essentially anything that could do
>http). Edna handled the http service, presented music directories, and
>let the browser do all the playback.
>
>Edna hasn't been updated in going on 20 years and everything "simple"
>that I've been able to find is either a full-blown home theater setup
>(which I don't need) or is DLNA (which is all dedicated applications
>and devices, not web browsers).
>
>Does anything like Edna still exist? I just need something that can
>play music in a browser tab, ideally with shuffle/random playback.
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