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<a href="https://www.navidrome.org"><img src="resources/logo-192x192.png" alt="Navidrome logo" title="navidrome" align="right" height="60px" /></a> <img src="desktop/src-tauri/icons/128x128@2x.png" alt="Quintodrome logo" align="right" height="96" />
# Navidrome Music Server &nbsp;[![Tweet](https://img.shields.io/twitter/url/http/shields.io.svg?style=social)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Tired%20of%20paying%20for%20music%20subscriptions%2C%20and%20not%20finding%20what%20you%20really%20like%3F%20Roll%20your%20own%20streaming%20service%21&url=https://navidrome.org&via=navidrome) # Quintodrome
[![Last Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/navidrome/navidrome?logo=github&label=latest&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/releases) A [Tauri](https://tauri.app) desktop app that wraps
[![Build](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/navidrome/navidrome/pipeline.yml?branch=master&logo=github&style=flat-square)](https://nightly.link/navidrome/navidrome/workflows/pipeline/master) [Navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org) — your self-hosted music server — into a
[![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/navidrome/navidrome/total?logo=github&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/releases/latest) native macOS/Windows application.
[![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/deluan/navidrome?logo=docker&label=pulls&style=flat-square)](https://hub.docker.com/r/deluan/navidrome)
[![Dev Chat](https://img.shields.io/discord/671335427726114836?logo=discord&label=discord&style=flat-square)](https://discord.gg/xh7j7yF)
[![Subreddit](https://img.shields.io/reddit/subreddit-subscribers/navidrome?logo=reddit&label=/r/navidrome&style=flat-square)](https://www.reddit.com/r/navidrome/)
[![Contributor Covenant](https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-v2.0-ff69b4.svg?style=flat-square)](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
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Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. It gives you freedom to listen to your The server is bundled as a sidecar binary and managed automatically, so there's
music collection from any browser or mobile device. It's like your personal Spotify! nothing to install, configure, or keep running: launch the app and it starts
(and later shuts down) its own Navidrome instance for you.
> This repository is a fork of [Navidrome](https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome).
> Everything outside `desktop/` is the upstream server + web UI; `desktop/` is
> the Quintodrome wrapper around it.
**Note**: The `master` branch may be in an unstable or even broken state during development. ## What it does
Please use [releases](https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/releases) instead of
the `master` branch in order to get a stable set of binaries.
## [Check out our Live Demo!](https://www.navidrome.org/demo/) On launch the app:
__Any feedback is welcome!__ If you need/want a new feature, find a bug or think of any way to improve Navidrome, 1. Checks whether a Navidrome server is already listening on `127.0.0.1:4533`
please file a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/issues) or join the discussion in our (via its `/ping` health endpoint). If so, it reuses it as-is.
[Subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/navidrome/). If you want to contribute to the project in any other way 2. Otherwise it spawns the bundled `navidrome` binary as a **separate sidecar
([ui/backend dev](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/developers/), process**, pointed at the OS app-data/music directories, and waits for it to
[translations](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/developers/translations/), become ready.
[themes](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/developers/creating-themes)), please join the chat in our 3. Loads the Navidrome UI in the content webview, below a thin toolbar with
[Discord server](https://discord.gg/xh7j7yF). back/forward/reload buttons and an address bar.
4. On exit, sends `SIGTERM` to the spawned server so it shuts down gracefully
(falls back to a hard kill after 3s).
## Installation Batteries included:
See instructions on the [project's website](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/installation/) - **Auto-provisioning** — on a fresh install the app creates the initial admin
user (`admin` / `admin`) and logs in as it automatically, skipping both the
"create an admin user" and login screens.
- **Opted-out telemetry** — Navidrome's insights collector is disabled by
default.
- **Masked address bar** — the internal `127.0.0.1:4533` origin is shown as
`http://quintodrome`.
- **External links** (Last.fm, artist pages, …) open in your default browser.
- **Native editing shortcuts** — Cmd+X/C/V/A/Z work in the web UI.
- **Swipe navigation** — two-finger swipe back/forward on macOS.
## Cloud Hosting ## Quick start
[PikaPods](https://www.pikapods.com) has partnered with us to offer you an ```sh
[officially supported, cloud-hosted solution](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/installation/managed/#pikapods). # one-time: Node >= 24 (see .nvmrc), Go >= 1.26, Rust
A share of the revenue helps fund the development of Navidrome at no additional cost for you. just run
```
[![PikaPods](https://www.pikapods.com/static/run-button.svg)](https://www.pikapods.com/pods?run=navidrome) `just run` builds the Navidrome sidecar and launches the app. No `just`? See
the [desktop README](desktop/README.md) for the plain commands, or install it
with `brew install just`.
## Features To wipe Navidrome's persistent state (database, cache) and start fresh:
- Handles very **large music collections** ```sh
- Streams virtually **any audio format** available just clean-state
- Reads and uses all your beautifully curated **metadata** ```
- Great support for **compilations** (Various Artists albums) and **box sets** (multi-disc albums)
- **Multi-user**, each user has their own play counts, playlists, favourites, etc...
- Very **low resource usage**
- **Multi-platform**, runs on macOS, Linux and Windows. **Docker** images are also provided
- Ready to use binaries for all major platforms, including **Raspberry Pi**
- Automatically **monitors your library** for changes, importing new files and reloading new metadata
- **Themeable**, modern and responsive **Web interface** based on [Material UI](https://material-ui.com)
- **Compatible** with all Subsonic/Madsonic/Airsonic [clients](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/overview/#apps)
- **Transcoding** on the fly. Can be set per user/player. **Opus encoding is supported**
- Translated to **various languages**
## Translations ## Building a distributable
Navidrome uses [POEditor](https://poeditor.com/) for translations, and we are always looking ```sh
for [more contributors](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/developers/translations/) just bundle # or: ./desktop/scripts/build.sh
```
<a href="https://poeditor.com/"> This produces the platform's packaged app under
<img height="32" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c19b1d2b-01e1-4682-a007-12356c42147c"> `desktop/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/` (e.g. `macos/Quintodrome.app` on
</a> macOS). Cross-platform binaries are built in CI — see
[`.github/workflows/desktop.yml`](.github/workflows/desktop.yml), which produces
`.app`/`.dmg` on macOS and `.exe`/`.msi` on Windows for tagged releases.
## Documentation > Artifacts are unsigned (no Apple/Windows code-signing certs), so users will
All documentation can be found in the project's website: https://www.navidrome.org/docs. > see Gatekeeper/SmartScreen prompts.
Here are some useful direct links:
- [Overview](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/overview/) ## Configuration
- [Installation](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/installation/)
- [Docker](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/installation/docker/)
- [Binaries](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/installation/pre-built-binaries/)
- [Build from source](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/installation/build-from-source/)
- [Development](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/developers/)
- [Subsonic API Compatibility](https://www.navidrome.org/docs/developers/subsonic-api/)
## Screenshots Environment variables override the defaults:
<p align="left"> | Variable | Default | Purpose |
<img height="550" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/navidrome/navidrome/master/.github/screenshots/ss-mobile-login.png"> | --------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- |
<img height="550" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/navidrome/navidrome/master/.github/screenshots/ss-mobile-player.png"> | `QUINTODROME_HOST` | `127.0.0.1` | Address the webview connects to |
<img height="550" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/navidrome/navidrome/master/.github/screenshots/ss-mobile-album-view.png"> | `QUINTODROME_PORT` | `4533` | Port for the Navidrome server |
<img width="550" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/navidrome/navidrome/master/.github/screenshots/ss-desktop-player.png"> | `QUINTODROME_MUSIC_FOLDER` | OS music dir (e.g. `~/Music`) | Where your music lives |
</p> | `QUINTODROME_ADMIN_PASSWORD`| `admin` | Password for the auto-created admin user (fresh installs only) |
| `QUINTODROME_PUBLIC_URL` | `http://quintodrome` | Friendly origin shown in the address bar |
The data folder (database, cache) is always the OS app-data directory
(e.g. `~/Library/Application Support/com.quintodrome.desktop` on macOS).
## Repository layout
```
.
├── desktop/ # Quintodrome: the Tauri wrapper (Rust + toolbar HTML)
│ ├── src-tauri/ # sidecar spawn/health-check, lifecycle, menu, clipboard
│ ├── src/ # toolbar.html (nav bar) + index.html (splash)
│ └── scripts/ # build.sh, icon generator
├── ui/ # Navidrome web UI (React)
├── server/ # Navidrome HTTP server
├── core/ # Navidrome core (scanning, transcoding, …)
├── cmd/ # Navidrome entrypoint / CLI
└── Justfile # run / bundle / sidecar / clean-state
```
For the details of building and running the desktop app directly, see
[`desktop/README.md`](desktop/README.md).
## Development
Prerequisites:
- Rust (stable)
- Node.js ≥ 24 (pinned in `.nvmrc`)
- Go ≥ 1.26 (for building the Navidrome binary)
The Navidrome server is built with `make build`; the wrapper stages it as
`desktop/src-tauri/binaries/navidrome-<target-triple>` and bundles it as a Tauri
sidecar. See [`desktop/scripts/build.sh`](desktop/scripts/build.sh).
## Acknowledgements
Quintodrome is built on [Navidrome](https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome),
an open-source web-based music collection server and streamer. All credit for
the music server and web UI goes to the Navidrome project.