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Self-Hosted Ampache Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Ampache as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ampache and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Ampache are Funkwhale, Emby, Navidrome and Subsonic.

Ampache alternatives are mainly Music Streaming Services but may also be Audio Players or Music Discovery Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Ampache.
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  1. Jellyfin icon

    Jellyfin

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    • HP webOS
    • Chrome OS
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    • Google Chrome
    • Ungoogled Chromium
    • Mopidy
    • Cloudron
    • Kodi
    • Fire TV
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    30 alternatives to Jellyfin 

    Jellyfin is a personal media server and client. The Jellyfin project was started as a result of Emby's decision to take their code closed-source, as well as various philosophical differences with the core developers.

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    1.  Ad-freeJellyfin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsJellyfin can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
    3.  Dark ModeJellyfin supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
    4.  Works OfflineJellyfin can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
    5.  Privacy focusedJellyfin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    6.  Kids ModeJellyfin allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
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    Funkwhale

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    • Kodi
    68 alternatives to Funkwhale 

    Funkwhale is a community-driven project that lets you listen and share music and audio within a decentralized, open network. It can be self-hosted and is libre, open source software.

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    1.  DecentralizedFunkwhale is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
    2.  Ad-freeFunkwhale doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    3.  Support for ActivityPubFunkwhale support ActivityPub, a open and decentralized social network protocol.
    4.  Multiple Account supportFunkwhale support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
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    Emby

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    43 alternatives to Emby 

    Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.

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    1.  Kids ModeEmby allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
    2.  Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Emby.
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    Navidrome

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    56 alternatives to Navidrome 

    Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. It gives you freedom to listen to your music collection from any browser or mobile device.

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    1.  Dark ModeNavidrome supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
    2.  No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Navidrome without registration.
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    Subsonic

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    80 alternatives to Subsonic 

    Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music and video. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen...

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    Koel

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    57 alternatives to Koel 

    A personal music streaming server that works.

    If you want to use the mobile apps, you have to pay for it.

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    Streama

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    18 alternatives to Streama 

    Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose!

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    Volumio

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    • SparkyLinux
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    • UDOO
    167 alternatives to Volumio 

    Volumio is a free and Open Source Linux Distribution, designed and fine-tuned exclusively for music playback. It runs on a variety of devices, typically small and cheap computers like the Raspberry PI, but also on low power PCs, notebooks or thin clients.

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    Madsonic

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    59 alternatives to Madsonic 

    Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.

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    1.  Multiple Account supportMadsonic support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
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    netjukebox

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    31 alternatives to netjukebox 

    netjukebox is a web-based media jukebox for MPD, VideoLAN and Winamp/httpQ. It features real-time MP3 streaming from different audio formats. Download single tracks or a whole album in one zip file. It is also possible to batch transcode the whole music collection to another...

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