Black Candy
A self-hosted music streaming server that serves as your personal music center.
What is Black Candy?
Black Candy is a self-hosted music streaming server that lets you host and stream your personal music collection. It provides a web interface and mobile apps for accessing your music from anywhere, acting as a private alternative to commercial streaming platforms. The project focuses on simplicity, privacy, and user control over media files.
Music enthusiasts, homelab users, and developers who want full control over their music library and prefer a private, self-hosted streaming solution over subscription services.
Developers choose Black Candy for its ease of deployment via Docker, open-source nature, and avoidance of vendor lock-in. Its support for both SQLite and PostgreSQL, along with mobile apps, offers a balanced mix of simplicity and scalability for personal use.
Overview
A self hosted music streaming server
Use Cases
Best For
- Hosting a personal music collection privately without relying on cloud services
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