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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/thepunnman on 2025-02-12 16:11:52+00:00.
Edit: no Plex or Plexamp suggestions, please. I’m trying to keep my self-hosted stuff free of anything from the Plex ecosystem. I don’t want any features of any services I use locked behind a paywall.
I started hosting our own photo/video cloud with Immich as well as a media server for all of our movies/shows with Jellyfin, all in an effort to cut ties and reduce expenses with iCloud and streaming services, respectively. A huge hurdle was setting things up in such a way that it "just works" for my wife; I want things to be as simple and intuitive as possible. I want the interfaces that she interacts with to feel as much like the streaming services she's used to to minimize the "do we really have to do this?" line of questioning.
One thing I can't see us giving up in the near-ish future is Spotify. The playlists, admittedly mediocre algorithm, and ability to give us access to podcasts and music that we like anywhere at anytime seems like a pretty big ask for a self-hosted service. Are there any services out there that would be able to offer the same level of services as Spotify? Self-hosting a music streaming service seems easy enough, but I want one that also lets users create their own playlists and discover new music.