Black Candy by blackcandy-org
A self hosted music streaming server
About Black Candy
From the project's README at github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Black Candy is a self-hosted music streaming server, your personal music center. Try The Demo
Please visit and use demo user (email: [email protected], password: foobar) to log in. And feel free to try it.
> [!NOTE] > This demo user does not have administrator privileges. So you cannot experience all the features in Black Candy. And all music in the demo are from Free Music Archive. You can check their licenses. Installation
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 4.2k | github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy |
| GitHub forks | 208 | github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.2 years | since Feb 2018 |
| Last commit | 10 days ago | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 10 | last: 11 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Ready to self-host Black Candy?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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