LMS - Lightweight Music Server by epoupon
Lightweight Music Server. Access your self-hosted music using a web interface.
About LMS - Lightweight Music Server
From the project's README at github.com/epoupon/lms. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
LMS is a self-hosted music streaming software: access your music collection from anywhere using a web interface!
A demo instance is available. Note the administration settings are not available. Main features Subsonic/OpenSubsonic API support Multi-valued tags: , , , ... Artist relationships: , , , , , , Release types: , , , , , ... Release groups support to show different versions of albums, such as remasters, reissues, etc. MusicBrainz Identifier support to handle duplicated artist and release names ListenBrainz support for: Scrobbling and synchronizing listens Synchronizing 'love' feedbacks Recommendation engine Multi-library support ReplayGain support Audio transcoding for compatibility and reduced bandwidth User management, with several authentication backends Podcasts support Playlists support Lyrics support Jukebox support Music discovery
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 | 1.6k | github.com/epoupon/lms |
| GitHub forks | 80 | github.com/epoupon/lms |
| Docker Hub pulls | 750k | hub.docker.com / epoupon |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 11.6 years | since Sep 2014 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Mar 15, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 112 | last: 2 months ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host LMS - Lightweight Music Server?
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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