install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install navidrome

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add navidrome

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · navidrome · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#navidrome

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/na/navidrome/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S navidrome

Arch Linux sync databases · navidrome · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/navidrome

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/navidrome.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Navidrome.Navidrome -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Navidrome.Navidrome · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Modern Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic

Project links

Commands and aliases

navidrome

history

Project history and usage

Navidrome is a self-hosted music server and streamer with a browser UI and Subsonic/OpenSubsonic-compatible API. Its appeal is a lightweight personal streaming service that lets users keep their own music files while using a broad ecosystem of Subsonic clients.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2016-02-24. Public GitHub releases visible through the API show early 0.x releases by 2020 and frequent releases continuing through v0.62.0 on 2026-06-08. The README describes Navidrome as an open source web-based music collection server and streamer and tells users to use releases rather than the development branch for stable binaries.

Adoption history

Navidrome became one of the recognizable modern choices in the self-hosted music space because it combined a web UI with compatibility for the long-lived Subsonic client ecosystem. GitHub repository metadata consulted on 2026-07-01 showed more than 22,000 stars and over 1,500 forks. Homebrew analytics listed 1,243 installs over the preceding 365 days, while the input package record also showed distribution through Alpine, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and WinGet.

How it is used

Users run Navidrome as a service, usually pointing it at a music directory and a separate data directory. The Docker docs show the common pattern: mount `/path/to/music` at `/music`, mount `/path/to/data` at `/data`, expose port 4533, and run the `deluan/navidrome` image. The overview docs emphasize standalone browser playback plus Subsonic-compatible clients, transcoding, multi-user libraries, playlists, scrobbling, and low resource usage.

Why package nerds care

Navidrome is a useful package because it turns a personal media archive into a network service with a stable client API. For package maintainers, it pulls together Go service packaging, ffmpeg/taglib runtime dependencies, service files, Docker images, and desktop/mobile client interoperability.

Timeline

2016-02-24: GitHub repository created.
2020-02-08: v0.7.1 release appears in the GitHub releases history.
2020-02-16: v0.8.1 released.
2026-06-08: v0.62.0 released.
2026-07-01: Homebrew formula listed stable version 0.62.0.

Related projects

Subsonic, OpenSubsonic, Airsonic, Madsonic, ffmpeg, taglib, Material UI, React-Admin, and Subsonic-compatible mobile and desktop clients are central to the ecosystem.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:stream,server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./navidrome.toml/data/navidrome.toml
Windows: .\navidrome.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`navidrome`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.63.0

manager updated2026-07-08

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.63.0

https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:navidrome
Version	0.63.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/navidrome
Homepage	https://www.navidrome.org
Repository	https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome
Upstream docs	https://www.navidrome.org/docs
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/archive/refs/tags/v0.63.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-08T16:28:20Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	ffmpeg, taglib
Build dependencies	go, node, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	navidrome
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

navidrome

nix profile install nixpkgs#navidrome

normalized package name match
Matched by: Navidrome

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/na/navidrome/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

navidrome 0.60.3-r3

Modern Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic

https://navidrome.org/

sudo apk add navidrome

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: navidrome
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navidrome

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: navidrome from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

navidrome-openrc 0.60.3-r3

Modern Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic (OpenRC init scripts)

https://navidrome.org/

sudo apk add navidrome-openrc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: navidrome
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navidrome

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: navidrome-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

navidrome 0.62.0-1

A web-based music collection server and streamer

https://www.navidrome.org

sudo pacman -S navidrome

License: GPL-3.0-only
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navidrome

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: navidrome from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/navidrome

scoop install main/navidrome

normalized package name match
Matched by: Navidrome

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/navidrome.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Navidrome.Navidrome

winget install --id Navidrome.Navidrome -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Navidrome

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Navidrome.Navidrome from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/navidrome.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install navidrome with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget