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  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldtoSelfhosted@lemmy.worldReplacing Spotify
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    12 days ago

    I tried Navidrome, and it’s a plus because it is compatible with any Subsonic app, such as Tempo (FOSS) or Symfonium (paid, independent dev, highly rated).

    In the end, I personally had some stability issues (probably because I don’t really know what I’m doing). I find that the music server options in Jellyfin are the best option for me, and there are some very solid apps as well. I use Finamp, although there is also Fintunes, which seems to have more active development (both FOSS).

    The built-in music player in jellyfin is pretty solid too, which is especially useful for playing on a TV (family dance party anyone?). Jellyfish is already on every platform, and I never did find a good TV client for Navidrome.

    I’m sticking around this thread to find out if there is a good music discovery option because I haven’t found anything remotely close.

    Edit: both Navidrome and Jellyfin allow you to set up multiple user logins. I’ve found it’s much better to set up individual playlists and make them available to everyone.






  • I live in a hot climate, so it’s really the expense of air conditioning.

    Small adjustments to the temperature based on whether or not we’re home, pre-cooling versus cooling during the heat of the day, etc. makes a big difference on the bill potentially.

    I’ve seen some scenarios where people were able to save hundreds of dollars a year just by adjusting the timing of systems. The price of electricity can go up and down during the day.

    Maybe those cases are outliers and it’s actually not worthwhile, but it seems compelling. If I can put a system in place for under $100, that will be at least as good as what I have and possibly a significant improvement, I’m interested in trying it.