Full disclosure, I’m pretty new to selfhosting myself, and I haven’t written a guide like this before, but hopefully this scatterbrained writeup is enough for someone out there lmao

This is just what works for me and how I set it up. Always open to ideas for improvement as well.

    • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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      1 month ago
      1. Closed non-federated streaming platform; requires an Internet connection.
      2. Requires a subscription for a lot of basic functionality.
      3. Even though it requires a subscription, they barely pay artists - the only ongoing benefit to using a non-pirate setup.
      4. The increasing amount of “Perfect Fit Content” & LLM-generated music in playlists to avoid said payments.
      5. They provide a guaranteed platform to political podcasts.
      6. Audio quality is not only dependent on the subscription, but even the top-tier is generally subpar and can vary based on how they throttle you that day.
      7. As a platform for mass appeal, discoverability is, loosely speaking, crud.

      Pick any of those you like.

      • mudkip@lemdro.idEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Complain about paying artists yet the article is about how they automate piracy lol