Why I Ditched Spotify, and How I Set Up My Own Music Stack | LeshiCodes
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  • Archer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    I just want a self hosted music player with an iOS app and a desktop or web app that keeps state across devices (time in currently playing track). Spotify was really good about this but apparently this technology is too advanced and no one else has it

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Jellyfin via Finamp satisfies the first but I don’t think the second. I haven’t confirmed but I’m doubtful. But maybe someone reads this and doesn’t care about the second part and it helps them.

      If anyone gives Finamp a try on iOS, get the TestFlight version. The one on the App Store is a fair bit behind. They’re testing a new UI but only on TestFlight and it’s a huge improvement imo.

  • bebabalula@feddit.dkEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Very inspiring, thanks for sharing! One thing I would miss from Spotify is the ability to check out music before purchase. I have no problem spending 20EUR on an album, but if someone’s telling me “check out this artist” it’s nice to just listen once or twice and decide it’s not for me.

    I know there’s no tech fix for this, but I’d really like a stream-to-buy kinda licensing model!