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Ampache is a web-based audio and video streaming app and file manager for accessing and streaming your organized music and video collection from almost any device.
3.8k stars605 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
10 self-hosted SoundCloud alternatives
Online audio streaming and hosting platform for music, podcasts, and other audio. Allows creators to upload and distribute tracks, create playlists and embeds, engage with listeners via comments, and access playback analytics and distribution tools.
Alternatives to SoundCloud
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Open-source self-hosted music server for collectors with flexible metadata parsing, multiple releases/versions support, music-video handling and Docker deployment.
1.4k stars39 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
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Beatbump is a privacy-respecting alternative frontend for YouTube Music with ad-free audio playback, search, local playlists, and PWA support.
1.1k stars97 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down
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PinePods is a self-hosted podcast management server with multi-user support, gPodder sync, smart playlists, and apps for web, mobile, desktop, and CLI.
969 stars68 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
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Castopod is an open-source podcast hosting platform to publish podcasts via RSS, interact with audiences (Fediverse), and track privacy-friendly analytics.
870 stars67 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#6
Open-source web music player that builds a library from YouTube/SoundCloud sources, with Spotify playlist import, themes, lyrics, and multi-device syncing.
634 stars96 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Open-source web app to view and play guitar and bass tabs. Sync tabs with audio or YouTube, supports Guitar Pro and MusicXML formats, includes MIDI synth and mobile-friendly UI.
541 stars51 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
ELEMENT.FM is an open source podcast hosting platform with Podcasting 2.0 support, unlimited shows and episodes, transcripts, team workspaces, analytics, and AI-assisted metadata.
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Self-hosted, federated audio platform to upload, organize, stream, and share music and podcasts across instances via ActivityPub.
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#10
Self-hosted, open-source podcast hosting and publishing server built with Rust and Axum. Provides multi-tenant sites, RSS feeds, analytics, scheduling and optional S3 media storage.
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What replacing SoundCloud actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 6 of 10 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, GPL-3.0, MIT. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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