What is Pithos.io?
Pithos.io is an open-source, self-hosted music streaming server written in Python. It allows you to host your personal music library and stream it over the internet to any device. Some key features of Pithos.io:
- Streams music formats like MP3, FLAC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, etc.
- Web-based responsive interface for desktop and mobile access
- Support for multiple users and user groups
- On-the-fly audio transcoding
- Support for organizing music into albums, artists, genres
- Custom playlists and favorites
- Caching for reduced bandwidth usage
- Last.fm and Libre.fm scrobbling
- REST API for integration with other apps
As an open-source self-hosted system, Pithos.io gives you full control over your music library, streaming server, and data. It can be deployed on your own Linux servers or NAS devices. Pithos handles the streaming so you can access your music worldwide without needing large cloud storage services.