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Have you looked at some selfhosted media platform like Jellyfin[1] or mpd[2] ? Those seems to be good privacy-wise.

[1]: https://jellyfin.github.io/

[2]: https://www.musicpd.org/

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Add ampache [3] to that list. What it lacks in UI, it makes up for in features.

I've been tempted to setup a jellyfin instance for more seamless in-browser video playback, though.

Edit: funkwhale is also quite interesting, especially for the federation and music discovery aspect [4]

[3]: http://ampache.org/

[4]: https://funkwhale.audio/

MPD is nice in that it has many clients. MPDroid (available on F-Droid) is quite decent.

That's what I'm using. A central machine (that has an output to main audio system), with it being controllable from anywhere using various MPD clients. I tried to go the streaming route with MPD to enable music to be played in multiple rooms, but it was very finicky and susceptible to network problems. Instead, another output of the main machine goes to an FM transmitter, and any other audio system can pick it up. The sound quality is not pristine, but it's acceptable. Music in any room, all properly synced and centrally controllable.

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