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Hosting Navidrome

A self-hosted music server for a personal audio collection. Persistent library storage and correct file permissions matter as much as the application container.

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Understand the setup

Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.

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Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.

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Must have

Installation requirements

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.

Recommended

Planning guidance

No further general recommendations are published for this version.

Capacity depends on your workload

No fixed CPU or RAM minimum is established by this guide. Library size and simultaneous playback need separate capacity planning.

We only compare what providers publish. A RAM figure alone can't confirm compatibility or production capacity.

Deploy with

Supported paths

  • Docker Compose
  • Docker container

The host must provide

Runtime

Official Navidrome image
Linux AMD64 and supported ARM platforms

Storage

Persistent data

Persist /data for the database and cache. Mount the music library read-only when using the documented Compose setup.

Step by step

Plan a Navidrome deployment

  1. Mount the library

    Map your data and music directories and choose a matching UID:GID.

    Official instructions
  2. Check access

    Confirm the data directory is writable and the music library is readable before opening the service.

    Official instructions

Security

Before you go public

  • Run with appropriate user permissions instead of root.
  • Protect remote access and retain backups.

Cost

Beyond the server price

  • Allow for music storage, backups and transfer; no playback benchmark is assumed.

Matching plans

Explore hosting options

DigitalOcean

CPU-Optimized Regular Droplet · 2 vCPU / 4 GiB

2 vCPU
4 GiB RAM
25 GiB Storage
4 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated CPU
  • SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
DigitalOcean

General Purpose Droplet · 2 Dedicated vCPU / 8 GB

2 vCPU
8 GB RAM
25 GB Storage
4 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated vCPU (100% allocatio...
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
FastComet

Starter

1 Websites
10 GB Storage
1 cores Shared CPU
1 GB Shared RAM
  • NVMe
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Google Cloud

Compute Engine e2-medium · 2 vCPU / 4 GB

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
— Storage
— Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (1.00 sustained)
  • Persistent Disk (billed separa...
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Google Cloud

Compute Engine e2-small · 2 vCPU / 2 GB

2 vCPU
2 GB RAM
— Storage
— Transfer
  • Shared vCPU (0.50 sustained)
  • Persistent Disk (billed separa...
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX13 (Germany and Finland)

2 vCPU
8 GB RAM
80 GB Storage
20 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX23 (Germany and Finland)

4 vCPU
16 GB RAM
160 GB Storage
20 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX33 (Germany and Finland)

8 vCPU
32 GB RAM
240 GB Storage
30 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX43 (Germany and Finland)

16 vCPU
64 GB RAM
360 GB Storage
40 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX53 (Germany and Finland)

32 vCPU
128 GB RAM
600 GB Storage
50 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CCX63 (Germany and Finland)

48 vCPU
192 GB RAM
960 GB Storage
60 TB Transfer
  • Dedicated AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud CPX11 (US locations)

2 vCPU
2 GB RAM
40 GB Storage
1 TB Transfer
  • Shared AMD vCPU
  • NVMe SSD
Compatibility unclear from published plan data

Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.

  • Docker and an image matching the host architecture.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
  • Writable /data and readable music directories for the configured container user.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.

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