Application hosting

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.

Min vCPU
Not specified
Min memory
Not specified
Min storage
Not specified

Understand the setup

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

See requirements

Budget your resources

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

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Build your shortlist

Compare plan details and review which requirements still need checking.

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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

Hostinger

Hostinger KVM 2 VPS

2 vCPU
8 GB RAM
100 GB Storage
8 TB Transfer
  • KVM vCPU (AMD EPYC)
  • 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.
Hostinger

Hostinger KVM 4 VPS

4 vCPU
16 GB RAM
200 GB Storage
16 TB Transfer
  • 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.
Hostinger

Hostinger KVM 8 VPS

8 vCPU
32 GB RAM
400 GB Storage
32 TB Transfer
  • 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.
Kinsta

Single 20GB

1 Websites
10 GB Storage
20 GB Bandwidth
14 days Backups
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.
Kinsta

Single 40GB

1 Websites
10 GB Storage
40 GB Bandwidth
14 days Backups
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.
Liquid Web

Self-managed VPS — 4 GB

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
80 GB Storage
3 TB Transfer
  • 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.
Netlify

Free

Monthly credits
300 credits
Deployment
Application platform
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.
Netlify

Personal

Monthly credits
1000 credits
Deployment
Application platform
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.
Netlify

Pro — base credit tier

Monthly credits
3000 credits
Team access
Unlimited members
Deployment
Application platform
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.
OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-1 (US)

2 vCPU
4 GB RAM
40 GB Storage
— Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • 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.
OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-2 (US)

4 vCPU
8 GB RAM
75 GB Storage
— Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • 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.
OVHcloud

OVHcloud VPS-3 (US)

6 vCPU
12 GB RAM
100 GB Storage
— Transfer
  • Virtual Core
  • 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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