diff --git a/core/metrics/insights.go b/core/metrics/insights.go
index 78391779a..66d0b89bd 100644
--- a/core/metrics/insights.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -153,6 +154,17 @@ func getFSInfo(path string) *insights.FSInfo {
 	return &info
 }
 
+// installedPackage returns the official installer format used, as written by our own packagers.
+func installedPackage() string {
+	data, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(conf.Server.DataFolder.String(), ".package"))
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+}
+
+// hostingPlatform is env-based, not a file, as app stores can only inject env vars into our image.
+func hostingPlatform() string {
+	return strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("ND_PLATFORM"))
+}
+
 var staticData = sync.OnceValue(func() insights.Data {
 	// Basic info
 	data := insights.Data{
@@ -165,11 +177,8 @@ var staticData = sync.OnceValue(func() insights.Data {
 	data.OS.Containerized = consts.InContainer
 
 	// Install info
-	packageFilename := filepath.Join(conf.Server.DataFolder.String(), ".package")
-	packageFileData, err := os.ReadFile(packageFilename)
-	if err == nil {
-		data.OS.Package = string(packageFileData)
-	}
+	data.OS.Package = installedPackage()
+	data.Platform = hostingPlatform()
 
 	// OS info
 	data.OS.Type = runtime.GOOS
diff --git a/core/metrics/insights/data.go b/core/metrics/insights/data.go
index 126d759bc..8559d4204 100644
--- a/core/metrics/insights/data.go
+++ b/core/metrics/insights/data.go
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ type Data struct {
 	InsightsID string `json:"id"`
 	Version    string `json:"version"`
 	Uptime     int64  `json:"uptime"`
-	Build      struct {
+	// Platform is the app store or hosting provider this instance runs on, self-declared via ND_PLATFORM
+	Platform string `json:"platform,omitempty"`
+	Build    struct {
 		// build settings used by the Go compiler
 		Settings  map[string]string `json:"settings"`
 		GoVersion string            `json:"goVersion"`
diff --git a/core/metrics/insights_internal_test.go b/core/metrics/insights_internal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74c8ce236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/metrics/insights_internal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/conf/configtest"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("installedPackage", func() {
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
+		conf.Server.DataFolder = conf.NewDir(GinkgoT().TempDir())
+	})
+
+	It("returns empty when there's no .package file", func() {
+		Expect(installedPackage()).To(BeEmpty())
+	})
+
+	It("reads the .package file from the data folder", func() {
+		writePackageFile("deb")
+
+		Expect(installedPackage()).To(Equal("deb"))
+	})
+
+	It("trims surrounding whitespace, as the msi packager writes a trailing newline", func() {
+		writePackageFile("msi\n")
+
+		Expect(installedPackage()).To(Equal("msi"))
+	})
+
+	It("ignores ND_PLATFORM", func() {
+		GinkgoT().Setenv("ND_PLATFORM", "zimaos")
+
+		Expect(installedPackage()).To(BeEmpty())
+	})
+})
+
+var _ = Describe("hostingPlatform", func() {
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		// Setenv registers the restore, then unset so an inherited value can't leak in
+		GinkgoT().Setenv("ND_PLATFORM", "")
+		Expect(os.Unsetenv("ND_PLATFORM")).To(Succeed())
+	})
+
+	It("returns empty when ND_PLATFORM is not set", func() {
+		Expect(hostingPlatform()).To(BeEmpty())
+	})
+
+	It("reads ND_PLATFORM", func() {
+		GinkgoT().Setenv("ND_PLATFORM", "zimaos")
+
+		Expect(hostingPlatform()).To(Equal("zimaos"))
+	})
+
+	It("trims surrounding whitespace", func() {
+		GinkgoT().Setenv("ND_PLATFORM", "  pikapods\n")
+
+		Expect(hostingPlatform()).To(Equal("pikapods"))
+	})
+})
+
+func writePackageFile(content string) {
+	GinkgoHelper()
+	path := filepath.Join(conf.Server.DataFolder.String(), ".package")
+	Expect(os.WriteFile(path, []byte(content), 0600)).To(Succeed())
+}
diff --git a/core/metrics/metrics_suite_test.go b/core/metrics/metrics_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bae622e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/metrics/metrics_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/log"
+	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/tests"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	tests.Init(t, false)
+	log.SetLevel(log.LevelFatal)
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "Metrics Suite")
+}