* feat(conf): add Dir type with lazy directory creation Introduces the Dir type that wraps a directory path string and defers os.MkdirAll until the first call to Path() or MustPath(), using sync.Once to ensure the creation happens exactly once. Implements fmt.Stringer, encoding.TextMarshaler, and encoding.TextUnmarshaler for config integration. Includes Ginkgo/Gomega tests covering all methods and error paths. * refactor(conf): replace eager dir creation with lazy Dir type Change DataFolder, CacheFolder, Plugins.Folder, and Backup.Path from string to Dir. Remove all os.MkdirAll calls from Load() so directories are created lazily on first Path()/MustPath() call. Artwork folder creation was already handled at point-of-use in image_upload.go. Add SnapshotConfig() to conf package for safe test config save/restore that avoids copying sync.Once inside Dir fields. Fix copy-lock vet warning in nativeapi/config.go by marshalling pointer instead of value. * refactor(conf): migrate tests and db init to lazy Dir type Update all test files to use conf.NewDir() for Dir field assignments. Ensure DataFolder is created lazily when the database is first opened in db.Db(). Remove eager directory creation from conf.Load() tests. * fix(conf): address review findings for Dir type - Use os.ModePerm for DataFolder/CacheFolder (was 0700, should match original behavior). Add NewDirWithPerm for PluginsFolder (0700). - Use Path() instead of MustPath() in db.Prune() to avoid logFatal from background cron job. - Panic on marshal/unmarshal errors in SnapshotConfig (test helper). - Clean up redundant String()/MustPath() calls in plugin manager. - Remove dead code in dir_test.go. Signed-off-by: Deluan <deluan@navidrome.org> * fix(conf): add GoString to Dir for clean config dump output Implement fmt.GoStringer on Dir so pretty.Sprintf shows the path string instead of internal struct fields (sync.Once, perm, err). Also add TODO comment to configtest about removing the indirection. * fix(dir): improve error logging in MustPath method Signed-off-by: Deluan <deluan@navidrome.org> * refactor(tests): remove redundant tests for unwritable DataFolder and CacheFolder Signed-off-by: Deluan <deluan@navidrome.org> * fix(conf): address PR review feedback - Ensure Plugins.Folder always uses 0700, even when user-configured (previously only the derived default got restrictive permissions). - Create LogFile parent directory before opening, so LogFile paths inside a not-yet-created DataFolder work correctly. --------- Signed-off-by: Deluan <deluan@navidrome.org>
Navidrome Music Server 
Navidrome is an open source web-based music collection server and streamer. It gives you freedom to listen to your music collection from any browser or mobile device. It's like your personal Spotify!
Note: The master branch may be in an unstable or even broken state during development.
Please use releases instead of
the master branch in order to get a stable set of binaries.
Check out our Live Demo!
Any feedback is welcome! If you need/want a new feature, find a bug or think of any way to improve Navidrome, please file a GitHub issue or join the discussion in our Subreddit. If you want to contribute to the project in any other way (ui/backend dev, translations, themes), please join the chat in our Discord server.
Installation
See instructions on the project's website
Cloud Hosting
PikaPods has partnered with us to offer you an officially supported, cloud-hosted solution. A share of the revenue helps fund the development of Navidrome at no additional cost for you.
Features
- Handles very large music collections
- Streams virtually any audio format available
- Reads and uses all your beautifully curated metadata
- Great support for compilations (Various Artists albums) and box sets (multi-disc albums)
- Multi-user, each user has their own play counts, playlists, favourites, etc...
- Very low resource usage
- Multi-platform, runs on macOS, Linux and Windows. Docker images are also provided
- Ready to use binaries for all major platforms, including Raspberry Pi
- Automatically monitors your library for changes, importing new files and reloading new metadata
- Themeable, modern and responsive Web interface based on Material UI
- Compatible with all Subsonic/Madsonic/Airsonic clients
- Transcoding on the fly. Can be set per user/player. Opus encoding is supported
- Translated to various languages
Translations
Navidrome uses POEditor for translations, and we are always looking for more contributors
Documentation
All documentation can be found in the project's website: https://www.navidrome.org/docs. Here are some useful direct links:
Screenshots
