NodeLink
Audio Streaming
v3.9.0
NodeLink is a self-hosted audio server built completely in Node.js that implements the Lavalink API for Discord music bots and real-time audio applications.7d agoGPL-3.0DockerModerate
Self-hosted alternatives to Lavalink
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About these Lavalink alternatives
1 open-source, self-hosted alternatives to Lavalink are listed here, ranked by popularity, maintenance and documentation.
- Highest rated
- NodeLink (162 GitHub stars, GPL-3.0 license, written in Typescript)
- Docker
- 1 of the top 1 ship an official Docker image
- Recently updated
- NodeLink v3.9.0 on 2026-10-21
Lavalink alternatives compared
| Project | License | Language | Stars | Docker | Setup | Latest release | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NodeLink | GPL-3.0 | Typescript | 162 | Yes | Moderate | v3.9.0 | 50 |