LXDvsNavidrome Music Server
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| LXD | Navidrome Music Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 15 in Virtualization | #2 of 54 in Media Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 4 844 | 24 410 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +13 | +652 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 15 |
| Latest release | lxd-6.10.1 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.64.2 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Navidrome Music Server scores 80/100 against 70/100 for LXD, so it is the safer default.
LXD ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Navidrome Music Server.
Navidrome Music Server is growing faster right now (+652 stars in 30 days).
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