# IrosTheBeggar/mStream

The easiest music streaming server available

Repository: https://github.com/IrosTheBeggar/mStream
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mstream
Homepage: http://mstream.io
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: mstream, javascript, music-streaming, music, iroh, rust, self-hosted
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:35:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3924, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 66}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2382, forks 207 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.397646+00:00)

## What it is
mStream is a lightweight, self-hosted music streaming server written in JavaScript with a built-in web app and official mobile apps. It supports lossless formats, automatic album art, Quick Sync tunneling via Iroh, P2P discovery, and federation between servers.

## Use cases
- stream my own music collection from home
- self-hosted alternative to Spotify
- run a music server on a Raspberry Pi
- stream FLAC lossless files to my phone
- host music server without port forwarding or DNS setup
- share music library with friends via federation

## When to choose
- you want the simplest possible setup for a personal music streaming server
- you want to own your music library with no ads or tracking
- you run lightweight or old hardware like a Raspberry Pi
- you want lossless FLAC streaming

## When to avoid
- you need multi-user management or large-scale commercial streaming
- you want built-in transcoding-heavy features or podcast support
- you need a full media server for video as well as music

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, streaming, self-hosted, gui
- domain: media, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: windows, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: music-streaming, media-server, p2p, federation, lossless-audio, raspberry-pi, tray-app, audio, linux, macos, docker, nodejs, android, ios

## Member repositories
- IrosTheBeggar/mStream (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.397646+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:42.459087+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/IrosTheBeggar/mStream (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.397646+00:00, sha b8f8ff08771a)
  - homepage: http://mstream.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:15:57.976990+00:00, sha 9dc5bc52a8af)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/mstream (fetched 2026-08-29T10:15:57.985742+00:00, sha 688b439fe22f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.