Linux Install
NOTE: These instructions were created for the Ubuntu distribution, and even though they contain specific Ubuntu/Debian instructions (ex: apt) the concepts are generic enough and can be applied on most Linux distributions, even on those not based on Debian (ex: CentOS and OpenSUSE)
The following steps have been tested on Ubuntu 18.04 and should work on all version 16.04 and above as well as other Debian based distros. Throughout these instructions the commands will have placeholders for the user (<user>) and group (<group>) you want to run Navidrome under and the music folder path (<library_path>). If you are using an existing media library ensure the user has permissions to the media library.
Update and Install Prerequisites
Ensure your system is up to date and install ffmpeg.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install vim ffmpeg
Create Directory Structure
Create a directory to store the Navidrome executable and a working directory with the proper permissions.
sudo install -d -o <user> -g <group> /opt/navidrome
sudo install -d -o <user> -g <group> /var/lib/navidrome
Get Navidrome
Download the latest release from the releases page, extract the contents to the executable directory, and set the permissions for the files. (Replace the URL below with the one from the releases page):
wget https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/releases/download/v0.XX.X/navidrome_0.XX.X_linux_amd64.tar.gz -O Navidrome.tar.gz
sudo tar -xvzf Navidrome.tar.gz -C /opt/navidrome/
sudo chown -R <user>:<group> /opt/navidrome
Create Configuration File
In the working directory, /var/lib/navidrome create a new file named navidrome.toml with the following settings.
MusicFolder = "<library_path>"
For additional configuration options see the configuration options page.
Create a Systemd Unit
Create a new file under /etc/systemd/system/ named navidrome.service with the following data. Make sure you replace
<user> and <group> with the user and group you want to run Navidrome under.
[Unit]
Description=Navidrome Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic
After=remote-fs.target network.target
AssertPathExists=/var/lib/navidrome
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
[Service]
User=<user>
Group=<group>
Type=simple
ExecStart=/opt/navidrome/navidrome --configfile "/var/lib/navidrome/navidrome.toml"
WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/navidrome
TimeoutStopSec=20
KillMode=process
Restart=on-failure
# See https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html
DevicePolicy=closed
NoNewPrivileges=yes
PrivateTmp=yes
PrivateUsers=yes
ProtectControlGroups=yes
ProtectKernelModules=yes
ProtectKernelTunables=yes
RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_UNIX AF_INET AF_INET6
RestrictNamespaces=yes
RestrictRealtime=yes
SystemCallFilter=~@clock @debug @module @mount @obsolete @reboot @setuid @swap
ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/navidrome
# You can uncomment the following line if you're not using the jukebox This
# will prevent navidrome from accessing any real (physical) devices
#PrivateDevices=yes
# You can change the following line to `strict` instead of `full` if you don't
# want navidrome to be able to write anything on your filesystem outside of
# /var/lib/navidrome.
ProtectSystem=full
# You can uncomment the following line if you don't have any media in /home/*.
# This will prevent navidrome from ever reading/writing anything there.
#ProtectHome=true
# You can customize some Navidrome config options by setting environment variables here. Ex:
#Environment=ND_BASEURL="/navidrome"
Start the Navidrome Service
Reload the service daemon, start the newly create service, and verify it has started correctly.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start navidrome.service
sudo systemctl status navidrome.service
If the service has started correctly verify you can access http://localhost:4533.
Start Navidrome on Startup
sudo systemctl enable navidrome.service
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