macOS Install

Navidrome can be ran by simply double-clicking the binary that has been downloaded from the release page or by running it in the command line. However, that will keep a terminal window open while Navidrome is running.

To have Navidrome running in the background, we can run it as a service. We define a service as shown below and save that in a file named navidrome.plist in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder.

The example shown assumes a few things:

1. The binary has been downloaded and extracted to the /opt/navidrome folder.
2. A configuration file for Navidrome has been created and is named navidrome.toml in that folder. Be sure to set the DataFolder option as well.
3. A log file for Navidrome has been created and is named navidrome.log in that folder.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>navidrome</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
            <string>/opt/navidrome/navidrome</string>
            <string>-c</string>
            <string>/opt/navidrome/navidrome.toml</string>
        </array>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
        <string>/opt/navidrome/navidrome.log</string>
        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
        <string>/opt/navidrome/navidrome.log</string>
    </dict>
</plist>

Then to load the service, run:

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/navidrome.plist

To start the service, run:

launchctl start navidrome

You can verify that Navidrome has started by navigating to http://localhost:4533, by running launchctl list | grep navidrome or by checking the log file specified.

To stop the service, run:

launchctl stop navidrome