Apologies if this has been asked before however after some searching I’ve found several posts / articles here in Lemmy (plus generally around via web searches). Some of the posts are dated however so want to see what the most ‘up to date’ suggestions are.

I have spare hardware so this is more a software query.

I want to run my own private radio station where I can listen to my music while on the move and at work. Nothing special and it doesnt need bells and whistles however at minimum :

  1. able to listen via web browser (android app would be a bonus but not required)
  2. able to lock it down so only people with the password can listen (me and other half in UK and brother in Australia)
  3. ) a generic login so people without the password do not know what it is or what its for
  4. option to set playlists and / or random via genre over specific time periods

Thanks in advance.

  • ahmedezat_katteb@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    For your points 2 and 3 specifically: if you go the Icecast route (AzuraCast also uses Icecast under the hood), Icecast can require a username and password per mount point, so the stream URL alone is useless to anyone who stumbles on it, and you can give the mount a bland name. Put it behind HTTPS on your reverse proxy so the password isn’t sent in clear text.

    For point 4 (genres at certain times), AzuraCast’s playlist scheduling handles that from the web UI. If you build it yourself instead, Liquidsoap can switch playlists by time of day, but it’s a scripting language with a learning curve.

    If what you really want is your own library rather than one stream everyone hears at the same time, the Navidrome suggestion is simpler: separate logins and plenty of Subsonic apps on Android.