How to Install Navidrome Music Server on NetBSD

Navidrome is a self-hosted music server that allows you to stream and organise your music collection from anywhere.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Navidrome on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

  • NetBSD system
  • Access to the command-line interface

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Navidrome, we need to install some dependencies that are required for Navidrome to run smoothly. Install the following packages using the pkgin package manager:

sudo pkgin update
sudo pkgin install curl ffmpeg lame

Step 2: Download and install Navidrome

  1. Visit the Navidrome website: https://www.navidrome.org and download the latest release.
  2. Open the terminal and change directory to the location where you have downloaded the .tar.gz file.
  3. Extract the archive using the command:
tar -xzf navidrome-<version>.tar.gz

where <version> is the version number of the Navidrome release you downloaded.

  1. Move the extracted files to the /usr/local directory using the command:
sudo mv navidrome-<version> /usr/local/navidrome

Step 3: Configure Navidrome

  1. Create a new user to run Navidrome using the command:
sudo useradd -M -s /sbin/nologin navidrome
  1. Set appropriate permissions for Navidrome using the command:
sudo chown -R navidrome /usr/local/navidrome
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/local/navidrome

Step 4: Start Navidrome

  1. Start the Navidrome service using the command:
sudo su navidrome -c '/usr/local/navidrome/navidrome'
  1. Navidrome will start on port 4533 by default. You can access the Navidrome web interface by opening a web browser and visiting http://localhost:4533.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Navidrome music server on NetBSD. You can now add your music collection and start streaming your favourite music from anywhere.