Meelo
Meelo is a self-hosted music server for collectors, featuring video support, B-side detection, and flexible metadata parsing.
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Self-hosted music server for collectors, with music video support, B-side detection, and multi-version albums.
Core Features
- Music videos as first-class citizens, accessible from album/artist/song pages
- Automatic B-side and rare track identification, displayed on related album/artist page
- Albums have multiple releases (e.g., deluxe, reissue) but only main version shown in browse
- Songs have multiple tracks and versions, avoiding duplicates
- Automatic featuring/duet detection
What It Can't Do
- •Docker-only deployment, no native installer; regex knowledge needed if relying on file names for metadata; for personal use only, not for public sharing or piracy; initial scan can be slow; mobile app is still evolving.
Use Cases
- Managing large personal music collections with multiple editions, B-sides, and live recordings
- Home media center needing music video playback (e.g., concert footage)
- Organizing different versions of albums (e.g., different pressings, reissues)
Detailed Introduction
Meelo is a self-hosted music server designed for serious music collectors. Unlike Plex or Jellyfin, it treats music videos as first-class citizens and automatically identifies B-sides, rare tracks, and featured artists. Albums can have multiple releases, songs can have multiple tracks and versions, and all formats are supported via transcoding. Metadata can be parsed from embedded tags or file names (with regex), and enriched from MusicBrainz, Genius, Wikipedia, etc. It supports scrobbling to ListenBrainz and LastFM, synced lyrics, and has mobile apps for Android and iOS. Deployment is via Docker only.
Troubleshooting & FAQ (1)
TroubleshootingWhy does the playback volume reset to default after refreshing the page or switching playlists?
This was a known issue where the volume setting was not saved between sessions. A fix has been implemented in PR #1564, which persists the volume in the browser's localStorage. Update your instance to the latest version (v3.10.1 or later) to have your volume remembered automatically. After the update, the volume you set will stay consistent across page reloads and playlist changes without any additional configuration.
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Double-click the downloaded installer and follow the prompts
Ensure your music files have proper embedded metadata (recommended) or be ready with regex rules
Deploy via Docker: docker run -d --name meelo -p 8080:8080 -v /path/to/music:/music -v /path/to/data:/data arthichaud/meelo-server
Visit http://localhost:8080 to complete initial setup and add music folder path
- Ensure your music files have proper embedded metadata (recommended) or be ready with regex rules
- Deploy via Docker: docker run -d --name meelo -p 8080:8080 -v /path/to/music:/music -v /path/to/data:/data arthichaud/meelo-server
- Visit http://localhost:8080 to complete initial setup and add music folder path
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Stop and remove Docker container: docker stop meelo && docker rm meelo, then delete the data directory (/path/to/data).
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