mStream Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

mStream hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted music streaming server that plays your own library in the browser on your own domain. Deploy mStream from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned 6.31.1 image, creates the administrator account with a generated password, mounts volumes for settings and your music and publishes it over HTTPS. Uploads are on for the administrator, and the library is scanned automatically.

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What is mStream?

mStream is a self-hosted personal music streaming server. Its README calls it the easiest music streaming server, and lists album art lookup, with a web player, an admin panel and an API used by its mobile and desktop clients. The template README adds playlists, transcoding and browser uploads. Self-hosted mStream is a music server you run yourself instead of streaming from a hosted service such as Spotify. It is licensed under GPL-3.0.

On xCloud this template deploys mStream 6.31.1 as the LinuxServer image, pinned by digest, as one container. Settings, the SQLite database and keys sit on mstream_config, and your library on mstream_music, mounted at /music. The installation creates the administrator right after the first start, because mStream otherwise treats every visitor as an administrator until an account exists. The library is scanned on start and every 90 minutes.

From Sign-Up to a Live Music Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A self-hosted music server normally means a container, an administrator account, volumes for settings and music, a domain and a certificate before the first track plays. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick mStream from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain, then set the administrator username (default admin) and the timezone; the password is generated for you.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the LinuxServer.io mStream image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container bound to loopback, mount the mstream_config and mstream_music volumes, create the administrator account and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Add Music
Save the administrator password from the installation credentials, allow a minute or two for the first start, then open your HTTPS mStream URL and sign in. Upload music from the player or copy files into the music volume; the library scans automatically.

Everything mStream Does, On Your Own Server

mStream runs in full here: a web music player, an admin panel and browser uploads on your own domain, with your library on a volume you control.

Web Player With Playlists
mStream serves a web player with playlists and album art, so your library plays straight from the browser over HTTPS.
Browser Uploads
The administrator can send whole albums from the player's upload button; the proxy accepts up to 1 GB per request.
Automatic Library Scans
The library is scanned a few seconds after start and again every 90 minutes, and search returns tracks with their metadata.
Admin Panel For Users
Add more users and choose which libraries each may play from the admin panel at /admin.
Administrator Created At Install
The installer creates the administrator account, so the server never sits open to anonymous visitors; anonymous API calls were rejected in QA.
Settings And Music Persist
Settings, the database and keys live in mstream_config and the library lives in mstream_music, both persistent named volumes.

Everything You Need To Run Your Music Server 24/7

Managed hosting for mStream, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

mStream 6.31.1 deployed instantly
LinuxServer.io image pinned by digest
Administrator password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With mStream

Stream your collection anywhere
Play the music you already own from any browser over HTTPS, without handing your library to a streaming service.
Send albums without shell access
Upload whole albums from the browser as the administrator, instead of copying files onto the server by hand.
Share a library with a household
Add users in the admin panel and give each the libraries they may play.
Keep a small always-on music server
mStream is a light single container: idle use measured about 53 MiB of RAM in QA, against a 512 MB template baseline.

mStream Screenshots

The mStream web player signed in as the administrator

An uploaded track shown in the mStream library

mStream vs Alternatives

Navidrome: A self-hosted music server and streamer with multi-user accounts, playlists and Subsonic API support, also available as a OneClick app.
Jellyfin: A separate media server for films, series and music with its own OneClick page. mStream is focused on music.
Ampache: A self-hosted, web-based music streaming server that runs with a private MariaDB database; mStream runs as a single container.
Spotify: A subscription streaming service with a licensed catalogue; mStream plays only the library you add to your own server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for mStream hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if mStream sits alongside other media apps.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. mStream itself is licensed by its maintainers under GPL-3.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Music Server?

mStream on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is mStream free?

Yes. mStream is open source under GPL-3.0, with the licence file linked from this page at the pinned v6.31.1 tag, so keep the notices and share source for modified versions. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for mStream, and there is no per-listener fee.

Can you self-host mStream with Docker?

Yes, and this mStream Docker hosting template does it for you: the LinuxServer mstream image, pinned by digest, runs as one container on your own server, with HTTPS in front of port 3000. It is not an mStream cloud account, so your music library stays with you.

How much RAM does mStream need?

The template manifest asks for 512 MB of RAM and one CPU core as a floor. The first library scan, transcoding and similarity analysis use more memory and CPU while they run. This page sells the 6 GB tier, which leaves wide headroom above that floor.

How do I sign in to mStream?

Sign in with the administrator username and generated password from the credentials card. The player is at the site root and the admin panel at /admin. The installation creates that account right after the first start, so change the password in the admin panel under Users.

Can I upload music to mStream from the browser?

Yes. Uploads are turned on for the administrator, so use the upload button in the player, or copy files into the music volume. The proxy allows 1 GiB per request, but Cloudflare refuses requests above about 100 MB, so send large albums as several smaller uploads.

Is my mStream server open to anonymous visitors?

Not after setup. mStream ships with no account and treats every visitor as an administrator until one exists, so the installation creates the administrator right after the first start. If the sign-in page does not appear, add a user at /admin immediately.

Can I change the mStream administrator password later?

Yes, in the admin panel under Users. The install values are used once to create the account, so editing them in the environment later does not rename it or change the password. Add more users there and give each the libraries they may play.

Can I use music that is already on my server with mStream?

Yes. Set MUSIC_SOURCE in the environment to an absolute host folder, make it writable by the container user if you want uploads, and redeploy. Otherwise the music volume starts empty and private to this install. Only add music you are entitled to use.

Does mStream check for updates by itself?

It polls GitHub once a day for a new release, but the image has no self-update, so nothing changes without you. You can turn the check off in the admin panel's server settings if you prefer. Upgrades happen only when you adopt a newer template version.

How do I back up mStream?

Back up the whole mstream_config volume while mStream is stopped or quiet, because it holds config.json with the signing secret, the SQLite database and keys. The music volume holds your library and needs its own backup. Test a restore on a disposable install.

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How do I upgrade mStream?

A running install stays on pinned 6.31.1 until you adopt a newer template version, so catalog updates leave it alone. Back up the config volume, read the mStream and LinuxServer release notes and test a restored copy. Then sign in, rescan and play a track.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.