Audioserve
Simple personal server to serve audio files from directories (audiobooks, music, podcasts...). Focused on simplicity and supports sync of play position between clients.
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Commit activity more than 35% of tracked projects; popularity more than 31%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 854 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.30.1 · 23 May 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Rust |
Is Audioserve actively maintained?
Audioserve is under active development: 131 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 6 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 67% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.30.1, is about 4 months old.
Audioserve ranks #20 of 28 tracked media streaming - audio streaming projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Audioserve actually does
Audioserve is a lightweight personal server designed to stream audio collections directly from your directory structure. Built in Rust under the MIT licence, it allows you to host podcasts, music, and audiobooks while keeping listening positions synchronised across multiple clients.
Best fit: It suits self-hosters who store audio in organised file directories and want a straightforward way to stream media to mobile or web clients with progress syncing.
Worth knowing: The moderate maintenance activity and niche focus mean you may encounter fewer community plugins or integrations compared to larger, mainstream media streaming platforms.
Deployment notes
As a compiled Rust binary, it typically requires persistent storage mounted for your audio directories and usually sits behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination securely.
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