Black Candy
Music streaming server.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 26% of tracked projects; popularity more than 64%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 4.4k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v3.2.1 · 26 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 16 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Ruby |
Is Black Candy actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 84 commits, of which 23 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 8 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 52% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v3.2.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Black Candy ranks #18 of 28 tracked media streaming - audio streaming projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Black Candy actually does
Black Candy is a self-hosted audio streaming server designed to let you host and listen to your personal music collection over the network. It provides a web-based interface for playback and library management, functioning as a private alternative to commercial cloud streaming services. The project is open source under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It is a suitable choice if you want to store your music files on your own hardware and stream them to your personal devices without relying on third-party services.
Worth knowing: The project has a moderate maintenance profile and a smaller community compared to long-standing media server alternatives, which may mean fewer extensions or community-built companion apps.
Deployment notes
As it is packaged with Docker, you will typically need to map persistent volumes for your music library and database storage, as well as configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
Links
Alternatives to Black Candy
Projects in the same categories, ordered by health score.
Web based audio/video streaming application.
Music library manager and MusicBrainz tagger (command-line and Web interface).
Music streaming server with GUI management tools. Runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic.
Scrobble plays from multiple sources to multiple scrobbling services.
Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.