Navidrome

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Global /music Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Navidrome Host Port
Navidrome /config Path

Modern Music Server and Streamer compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic.


Port	`4533`
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/navidrome`
Daemonless	daemonless/navidrome
Source	www.navidrome.org/
Website	www.navidrome.org

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI AppJail Ansible

services:
  navidrome:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/navidrome:latest"
    container_name: navidrome
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
      - ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE="@every 1h"  # Schedule for automatic scans.
      - ND_LOGLEVEL=info  # Log level. Useful for troubleshooting.
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/navidrome:/config"
      - "/path/to/music:/music"
    ports:
      - "4533:4533"
    restart: unless-stopped

# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=navidrome
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE="@every 1h"
ND_LOGLEVEL=info

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  navidrome:
    name: navidrome
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '4533:4533 proto:tcp' \
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE: !ENV '${ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE}'
        - ND_LOGLEVEL: !ENV '${ND_LOGLEVEL}'
    volumes:
      - NAVIDROME_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - MUSIC_PATH: /music
volumes:
  NAVIDROME_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/navidrome'
  MUSIC_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/music'

# Makejail 

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/navidrome:${tag}

podman run -d --name navidrome \
  -p 4533:4533 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE="@every 1h" \
  -e ND_LOGLEVEL=info \
  -v /path/to/containers/navidrome:/config \
  -v /path/to/music:/music \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/navidrome:latest

appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="4533:4533 proto:tcp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE="@every 1h" \
  -e ND_LOGLEVEL=info \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/navidrome /config <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/music /music <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/navidrome:latest navidrome

- name: Deploy navidrome
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: navidrome
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/navidrome:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE: ""@every 1h""
      ND_LOGLEVEL: "info"
    ports:
      - "4533:4533"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/navidrome:/config"
      - "/path/to/music:/music"

Access at: http://localhost:4533

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container
`ND_SCANNER_SCHEDULE`	`"@every 1h"`	Schedule for automatic scans.
`ND_LOGLEVEL`	`info`	Log level. Useful for troubleshooting.

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Configuration and data directory
`/music`	Folder where your music library is stored

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`4533`	TCP	Web UI

First run

If no configuration file exists when the container starts, it will generate an initial default config file at /config/config.toml.

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

Need help? Join our Discord community.