Lyrion Music Server

Community-maintained audio server that streams your music library and internet radio to Squeezebox devices and compatible software clients.

1.8k stars, 389 forks Perl On GitHub since May 2012

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Lyrion Music Server at a glance

Open sourceYes, GPL-2.0No paid parts in the repository
Health75 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDockerOne-click in TrueNAS, Unraid and 2 more
InterfaceEnglish onlyNo translation files found
Issue repliesWithin ~6 hoursMedian first reply; 95% of recent issues answered

What is Lyrion Music Server?

Lyrion Music Server, known earlier as Logitech Media Server, SlimServer and SqueezeCenter, is the server side of the Squeezebox ecosystem. It drives Logitech players like the Squeezebox Boom, Receiver and Transporter, plus software players such as Squeezelite and SqueezePlay. Besides your local music collection, plugins add internet radio stations and content from streaming services. The server is written in Perl and runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and Solaris, from a Raspberry Pi or NAS up to a desktop machine.

Good fit if

  • You still own Squeezebox devices and want an actively maintained server for them.
  • You are building networked speakers from a Raspberry Pi with Squeezelite and want one place to manage what they play.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a music server for phone and browser apps instead of dedicated players: Navidrome.
  • You need tightly synchronized playback in several rooms: Snapcast.
  • Video and photos belong in the same library: Jellyfin.

Before you adopt it

The Perl code is under GPL-2.0, but the license notice warns that not everything shipped with it is: a bundled font is shareware, the Windows installer is licensed only for direct distribution, and Squeezebox firmware may not be redistributed. No paid parts were found in the repository. The LMS-Community organization maintains it, with 15 contributors active over the last 90 days. Official Docker images exist, and the project publishes no GitHub releases.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 7 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run Lyrion Music Server yourself

One-click install

Not listed in Umbrel, YunoHost, Runtipi and Coolify. Checked against each panel’s app catalog on 12 November 2026.

Ways to install

Docker files
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: lyrion.org or the README on GitHub.

Lyrion Music Server health: is it still maintained?

75 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmNo releasesNone published on GitHub
Issue repliesWithin ~6 hoursMedian first reply; 95% of recent issues answered
Bus factorMedium riskThe most active of 17 authors wrote 59% of recent commits
  • Activity
    167 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.
    27 / 30
  • Contributors
    17 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 59% of them.
    17 / 20
  • Releases
    No releases published on GitHub.
    6 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 95% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 6 hours.
    20 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. How the score works

Lyrion Music Server security

Security advisories are the vulnerabilities the maintainers disclosed on GitHub, with the versions that fix them; many advisories can mean careful disclosure as much as weak code.

Security advisoriesNone publishedNo advisories in the repository’s Security tab

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026.

Lyrion Music Server license: is it open source?

Lyrion Music Server uses GPL-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. May 2012First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayGPL-2.0.

Lyrion Music Server for developers

Written in

  • Perl 90%
  • JavaScript 4%
  • HTML 3%
  • CSS 1%
  • C <1%
  • Other <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideNot foundNo CONTRIBUTING file in the repository
Open issues83On GitHub
Authors, 90 days17Of the latest 100 commits

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about Lyrion Music Server

Is Lyrion Music Server open source?

Yes. Lyrion Music Server is published under GPL-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Lyrion Music Server still maintained?

Its health score is 75 of 100 (actively developed). It had 167 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.

How do I run Lyrion Music Server?

You can run it with Docker and in one click from TrueNAS, Unraid, CasaOS and 1 more. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is Lyrion Music Server written in?

Lyrion Music Server is written mainly in Perl (90% of the code), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What are the alternatives to Lyrion Music Server?

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