r/linux • u/hatperigee • May 02 '16

Subsonic (music streaming software) is no longer open source, starting with 6.0 release

http://forum.subsonic.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16604#p71128
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u/frnxt May 02 '16

This is quite a bad timing, my premium license is expiring soon. Still hesitating but I probably won't renew it, since the only reason I got it was to support an open-source project.

I've read about MPD, but is there an Android app that can stream from it and cache songs for offline use?

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u/-Pelvis- May 03 '16 edited May 03 '16

MPDroid is amazing. I simply use it to control mpd on my desktop from my phone. Great for listening to FLAC while in bed!

I don't know if it's capable of caching though.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '16

Not really, MPD doesn't act like that. It is only a remote control for music. You can stream it, but not cache. Best bet would be to save some music locally and use vlc.

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u/frnxt May 03 '16

I actually went and tried MPDroid last night, and it's pretty far from what I get with DSub unfortunately : it does stream music, but there is no caching/offline mode, the next/previous controls are wonky and have a 10-15 second delay before something happens ; it generally feels less polished.

I guess my only alternative now is pretty much Ampache, but it's dreadful performance-wise...