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LMS — Lightweight Music Server · on a Docker VPS New release · v3.82.0

Your music, your server, everywhere

🔒 VPS only

A lightweight music streaming server powered by LMS, to be installed and maintained by you. Your library stays on your French VPS — accessible from the web and your mobile apps.

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Hosted in FranceSubsonic / OpenSubsonic APIUltra-lightweight (C++)GDPR CompliantOfficial publisher image
Overview

What is LMS — Lightweight Music Server?

LMS (Lightweight Music Server) is an self-hosted music streaming server that gives you access to your own library from anywhere via a web interface. Compatible with the Subsonic / OpenSubsonic API, it also works with most mobile clients on the market.

It offers transcoding audio on the fly, ReplayGain support, a Jukebox feature, keyboard shortcuts, as well as rich discovery: filtering by genre and mood, similar artists and albums, radio mode, random / most listened / recently added navigation, favorites and playlists. Advanced metadata (multi-valued tags, artist relationships, output types, MusicBrainz identifiers) ensure clean deduplication. Podcasts, synchronized lyrics, ListenBrainz scrobbling and multi-library support complete the set.

Written in C++ on the Wt framework with a SQLite database, LMS is deliberately lightweight and deploys via Docker. It handles multi-user with several authentication backends: internal (hashed/salted passwords), PAM, and SSO via HTTP header.

Compatible offers

Host LMS — Lightweight Music Server at DINAO

No managed container for LMS — Lightweight Music Server: this application is installed on a VPS hosted in France (1 vCPU / 512 Mo / 1 Go (hors bibliothèque musicale) minimum).

LMS — Lightweight Music Server needs a level of access to the machine that the managed container, shared between several customers, does not give. Two VPS hosted in France: DINAO installs and manages it for you, or you administer it yourself.

Technical reason: bind mount of a host path (named volumes only in the managed offer).

Option 2 The simplest

Managed VPS with Docker and the application pre-installed

from €28,70 /month excl. VAT

  • LMS — Lightweight Music Server installed by DINAO when you order
  • The machine is yours alone: the folders LMS — Lightweight Music Server needs are created on it
  • System and Docker managed by DINAO, monitoring included
  • Priority support included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours)
  • Stated, capped resources (2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB): beyond that, a larger size is offered
  • Application updates on request
  • Backups as an option (€20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No administrator access to the machine

To use LMS — Lightweight Music Server without installing or administering anything.

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Option 3 100% self-managed

VPS Docker

from €11,00 /month excl. VAT

  • Your virtual machine, full administrator access
  • Docker pre-installed, control panel of your choice
  • Free to install LMS — Lightweight Music Server or any other application, including those that drive Docker
  • Delivered empty: you install and maintain LMS — Lightweight Music Server yourself (or DINAO installs it on quotation)
  • No backup by default (optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month)
  • No management service by default (optional from €55,00 excl. VAT/month); monitoring as an option

By default you keep full control; but without an additional service, you handle everything: maintenance, configuration, deployment.

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CriterionManaged VPS with Docker and the application pre-installedVPS Docker
Who installs LMS — Lightweight Music ServerDINAO, when you orderNobody by default: VPS delivered with Docker and, at your choice, Portainer / Dockge, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation
Application updatesDINAO, on requestYou
System and DockerDINAO, without a control panel: one VPS, one applicationYou: no management service by default (optional: €55,00 or €75,00 excl. VAT/month, business days)
BackupsOptional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)None by default; optional: €20,00 excl. VAT/month for 7 days (100 GB quota)
MonitoringIncludedOptional: from €1,00 to €10,00 excl. VAT/month
SupportPriority handling included (2-hour response time, DINAO business days and hours, no guaranteed resolution time)Best effort
IsolationA virtual machine of your own, for this application onlyA virtual machine of your own
ResourcesSized for the OS, Docker and LMS — Lightweight Music Server: 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB, stated as a cap; beyond that, a larger size is offeredRecommended size for LMS — Lightweight Music Server: 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB; can be extended
Administrator access (root)NoYes
Applications that require privileged access to the machineYes: the machine is yours aloneYes
Starting price€28,70 excl. VAT/month€11,00 excl. VAT/month (VPS only, without the application)

Options 2 and 3 sized for LMS — Lightweight Music Server (application requirements plus the system and Docker): 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 20 GB for option 2, 2 vCPU, 4 GB, 50 GB for option 3, whose base is larger.

Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU
1 vCPU
ideal : 2 cœurs
Memory
512 Mo
ideal : 2 Go
Disk
1 Go (hors bibliothèque musicale)
ideal : 10 Go (hors bibliothèque musicale)
Image : epoupon/lms:latest Registry : docker.io Services : lms (epoupon/lms) Ports : 5082/tcp
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Frequently asked questions

You might be wondering…

About LMS — Lightweight Music Server 6 questions

Which mobile applications is it compatible with?

LMS exposes the Subsonic / OpenSubsonic API: it works with most Subsonic clients on the market (Android, iOS), in addition to its built-in web interface.

Is my listening history private?

Yes. Your library and listening history remain on your DINAO instance in France. No data is resold or used for advertising profiling.

Can multiple users be managed?

Yes. LMS handles multi-user with internal authentication (hashed and salted passwords), PAM, or SSO via HTTP header set by the reverse proxy.

How do I import my music?

You drop your files into the dedicated storage of your instance; LMS scans the metadata (tags, MusicBrainz) and automatically builds your library.

Can I change plans or export my data?

Yes. Your music files belong to you and remain exportable; you can upgrade or downgrade at any time.

Is this application tested before it is offered?

This application has not yet passed our automatic deployment test. It can still be installed, but we invite you to contact us before ordering: we will then test it as a priority. The deployment template used was last updated on 3 July 2026. Each new version released by the publisher triggers this test again: the date above therefore follows the version actually offered.

Option 2Option 3 On a VPS 7 questions

One answer per option: the two VPS offers do not cover the same things.

Who installs LMS — Lightweight Music Server on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, when you order

VPS DockerNobody by default: the VPS is delivered with Docker, without the application. You install it, or DINAO on quotation

Who updates LMS — Lightweight Music Server on a VPS?

Managed VPSDINAO, on request

VPS DockerYou

Is the VPS managed?

Managed VPSYes: DINAO manages the system and Docker, without a control panel (one VPS, one application). Monitoring is included

VPS DockerNot by default: you manage the system and Docker. The management service and monitoring can be added as options when ordering

Is my data backed up on a VPS?

Managed VPSAs an option: backup is added when ordering

VPS DockerNone by default; backup can be added as an option when ordering

Do I get administrator (root) access to the VPS?

Managed VPSNo

VPS DockerYes

Do you provide on-call support outside business hours on a VPS?

Managed VPSNo: monitoring is included, interventions take place on business days

VPS DockerNo: monitoring is an option, support is best effort

In which data centre is my service hosted?

In France, in DINAO's private racks within two third-party data centres: Free Pro in Marseille (MAR02) and Euclyde DC1 in Sophia-Antipolis. The operator provides the building, power, cooling and physical security; DINAO operates everything inside its racks, entirely and independently.