Well, I’ll check it out. Maybe you have a point.

I do get recommendations with bands/songs I don’t have in my collection. However, they are maybe 3-4 entries with the rest that I have. Its weekly recommendations because I get it every Monday.

But I’ll have a look see. Thank you for the head’s up.

Using zimaOS, Umbrel, and other “one click install” OSs are very locked down when you need a more “complex” setup.

Hence they appeal to newcomers in the selfhost space. But you’ll soon realize that they get in your way.

It’s preferable to learn docker, docker compose from scratch if you really like to tinker and just setup a vanilla Debian server with it. That way you will not be tied down when you later want to do more elaborated setups. You will feel rewarded afterwards.

However, it does take time. It’s up to you if its worth it.

I use LMS (Lightweight Music Server) on my server with the web interface to play on the desktop. It also scrobble to listenbrainz for discovery but I have to say, the weekly suggestions that hits my RSS feed, is music I already have. So not that great, at least for now.

On mobile I use Ultrasonic that downloads music on the phone as it plays the tracks. So the offline use is “automatic”.