[LAU] free/libre/open online music distribution

[Patrick Shirkey]

On Tue, March 17, 2015 9:51 am, Wayne DePrince Jr. wrote:
> ahoy all,
>
> 	i have been doing some research into free/libre software and/or services
> for music distribution.  my preferences are a *customizable* static
> HTML+CSS+JavaScript site (e.g. like the current crop of static site
> generators https://staticsitegenerators.net ) that i can host myself
> which allows streaming and free/libre downloads of releases/tracks.
> basically i am looking for a simple static site generator that is
> album/track/audio aware, though i am open to any solutions available.
>

For streaming audio there are several open source solutions
available.Icecast works very well for radio streeam. On the frontend I
have been using jplayer for a while but have recently started using pure
html5 for some smaller files.

For an example of several streaming solutions combined into a single
website you can visit this url:

http://madprof.channellinux.com/

The site is written with html5 and jquery for the front end and a small
amount of php for the backend.

If you are able to roll your own you could copy the jquery and repurpose
it for your own system.

You will need a virtual machine to run the icecast stream but you can get
them for less than E5/month these days from various hosting providers so
that should not break the bank.


--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd





> 	my current list is small and all save one require a full-blown CMS+DB
> install:
>
> * Pushtape http://pushtape.com
> - currently only Drupal based
>
> * CASH Music platform http://cashmusic.org
> - PHP+DB requirement for self hosting
> - also available as a free/beer service hosted by CASH Music with
> embeddable widgets
> - currently no streaming support
>
> * WordPress
> - there are some freemium plugins for hosting a music store, etc. but
> again i am trying to avoid the setup+maintenance of a full CMS
>
> * indieTorrent https://indietorrent.org
> - online only service
> - very interesting/cool manifesto https://indietorrent.org/docs/manifesto/
> - not lots of activity but still kicking
> https://indietorrent.org/4rum/viewtopic.php?f=1&p=39#p39
> - not specifically for self hosting but as it is open source it could be
> done
>
>
> others (ReverbNation, Jamendo, Magnatune, Bandcamp, Bandpage, thesixtyone,
> etc) are all either non-libre, non-self hosting, etc.
>
> 	if anyone has any items to add to this list, experience with a service,
> homemade solutions, etc. i would appreciate them sharing it.  i figure
> since we all go through various amounts of trouble to follow our
> principles/passions/whatever by using free/libre tools when making music,
> sharing it would be no different.
>
> thanks, w
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