ampache/ampache
Ampache
Ampache is a self-hosted media server and digital music library manager written in PHP. It provides a web-based platform for organizing, managing, and streaming personal audio and video collections to multiple devices and network environments.
The system distinguishes itself as a collaborative media playback platform, supporting shared playlists and a democratic voting system that allows multiple users to influence an active playback queue. It also functions as a real-time media transcoder, converting audio and video formats during transmission to match client bandwidth and hardware requirements.
The server covers a broad range of library management capabilities, including relational metadata indexing, automated metadata enrichment from external providers, and dynamic playlist generation. It implements hierarchical role-based access control and supports multi-provider identity integration via LDAP, PAM, and OpenID. Administrative tasks, such as database schema versioning and system configuration, are handled through a dedicated command-line interface.
The project features a plugin-based modular architecture that allows the enabling or disabling of optional modules to extend core functionality.
Features
- Digital Media Library Management - Provides a comprehensive system for organizing and maintaining large digital media catalogs with automated metadata fetching.
- Web Interface Media Servers - Functions as a media streaming server with a web interface to access and play audio and video from any browser.
- Personal Media Servers - Operates as a web-based platform for organizing, managing, and streaming personal audio and video collections.
- Library Importing - Syncs music libraries from local filesystems or remote sources into the local catalog.
- Music Library Managers - Indexes local media files and fetches metadata to provide remote access to personal music and video libraries.
- Collaborative Playback Platforms - Provides a multi-user environment supporting shared playlists, democratic voting, and granular access control.
- Hybrid Local-Remote Media Storage - Consolidates media libraries from local filesystems, remote servers, and third-party platforms into a unified database.
- Self-Hosted Media Servers - Provides a private platform for centralized storage, management, and streaming of personal media libraries.
- Self-Hosted Streaming Servers - Hosts a personal audio and video library to stream media collections to any device over the internet.
- Media Transcoding - Converts audio and video formats in real-time to match client bandwidth and hardware requirements during transmission.
- Real-time Transcoding - Converts audio and video formats in real-time during transmission to match client bandwidth and hardware.
- Music Collection Organization - Organizes audio and video files and synchronizes local and remote catalogs into a single library.
- Media Transcoders - Performs real-time conversion of audio and video formats to match client bandwidth and hardware requirements.
- Media Streaming - Implements server-side technologies for delivering audio and video data to clients over a network.
- Identity Provider Integrations - Synchronizes user identities and group memberships from external authentication services like LDAP, PAM, and OpenID.
- Role-Based Access Control - Manages user permissions and defines access levels based on assigned roles to restrict content and features.
- Media - Provides administrative tools for managing the operational needs of the media server via a command-line interface.
- Media Library Aggregators - Consolidates media libraries from local filesystems and remote network instances into a single unified interface.
- Media Metadata Enrichments - Automatically fetches song details, lyrics, and album art from external third-party data providers to enrich the library.
- Collaborative Playback Queues - Manages shared listening sessions where users collectively influence the active playback queue.
- Playlist Managers - Includes tools for generating media playlists in various formats and configuring how they synchronize with clients.
- Media Metadata Extraction - Extracts descriptive and system attributes from audio and video file formats to organize the media library.
- Metadata Retrieval APIs - Provides programmatic interfaces for querying and extracting structured metadata from the media data store.
- Dynamic Playlist Generation - Creates automatic music lists based on search criteria that update dynamically as the media library grows.
- Collaborative Playlist Managers - Provides the ability for authorized users to collaboratively edit private playlists.
- Communal Voting Systems - Implements a democratic voting system that allows multiple users to influence the active playback queue.
- Metadata Writing - Writes updated artist information and album art from tags or databases directly back into the media file headers.
- Media Source Discovery - Queries external platforms to identify and match media sources based on metadata.
- API Request Authentication - Verifies user identity using passphrases, API keys, or tokens in HTTP headers to secure data endpoints.
- Bearer Token Authentication - Secures remote server communication using bearer tokens, API keys, or password handshakes in request headers.
- Session-Based Access Controls - Validates user sessions using password hashes or tokens to secure media and management endpoints.
- Multi-Provider Authentication - Supports multiple identity verification methods, including internal databases and external systems like LDAP, PAM, and OpenID.
- Media Metadata Retrievers - Provides utilities for fetching comprehensive detailed information for music entities like artists and albums.
- Media Metadata Indexes - Stores media file tags and directory structures in a relational database for rapid searching and organization.
- Plugin Systems - Features a plugin-based modular architecture that allows enabling or disabling optional modules to extend core functionality.
- Plugin-Based Architectures - Uses an architecture that allows extending core application functionality by loading external modules or plugins at runtime.
- Synchronized Playback Controls - Synchronizes media playback across multiple users through communal voting and remote control.
- Administrative APIs - Offers programmatic interfaces for managing media library catalogs, playlists, and user preferences.
- Audio Streaming - Streaming application for audio and video content.
- Media & Communication - Web-based audio/video streaming application.
- Media Streaming - Listed in the “Media Streaming” section of the Awesome Selfhosted awesome list.
- Music Streaming - Audio and video streaming platform with integrated file management.
