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Why I Love Groove Basin

🎶 Self-Hosted Music

Groove Basin = my own Spotify + MPD daemon:

  • Node.js-based music server
  • Streams FLAC, MP3, OGG, etc.
  • Works with MPD clients & CLI
mpc -h localhost status

⚙️ Hackable & Scriptable

Built in Node, so I can:

  • Write Meteor wrappers to control playback
  • Use it in bash scripts (via mpc or HTTP API)
  • Run on my LAN/VPN with no cloud bullshit

I even added hotkeys to my cairodock to control it remotely.

🔐 Local, Private, Sovereign

  • No tracking
  • No "recommendation algorithms"
  • Just my music, my way

Stored on SSD in FLAC, indexed with a simple JSON DB, and available anywhere over my VPN (Zerotier, of course).

🎛️ Pure UX Joy

  • Instant search
  • Queue-based control (party mode!)
  • Audio analysis in real time

This is not just a nerd tool. It’s a good player.

Groove Basin reminds me: media is sacred. Ownership matters. Hosting my own music is not nostalgia — it’s sovereignty.