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Feishin vs mStream

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted media servers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FE Feishin Modern cross-platform music player for self-hosted servers VS MS mStream Personal music streaming server with mobile apps
FeatureFeishinmStream
Deploy effort≈5-minute setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score93 · Excellent86 · Excellent
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageTypeScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM256 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal, binary
GitHub stars★ 9,986★ 2,397
First released20232016
ReplacesSpotifySpotify

What are Feishin and mStream?

Feishin

Feishin is a modern, full-featured music player for Subsonic, Navidrome, and Jellyfin servers. It offers a polished desktop and web interface with synced lyrics, scrobbling, and theming.

  • Subsonic and Jellyfin support
  • Synced lyrics
  • Scrobbling
  • Desktop and web clients

Read the full Feishin guide →

mStream

mStream is a personal music streaming server that you can run on any computer to access your music from anywhere. It includes mobile apps for offline downloads and playlist syncing.

  • Cross-platform mobile apps
  • Offline song downloads
  • Playlist sync
  • Lightweight server

Read the full mStream guide →

Feishin vs mStream: key differences

Feishin is written in TypeScript, while mStream is built with JavaScript. MStream is the more established project (first released 2016), while Feishin arrived in 2023. Feishin has the considerably larger community, at 9,986 GitHub stars versus 2,397.

Why pick each one

Choose Feishin if…

  • Beautiful modern UI
  • Multi-server support

Watch out for

  • Client only
  • Requires an existing server
Feishin details

Choose mStream if…

  • Easy to install
  • Good mobile experience

Watch out for

  • Basic web UI
  • Slower release cadence
mStream details

Frequently asked questions

Is Feishin or mStream better?

Neither is universally better. Feishin has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Feishin and mStream free and open-source?

Yes. Feishin is licensed under GPL-3.0 and mStream under GPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Feishin and mStream with Docker?

Feishin: yes. mStream: yes.

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