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Central library
Index music from folders on this Mac, external drives, mounted network storage, or Docker volumes and share one library with every player.
Your private music cloud
Your library. Now it travels.
After2AM Audio Server gives every player one private home for music, artwork, playlists, playback state, and streaming. Run it on a Mac or deploy it to your home server with Portainer.
Available nowSelf-hostedYour hardware
Port 2104Default LAN port
Web playerBuilt in
Private by defaultRemote access is opt-in
The shared foundation
Everything your players need. In one place.
The server is both the central library authority for the After2AM ecosystem and a capable browser player when you don’t have a native app nearby.
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Browser playback
Browse and stream from the web app in original quality or use smaller copies made for smoother streaming.
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Always in step
Playlists, favourites, ratings, queue, and listening progress stay together across supported players.
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Artwork and track details
Keep covers and artist photos ready, improve your library details, and let the server handle the heavier work.
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Physical Collection
Catalogue the releases you own, bring in an existing Collection, and see it in the desktop players.
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Made for home servers
Choose when to scan, create backups, check server health, and keep enough free space while streaming copies are made.
The complete browser interface
Library, access, maintenance, and backup controls
Pick your host
Easy on a Mac. At home in Docker.
The macOS edition bundles the server and a menu-bar launcher into one app. The Portainer stack is made for always-on home-server hardware and only needs your music and data folders.
MAC
Menu-bar launcher
Drag the app to Applications, open it, and finish setup in the browser. The launcher handles start, stop, restart, opening at login, logs, and data folders.
PORTAINER
Copy, edit, deploy
Use the public image and supplied stack. Choose the folders for your music and server data, change the port if needed, and deploy.
HTTPS
Remote access stays off
Local-network use works immediately. Access from outside your home stays off until you turn it on and finish the secure setup.
Version 0.1.0
Choose where it lives.
Install the self-contained macOS app on an Apple Silicon Mac, or download the Portainer stack for your Docker host.
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