Lyrion Music Server

Server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox/Slim Devices audio players and compatible hardware (formerly Logitech Media Server).

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Still maintained? Yes: 164 commits in the last 90 days.

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Docker #20 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming

At a glance

Lyrion Music Server quick facts

Health score: 68/100 SLOWING
Stars: 1,803
Last commit: today (Oct 2026)
Latest release: No tagged release
Licence: GPL-2.0

View lms-community/slimserver on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "![Build passing][build-url] ![Perl][Perl-url] ![Contributors][contributors-url] ![Forks][forks-url] ![Stargazers][stars-url] ![Issues][issues-url] ![Pull requests][pulls-url] ![Docker pulls][docker-pulls-url] ![ghcr pulls][ghcr-pulls-url]."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Lyrion Music Server scores 68/100, #20 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: 164 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 1,803 stars add 13.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Health over time

Steady at 68 since 11 Sep, no tagged release

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

164 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

No tagged release found
Stars 13.0 / 20

1.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

164
Last 90 days: 572
Last 12 months: today
Last push

Ranked #20 of 28 tools in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming by health , between AzuraCast (#19) and Polaris (#21) .

Details

Licence	GPL-2.0
Platforms	deb, Docker, Perl
Latest release	No tagged release
Stars	1,803
Open issues	97
Docker	Yes
Repository	lms-community/slimserver ↗

Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

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