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Ampache is...

• A web based audio/video streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music & videos from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.
• A back-end for supplying the player of your choice (with http streaming support) with all of your music.
• Both a front-end and back-end for various Localplay options meaning you can use Ampache to control mpd as well as supply mpd with the music it is to play.

Ampache is not...

• A universal player. Ampache doesn't use codecs. It simply streams the music to your player / web browser. If set up properly, it can convert music on the fly in case you use a player that doesn't read a specific format. For instance, if your player doesn't support FLAC, Ampache can Transcode it on the fly to mp3 or any other format.

Features

• Modern HTML5 Web Player (embedded or popup)
• Subsonic Backend - Compatibility with any Subsonic client
• DAAP Backend
• UPnP Backend
• Localplay for Httpq/MPD/VLC/XBMC, Stream, Democratic
• Live streams/radio
• Subsonic remote catalog (you can import music coming from an existing Subsonic instance)
• Soundcloud remote catalog
• Second Ampache instance as a remote catalog
• Song lyrics from ChartLyrics and LyricsWiki
• Metadata from MusicBrainz
• Get similar artists/biography/pictures asynchonously from Last.FM
• Transcoding (Live transcoding fully configurable using ffmpeg, avconv, neatokeen or any other command)
• Configurable automatic downsampling based on bandwidth useage
• Album art gathered from Amazon, a specified url, or from the filesystem
• Dynamic playlists based on search results which update as your catalog updates
• Per user theme preference and easy theming interface
• Several authentication methods, can be turned off completely for internal instances
• Per User statistics of song/album/artist/genre played
• Democratic Playback based on communal votes from your users to a single output source.
• ... And more!