After many years with Airsonic, I’ve switched to Navidrome. Airsonic worked, but it felt outdated and the Subsonic API was unreliable. I kept running into errors when trying to fetch my latest albums for the /now-page. Eventually, it just became too frustrating. Navidrome feels modern, fast, and much more stable. Setup was smooth and everything works as expected.

Quick Docker setup:

    docker run -d 
    -v /path/to/music:/music 
    -v /path/to/data:/data 
    -p 4533:4533 
    deluan/navidrome

Then open http://localhost:4533 and start listening.

More at

• https://www.navidrome.org
• https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome
• https://hub.docker.com/r/deluan/navidrome

For years, I have listened to music almost exclusively as complete albums, from start to finish, without skipping tracks. The albums have always felt like complete works of art that shouldn't be broken up. However, this habit has also made my listening experience rather one-sided.

Recently, though, I've embraced randomness. I've been listening without a plan, on shuffle. It has been a pleasant surprise. Music feels more alive when I don't know what's coming next. You might be hit full force by an old song, or stopped in your tracks by a new discovery.

I'm not dismissing albums, but I now allow myself to do things differently sometimes. To listen more freely.

Another look through the Tamron 90mm Macro. This time: a Higonokami knife — minimal, worn, and full of quiet character.