• following up from last post, there really is no good options for music on the go for people with their own libraries. maybe im a niche market.

    • google drive converts FLAC to mp3 and doesnt support podcasts in the UK
    • apple music doesnt support chromecast devices
    • spotify doesnt support personal libraries
    • roon doesnt support cloud/out of home listening

    how is this so hard?!

  • Plex seems the obvious:

    Plays back original or transcoded depending what you choose in settings;
    Supports podcasts and chromecasts;
    Allows multiple libraries;
    Has an app on pretty much every device out there which works locally or remotely (and allows syncing for offline play as well).

    FLACs aren't stored in the cloud but they can be accessed from anywhere so I don't think it makes much difference unless you have poor internet at home. If you really want a cloud solution you can set up Plex on AWS or Digital Ocean or something but it would probably work out pricier than a local solution.

  • I think I read plex is moving away from libraries to stream services... So unless you have it, I wouldn't get comfortable.

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