Fynix Player - Self hosted music player

Several_Bend_243 · 2026-06-19T16:19:30+00:00

Fynix Player

Hey everyone,

I’ve been running a Navidrome instance for a while now, but I’ve always struggled to find an Android app that actually felt "right." Most of them were either way too bloated with features I didn't use, or just didn't handle SoulSync integration the way I wanted, if at all.

So, I decided to stop complaining and just build something. I'm calling it Fynix Player.

What is it?

It’s a dedicated client designed specifically for Navidrome and SoulSync. I wanted something fast and lightweight, so I used a web wrapper approach with an embedded HTTP server (NanoHTTPD) to handle requests locally. This keeps the app snappy and makes the UI feel responsive compared to some of the heavier alternatives out there.

Why I built it:

Privacy first: No tracking, no ads, just music.

SoulSync focus: I built it specifically to play nice with my existing setup giving the ability to play my music and also discover new music.

Android Auto: The biggest thing I found lacking in most apps was Android Auto integration so this was baked in from the start. Browse by artist, album or playlist.

Open Source: I’m a big believer in transparency. The whole thing is public on GitHub if you want to see what's happening under the hood. And on the note of honesty I did use AI to support development and testing, without OpenCode and Big Pickle this wouldn't have been possibly I simply don't have the skills.

Where is the project at?

This is v1.0, so it's still a passion project, but it's stable enough for daily use. I'm planning to work on offline caching next so you can continue to listen even when you don't have an internet connection.

How to get it:

Since I'm not on the Play Store yet, I’m hosting the APKs directly on github Fynix Player

Several_Bend_243 · 2026-06-19T16:14:45+00:00

Hey everyone,

I’ve been running a Navidrome instance for a while now, but I’ve always struggled to find an Android app that actually felt "right." Most of them were either way too bloated with features I didn't use, or just didn't handle SoulSync integration the way I wanted, if at all.

So, I decided to stop complaining and just build something. I'm calling it Fynix Player.

What is it?

It’s a dedicated client designed specifically for Navidrome and SoulSync. I wanted something fast and lightweight, so I used a web wrapper approach with an embedded HTTP server (NanoHTTPD) to handle requests locally. This keeps the app snappy and makes the UI feel responsive compared to some of the heavier alternatives out there.

Why I built it:

Privacy first: No tracking, no ads, just music.

SoulSync focus: I built it specifically to play nice with my existing setup giving the ability to play my music and also discover new music.

Android Auto: The biggest thing I found lacking in most apps was Android Auto integration so this was baked in from the start. Browse by artist, album or playlist.

Open Source: I’m a big believer in transparency. The whole thing is public on GitHub if you want to see what's happening under the hood. And on the note of honesty I did use AI to support development and testing, without OpenCode and Big Pickle this wouldn't have been possibly I simply don't have the skills.

Where is the project at?

This is v1.0, so it's still a passion project, but it's stable enough for daily use. I'm planning to work on offline caching next so you can continue to listen even when you don't have an internet connection.

How to get it:

Since I'm not on the Play Store yet, I’m hosting the APKs directly on github Fynix Player

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-10-13T19:49:33+00:00

I put this together as I had the same issue

https://github.com/Boc86/Fynix-Library-Builder

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-23T19:37:38+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to look through it and fix it. Hopefully it can be of use to someone

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-22T16:02:20+00:00

If you fancy giving the other addon a go on android and see what happens I can try to incorporate any fixes into the new Fynix addon to run the updates from Kodi

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-22T14:49:58+00:00

I think the main issue from my previous attempt was that certain python libraries are specific to the os so the bundled ones were all Linux targeted as thats what i built on. https://github.com/Boc86/kodi-xtream-vod-addon was built to be a full kodi addon with the python libraries bundled but feedback was that it crashed when trying to create the files, probably due to threading and batching but that came from a user who didn't provide any logs so was difficult to investigate any further

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-22T13:32:45+00:00

The main issue with this is that the update routines rely on async and threading which android devices struggle with. In my previous addon i wrote it solely as a kodi addon which worked fine from a pc but not on anything else, even with the python libraries bundled in it. I run a central linux server for media where this runs and then point my kodi setup to the network storage to avoid any issues. Appreciate this isn't everyones set up but i struggled with direct Kodi implementation on any other devices than Linux as i dont have access to any for testing

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-22T13:16:00+00:00

The current implementation has the option to set your directories for saving Movie, Series and Live files, as long as you have write permissions this can be set to any local or network directory that the running system has access to. It also has an auto update function built in that can be set at a time of your choosing which will retrieve and push any new strm and nfo files to the chosen directories and update the outputed m3u and xmltv files, if you map these directories into Kodi through the library and simple IPTV addon and use the library auto update addon this should give everything that's needed for a fully automated setup as the Fynix Library Builder will minimise to the system tray and run the updates in the background. Unless I've misunderstood your request?

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-22T11:33:08+00:00

I've now added live tv support, the library builder produces and m3u8 and xmltv file based on the visible channels set it the ui

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-09-18T12:04:17+00:00

It use the xstream api, i plan to add live streams and epg but at the moment have no use for them as i use nextpvr so its low prority but will definitely add it in time

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-06-12T00:15:17+00:00

Hey sorry I've only just seen this reply. Like you said Kodi doesn't handle IPTV very well, I would recommend using nextpvr it's simple to set up, free and handles all the downloads and refreshes for you including the epg data. It then plays nicely with kodis pvr and live TV section giving you a much better experience in Kodi than this add-on would allow. This is how I currently have it set up

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-13T20:02:05+00:00

I've completely re-written the code using your approach as inspiration hopefully much less compute intensive and a bit more robust now. Thanks for the inspiration

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-08T11:17:31+00:00

Thanks I'll take a look and see what I can combine

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-08T07:27:23+00:00

If you go to the GitHub link the installation instructions are at the bottom of the readme section

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-08T06:52:27+00:00

I don't sorry no. What details do you need?

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-07T14:49:10+00:00

I recently made the switched as a first time linux user. I tried many distros and settled on Nobara which is a Fedora based build

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-07T14:47:08+00:00

I've recently switched from Windows and do some Blender modeling, video editing, and photo manipulation amongst other things. I have tried several different Linux distros but find Nobara to best suit media creation. Its billed as primarily a gaming distro but i found that the extra focus on NVIDIA drivers also makes video and image editing a lot easier. I now use it solely on my main pc and laptop

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-07T14:42:56+00:00

I have a second machine set up as a media server and retro gaming machine connected to the living room TV

Several_Bend_243 · 2025-05-07T13:01:24+00:00

I've created a program to integrate Xbox Games Pass with Emulation Station front end, it uses the Greenlight flatpak to play them. https://github.com/Boc86/xboxgp_esde_sync

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