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Welcome to Station

Run your own decentralized music server and share your music directly with listeners.

What is Station?​

A minimally extractive, self-hosted, digital music distribution service.

Why Station?​

  • Self host your music to maximize revenue
  • Crowdfund with the FanSociety protocol
  • Give special access to your patrons
Testnet is live

Station is up and running on testnet — a great way to try it out and see if running your own server is right for you. Everything works just like it will on mainnet, on a separate network built for testing. (Mainnet launches soon — we'll update these docs the moment it does.)

How setup works​

Getting a Station server running takes three steps:

  1. Get ready — grab a cheap server (or use a machine at home) and a domain name. See What You Need.
  2. Run one command — the installer sets up everything for you: Docker, HTTPS, and your Station node. See Install Station.
  3. Log in and upload — the installer gives you a PIN to create your dashboard login, then you're ready to add music.

The whole thing takes about 10 minutes.

Getting paid​

Streaming your music needs nothing but your server. When you're ready to earn from it — a Fan Club, a Storefront, a Treasury — that side runs on a blockchain, so it needs a crypto wallet. Blockchain Network walks through it from scratch, and right now it's all on a free test network, so you can practice without spending anything.

Ready?​