Quick Start

Get a Station server running in under 5 minutes.

1. Get a Server

You need a VPS with a public IP address. Choose any Linux distribution (Ubuntu or Debian recommended), the smallest tier works fine.

SSH into your server and run:

sudo curl -sSL https://qnch.network/install | bash

The interactive setup will walk you through everything. Here's what it handles:

DuckDNS domain — Your server needs a public domain for HTTPS. The setup registers a free DuckDNS subdomain and points it at your server's IP so you don't need to buy a domain name.
TLS certificates — Automatically provisions HTTPS via Let's Encrypt using your DuckDNS domain.
Reverse proxy — Configures Traefik to route traffic and terminate TLS.
Station binary — Downloads and installs the latest Station release.
Systemd service — Registers Station as a system service so it starts on boot and restarts on failure.
Network connection — Connects your server to the Station peer-to-peer network so listeners can discover you.

Follow the prompts and your server will be live in a few minutes.

Your Station server is running. Now you can:

Upload your music — Visit your self-hosted artist dashboard at the domain the setup gave you to upload tracks and manage your catalog.
Discover your music — Find your station on the listener app at beta.qnch.network.