PlexIn the age of streaming, maintaining a personal music collection is often a lost cause. Opening Spotify is just easier than transferring files between devices or dealing with crappy or discontinued music players. But you don’t need to leave your music collection in the stone age, because you can build your own music streaming service with Plex. Wait, You Can Use Plex for Music? Plex is best known as a movie streaming platform. It lets you stream your video collection to any device inside or outside your home, and its fantastic interface automatically fills in the gaps by providing cover art, summaries, and other information for your video files. But Plex isn’t just for movies. You can also use the service for audio, whether it’s music or audiobooks. And since Plex is free, you can effectively build your own music streaming service without spending a dime. It’s that simple. Plex supports playback of virtually every file format, even lossless formats like FLAC. And unlike those “real” streaming services, it has built-in visualizers, deep EQ settings, loudness options, and fading controls. Of course, Plex can also add a ton of data to your music collection. It automatically applies cover art to albums, organizes artists with photos and bios, and evens show lyrics for music. Plus, Plex can tell you about upcoming concerts, and if you don’t mind critics, it can show you album reviews. Plex can even use “a… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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How to Create Your Own Music Streaming Service with Plex
