You just installed Navidrome — nice! It's empty right now, so let's get some music in there.
How to upload
- Go to your Terrarium dashboard and click the Files tab
- Under My Music, drag files onto the drop zone — or click it to browse
- Leave the Analyze with beets checkbox on (it's on by default)
- Wait for the upload to finish — you'll see per-file progress and speed
That's it. After the upload completes, you'll see "Processing with beets..." while your files are being tagged and organized. This usually takes a few seconds per album.
What beets does
When the checkbox is on, your files go through beets, which:
- Identifies tracks using audio fingerprinting (via MusicBrainz)
- Corrects artist, album, and track names
- Downloads cover art
- Organizes files into
Artist/Album/folders inside your library
When it's done, your files appear in the tree under library/. Navidrome picks them up automatically — open your music app and they'll be there.
Skipping beets
If your files are already well-tagged (e.g., from a CD ripper or another music manager), uncheck Analyze with beets. Files go directly into library/ without processing, preserving your existing tags and folder structure.
Supported formats
Navidrome plays MP3, FLAC, AAC (M4A), OGG Vorbis, Opus, WMA, and WAV. Upload whatever you have — no conversion needed.
Storage
Music files add up. A typical album is 80–150 MB for MP3, or 300–500 MB for FLAC. You can see how much storage you're using on the Files tab.