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+# musicdb
+
+custom music player running on my personal SBC which can be controlled from other WiFi devices (phone/pc)
+
+should perform pretty well (it runs well on my Pine A64 with 10k+ songs)
+
+## why???
+
+#### server/client
+
+allows you to play music on any device you want while controlling playback from anywhere.
+you can either run the client and server on the same machine or connect via tcp.
+
+if one client makes a change, all other clients will be notified of it and update almost instantly.
+
+it is also possible for a fake "client" to mirror the main server's playback, so you could sync up your entire house if you wanted to.
+
+#### complicated queue
+
+- allows more customization of playback (loops, custom shuffles, etc.)
+- is more organized (adding an album doesn't add 10-20 songs, it creates a folder so you can (re)move the entire album in/from the queue)
+
+#### caching of songs
+
+for (almost) gapless playback, even when the data is stored on a NAS or cloud
+
+#### central database
+
+when storing data on a cloud, it would take forever to load all songs and scan them for metadata.
+you would also run into issues with different file formats and where to store the cover images.
+a custom database speeds up server startup and allows for more features.