---
title: Install Music Assistant (server) on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Music Assistant (server) for on Debian - Free
  and opensource Media library manager
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/music-assistant-server/debian
---

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# Install Music Assistant (server) on **Debian**

# Music Assistant (server) (music-assistant-server)

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* [Giaever.online (giaever-online)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/giaever-online "View all snaps from Giaever.online (giaever-online)")
* [Devices and IoT](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=devices-and-iot)
* [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/music-assistant-server/debian#install)

#### Free and opensource Media library manager

Music Assistant is a free, opensource Media library manager that connects to your
streaming services and a wide range of connected speakers. The server is the beating
heart, the core of Music Assistant and must run on an always-on device like a
Raspberry Pi, a NAS or an Intel NUC or alike.

This project is not related to the official project, nor endorsed by it. However the documentation should comply to this software as well.

### Package name

* music-assistant-server

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 15 October 2025 - latest/stable
* 16 July 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [music-assistant.io](https://music-assistant.io/ "https://music-assistant.io/")

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### Donations

* [paypal.me](https://paypal.me/giaeveronline "https://paypal.me/giaeveronline")

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### Source code

* [github.com/giaever-online-iot/code-server](https://github.com/giaever-online-iot/code-server "https://github.com/giaever-online-iot/code-server")
* [github.com/music-assistant/server](https://github.com/music-assistant/server "https://github.com/music-assistant/server")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/giaever-online-iot/code-server/issues](https://github.com/giaever-online-iot/code-server/issues "https://github.com/giaever-online-iot/code-server/issues")
* [github.com/music-assistant/hass-music-assistant/issues](https://github.com/music-assistant/hass-music-assistant/issues "https://github.com/music-assistant/hass-music-assistant/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/music-assistant-server/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Music Assistant (server)

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Music Assistant (server)

To install Music Assistant (server), simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install music-assistant-server
```

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