cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/25889784
I’m self-hosting my own music server and I want to
- add new music to it
- buy it and thus reward the artists whose music I put on there (i.e. no piracy)
- not deal with physical media (I’m not a collector, and I want to avoid plastic waste)
- own the files; no DRM or similar bullshit
- use a European vendor, or at least non-U.S.
I used to buy my music through Amazon, but I’ve cancelled my account in early 2025 (for obvious reasons) and I’m not going back. I’d love to hear your suggestions: what platforms do you know that fulfil the above criteria? And how do you get your music?
7digital, UK/German Company and they even sell FLACS with up to 24bit. And their support is amazing. Had an album missing a song and they got me another album for the same price as a replacement. The one missing a song is still in my library so basically buy one get one free. Mayor downside you can only download an album 3 times before you have to contact support to reset it.