# Music Assistant | Knowledge Base | Instagit

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## Repositories

### [server](/music-assistant/server)

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.

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