At the start of the article the author says this is why Spotify is good.
"For years, I relied on Spotify like millions of others. The convenience was undeniable stream anything, anywhere, discover new music through algorithms, and share playlists with friends."
How does one discover new music through algorithms or share playlists with friends on this proposes self-hosted stack?
He claims it tiges him everything Spotify offered plus more.
"Here's how I built my own self-hosted music streaming setup that gives me everything Spotify offered and more."
But I don't see how it does those things, and those are the main reasons I use Spotify. 80% of the time I listen to automatic playlists based on my music tastes and hear new and old (but new to me) music constantly. If I don't like it I skip the track to the next as much as I want. How on earth am I supposed to do that if I have to buy and curate every new album into my collection?