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I have jellyfin[0] installed on my home server, then use finamp[1] on my iphone to listen on the go via streaming and usually download just the playlists to the device, which eventually get rotated.

[0] - https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin

[1] - https://github.com/UnicornsOnLSD/finamp

Kodi+yatse over vpn is an amazingly good and easy to setup Spotify+Netflix for your own collection.

Stream or Download albums/movies from your home server to your phone from anywhere.

Or just go old school, and use something like Icecast from your home server.

Years ago, I used to have a MPD + Icecast setup that streamed audio to my phone over OpenVPN, and it worked flawlessly.

>what happens when your lossless audio files (which take up a fair amount of space) no longer all fit on your mobile device?

A non-issue. I don't take music with me, or listen to music on the go. I'm not glued to a phone's screen either.

Then you're an edge case, which is absolutely fine but you're not Spotify's core audience.