Home NAS setups are great for hoarding FLAC — until every iOS player treats your share like a remote folder dump. Tanuki Beats (subtitle on the App Store: Offline FLAC & NAS Player) is built to index network shares into a real library, then play gapless with lyrics and AirPlay like a native offline player.
Download on the App StoreNew to the app? Start with your library in one place. Already use cloud drives? See cloud import.
Why NAS + Tanuki Beats#
- SMB — typical home shares on Synology, QNAP, TerraMaster, or a Linux box
- WebDAV — HTTPS folders on routers, Nextcloud, or hosted storage
- Same library — NAS tracks sit beside local files, iCloud Drive, and (with Tanuki VIP) Dropbox / Google Drive / OneDrive
- Private by design — audio stays on your phone or your NAS; Tanuki Beats does not upload your music files to our servers
Add an SMB or WebDAV folder#
- Open Import Music in Tanuki Beats
- Choose SMB Share or WebDAV
- Enter host, share path, and credentials (save in Keychain if you want)
- Pick the music root folder — the app scans FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, and more
- Tracks appear in Artists / Albums / Playlists like any other source
Tip: keep a dedicated Music tree on the NAS so rescans stay fast after the first import.
Playback features that matter for lossless#
- Native decode for FLAC / ALAC without transcoding
- Gapless albums or crossfade between songs
- Lyrics from embedded tags,
.lrcsidecars, or a shared Lyrics folder - AirPlay to speakers and headphones (spatial audio when the output device supports it)
- Lock Screen and Control Center controls; background playback
Tanuki VIP (optional)#
Local folders, iCloud Drive, SMB/WebDAV, and Wi‑Fi transfer are free. Tanuki VIP adds cross-device sync and cloud streaming (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive) if you want one subscription layer for sync — not required for NAS playback.
Quick troubleshooting#
| Issue | Try |
|---|---|
| Share not found | Confirm iPhone and NAS are on the same LAN; check SMB version on the NAS |
| Slow first scan | Large libraries take time once; later scans are incremental |
| Missing artwork | Use the in-app metadata editor or enable Online Library Enhancement |
Tanuki Beats — your music from local storage, iCloud, NAS, or cloud drives, in one offline-first player.
Looking for search terms like FLAC player for iOS, offline music player for iPhone, NAS music player, Synology music player on iOS, or WebDAV music player? This guide is the NAS-focused path — local and cloud import are covered in the library overview and cloud import posts.
