Tarad.io is a website I made that broadcasts my MP3 collection.
I started the project for three reasons:
- To share my collection with the world. I’ve spent years building it, and radio felt like the right way to turn it into something living instead of just files on a hard drive.
- To see if I could accomplish such a thing. Setting up a 24/7 broadcast with playlists, metadata, and a functioning website is no small feat. I wanted to test myself and build the backend from scratch.
- To free myself from iTunes and its beguiling ways. Instead of being locked into one app, I now have a system where my library streams anywhere, anytime.
Behind the scenes, I built a process in Google Sheets to process my collection en masse — organizing, tagging, and pushing tracks into rotation with automation. That way, the station isn’t just a random shuffle; it’s a carefully structured flow that makes sense day after day.
The result is Tarad.io: a continuous broadcast that plays through the alphabet with curated playlists, always running in the background like a living room radio. It’s simple, but it works — and it’s mine.