🎧 How I Built RadioCenter.pro — A Catalog of Online Radio Stations from Around the World

Hey everyone! 👋

I’d like to share a personal side project I've been working on: RadioCenter.pro — a lightweight, fast, and distraction-free catalog of online radio stations. It’s built to help users easily discover and listen to radio stations by genre, country, or popularity — without ads, logins, or bloated interfaces.

🚀 Why I Built It

Most radio directories out there are either overloaded with ads or hard to navigate. I wanted a clean, fast alternative that just works — especially on mobile — and lets you jump into music in one click.

🔧 Tech Stack

Frontend: Umbrella JS + EtaJS templates

Backend: Node.js + Koa.js

Database: MariaDB

Deployment: Docker + Nginx

Hosting: VPS with Let's Encrypt via Cloudflare proxy

Bonus: Auto-import of metadata (cover art, now playing info) from external APIs

The site is optimized for performance and simplicity. It loads fast, even on low-end mobile devices, and remembers the last station you played.

📂 Features

Browse by genre, country, or popularity

Quick access to the Top 100 most popular stations

Newly added stations — updated regularly

Support for 24/7 streams, talk radio, niche genres

No user tracking, no unnecessary scripts

🌐 Visit the Site

Feel free to try it out: https://radiocenter.pro/en and russian version https://radiocenter.pro

🙌 What’s Next?

Adding station playlists

Station rating

Progressive Web App (PWA) features

💬 Feedback Welcome

I’d love to hear your thoughts — both on the idea and the implementation. Would you use something like this? Any suggestions for improvement?

Let’s talk in the comments! 👇