Have a look at iSpy

May not qualify as “simple” versus a VM, but you can try using chroot environment. You essentially run minimal Ubuntu environment from a folder that can be a newer or old version of the host OS.

Here is one guide to get up and running.

This guide is easier to follow IMO.

Subservient human-like cephalopod species in Dr. Who.

You can also look into Navidrome

Apps that use the Subsonic API can stream from it.