Audiobookshelf •

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted book, audiobook and podcast streaming media server.  Leverage open databases to keep your media metadata up-to-date.  By creating user accounts, you can share media with friends and family.

Overview

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Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted book, audiobook and podcast streaming media server.  Leverage open databases to keep your media metadata up-to-date.  By creating user accounts, you can share media with friends and family.

Tryout an Audiobookshelf demo.

Media

Screenshots

Audiobookshelf v2.19.5

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Setup & Configuration

We need to install the service through Portainer and configure any necessary settings.

Setup & Configuration

Preparation

There are some things we need to do in preparation to install this service.

Volumes

Persistent Data

This is where the service will store its own application data and ensures we can quickly update the service image.

Ensure your user has permissions to access the folder.

Media Folders

This service will need access to the folders where you store your media files. 

Ensure your user has permissions to access the folder.

Environment

TZ

This is the current time zone formatted using the tz database.

For example: America/Vancouver

Setup & Configuration

Installation

The service can be installed through the Portainer web interface. 

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Docker Compose

Use the following code to install the service:

---
services:
  audiobookshelf:
    image: ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest
    container_name: audiobookshelf
    network_mode: bridge
    environment:
      - TZ=America/Vancouver
    volumes:
      # Persistent Data
      - /srv/audiobookshelf/config:/config
      - /srv/audiobookshelf/metadata:/metadata

      # Media Folders
      - /mnt/audiobooks:/mmt/audiobooks
      - /mnt/books:/mmt/books
      - /mnt/podcasts:/mmt/podcasts
    ports:
      - 7070:80
    restart: unless-stopped
Setup & Configuration

Updating

Re-Deploy the Stack

This service has been optimized for running in Docker.

This allows you to re-deploy the stack through Portainer to download the latest updates. 

User Manual

Development

This software is released under the GPL-3.0 license. 

You can learn more about how to contribute to Audiobookshelf through their documentation. 

Resources

Official