Audiobookshelf
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server with progress that syncs across devices.
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted server for your audiobooks and podcasts. It organizes your library, streams to any device through a clean web player and the native iOS and Android apps, and keeps your listening progress in sync across all of them so you always pick up exactly where you left off.
Key features
- Stream audiobooks and podcasts to a browser and to the native mobile apps
- Progress, bookmarks and playback speed sync across every device
- Automatic podcast subscriptions with scheduled episode downloads
- Rich metadata, chapters, cover art and library folder watching
- Multi-user accounts with per-user permissions and access control
- Built-in ffmpeg and ffprobe for on-the-fly transcoding and probing
Use cases
- A private, self-hosted alternative to commercial audiobook services
- A single home for a family or team audiobook and podcast collection
- A podcast archive that downloads and retains episodes on your own storage
Why run it on the NetActuate edge Hosting Audiobookshelf in a PoP close to your listeners keeps streaming fast and responsive, and running it on your own infrastructure keeps your library and your listening history entirely under your control.
First boot The initial administrator account is created automatically on first boot from the Admin Username and Admin Password you set at deploy (the password is generated for you if you leave it blank). The web UI is served on port 13378.
Upstream attribution: Audiobookshelf is developed and maintained by advplyr and contributors (https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf) and is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. This appliance packages the unmodified upstream Audiobookshelf 2.35.1 release on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the upstream project.
Frequently asked questions
How do I deploy Audiobookshelf on NetActuate?
Use the Deploy on NetActuate button to talk to our team. We provision Audiobookshelf on a NetActuate virtual machine in the point of presence you choose, close to your audience. Each deployment runs in the single location you select.
What does it cost to run Audiobookshelf?
Audiobookshelf is open-source software and free to run on the marketplace - you pay only for the NetActuate compute (virtual-machine size and location) it runs on, at standard rates. There are no usage-based software fees.
Where can Audiobookshelf run?
Audiobookshelf can be deployed in any of NetActuate's 45+ points of presence across every continent, so you can place ingest, transcode, delivery and caching close to your contributors and viewers.
Who supports Audiobookshelf?
NetActuate operates and supports the underlying infrastructure - the virtual machine, network and edge platform. The application itself is supported by its upstream open-source project.
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