Get an Audiobookshelf server running in under 5 minutes with Docker

Install and run your own Audiobookshelf server using Docker or Docker Compose — the most common and recommended method

Install Audiobookshelf directly on Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, CentOS, or NixOS without Docker

Install Audiobookshelf on popular NAS platforms — Synology DSM, Unraid, and TrueNAS

Expose your Audiobookshelf server to the internet with Nginx, Caddy, or other reverse proxies

Fix the frequent re-login problem in Audiobookshelf v2.26+ caused by JWT session management, reverse proxy timeouts, and lost refresh tokens

Fix the Cannot find module /index.js crash after upgrading Audiobookshelf Docker to v2.22.0+ by removing working_dir and recreating the container

Fix the bug where newly added audiobooks steal metadata from existing books due to inode collisions on NAS and network shares

Why audiobook playback stops at the end of each track on iOS Safari and how to fix it with single-file M4B books or a native app