# Quickstart

> Get an Audiobookshelf server running in under 5 minutes with Docker

Source: https://soundleafapp.com/server/quickstart/

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The fastest way to get your own audiobook server running. You need Docker installed. That's it.

## One command

```bash
docker run -d \
  --name audiobookshelf \
  -p 13378:80 \
  -v ./audiobooks:/audiobooks \
  -v ./podcasts:/podcasts \
  -v ./config:/config \
  -v ./metadata:/metadata \
  -e TZ=America/Toronto \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest
```

Replace `./audiobooks` with the path to your audiobook files and `America/Toronto` with your timezone.

## First login

1. Open `http://localhost:13378` in your browser
2. Create your admin account
3. Click **Libraries** in the sidebar, then **Add your first library**
4. Select "Books" as the media type
5. Browse for `/audiobooks` (the container path, not your host path)
6. Save, then click **Scan** in the library header to ingest your files (new books added later are picked up automatically by the file watcher)

## Connect SoundLeaf

1. Open SoundLeaf on your iPhone
2. Enter your server URL (e.g., `http://192.168.1.100:13378`)
3. Enter the username and password you just created
4. Tap **Login**

You're listening.

## What's next

- [Docker Compose setup](https://soundleafapp.com/server/server-setup-docker/): a more production-ready config with docker-compose.yml
- [Linux without Docker](https://soundleafapp.com/server/server-setup-linux/): native packages for Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL
- [NAS setup](https://soundleafapp.com/server/server-setup-nas/): Synology, Unraid, TrueNAS
- [Reverse proxy](https://soundleafapp.com/server/server-reverse-proxy/): access your server from outside your network