Audiobookshelf

Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server.

Port	13378
Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf
Source	https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf
Website	https://www.audiobookshelf.org/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  audiobookshelf:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf:latest
    container_name: audiobookshelf
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/metadata:/metadata"
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/audiobooks:/audiobooks"
    ports:
      - 13378:13378
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=audiobookshelf
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  audiobookshelf:
    name: audiobookshelf
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - audiobookshelf: /config
      - audiobookshelf_metadata: /metadata
      - audiobookshelf_audiobooks: /audiobooks
volumes:
  audiobookshelf:
    device: '/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf'
  audiobookshelf_metadata:
    device: '/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/metadata'
  audiobookshelf_audiobooks:
    device: '/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/audiobooks'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf:${tag}

Podman CLI

podman run -d --name audiobookshelf \
  -p 13378:13378 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/audiobookshelf:/config \
  -v /path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/metadata:/metadata \
  -v /path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/audiobooks:/audiobooks \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf:latest

Ansible

- name: Deploy audiobookshelf
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: audiobookshelf
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "13378:13378"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/metadata:/metadata"
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/audiobooks:/audiobooks"

Access at: http://localhost:13378

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PUID	1000	User ID for the application process
PGID	1000	Group ID for the application process
TZ	UTC	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
/config	Configuration and database
/metadata	Metadata cache
/audiobooks	Audiobook library path

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
13378	TCP	Web UI

Architectures: amd64 User: bsd (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.0

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