Audiobookshelf

Self-hosted media and book streaming server with integrated EPUB reader and mobile apps.

14,939 Stars1,246 ForksJavaScript / SvelteRelease: v2.37.2

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Tool Overview

Audiobookshelf is an open-source self-hosted media server designed for audiobooks and podcasts with first-class e-book companion reading. It features custom mobile apps on Android and iOS, multi-user accounts, automatic chapter detection, and sync.

System Requirements: Docker or Node.js runtime

Key Capabilities & Features

Integrated in-browser e-book reader with reflowable EPUB and bookmarking

Cross-device progress syncing between mobile apps and web player

Deep metadata scraper fetching from Open Library, Google Books, and Audible

Multi-user permission levels and user-specific reading/listening stats

Full RSS and OPDS podcast/library feeds

Automated backups and folder watch daemon

Package Manager & CLI Installation

Install and update Audiobookshelf using your preferred operating system package manager or container runtime:

$ docker run -d -p 13378:80 -v /path/to/audiobooks:/audiobooks -v /path/to/books:/books ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest

$ docker pull ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf

Verified Official Release Downloads

v2.37.2

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audiobookshelf-v2.37.2-source.zip

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Latest Release Changelog (v2.37.2)

#### Important: New authentication system was added in [v2.26.0](https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/releases/tag/v2.26.0). See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details. ### Fixed - File copy and move fails with EPERM on some systems (e.g. TrueNAS) #5637 by @nichwall in #5668 - RSS feed cover images not updating after cover change #5306 by @SharonZhu0122 in #5418 - Audible search when API returns null products #5176 by @boqiaok in #5430 - Upload crash when multipart form repeats file fields by @rtainaan in #5437 - Debian package ships `audiobookshelf.service` with executable bit causing systemd warnings on install/upgrade #5629 ### Updated - `ROUTER_BASE_PATH` env variable normalized (leading slash, no trailing slash) - Docker image rebuilt with Node.js 24.22.1 (October 2026 security release) ### Internal - Server init rejects creating a second root user - Dev container updated to Node.js 24 ## New Contributors * @rtainaan made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5437 * @boqiaok made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/5430 **Full Changel