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Audiobookshelf Audiobookshelf

Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Audiobookshelf Host Port
Audiobookshelf /config Path
Audiobookshelf /metadata Path
Audiobookshelf /audiobooks Path

Build Status Last Commit

Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server.
Port 13378
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf
Daemonless daemonless/audiobookshelf
Source advplyr/audiobookshelf
Website www.audiobookshelf.org

Version Tags

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

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

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

Deployment

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services:
  audiobookshelf:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/audiobookshelf:latest"
    container_name: audiobookshelf
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/metadata:/metadata"
      - "/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/audiobooks:/audiobooks"
    ports:
      - "13378:13378"
    restart: unless-stopped

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

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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_PATH: /config
      - AUDIOBOOKSHELF_METADATA_PATH: /metadata
      - AUDIOBOOKSHELF_AUDIOBOOKS_PATH: /audiobooks
volumes:
  AUDIOBOOKSHELF_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf'
  AUDIOBOOKSHELF_METADATA_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/metadata'
  AUDIOBOOKSHELF_AUDIOBOOKS_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/audiobookshelf/audiobooks'

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ARG tag=latest

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

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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

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- 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

Interactive Configuration

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

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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