audiobookshelf
by advplyr
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted server for managing and streaming audiobooks and podcasts. It supports multi-user access, metadata management, and various playback features.
Ready to useEstablished, openly licensed, and no red flags in its documentation.
- Stars
- 14.8k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Runs on
- A small server
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- JavaScript
- Age
- 1895 days
What you can do with it
- Host your own audiobooks and podcasts
- Manage user permissions and access
- Stream audio files directly from the server
Ways a business could use it
- Save on subscription fees by self-hosting content
- Offer a personalized listening experience for customers or clients
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use. Anything you distribute that includes it must be open-sourced under the same licence.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Setup involves Docker and Node.js, with detailed documentation available.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Checked 26 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
