Audiobookshelf
Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.
At a glance
- GitHub stars
- 14.9k
- Forks
- 1.2k
- Open issues & PRs
- 1.2k
- Last activity
- 2026-11-01
- Latest release
- v2.37.2
2026-10-23 - Commits (12 mo)
- 442
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Language / platform
- Docker, deb, Nodejs
Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months. GitHub data fetched 2026-11-03.
Run Audiobookshelf yourself
- RAM: ~1 GB server (1 vCPU)
- Docker: yes — image
advplyr/audiobookshelfon Docker Hub (6326k pulls) - Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.
Estimated monthly server cost
| Provider | Plan size | ~ USD / month | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
| Akamai (Linode) | 1 GB | $5 | Deploy → |
| DigitalOcean | 1 GB | $6 | Deploy → |
Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.
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