DITCH Audible and Self-Host with Audiobookself!

[@ickyendeavors4179]

I've had Audible since before Amazon acquired them; Member since 2004. And I was on the OLDER plans where you actually got a ton of titles. So I'm sitting on slightly over 700 books; that said, the one problem I've run into recently is I had two books I purchased way back when.. deleted from my account. They are no longer available through Audible due to a rights issue or something. Well, shit, I paid for them back then! This was enough to convince me to look for a solution. I think people hate physical media and all of that, but it is something I think about when you "buy digital" because they sure can take it back (had it happen to me on the PS4 as well). If I can store this stuff and never lose it? I'm all about it. Thanks for the heads up.

[@derekge]

Docker is not supported on the Synology DS model I own. I've been using Plex + Audnexus + Prologue for over a year now and it works great! One advantage over this setup to Audiobookshelf, is the listing of the Narrator - this is handled by Audnexus.

[@dteitsma]

Some modes of synology don’t show docker as supported but you can still install the docker application package. You can download the package manuall and then do a manual install in dsm. That’s the case for me with my 418+play

[@surfacingcom]

Really liked this vid. Covered something I haven't seen anywhere else on a topic I actually find useful. I never used audible because I didn't have a good conversion path. I want to own, store and archive!. Now I can!

[@DriveupLife22]

Wow! Never knew you could pull all content down from Audible. Definitely doing this

[@duser]

You did more than just share this man, you made an entire tutorial. Love it! thanks! Just a quick question, is there any other way to get audiobooks from authors apart from amazon?

[@TechHut]

Thank you! This is another place www.audiobooks.com/ but I'm not sure how they handle backups. There is also Internet Archive if you're looking for free (public domain) content archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry

[@root1657]

@@TechHut Project Gutenberg also has an audiobooks section

[@rossietaylor2534]

How do you configure for an outside network use

[@Phantom1400]

Have you find a config manual now? :)

[@rossietaylor2534]

@@Phantom1400 I haven't

[@Phantom1400]

@@rossietaylor2534 fstab mount is set, but i cant set it as base path

[@thebasilisker9063]

i use my a VPN(wireguard) Running over my Router (fritzbox), that way i can acces my local network remotly. many routers offer the option to setup a VPN in their Webinterface

[@thebasilisker9063]

@@Phantom1400 i use my a VPN(wireguard) Running over my Router (fritzbox), that way i can acces my local network remotly. many routers offer the option to setup a VPN in their Webinterface

[@paulryan826]

can you please link the plex reddit page you reference at 7:10, thanks

[@SebaP1991]

Looks really cool, can you use it also for ebooks (like PDF and EPUB)?

[@majorgear1021]

I got this working on my Mac and on a Raspberry pi using v2.10. My TrueNAS server only had v2.9 , with crashed when downing the 386 episode Revolutions podcast episodes! It seems to be that v2.9 doesn't handle badly formatted data as well as v2.10 does. So for now, I'm going to run it on my rpi but store files on the NAS. I haven't decided if I want to use Plex and Prologue together to serve the files to my iPhone , or if I want to try the ABS iOS app. it did well on the Audiobooks downloaded from Audible except it doesn't like some of the author names. I have authors like "Phd." which is probably where it had trouble parsing a name that included Phd. Overall I like it, and I appreciate the video walking though setting it up!

[@georgeo328]

How do you access ABS from outside local network?

[@TheBee882]

This was very helpful!! I do want to let everyone know that you can also use VLC media player (which a lot of people use already for various media) once you have used Libarion to DL the books!

[@krederbas]

Realy great video, I'm searching for somthing like this! I have an synology NAS do you by any change have an video of how i can install this app on my NAS?

[@lionintu]

Maybe specify.... Ithought that's what this video is

[@geyoda64]

Does it transcode and does it save the point where one stopped listening, so you can continue later or from a different device?

[@kkrb1212]

I had such high hopes for this video but man I’m not smart enough for this. I’m a newb and want to learn how to have a server and organize my books but I had like no idea any of the programs you were talking about. I saved this anyway just in case I can figure it out at some point

[@hesjane9319]

Same for me. I know how to pull my books from Audible using Libation. I have Plex and I know how to set up a library and add the books - but Plex doesn't work well for M4b files (doesn't show chapters etc) so I was looking for an alternative to put on my NAS. However - this completely lost me. It looks like a great solution but the instructions are not step by step enough for me unfortunately.

[@sungrovemetaphysical8564]

Howd you set up the phone to connect to audiobook shelf?

[@aarondodge7477]

I stumbled accross Audiobookshelf a few months ago and wouldnt go back, an additional benifit is the Android app goes alot easier on the battery when compared to Audibles one.

[@DanielRodriguez-zl6bx]

How did you get your app connected to your home server? I've got a cloudflare tunnel but obviously can only be accessed via the gui on a browser.

[@ReensBeanDip]

This is exactly what I’d been looking for. Thank you so much!

[@johnjohansson]

How do I access them on my Ios device when I'm not at home or infront of a computer?

[@Ven0mstrike]

I am currently using plex to host my audiobooks online, and i am using Chronicle as my player for android. I will probably spin up audiobookshelf to compare them.

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

I'm going from your set up when you posted this message to audiobookshelf today, Did you successfully transition? was it worth while? any advice?

[@majorgear1021]

How did it go?

[@Ven0mstrike]

@majorgear1021 neither of them are a perfect solution, but for my use case, chronicle was the better solution. Chronicle does have one minor issue of losing progress data once in a while, but that may be a problem with plex syncing rather than the app itself. If you are looking for organization, filtering, and fetching podcasts, then audiobookshelf is better.

[@gordonpearce]

Many thanks, 1700+ books backing up as I type this.

[@Gustang653]

Is there an option to get the content without an account?

[@Tara-Maya]

When will this be available for macOS?

[@modx5534]

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I have been looking for for a while now :)

[@BBGKingFury]

How do I know what info to enter into the host after sfts

[@spiffingbooks2903]

If one is using Linode to host the Linux instance is it possible to hold the Audiobook files on Google Drive as I think a large amount of storage on Linode would be expensive?

[@jasondelong6401]

Hey I'm new to this and know absolutely nothing about it and trying to set this up how do I determine volume paths?

[@davidunderwood9037]

How to convert the linode site to a FQDN with SSL? (ie no ports needed to input)

[@Thomas88-_-]

this is a great video, would be sweet if someone showed a way to access remotely and how to share libraries with family members. thank you for the video and bringing my attention to this application

[@Derezzer]

So is there a Windows based tutorial?

[@bicivelo]

what aren't all videos good like this!? damn! Likes and subscribed!

[@frankbohnen2347]

Wow, this came up the right time. Stared to play a round with Booksonic and Audiobookshelf. The video helped to decide where to go on. THX

[@MichaelGoldfrad]

Thanks for the amazing tutorial, managed to set it up. One question though - how do I make it accessible outside the network? I can't figure out all these ports

[@MichaelAlderete]

I wish you'd shown how to do your Synology installation. That's the part of this video that would have been interesting, and not covered in other videos, but you skipped right over it. Maybe a follow up video?

[@daviie]

Did you find any tutorial? I'm looking for the same thing

[@TechHut]

It's the docker container. Just set the data path where your audio books are.

[@lionintu]

​​@@TechHutlease make a video doing the more basic stuff for the first time docker users. I've got over 300 audiobooks. I really wanna get in on this but I'm sure to be scouring youtube and the rest of the internet trying to figure out the docker, ssh, And other stuff you skimmed over before getting into the nitty gritty in this video

[@alekojlime]

@@TechHut I agree with Vic da G here. This isn't easy for people who have barely heard of Docker before.

[@TheFuzzyAmerican]

@@alekojlime Just copy the code he provided and then change the file paths to what is in your synology docker setup. You first would need to create the three folders and then go to properties to find your file paths needed for this

[@TheFuzzyAmerican]

I did this days ago, my issue is remote access. I cannot find a guide on how to enable this outside my home network. I mirrored my plex firewall rule thinking that would enable access and sadly no. Any ideas?

[@DanielRodriguez-zl6bx]

I've only been able to access it via a cloudflare tunnel. Not entirely sure how to access it via the ABS app.

[@andrewpjeter]

Can we connect this with AI to summarize audiobooks or highlight?

[@garygriffiths2487]

Been on my to do list for a while. Thank you.

[@paulmares9815]

It's even easier and streamlined now, which is great, since my dumb ass can't work around anything more on PC than just the basics ^^' Anyway, thanks for the upload! Much appreciated!

[@hellowill]

Perfect... I've been using readarr and jellyfin and jelly is just not cutting it for audiobooks.

[@ask_carbon]

It's media scanner engine poops itself if the folder is a network share.

[@lionintu]

i installed docker for hte first time, then downloaded image "advplyr/audiobookshelf" . i didnt connect it to any share folder.... and instaallation is done... used mostly default settings. figured id edit them later as i figure it out. nope. even though its "running", i dont even know how to launch the "image"

[@lionintu]

I've been using emby for the longest to host my audiobooks. It doesn't keep good track of whT I'm doing so I'll check this out. Thanks. I've never used a docker before. There's so much I haven't done on my synology. I don't use plex for media. Only Emby.

[@JackyTran]

Awesome, this totally helped me! Thank you!

[@RockTheCage55]

Since you canceled Audible where do you get your new audiobooks at? Of course you can cancel your subscription to audible and still play what you already purchased it so I guess, at least for me, i can't see the big draw.

[@DimitriThevenin]

I'd love to do this because I have hundreds of audiobooks. but I have no idea how to do anything you did. :(

[@rudyruiz9521]

That app looks amazing but I can't see myself putting my User name/password into the app. I'm guessing that link does pretty much the same thing as giving whomever your password.

[@Ron-pe4bp]

good instructions on Libation, I tuned out when the ad started 4:37. bye!

[@unclejohnthezef]

4:10 THIS!

[@lionintu]

I'm gonna have to re-watch this a few times.

[@masterdoyen]

Wait.. weren't you sponsored by audible? I don't know why but I knew this video was coming eventually lol

[@lilililililililililililili7868]

Docker is stuck on infinity loading

[@smartturkey123]

If you already bought the books, why not let Audible host it?

[@TechHut]

I have other books for other sources that I want all in the same library on my server. Plus self hosting is just better.

[@Ven0mstrike]

It doesn't happen often, but sometimes, authors or their publishers will pull their titles from the platform for various reasons. Usually, it means only discontinued sales and purchased books can still be downloaded or streamed. Other times, the book becomes completely unavailable and you are left with nothing. Happened to an entire book series i purchased and lost before i could back it up locally.

[@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz]

@@Ven0mstrike globalist censorship too, which that may or may not be. But it’s out of control.

[@anooniem9246]

@@Ven0mstrike wtf? I don't use audible, but if i understand u correctly, it is totally possible that an already purchased book in yr audible library gets pulled?

[@binchamers]

@@anooniem9246 Yep, that’s exactly the case. The same goes for purchased music or films on things like itunes or amazon or others

[@christiancastillo3043]

Lol @ calling grant cardone's book "that's kinda garbage."

[@TheBown1]

How do you obtain new audiobooks without Audible? I'm all for parting ways with Audible/Amazon but I don't see any good competitors in the market.

[@JeronimoStilton14]

the open ocean

[@cdey3886]

is that a... pringles wallpaper 😮

[@M167A1]

Thanks, this was useful.

[@eyesofnova]

David Goggins is my literal inspiration to make me work out. I approve

[@JJFrance]

I was good until we started talking Linux, Linode, Docker, then I went off the rails. Have everything downloaded in Libation on my PC. Now what?

[@karldallas5840]

The Server runs great but the Client is a useless piece of S*** didnt work on lot of Android Devices. But if you use the Webinterface its a great thing

[@YeeLeeHaw]

1:25 Yuck!

[@TechHut]

Absolute blasphemy

[@jn71000486]

Looks gassy in picture

[@TechHut]

What 🤣

[@kdcadet]

Scp

[@miljantrajkovic1862]

I really hope these aren't the books that you read normally. I wasn't expecting this XD

[@TechHut]

The history books and food related books I bought a while ago. I recently purchased Atomic Habits, The Body Keeps Score, and Sapiens. The rest I got out of recommendation or for free.

[@kdcadet]

mkdir -p media/{books,podcasts,metadata}

[@neipas09]

Plex is a MILLION times easier and faster.

[@TechHut]

I love Plex, but for audiobooks the organization sucks imo

[@MarkAHoltz]

I disagree. I have Plex and Audiobookshelf set up in app containers on my TrueNAS SCALE server, and have SMB drive mapping set up. For movies, TV shows, and music, yes Plex is quite excellent. For Audiobooks... ugggg.... there has been a feature request for full audiobook support in Plex since January, 2013, yet the powers-that-be seemed to be focused on other things. While the 2.8.1 version of AudioBookShelf still has areas of improvement, it was far superior to the alternative Emby that I was trying out, especially when pulling in the metadata from Audible.

[@ryanstephenson5413]

And about a Million times less polished for audiobooks. Plex is great for movies and Tv but falls far short for audiobooks.

[@moneymakers495]

Haha noobs