Audiobookshelf — Guide — Felhom.eu ← Apps Audiobookshelf An audiobook and podcast library, player and sync ● Running audiobooks.tester4.test Open ↗ What is it for? Sort and play your audiobooks and podcasts Details arrive on their own - covers, descriptions, chapters Carry on where you stopped (it syncs between devices) Subscribe to a podcast and let it download itself Apps of its own for phones (Android, iOS) First steps Open audiobooks.tester4.test in your browser Create the admin account the first time you open it Add your libraries (/audiobooks and/or /podcasts) Wait for the first scan to finish Install the Audiobookshelf app on your phone Before you start An external hard drive is needed to keep the audiobooks on Audiobooks sorted into folders (Author/Book/, for example) Upload an audiobook You can upload books from the browser too, without touching the drive. In the top bar, select the „Upload” icon. In „Library” and „Folder”, choose where the book goes. Select „Choose a folder” and choose the book's folder. Keep one book in one folder. Check the title and the author, then select „Upload”. Add a family member Everyone listens with their own account, so everyone keeps their own place. In the top bar, select the gear („Settings”). In the menu on the left, open the „Users” page and select „Add User”. Fill in „Username” and „Password”. Leave „Account Type” on „User”. Select „Submit”, and give the family member the name and the password. Subscribe to a podcast The podcast library downloads new episodes by itself. Open the podcast library, and in the bar on the left select „Add”. Type the name of the podcast and select „Submit”. Choose the podcast from the results. Turn on „Auto Download Episodes” and select „Submit”. Fix a wrong cover or title If the details of a book are wrong, Audiobookshelf finds the right ones. Open the book and select the pencil icon („Edit”). Choose the „Match” tab and select „Search”. Choose the right result, tick what it takes over, and select „Submit”. Frequently asked questions Where do I carry on where I stopped? On the „Home” page, in the „Continue Listening” row. Your place stays in sync between the browser and the phone app. How do I connect the phone app? Open the Audiobookshelf app, give audiobooks.tester4.test as the server address, then your own username and password. Can I make it stop before I fall asleep? Yes: in the player bar, select the alarm clock icon („Sleep timer”) and set when it stops. Can I switch it to Hungarian? Yes. On your own account page, choose Hungarian in the „Language” field. This guide shows the English labels. Where do the books go? Into the media/audiobooks folder of your drive, and the podcasts into media/podcasts. You see the box's backups on the dashboard, on the „Data and backup” tab. Documentation Official documentation ↗