Audiobookshelf on Cresdock
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server, with progress sync across devices and apps for iOS and Android.
What Cresdock sets up for you
Gets its own web address; create your account right away on first open — until then it's only reachable from the IP you installed from, and that lock lifts on its own.
Put audiobooks and podcasts in your media folder, then add a library pointing at it — no separate upload step.
Installing it
- Pick it from the catalog
From your dashboard, choose Audiobookshelf and click Install — no Dockerfile, no compose file.
- Wait a couple of minutes
The panel pulls the image, seeds its configuration, and starts it up.
- Open it from your dashboard
Your access details are on the app's card, and you can start, stop, update or remove it with a click, any time.
Common questions
Do I need to know Docker to run Audiobookshelf?
No — it's a one-click install through the panel, same as every app in the catalog.
Is my Audiobookshelf data safe during an update?
Yes. Updates and reinstalls change Audiobookshelf's own configuration only — never your downloaded files or media library, by design.
Can I remove Audiobookshelf later without losing my setup?
Removing it can keep its configuration for a future reinstall — you choose when you remove it.
Pairs well with: Navidrome