How to Install Audiobookshelf on Your UGREEN NAS

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How to Install Audiobookshelf on Your UGREEN NAS

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing your audiobooks. It’s fully open-source, including the android & iOS app, currently in beta. You can stream all audiobook formats on the fly. Audiobookshelf has multi-user support and custom permissions. You can easily upload all the audiobooks from your computer to your Synology NAS. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install AudiobookshelfĀ on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Audiobookshelf v2.18.1Ā release.

šŸ’”Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install Audiobookshelf on Your Synology NAS.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

InstallĀ Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your UGREEN NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

  • STEP 3

Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder. If you have already added the Read and Write Permissions to the Docker Folder, skip this STEP.

  • STEP 4

Go toĀ File Manager and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it audiobookshelf. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

Now create two new folders inside the audiobookshelfĀ folder that you created at STEP 4 and name them audiobooks and metadata. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 6

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on StacksĀ thenĀ + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

UGREEN NAS Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 7

In the Name field type in audiobookshelf. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

services:
  audiobookshelf:
    container_name: Audiobookshelf
    image: advplyr/audiobookshelf
    healthcheck:
     test: curl -f http://localhost:80/ || exit 1
    mem_limit: 4g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 13378:80
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/audiobookshelf:/config:rw
      - /volume1/docker/audiobookshelf/audiobooks:/audiobooks:rw
      - /volume1/docker/audiobookshelf/metadata:/metadata:rw
    environment:
      PUID: 999
      PGID: 10

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for PUIDĀ andĀ PGIDĀ with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 8

Scroll down on the page until you see a button namedĀ Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 9

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: ā€œSuccess Stack successfully deployedā€œ.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 10

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  • STEP 11

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://ugreennas-ip-address:13378Ā You will be prompted to create the Administrator user. Type in your own Username and Password, then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 12

Type in your own Username and Password that you have previously created at STEP 11, then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 13

On the left sidebar, click Libraries, then Add your first library. Select the Media Type “Books”. Give a name to the library, then click Browse for Folder. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 14

Select the audiobooks folder, then click Select Folder Path. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 9

  • STEP 15

Click Create. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 10

  • STEP 16

āš ļøWarning: Before Scanning your new library that you have created, make sure you have added/uploaded your audio files inside the audiobooks folder that you have previously created at STEP 5. Click Scan. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 11

  • STEP 17

Your Audiobookshelf at a glance!

Audiobookshelf UGREEN NAS Set up 12

Enjoy Audiobookshelf on your UGREEN NAS!

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Note: If you want to run the Audiobookshelf container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.

This post was updated on Friday / January 24th, 2025 at 11:39 PM

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