How to Install Audiobookshelf on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate the steps required to install Audiobookshelf on Alpine Linux. Audiobookshelf is a web-based audiobook library that allows you to listen to your favorite audiobooks online.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, make sure that you have:

• A Linux machine running Alpine Linux Latest.
• A user account with sudo/root privileges.

Installation Steps

1. Update the package manager and upgrade installed packages by running the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk upgrade

2. Install the required dependencies needed for Audiobookshelf:

sudo apk add nodejs npm git

3. Clone the Audiobookshelf repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/craigshoemaker/audiobookshelf.git

4. Navigate to the Audiobookshelf directory:

cd audiobookshelf

5. Install the Node.js packages using npm:

npm install

6. Now, run the following command to start the Audiobookshelf server:

npm start

7. You should see the following output, which confirms that the Audiobookshelf server is running:

> Audiobookshelf@0.0.1 start /path/to/audiobookshelf
> node server.js

Audiobookshelf is listening on port 8080

8. Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Audiobookshelf website on your screen.

That’s it! You have successfully installed and set up Audiobookshelf on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now upload your audiobooks and start listening to them.

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