How to Install Audiobookshelf on OpenBSD

Audiobookshelf is a free and open-source audiobook streaming service that allows users to listen to audiobooks from different genres without any hassle. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Audiobookshelf on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A system running OpenBSD
• Superuser privilege (root access)
• Stable internet connection

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Audiobookshelf, we need to make sure that all the necessary dependencies are installed on the system. We will use the pkg_add package manager to install the required packages.

Open the terminal or console on your system and run the following command:

sudo pkg_add -u node

This command will install the Node.js runtime environment, which is required to run Audiobookshelf.

Step 2: Download and Extract Audiobookshelf

Now that we have all the dependencies installed, we can proceed to download and extract the Audiobookshelf files. We will use the curl command to download the Audiobookshelf files from the official website.

Open the terminal and run the following command:

curl -L https://github.com/audiobookshelf/audiobookshelf/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.3.tar.gz -o audiobookshelf.tar.gz

This command will download the Audiobookshelf tarball file in the current directory. Next, we will extract the contents of the tarball file to the /var/www/ directory using the following command:

sudo tar xzf audiobookshelf.tar.gz -C /var/www/

This command will extract the Audiobookshelf files to the /var/www/audiobookshelf-1.1.3/ directory.

Step 3: Install Audiobookshelf dependencies

Now that we have downloaded and extracted the Audiobookshelf files, we need to install the dependencies required to run Audiobookshelf. Change your working directory to the extracted folder using the following command:

cd /var/www/audiobookshelf-1.1.3/

Next, run the following command to install the required dependencies:

npm install

This command will download and install all the required dependencies specified in the package.json file.

Step 4: Configure Audiobookshelf

We need to configure Audiobookshelf by creating a configuration file. Make a new file config.json in the /var/www/audiobookshelf-1.1.3/ directory with the command:

sudo nano /var/www/audiobookshelf-1.1.3/config.json

Paste the following configuration into the file:

{
  "title": "Your Audiobookshelf",
  "port": 3000,
  "book_dir": "/var/www/audiobooks",
  "default_book": null,
  "login": {
    "enabled": true,
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "CHANGE_ME"
  }
}

You can customize the configuration options according to your preferences. Make sure to change the username and password fields.

Step 5: Start Audiobookshelf

Finally, we can start Audiobookshelf using the following command:

npm start

This command will start the Audiobookshelf server on port 3000. You can access the Audiobookshelf web interface by opening a web browser and browsing to http://localhost:3000/.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Audiobookshelf on OpenBSD. You can now stream audiobooks on your OpenBSD system with Audiobookshelf.

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