Audiobookshelf is an open-source audiobook management software that can help you organize and manage your audiobook collection. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Audiobookshelf on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start installing Audiobookshelf, there are a few prerequisites that we need to take care of. First, make sure that you have a server running Ubuntu Server Latest. You will also need to have root or sudo access to the server.
The first thing you need to do is ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Next, you need to install some dependencies before we can install Audiobookshelf. Run the following command to install the necessary software packages:
sudo apt install -y git build-essential libsqlite3-dev libtag1-dev libtag1-dev libtagc0-dev zlib1g-dev nodejs npm
Now, it's time to clone the Audiobookshelf repository from Github. Use the following command to clone the repository:
sudo git clone https://github.com/schnabeltier/Audiobookshelf.git /opt/audiobookshelf
Before we can run Audiobookshelf, we need to install Ruby and Bundler. Use the following commands to install Ruby and Bundler:
sudo apt install -y ruby-full ruby-bundler
Now that we have all the prerequisites installed, we're ready to install Audiobookshelf. Use the following commands to install Audiobookshelf:
cd /opt/audiobookshelf
sudo bundle install --without development test
Finally, we can start the Audiobookshelf web server using the following command:
sudo rails server
This command will start the Audiobookshelf server on port 3000. You can access the Audiobookshelf web interface by navigating to http://your-server-ip:3000.
You have now successfully installed Audiobookshelf on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now start uploading and managing your audiobooks with Audiobookshelf. Happy listening!
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