[Audiobookshelf] audiobook server

navanchauhan · July 5, 2022, 2:35pm

Audiobookshelf for YunoHost

This package allows you to install Audiobookshelf quickly and simply on a YunoHost server. If you don’t have YunoHost, please consult the guide to learn how to install it.

Overview

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook server for managing and playing your audiobooks.

Features

Fully open-source, including the android & iOS app (in beta)
Stream all audiobook formats on the fly
Multi-user support w/ custom permissions
Keeps progress per user and syncs across devices
Auto-detects library updates, no need to re-scan
Upload audiobooks w/ bulk upload drag and drop folders
Backup your metadata + automated daily backups
Progressive Web App (PWA)
Chromecast support on the web app
Fetch metadata and cover art from several sources

Shipped version: 2.0.23~ynh1

Screenshots

Disclaimers / important information

Limitations

Audiobookshelf can only be installed on a dedicated domain
No LDAP support, YunoHost users needs to register in the app too

Administration

Default user is root with no password

Documentation and resources

Official app website: https://audiobookshelf.org/
Official user documentation: audiobookshelf
Upstream app code repository: GitHub - advplyr/audiobookshelf: Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
YunoHost documentation for this app: https://yunohost.org/app_audiobookshelf
Report a bug: Issues · YunoHost-Apps/audiobookshelf_ynh · GitHub

TheNomad11 · July 10, 2022, 3:35pm

Thanks a lot! Installing was ok, but then I was not able to create my first library. I cannot browse folders. It says “No Folders Available. Note: folders already mapped will not be shown.”

When I add a folderpath, then I get error messages (“Library needs a name” although I gave it a name)

Is it some permission issue? Are there some things to do before using this app?

In the logs it says Verify Token User Not Found

[2022-07-10 17:30:34] ERROR: Verify Token User Not Found bG9yZW56Oitib2hlTTE1eQ==
[2022-07-10 17:30:38] ERROR: JWT Verify Token Failed JsonWebTokenError: jwt malformed
    at Object.module.exports [as verify] (/var/www/audiobookshelf/node_modules/jsonwebtoken/verify.js:63:17)
    at /var/www/audiobookshelf/server/Auth.js:86:11
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Auth.verifyToken (/var/www/audiobookshelf/server/Auth.js:85:12)
    at Auth.authMiddleware (/var/www/audiobookshelf/server/Auth.js:50:27)
    at Server.authMiddleware (/var/www/audiobookshelf/server/Server.js:120:15)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/var/www/audiobookshelf/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
    at trim_prefix (/var/www/audiobookshelf/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:328:13)
    at /var/www/audiobookshelf/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:286:9
    at Function.process_params (/var/www/audiobookshelf/node_modules/express/lib/router/index.js:346:12)

Thanks a lot!

Tho · July 10, 2022, 6:32pm

I had some issues when connected to Yunohost, if I disconnect, Audiobookshelfs works great, is it the same issue for you ?

TheNomad11 · July 11, 2022, 5:16pm

No, I don’t actually know what you mean with connecting and disconnecting to Yunohost, for we use the app on a Yunohost server.

I also realised that I cannot add a new user, maybe it is best to reinstall and try again from scratch

navanchauhan · July 12, 2022, 8:34am

Can you open an issue on the package repository GitHub - YunoHost-Apps/audiobookshelf_ynh: Audiobookshelf package for YunoHost

TheNomad11 · July 12, 2022, 5:55pm

done! Cannot create library, cannot create user "Verify Token User Not Found" · Issue #20 · YunoHost-Apps/audiobookshelf_ynh · GitHub

navanchauhan · July 13, 2022, 11:12am

I have updated the issue and the solution to your problem is to purge the app and then reinstall (explanation on GitHub)

sudo yunohost app remove --purge audiobookshelf
sudo yunohost app install audiobookshelf

The purge command deletes everything in /var/www/audiobookshelf and /home/yunohost.app/audiobookshelf so make sure you don’t have any audiobook files there

Qprq · July 13, 2022, 10:00pm

I had the same issue (same errors in log). Opening my yunohost homepage in another tab to disconnect from the SSO immediately solved the issue. Back in the Audiobookshelf tab, I could create users / library.

So it looks like it’s related to SSOwat.

TheNomad11 · July 14, 2022, 6:31pm

Yes, after logging out I was able to create the root user and the first library. But the library can only be located in /var/www/audiobookshelf where I cannot upload via sftp (permission issue) and uploading with the web interface resulted in error messages (upload failed).

Are you able to upload?

PS: Now I see, after the failed upload attempt, that both libraries I have created, do not exist anymore, they were deleted

Qprq · July 14, 2022, 6:59pm

Indeed I had to fiddle with permissions to put files in my library. As I use my Nextcloud app to move files around, I manually added nextcloud to the group owning the directory and changed permissions to group write.

With SFTP, you should use SSH tunneling (aka SSH port forwarding).

TheNomad11 · July 14, 2022, 7:18pm

Aha, good to know thanks. Fiidling with permissions and ssh tunneling sounds more like a weekend project. Will have a try then!

EDIT: ssh tunneling instructions, not as scary as it sounds: Edit app files over SFTP with admin account - #4 by ljf

navanchauhan · July 15, 2022, 5:14am

The library does not have to be located only in /var/www/audiobookshelf, I have my own library in /media/MyMedia/Audiobooks/ with permissions like this:

ls -la /media/MyMedia
drwxr-xr-x 5 admin root 4096 Jun 30 20:09  .
drwxr-xr-x 5 root  root 4096 Jun  9 17:35  ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 admin 1007 4096 Jun 30 20:27  Audiobooks

and

ls -la /media/MyMedia/Audiobooks
drwxr-xr-x 3 admin 1007      4096 Jun 30 20:27  .
drwxr-xr-x 5 admin root      4096 Jun 30 20:09  ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 admin 1007      4096 Jun 30 20:10 "Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote"
-rw-r-xr-x 1 root  root 601008644 Jun 30 20:26  Dune.m4b
-rw-r-xr-x 1 root  root 275387156 Jun 30 20:26  Meditations.m4b

You can always just give the audiobookshelf user read/write permissions using something like the setfacl command. [0]

[0] Give specific user permission to write to a folder using +w notation - Ask Ubuntu

navanchauhan · July 15, 2022, 5:15am

That is very strange because I have tested the application on two different servers and don’t seem to have that issue. I will look into this

navanchauhan · July 19, 2022, 11:02am

v2.1.0

Important security update! You will need to re-login to all clients after update.

czen · August 31, 2022, 12:51pm

The fact that uninstall script doesn’t remove app data by default causes problems. I’ve tried installing audiobookshelf on yunohost, it didn’t function properly, so I’ve removed it. Next time I try to install it again, it is completely broken. It created root user without password, doesn’t run first-time setup page, allows root to login with empty password and then every request to api fails with 404 error, I can’t change password, create user or anything else.

czen · August 31, 2022, 1:08pm

Also, SSOwat breaks this app completely. Every api request from the web client passes through only if you log out of yunohost and log back in after request is processed. You should just disable SSOwat entirely.

navanchauhan · August 31, 2022, 3:49pm

I’m sorry to hear that. Did you try passing the —purge flag to delete everything.

Also, as for the SSOWat, the API should not be even attached to it. I’ve been using this package ever since I packaged it and haven’t had a single issue using the app

navanchauhan · August 31, 2022, 3:50pm

But I haven’t tested the web UI in a while, let me look into it

Bauerbyter · February 9, 2023, 10:08am

I would like to use this app, but no matter what I do, I cannot create a Library.
Tried Purge, log in from yunohost and so on…

navanchauhan · February 13, 2023, 8:58pm

I am sorry to hear that. Can you create an issue on the repository here: Issues · YunoHost-Apps/audiobookshelf_ynh · GitHub