Deploy and Host Audiobookshelf on Railway

Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server: stream your library from any browser or the mobile apps, keep progress in sync and subscribe to podcasts.

About Hosting Audiobookshelf

This template runs the official ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest image with one persistent volume at /data. The start command keeps config in /data/config, metadata and covers in /data/metadata, and creates /data/audiobooks and /data/podcasts for your media. On first visit create the root (admin) user right away, then add a library pointing at /data/audiobooks or /data/podcasts and upload files from the web UI.

Common Use Cases

Stream your audiobook collection to the iOS and Android apps
Subscribe to and auto-download podcasts
Share a library with family members, each with their own progress

Dependencies for Audiobookshelf Hosting

One service with a volume; nothing else

Deployment Dependencies

Why Deploy Audiobookshelf on Railway?

Railway gives you a public HTTPS URL for the mobile apps, a persistent volume and automatic restarts with no server to maintain. Grow the volume as your library grows.