DITCH Audible and Self-Host with Audiobookself!

today what we're going to be doing is today what we're going to be doing is completely ditching audible I recently completely ditching audible I recently completely ditching audible I recently went ahead and canceled my plan and I went ahead and canceled my plan and I went ahead and canceled my plan and I needed a way to go ahead and self-host needed a way to go ahead and self-host needed a way to go ahead and self-host and stream all the contents of my and stream all the contents of my and stream all the contents of my library and that's where this library and that's where this library and that's where this application right here audio bookshelf application right here audio bookshelf application right here audio bookshelf has saved the day which is an extensive has saved the day which is an extensive has saved the day which is an extensive open source application that allows you open source application that allows you open source application that allows you to stream multiple formats so you could to stream multiple formats so you could to stream multiple formats so you could have multiple users you have series that have multiple users you have series that have multiple users you have series that separates chapters it's a great piece of separates chapters it's a great piece of separates chapters it's a great piece of software and probably the most important software and probably the most important software and probably the most important thing to me is they have an application thing to me is they have an application thing to me is they have an application to match so in this video what we're to match so in this video what we're to match so in this video what we're going to be doing is setting this up going to be doing is setting this up going to be doing is setting this up actually checking out the application actually checking out the application actually checking out the application but first I'm going to show you probably but first I'm going to show you probably but first I'm going to show you probably the very best and easiest way to go the very best and easiest way to go the very best and easiest way to go ahead and back up your audiobook library ahead and back up your audiobook library ahead and back up your audiobook library from audible one of the very best things from audible one of the very best things from audible one of the very best things about audible is you can easily pull the about audible is you can easily pull the about audible is you can easily pull the content that you purchased you can see content that you purchased you can see content that you purchased you can see this one's downloading right here you'd this one's downloading right here you'd this one's downloading right here you'd go through and some of these are a go through and some of these are a go through and some of these are a little bit bigger so I need to download little bit bigger so I need to download little bit bigger so I need to download like the full of boys in the boat go like the full of boys in the boat go like the full of boys in the boat go through download all your content you're through download all your content you're through download all your content you're good to go now what if you have 100 200 good to go now what if you have 100 200 good to go now what if you have 100 200 maybe even 300 500 audio books in your maybe even 300 500 audio books in your maybe even 300 500 audio books in your library going through and downloading library going through and downloading library going through and downloading them one by one is not going to be your them one by one is not going to be your them one by one is not going to be your best bet thankfully we have another tool best bet thankfully we have another tool best bet thankfully we have another tool over here which will help us pull all of over here which will help us pull all of over here which will help us pull all of the contents in our library and it does the contents in our library and it does the contents in our library and it does have actually a lot more features have actually a lot more features have actually a lot more features including tags downloading and Company including tags downloading and Company including tags downloading and Company PDF files and a whole bunch more and I'm PDF files and a whole bunch more and I'm PDF files and a whole bunch more and I'm quickly going to show you how to use quickly going to show you how to use quickly going to show you how to use this it's a pretty easy process this is this it's a pretty easy process this is this it's a pretty easy process this is available for Linux Mac OS and of course available for Linux Mac OS and of course available for Linux Mac OS and of course Windows I'm currently in Windows so I'm Windows I'm currently in Windows so I'm Windows I'm currently in Windows so I'm going to pull this file right here give going to pull this file right here give going to pull this file right here give that a click and you can see the

that a click and you can see the that a click and you can see the application is a lot of different files application is a lot of different files application is a lot of different files it's not installable so I'm just going it's not installable so I'm just going it's not installable so I'm just going to go new create a new folder I'm going to go new create a new folder I'm going to go new create a new folder I'm going to call this folder the name of the to call this folder the name of the to call this folder the name of the application and then I'm going to drag application and then I'm going to drag application and then I'm going to drag all these files from this ZIP archive all these files from this ZIP archive all these files from this ZIP archive right into that new folder we created So right into that new folder we created So right into that new folder we created So within this folder we should have our within this folder we should have our within this folder we should have our actual exe application right here so I'm actual exe application right here so I'm actual exe application right here so I'm just open that up real quick and I'm just open that up real quick and I'm just open that up real quick and I'm going to go more info and actually run going to go more info and actually run going to go more info and actually run this application here and when you first this application here and when you first this application here and when you first open it you're going to have a new user open it you're going to have a new user open it you're going to have a new user and returning user are setting so I'm and returning user are setting so I'm and returning user are setting so I'm going to go new user and then from here going to go new user and then from here going to go new user and then from here we have some settings so here books we have some settings so here books we have some settings so here books location the default location is going location the default location is going location the default location is going to be fine by me you go through all to be fine by me you go through all to be fine by me you go through all these settings if you'd like to but I'm these settings if you'd like to but I'm these settings if you'd like to but I'm just going to go ahead and hit save and just going to go ahead and hit save and just going to go ahead and hit save and the very first thing we're going to want the very first thing we're going to want the very first thing we're going to want to do is add our account so under import to do is add our account so under import to do is add our account so under import no accounts yet let's add an account and no accounts yet let's add an account and no accounts yet let's add an account and the cool thing about this is you can the cool thing about this is you can the cool thing about this is you can actually add multiple accounts if you actually add multiple accounts if you actually add multiple accounts if you would like to so here audible email would like to so here audible email would like to so here audible email login I'm going to click on that type in login I'm going to click on that type in login I'm going to click on that type in our email address Locale is going to be our email address Locale is going to be our email address Locale is going to be us and the nicknames optional so I'm us and the nicknames optional so I'm us and the nicknames optional so I'm going to hit save from there and now going to hit save from there and now going to hit save from there and now from here we could go ahead and type in from here we could go ahead and type in from here we could go ahead and type in our password but I found the easiest and our password but I found the easiest and our password but I found the easiest and best way is to click here to open up the best way is to click here to open up the best way is to click here to open up the web browser and here it's kind of those web browser and here it's kind of those web browser and here it's kind of those steps are a little weird so we're going steps are a little weird so we're going steps are a little weird so we're going to want to go ahead and copy this URL to want to go ahead and copy this URL to want to go ahead and copy this URL here and then you can see right here here and then you can see right here here and then you can see right here after login is complete your browser after login is complete your browser after login is complete your browser will show an error page it says don't will show an error page it says don't will show an error page it says don't worry this is actually a successful worry this is actually a successful worry this is actually a successful login and copy that current URL and login and copy that current URL and login and copy that current URL and paste it here so in our internet browser paste it here so in our internet browser paste it here so in our internet browser I'm going to paste in the URL we just I'm going to paste in the URL we just I'm going to paste in the URL we just copied I'm going to go ahead and log in copied I'm going to go ahead and log in copied I'm going to go ahead and log in and there we go we're so sorry we have and there we go we're so sorry we have and there we go we're so sorry we have an error but what we're going to want to

an error but what we're going to want to an error but what we're going to want to do is copy this so Ctrl C paste it on in do is copy this so Ctrl C paste it on in do is copy this so Ctrl C paste it on in here and click submit and then we can here and click submit and then we can here and click submit and then we can see we have some of our books starting see we have some of our books starting see we have some of our books starting to load in and we have a lot of to load in and we have a lot of to load in and we have a lot of information we have the title authors information we have the title authors information we have the title authors narrators the links description narrators the links description narrators the links description categories the actual cover and we have categories the actual cover and we have categories the actual cover and we have the current status we can see the book the current status we can see the book the current status we can see the book download is not complete and actually download is not complete and actually download is not complete and actually begin that download process we're going begin that download process we're going begin that download process we're going to click on liberate and we have some to click on liberate and we have some to click on liberate and we have some options here we can be again book and options here we can be again book and options here we can be again book and PDF backups PDF only and you can convert PDF backups PDF only and you can convert PDF backups PDF only and you can convert m4b to MP3 if you'd like to but the m4b to MP3 if you'd like to but the m4b to MP3 if you'd like to but the software we're going to be using software we're going to be using software we're going to be using audiobook shelf does really good at just audiobook shelf does really good at just audiobook shelf does really good at just pulling these m4b files and recognizing pulling these m4b files and recognizing pulling these m4b files and recognizing all the chapters and all that so I'm all the chapters and all that so I'm all the chapters and all that so I'm going to begin the book and PDF backup going to begin the book and PDF backup going to begin the book and PDF backup right here give that a click and then right here give that a click and then right here give that a click and then you could see over here the actual you could see over here the actual you could see over here the actual download process of the specific book download process of the specific book download process of the specific book and if there's books we don't want for and if there's books we don't want for and if there's books we don't want for example if I didn't want this Jordan example if I didn't want this Jordan example if I didn't want this Jordan Peterson book here I could go ahead and Peterson book here I could go ahead and Peterson book here I could go ahead and hit the X and it will go ahead and skip hit the X and it will go ahead and skip hit the X and it will go ahead and skip that backup and actually this Authority that backup and actually this Authority that backup and actually this Authority these kind of garbage it's too let's these kind of garbage it's too let's these kind of garbage it's too let's let's not get that one and then you can let's not get that one and then you can let's not get that one and then you can see it's going through the entire see it's going through the entire see it's going through the entire process and as we get things backed up process and as we get things backed up process and as we get things backed up over here over here it's changing we can over here over here it's changing we can over here over here it's changing we can see that these books have been liberated see that these books have been liberated see that these books have been liberated thus far so if I go to my users my name thus far so if I go to my users my name thus far so if I go to my users my name right here is the folder we selected and right here is the folder we selected and right here is the folder we selected and then under books we're going to have the then under books we're going to have the then under books we're going to have the actual book names here and then if I actual book names here and then if I actual book names here and then if I open up one such as atomic habits here open up one such as atomic habits here open up one such as atomic habits here we are going to have the book file data we are going to have the book file data we are going to have the book file data right here which breaks up the track right here which breaks up the track right here which breaks up the track into the various chapters which honestly into the various chapters which honestly into the various chapters which honestly we won't be needing because uh we won't be needing because uh we won't be needing because uh audiobookshelf does a really good job of

audiobookshelf does a really good job of audiobookshelf does a really good job of this now while this backs up in the this now while this backs up in the this now while this backs up in the background I am going to show you how background I am going to show you how background I am going to show you how truly easy this is to install now you truly easy this is to install now you truly easy this is to install now you can install this on your home lab server can install this on your home lab server can install this on your home lab server you can install it on the cloud which is you can install it on the cloud which is you can install it on the cloud which is the demonstration I'm going to be doing the demonstration I'm going to be doing the demonstration I'm going to be doing I personally have it just so you know I personally have it just so you know I personally have it just so you know installed on my astrology Nas here and installed on my astrology Nas here and installed on my astrology Nas here and just like how we're going to do it in just like how we're going to do it in just like how we're going to do it in the node I did use Docker so I have the node I did use Docker so I have the node I did use Docker so I have Docker right here you can see if I go to Docker right here you can see if I go to Docker right here you can see if I go to our container here I have my audiobook our container here I have my audiobook our container here I have my audiobook shelf container it's really easy to set shelf container it's really easy to set shelf container it's really easy to set up instantology as well as with CLI you up instantology as well as with CLI you up instantology as well as with CLI you could use protainer you can use yacht could use protainer you can use yacht could use protainer you can use yacht really whatever you want to get your really whatever you want to get your really whatever you want to get your Docker containers up and going now we Docker containers up and going now we Docker containers up and going now we are going to be demonstrating this on are going to be demonstrating this on are going to be demonstrating this on the Node which is the sponsor of today's the Node which is the sponsor of today's the Node which is the sponsor of today's video while I get this set up I'm going video while I get this set up I'm going video while I get this set up I'm going to kind of do a little mini ad read here to kind of do a little mini ad read here to kind of do a little mini ad read here setting up a distribution or setting up setting up a distribution or setting up setting up a distribution or setting up your very own Linux server is super easy your very own Linux server is super easy your very own Linux server is super easy you just go ahead and pick whatever you just go ahead and pick whatever you just go ahead and pick whatever server you would like or you could go server you would like or you could go server you would like or you could go over to the marketplace which will help over to the marketplace which will help over to the marketplace which will help us pull specific applications and us pull specific applications and us pull specific applications and various dependencies super easy and look various dependencies super easy and look various dependencies super easy and look they actually have a lot of new apps they actually have a lot of new apps they actually have a lot of new apps they got only office docs in there which they got only office docs in there which they got only office docs in there which is a very nice I'm gonna have it pulled is a very nice I'm gonna have it pulled is a very nice I'm gonna have it pulled Docker for me and there's yacht too if Docker for me and there's yacht too if Docker for me and there's yacht too if you want a more kind of graphical you want a more kind of graphical you want a more kind of graphical environment to do this but I'm just environment to do this but I'm just environment to do this but I'm just going to go ahead and pull Docker we're going to go ahead and pull Docker we're going to go ahead and pull Docker we're going to do this with Docker compose going to do this with Docker compose going to do this with Docker compose gonna skip all this a sudo user using gonna skip all this a sudo user using gonna skip all this a sudo user using these Marketplace things are nice these Marketplace things are nice these Marketplace things are nice because it makes it really easy to because it makes it really easy to because it makes it really easy to automatically link domain names to it automatically link domain names to it automatically link domain names to it I'm going to go with the last LTS I'm going to go with the last LTS I'm going to go with the last LTS version of Ubuntu for the region just version of Ubuntu for the region just version of Ubuntu for the region just pick one that's close to you now this pick one that's close to you now this pick one that's close to you now this service takes up very limited resources service takes up very limited resources service takes up very limited resources you can see even over here on my

you can see even over here on my you can see even over here on my Synology with it running in the Synology with it running in the Synology with it running in the background it's using under 100 background it's using under 100 background it's using under 100 megabytes of ram almost no CPU so if you megabytes of ram almost no CPU so if you megabytes of ram almost no CPU so if you already have a server or you even already have a server or you even already have a server or you even already have a node with some other already have a node with some other already have a node with some other service running adding this to it and service running adding this to it and service running adding this to it and just putting it on another Port is just putting it on another Port is just putting it on another Port is you're very unlikely to run into any you're very unlikely to run into any you're very unlikely to run into any issues nanode one gigabyte is going to issues nanode one gigabyte is going to issues nanode one gigabyte is going to be perfectly fine audiobook shelf give be perfectly fine audiobook shelf give be perfectly fine audiobook shelf give ourselves a strong root password and ourselves a strong root password and ourselves a strong root password and that all looks good create La node and that all looks good create La node and that all looks good create La node and of course audiobook shelf isn't your of course audiobook shelf isn't your of course audiobook shelf isn't your only solution to do this you have other only solution to do this you have other only solution to do this you have other things that you can do for example I did things that you can do for example I did things that you can do for example I did try to do this in Plex initially if I go try to do this in Plex initially if I go try to do this in Plex initially if I go more I have audio books here but for more I have audio books here but for more I have audio books here but for example Plex isn't designed specifically example Plex isn't designed specifically example Plex isn't designed specifically for audiobooks this is just a normal for audiobooks this is just a normal for audiobooks this is just a normal audio library so you can see I have audio library so you can see I have audio library so you can see I have albums artists albums is the book artist albums artists albums is the book artist albums artists albums is the book artist is the author and it does work as Plex is the author and it does work as Plex is the author and it does work as Plex does have features where you could leave does have features where you could leave does have features where you could leave off for your last listening but overall off for your last listening but overall off for your last listening but overall this is just a real kind of a dirty this is just a real kind of a dirty this is just a real kind of a dirty unoptimal nice way to do it I believe unoptimal nice way to do it I believe unoptimal nice way to do it I believe jelly Finn and MB have better support jelly Finn and MB have better support jelly Finn and MB have better support for this but nothing like what we get for this but nothing like what we get for this but nothing like what we get out of audio bookshelf but I will know out of audio bookshelf but I will know out of audio bookshelf but I will know if you do want to try setting this up in if you do want to try setting this up in if you do want to try setting this up in Plex there's actually a really good Plex there's actually a really good Plex there's actually a really good resource on Reddit which helps you get resource on Reddit which helps you get resource on Reddit which helps you get the book covers author images and all the book covers author images and all the book covers author images and all the proper meta data so I'll go ahead the proper meta data so I'll go ahead the proper meta data so I'll go ahead and link to that resource down below and and link to that resource down below and and link to that resource down below and one cool thing about audio bookshelf we one cool thing about audio bookshelf we one cool thing about audio bookshelf we go over to documentation it doesn't they go over to documentation it doesn't they go over to documentation it doesn't they don't have a lot of documentation but don't have a lot of documentation but don't have a lot of documentation but they basically have everything you're they basically have everything you're they basically have everything you're going to need including the docker going to need including the docker going to need including the docker commands here Docker compose but they commands here Docker compose but they commands here Docker compose but they also have important things such as the also have important things such as the also have important things such as the directory structures of how you're going

directory structures of how you're going directory structures of how you're going to want to organize everything so you to want to organize everything so you to want to organize everything so you have just the best experience overall have just the best experience overall have just the best experience overall and they go from directory structure and they go from directory structure and they go from directory structure author folder naming so for example over author folder naming so for example over author folder naming so for example over here in file station if I go into my here in file station if I go into my here in file station if I go into my audiobooks folder you see I have author audiobooks folder you see I have author audiobooks folder you see I have author names and then I click on an author I'll names and then I click on an author I'll names and then I click on an author I'll have the separate folders for the books have the separate folders for the books have the separate folders for the books and then within here we'll have the and then within here we'll have the and then within here we'll have the actual audio file cover and metadata now actual audio file cover and metadata now actual audio file cover and metadata now these are pulled from audiobookshelf so these are pulled from audiobookshelf so these are pulled from audiobookshelf so we don't really need to worry about we don't really need to worry about we don't really need to worry about those but definitely look over this those but definitely look over this those but definitely look over this documentation as there's a lot more documentation as there's a lot more documentation as there's a lot more information such as the made data audio information such as the made data audio information such as the made data audio tracks and of course some frequently tracks and of course some frequently tracks and of course some frequently asked questions now if we check up on asked questions now if we check up on asked questions now if we check up on this real quick it does look like our this real quick it does look like our this real quick it does look like our server is ready to log into so I'm going server is ready to log into so I'm going server is ready to log into so I'm going to copy this IP and let's SSH into that to copy this IP and let's SSH into that to copy this IP and let's SSH into that hit enter this is my server type in our hit enter this is my server type in our hit enter this is my server type in our password and then we're good to go I'm password and then we're good to go I'm password and then we're good to go I'm going to skip it for now but you should going to skip it for now but you should going to skip it for now but you should always update upgrade your servers always update upgrade your servers always update upgrade your servers especially when you go ahead and first especially when you go ahead and first especially when you go ahead and first create them before you start installing create them before you start installing create them before you start installing software due to us picking the software due to us picking the software due to us picking the marketplace application we should marketplace application we should marketplace application we should already have Docker as well as Docker already have Docker as well as Docker already have Docker as well as Docker compose and all the other dependencies compose and all the other dependencies compose and all the other dependencies so what I'm going to do is in my root so what I'm going to do is in my root so what I'm going to do is in my root folder I'm just going to go Nano compose folder I'm just going to go Nano compose folder I'm just going to go Nano compose Dot yaml and then go back over here to Dot yaml and then go back over here to Dot yaml and then go back over here to the docker compose section and I'm going the docker compose section and I'm going the docker compose section and I'm going to go ahead and grab this and then I'm to go ahead and grab this and then I'm to go ahead and grab this and then I'm going to paste it in now we're going to going to paste it in now we're going to going to paste it in now we're going to want to create some directories and want to create some directories and want to create some directories and change some things I don't have my change some things I don't have my change some things I don't have my directories created yet but I'm going to directories created yet but I'm going to directories created yet but I'm going to go ahead and make what I'm going to make go ahead and make what I'm going to make go ahead and make what I'm going to make so I'll do home brand London media and so I'll do home brand London media and so I'll do home brand London media and then I'm going to do the same thing for then I'm going to do the same thing for then I'm going to do the same thing for all of these and that looks good so this all of these and that looks good so this all of these and that looks good so this is going to be my directory structure

is going to be my directory structure is going to be my directory structure right here is the port so you just leave right here is the port so you just leave right here is the port so you just leave it at the default which is 13 37 8. do it at the default which is 13 37 8. do it at the default which is 13 37 8. do not change this port 80 I'm going to not change this port 80 I'm going to not change this port 80 I'm going to change this to a 4 000 because that's change this to a 4 000 because that's change this to a 4 000 because that's what I have it at on my actual server what I have it at on my actual server what I have it at on my actual server and then the rest of this looks good so and then the rest of this looks good so and then the rest of this looks good so I'm going to go ahead control oh save I'm going to go ahead control oh save I'm going to go ahead control oh save that out exit out let's go ahead and that out exit out let's go ahead and that out exit out let's go ahead and make those directories real quick so make those directories real quick so make those directories real quick so that was media a CD into that folder we that was media a CD into that folder we that was media a CD into that folder we have books we have podcast config and have books we have podcast config and have books we have podcast config and then metadata enter LS look good so now then metadata enter LS look good so now then metadata enter LS look good so now if we go to go back a directory we could if we go to go back a directory we could if we go to go back a directory we could go ahead and run that compose file so I go ahead and run that compose file so I go ahead and run that compose file so I do believe it is a pseudo Docker Dash do believe it is a pseudo Docker Dash do believe it is a pseudo Docker Dash compose we want it up and we want it to compose we want it up and we want it to compose we want it up and we want it to be detached and detached as in detached be detached and detached as in detached be detached and detached as in detached from this specific like instance here so from this specific like instance here so from this specific like instance here so we're not in a terminal for it hit enter we're not in a terminal for it hit enter we're not in a terminal for it hit enter type in our password and there we go type in our password and there we go type in our password and there we go it's going into pulling our images and it's going into pulling our images and it's going into pulling our images and it's going to spin up our little it's going to spin up our little it's going to spin up our little container here and beautiful it says container here and beautiful it says container here and beautiful it says it's done so we can go and test that out it's done so we can go and test that out it's done so we can go and test that out by again opening up our web browser I'm by again opening up our web browser I'm by again opening up our web browser I'm going to copy our IP address and then going to copy our IP address and then going to copy our IP address and then head over to the port 4000 and there it head over to the port 4000 and there it head over to the port 4000 and there it is audio bookshelf so when you log in is audio bookshelf so when you log in is audio bookshelf so when you log in for the very first time you're going to for the very first time you're going to for the very first time you're going to want to create your username so in this want to create your username so in this want to create your username so in this case I'm just going to go with uh case I'm just going to go with uh case I'm just going to go with uh Brandon give yourself a fairly decent Brandon give yourself a fairly decent Brandon give yourself a fairly decent password and submit now we can log into password and submit now we can log into password and submit now we can log into it so let's submit again and we are in it so let's submit again and we are in it so let's submit again and we are in audiobook shelf now we do not have any audiobook shelf now we do not have any audiobook shelf now we do not have any media with an audio bookshelf so that's media with an audio bookshelf so that's media with an audio bookshelf so that's something we're gonna need to do real something we're gonna need to do real something we're gonna need to do real quick and what we're going to be using

quick and what we're going to be using quick and what we're going to be using here to move our books is filezilla you here to move our books is filezilla you here to move our books is filezilla you could use whatever you want filezilla could use whatever you want filezilla could use whatever you want filezilla has been my one of my favorite has been my one of my favorite has been my one of my favorite applications basically since I tried to applications basically since I tried to applications basically since I tried to build my very first website in middle build my very first website in middle build my very first website in middle school we want to do SF TP like that school we want to do SF TP like that school we want to do SF TP like that that should work always trust okay so that should work always trust okay so that should work always trust okay so now you can see here in this directory now you can see here in this directory now you can see here in this directory structure we have the media folder and structure we have the media folder and structure we have the media folder and everything I created here so under books everything I created here so under books everything I created here so under books Let's Open up that that and then within Let's Open up that that and then within Let's Open up that that and then within our local system we could go over to the our local system we could go over to the our local system we could go over to the books that we backed up and then under books that we backed up and then under books that we backed up and then under books I'm just going to go ahead and books I'm just going to go ahead and books I'm just going to go ahead and drag and drop everything in here so just drag and drop everything in here so just drag and drop everything in here so just like this now I am just putting the like this now I am just putting the like this now I am just putting the books here it would be a better idea to books here it would be a better idea to books here it would be a better idea to make an author folder put the books in make an author folder put the books in make an author folder put the books in the author but for example if you're one the author but for example if you're one the author but for example if you're one of those people with hundreds of books of those people with hundreds of books of those people with hundreds of books in your library you're not going to want in your library you're not going to want in your library you're not going to want to go and create all those directories to go and create all those directories to go and create all those directories so I'm just going to show you that this so I'm just going to show you that this so I'm just going to show you that this should work perfectly fine and we got should work perfectly fine and we got should work perfectly fine and we got one more finishing up there so what we one more finishing up there so what we one more finishing up there so what we could do is go over here add our very could do is go over here add our very could do is go over here add our very first Library we're just going to call first Library we're just going to call first Library we're just going to call this uh audiobooks and we can change our this uh audiobooks and we can change our this uh audiobooks and we can change our icon here I'm going to go with the icon here I'm going to go with the icon here I'm going to go with the actual books made a data provider I'm actual books made a data provider I'm actual books made a data provider I'm going to go with audible since that's going to go with audible since that's going to go with audible since that's where I pulled them from and folders where I pulled them from and folders where I pulled them from and folders let's browse our folders and here you let's browse our folders and here you let's browse our folders and here you can see some of the things that we can see some of the things that we can see some of the things that we created earlier we're going to click on created earlier we're going to click on created earlier we're going to click on that and then we could see all of the that and then we could see all of the that and then we could see all of the things we just added I'm going to select things we just added I'm going to select things we just added I'm going to select this folder path Additionally you have this folder path Additionally you have this folder path Additionally you have settings we could go through and all settings we could go through and all settings we could go through and all this looks good and then we have a this looks good and then we have a this looks good and then we have a schedule here so you can schedule schedule here so you can schedule schedule here so you can schedule automatic Library scans if you would automatic Library scans if you would automatic Library scans if you would like to you I'm going to just leave that like to you I'm going to just leave that like to you I'm going to just leave that disabled for now and then let's create disabled for now and then let's create disabled for now and then let's create oh okay let's actually grab this folder

oh okay let's actually grab this folder oh okay let's actually grab this folder path there we go now let's create it so path there we go now let's create it so path there we go now let's create it so there we go so let's click right here to there we go so let's click right here to there we go so let's click right here to go to home and we are going to scan our go to home and we are going to scan our go to home and we are going to scan our library and we can see it's already library and we can see it's already library and we can see it's already pulling in some stuff rather quickly and pulling in some stuff rather quickly and pulling in some stuff rather quickly and there we go it's complete 16 audio books there we go it's complete 16 audio books there we go it's complete 16 audio books were added uh one thing you may notice were added uh one thing you may notice were added uh one thing you may notice is the authors here are pulling any is the authors here are pulling any is the authors here are pulling any pictures you can easily fix that by pictures you can easily fix that by pictures you can easily fix that by going over here if you click on this we going over here if you click on this we going over here if you click on this we have a quick match so we just click that have a quick match so we just click that have a quick match so we just click that and it will go ahead and find all of and it will go ahead and find all of and it will go ahead and find all of those authors for us and then of course those authors for us and then of course those authors for us and then of course this something was off or wrong you this something was off or wrong you this something was off or wrong you could hit edit and put in your own could hit edit and put in your own could hit edit and put in your own information there put in the Asin number information there put in the Asin number information there put in the Asin number do a quick match giving it some more do a quick match giving it some more do a quick match giving it some more context and it will find who you're context and it will find who you're context and it will find who you're looking for and then you can see in looking for and then you can see in looking for and then you can see in library here if I open up a book such as library here if I open up a book such as library here if I open up a book such as this David Goggins book you can see we this David Goggins book you can see we this David Goggins book you can see we have one audio track but it went ahead have one audio track but it went ahead have one audio track but it went ahead and pulled all of the chapters with the and pulled all of the chapters with the and pulled all of the chapters with the proper naming and all that right here we proper naming and all that right here we proper naming and all that right here we have this we can and edit that if we have this we can and edit that if we have this we can and edit that if we wanted to if we wanted to get rid of wanted to if we wanted to get rid of wanted to if we wanted to get rid of this uh audible code and of course add this uh audible code and of course add this uh audible code and of course add in some a lot more information if we in some a lot more information if we in some a lot more information if we really wanted to save and close there we really wanted to save and close there we really wanted to save and close there we go looks a lot better and that's go looks a lot better and that's go looks a lot better and that's basically how it works and of course basically how it works and of course basically how it works and of course there's a lot of features within this so there's a lot of features within this so there's a lot of features within this so you can download the files directly you can download the files directly you can download the files directly through here if there was a issue with through here if there was a issue with through here if there was a issue with the chapters you can edit chapters the chapters you can edit chapters the chapters you can edit chapters rename them change the time stamps rename them change the time stamps rename them change the time stamps whatever you really need to do and of whatever you really need to do and of whatever you really need to do and of course you can look up the chapters course you can look up the chapters course you can look up the chapters based on this and figure it out that way based on this and figure it out that way based on this and figure it out that way now additionally there are other now additionally there are other now additionally there are other features so here we can Mark as finished features so here we can Mark as finished features so here we can Mark as finished we could add it or give it a collection we could add it or give it a collection we could add it or give it a collection we have playlists and we can open an RSS we have playlists and we can open an RSS we have playlists and we can open an RSS feed for it under collections there are

feed for it under collections there are feed for it under collections there are none yet so it does support collections none yet so it does support collections none yet so it does support collections as well as series I don't have any as well as series I don't have any as well as series I don't have any series either so I can't really series either so I can't really series either so I can't really demonstrate that but overall it's a demonstrate that but overall it's a demonstrate that but overall it's a fantastic application if we do go over fantastic application if we do go over fantastic application if we do go over here to settings this is where you can here to settings this is where you can here to settings this is where you can add more users if you want to give more add more users if you want to give more add more users if you want to give more people access to your libraries people access to your libraries people access to your libraries obviously I do have to know doing that obviously I do have to know doing that obviously I do have to know doing that there's kind of a it becomes a legal there's kind of a it becomes a legal there's kind of a it becomes a legal gray area giving other people people gray area giving other people people gray area giving other people people access to your library so I can't really access to your library so I can't really access to your library so I can't really endorse that too much but you do get endorse that too much but you do get endorse that too much but you do get some data similar to Plex such as under some data similar to Plex such as under some data similar to Plex such as under listing sessions we can see what listing sessions we can see what listing sessions we can see what somebody listens to for how long the somebody listens to for how long the somebody listens to for how long the last update you can see I was using a last update you can see I was using a last update you can see I was using a Google pixel 6 and then we have other Google pixel 6 and then we have other Google pixel 6 and then we have other stuff such as backups logs you can stuff such as backups logs you can stuff such as backups logs you can enable notifications just really a whole enable notifications just really a whole enable notifications just really a whole bunch of stuff that is specific to bunch of stuff that is specific to bunch of stuff that is specific to audiobooks and that's really nice audiobooks and that's really nice audiobooks and that's really nice because a lot of the other media because a lot of the other media because a lot of the other media software granted you can listen to software granted you can listen to software granted you can listen to things through them it's not as clean things through them it's not as clean things through them it's not as clean and tightly integrated with how and tightly integrated with how and tightly integrated with how audiobooks are supposed to be listened audiobooks are supposed to be listened audiobooks are supposed to be listened to in comparison to this software we to in comparison to this software we to in comparison to this software we have here so with that I do hope you have here so with that I do hope you have here so with that I do hope you enjoyed this video I just kind of wanted enjoyed this video I just kind of wanted enjoyed this video I just kind of wanted to share this with you because this is to share this with you because this is to share this with you because this is one of my newest and most favorite one of my newest and most favorite one of my newest and most favorite additions to my whole home Lab Services additions to my whole home Lab Services additions to my whole home Lab Services setup the software is really good it's setup the software is really good it's setup the software is really good it's fun to play around with it's free open fun to play around with it's free open fun to play around with it's free open source easy to set up it's just a great source easy to set up it's just a great source easy to set up it's just a great time overall and with all that I do hope time overall and with all that I do hope time overall and with all that I do hope you enjoyed this video I do hope you you enjoyed this video I do hope you you enjoyed this video I do hope you have an absolutely beautiful day and have an absolutely beautiful day and have an absolutely beautiful day and good good good bye