Deployment
Docker & GPU
Docker support: Yes
GPU: Not required
Check the source notes below before assuming a GPU, transcoding workload or machine-learning feature is included in the baseline deployment.
Media / Photos / Files
Audiobookshelf on VPS
Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
- GitHub stars
- 14759
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Docker
- Yes
- GPU
- Not required
Requirements
Minimum and recommended VPS specs
Badges are attached to each value. An estimate is never presented as an official project requirement.
| Resource | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 1GB Estimated | 2GB Estimated |
| CPU | 1 Estimated | 2 Estimated |
| Disk | 5GB Estimated | Not stated Not stated |
Disk figures describe the application footprint recorded in the dataset. Personal media, documents, backups and other user data can require substantially more storage.
RunOnVPS sizing suggestion
Suggested VPS tier
2 GB RAM tier
This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Audiobookshelf’s recommended RAM of 2GB. It is not an official requirement and it does not guarantee that every workload, plug-in set or media library will fit comfortably.
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Commercial alternative
What it can replace
Audible
Audiobookshelf is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to Audible. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.
Source check
Important notes
Stars/license checked 2026-10-24 on the GitHub repo page. Official documentation (Docker is the recommended install method) publishes no RAM/CPU/disk numbers — 官方未标明，均为基于其单容器 Node.js + ffmpeg 默认部署的估算. The /config folder holds the SQLite database and must be on local storage, not a network mount, per official docs; disk scales with the audiobook/podcast library, excluded from the estimate baseline.
Data source: https://audiobookshelf.org/docs/documentation/install/docker/
Project repository: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf
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