Self-hosted audiobooks · v0.6.0

Your audiobooks.
Your server.

ListenUp is the self-hosted audiobook server that scans your library, fetches beautiful metadata, and streams to native apps on iOS and Android.

Install the server Get the apps
Quick start bash 
# Pull and run the latest server
$ docker run -d --name listenup \
    -p 8080:8080 \
    -v listenup-data:/data \
    -v ./audiobooks:/audiobooks:ro \
    -e LISTENUP_HOME=/data \
    -e LISTENUP_LIBRARY_PATH=/audiobooks \
    ghcr.io/listenupapp/listenup-server:latest

# → then open the ListenUp app to finish setup
Open source · AGPL-3.0 Linux · amd64 No telemetry

Start here

6 sections

Getting Started

Stand up the server with Docker, create your admin account, and scan your first library.

Installation First-run setup

Server Setup

Configure environment variables, set up a reverse proxy with HTTPS, and tune performance.

Configuration Reverse proxy & HTTPS

Library & Metadata

Name your folders right, run a scan, and match books to covers, series and narrators.

Folder structure Metadata matching

iOS App

Install on iPhone and iPad, connect to your server, and download for offline listening.

Install & connect

Android App

Set up on phones and tablets, connect to your server, and download for offline listening.

Install & connect

FAQ & Troubleshooting

Fix scan issues, server connection problems, transcoding errors and common gotchas.

Common questions Changelog

One library, every device

Apple

iOS & iPadOS

Native SwiftUI · Offline-first

Android

Android

Native Jetpack Compose · Offline-first

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