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Point it at a folder of audiobooks and it\ngives each book its own podcast RSS feed — one episode per chapter, in the right\norder — that you subscribe to in Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast,\nAntennaPod, or anything else that reads RSS. No accounts, no separate app, no\nbuilt-in player. Just a feed URL.\n\n- **Chapters as episodes, in order.** The #1 bug in naive attempts is episodes\n  playing out of order; Podspine emits sequential `pubDate`s (oldest = chapter 1)\n  and `itunes:episode` numbers, and refuses to serve a feed that fails its own\n  self-check.\n- **Zero-config.** `docker run` with your library mounted just works.\n- **Copy-first, no quality loss.** Chapters are split by stream copy (no\n  re-encode) at ingest.\n- **Your files stay yours.** DRM-free input only — Podspine ships no DRM\n  circumvention.\n\n\u003e Status: MVP + v1 feature-complete (library scan, web UI, cover art, MP3 folders,\n\u003e Tier-2 formats, chapter sidecars, security hardening). See [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md).\n\n## Quick start\n\n### Docker (recommended)\n\n```bash\ndocker run \\\n  -v /path/to/audiobooks:/library:ro \\\n  -v podspine-data:/data \\\n  -p 8080:8080 \\\n  -e PODSPINE_BASE_URL=http://\u003cyour-lan-ip\u003e:8080 \\\n  ghcr.io/schubydoo/podspine:latest\n```\n\nThen open \u003chttp://localhost:8080\u003e to browse your books and copy feed URLs.\n\n\u003e **Set `PODSPINE_BASE_URL`** to the address podcast apps will actually reach\n\u003e (your LAN IP or public hostname). It defaults to `http://localhost:8080`, which\n\u003e only works from the same machine — feed and audio URLs are built from it.\n\n`ffmpeg`/`ffprobe` are bundled in the image. The image runs as a non-root user;\n`/data` holds the SQLite index and the split episode files, so keep it on a\npersistent volume.\n\n### Prebuilt binary\n\nStatic (musl) binaries for `linux/amd64` and `linux/arm64` are attached to each\n[release](https://github.com/schubydoo/podspine/releases). `ffmpeg` and `ffprobe`\nmust be on your `PATH`.\n\n```bash\npodspine --library /path/to/audiobooks --base-url http://\u003cyour-lan-ip\u003e:8080\n# → http://localhost:8080\n```\n\n### From source\n\n```bash\ncargo run -- --library ./sample-books\n```\n\n## Configuration\n\nThe library path is the only required input; everything else has a default and can\nbe set via CLI flag, environment variable, or a TOML file (`--config`), in that\nprecedence. See the **[full option reference](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#configuration)**.\n\nEach book's feed lives at an unguessable **capability URL** — `/feed/{feed_id}.xml`,\nwith `/audio/{feed_id}/{n}` (episode audio, HTTP Range) and `/cover/{feed_id}`. The\nbrowse UI (`/`, `/book/{slug}`) enumerates your library, so keep it on the LAN or\nbehind proxy-auth while the capability routes are safe to expose — see\n**[exposing Podspine safely](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md#exposing-podspine-safely)**.\n\n## Supported formats\n\nPoint Podspine at a folder; each audiobook becomes its own feed. A book can be a\nsingle file or a per-book subfolder.\n\n| Tier | Formats | Chapter source |\n|---|---|---|\n| **1** | M4B / M4A (AAC/ALAC), single-file MP3, **folder of per-chapter MP3s** | embedded chapters / file (track) order |\n| **2** | OGG Vorbis, Opus, FLAC | embedded chapters, or a `.cue` sidecar (FLAC needs one) |\n\n**Chapter sidecars.** A companion file beside the audio is preferred over\nembedded chapters, in priority order: **`.cue`** (`INDEX 01`, 75 frames/sec) →\n**`.ffmeta`** → embedded. `.opf` / `.nfo` / `.odm` are never treated as chapter\nsources. Use `--force-embedded-chapters` to ignore sidecars.\n\n**DRM.** DRM-protected files — Audible `.aax`/`.aaxc`/`.aa`, OverDrive `.odm` —\nare **skipped** with a logged notice. Podspine ships no DRM circumvention. If you\nown such files, convert them to a DRM-free format (M4B/MP3/FLAC/…) with your own\ntools first, then drop the result in your library.\n\n## Adding a feed to your podcast app\n\nOpen the Podspine UI, click a book, and copy its feed URL (or scan the QR code).\nThen see the per-app steps and troubleshooting in **[docs/importing.md](docs/importing.md)**.\n\n## Documentation\n\n- **[Deploying](docs/DEPLOYMENT.md)** — Docker/compose, reverse proxy, systemd, backups, and the full config reference.\n- **[Adding to your podcast app](docs/importing.md)** — per-app import steps and troubleshooting.\n- **[Architecture](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md)** — how the pipeline and feeds work, and the invariants behind them.\n- **[Development](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md)** — local setup, crate layout, testing, and release builds.\n- **[Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)** · **[Security](SECURITY.md)** · **[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)**\n\n## Development\n\nRust workspace, one crate per pipeline stage; requires `ffmpeg`/`ffprobe` on `PATH`.\nSee **[docs/DEVELOPMENT.md](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md)** for setup, the crate layout, and\ntesting, and **[CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)** for the workflow.\n\n## License\n\n[AGPL-3.0-only](LICENSE). Podspine shells out to `ffmpeg`/`ffprobe` as separate\nprocesses (no linking) and ships no DRM circumvention.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fschubydoo%2Fpodspine","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fschubydoo%2Fpodspine","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fschubydoo%2Fpodspine/lists"}