AudioBookWorm Bundle
$19.00 / month with a 7-day free trial and a $1.00 sign-up fee
Complete self-hosted audiobook stack — one player, Real-Debrid streaming, and traditional download automation, bundled for $19/month.
The AudioBookWorm Bundle on ElfHosted gives you the complete self-hosted audiobook setup at a single $19/month price: Audiobookshelf (the player and library server), Decypharr for Real-Debrid integration (cached audiobooks accessible via symlinks to a system-managed RD mount, no local download wait), plus the traditional automation path via Prowlarr, Jackett, AudioBookRequest, AudioBookBay Automated, AudioBookBay Downloader, and Shelfmark. Nine apps, one subscription, shared storage.
Pull instantly from Real-Debrid via Decypharr symlinks, or download through Prowlarr and AudioBookBay — either way, Audiobookshelf plays it back on any device.
What's in the AudioBookWorm Bundle?
The AudioBookWorm Bundle is the audiobook-only stack on ElfHosted — nine open-source apps bundled into a single $19/month subscription with shared storage and one ElfHosted subdomain. Two paths to fill your library; one app to play it.
The player
- 🎧 Audiobookshelf — the self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Streams to the Audiobookshelf iOS/Android app, any OPDS-compatible player, or the web UI. Tracks per-book progress across devices, handles multi-part audiobooks, and serves as the single destination for your entire library regardless of how it arrived.
Path 1: Real-Debrid integration (instant, no local download)
- ⚡ Decypharr — the *arr-to-debrid bridge. Receives grabs from Prowlarr/Jackett, checks Real-Debrid cache, and creates symlinks pointing into the bundle's system-managed RD mount instead of downloading. Cached audiobooks appear in Audiobookshelf in seconds rather than hours. (No need to buy Zurg [Standalone] separately — the bundle's RD mount is shared infrastructure.)
Path 2: Traditional download automation
- 🔎 Prowlarr — unified indexer manager. Add your torrent and Usenet indexers once; Prowlarr distributes search queries to all of them and syncs with AudioBookRequest automatically.
- 🔍 Jackett — supplemental indexer proxy for trackers not natively supported by Prowlarr. Many audiobook-specific trackers require Jackett.
- 📥 AudioBookRequest — Sonarr/Radarr-style request UI for audiobooks. Search by author or title; it queries Prowlarr/Jackett and routes grabs through Decypharr (RD cache first, download fallback).
- 🤖 AudioBookBay Automated — automated monitoring of AudioBookBay for new releases matching your watchlist. Grabs drop into Audiobookshelf's watched folder automatically.
- ⬇️ AudioBookBay Downloader — on-demand download UI for AudioBookBay. Search and grab individual titles without a full watchlist setup.
- 📚 Shelfmark — multi-source unified search. One query spans web archives, torrent, Usenet, and IRC sources simultaneously; finished downloads land in Audiobookshelf's watched folder.
Why Bundle Instead of Picking One?
- ⚡ Two paths, better coverage: Real-Debrid covers the majority of popular titles instantly from cache. AudioBookBay, Prowlarr/Jackett, and Shelfmark cover the long tail — obscure titles, older recordings, niche narrators. Running both means you rarely come up empty.
- 🔗 Debrid and download paths integrate: Decypharr sits between AudioBookRequest and Real-Debrid. When AudioBookRequest finds a match, Decypharr checks the RD cache first — if it's there, it's in Audiobookshelf in seconds. If not, it falls through to a real download. You get debrid speed where possible without giving up download coverage.
- 📂 Shared storage: all eight apps share the same backing storage. Decypharr's symlinks into the system RD mount, AudioBookBay downloads, Shelfmark results — all visible from the same directory that Audiobookshelf scans.
- 🌐 One subdomain, one SSO, one subscription: single ElfHosted subdomain hosts all eight apps, single SSO, $19/month — see the savings table above.
- 🔄 Updates handled across the bundle: ElfHosted keeps every app current.
Which Bundle Should You Pick?
Five ElfHosted reading-stack bundles cover different reading profiles:
- AudioBookWorm Bundle (this product, $19/month) — audiobooks only. The full stack: Audiobookshelf, Real-Debrid path, and traditional download automation.
- eBookWorm Bundle ($19/month) — text ebooks only. Different stack: BookLore, Calibre Web Automated, Shelfmark, Openbooks.
- ComicBookWorm Bundle ($19/month) — comics, manga, and anime metadata. Komga + Kavita + Kapowarr + Shoko.
- StoryBookWorm Bundle ($29/month) — ebooks + audiobooks combined, with Storyteller for synchronised reading/listening (Whispersync-style). Includes the audiobook automation stack plus BookLore and Storyteller. The right pick if you read and listen to the same titles.
- SuperBookWorm Bundle ($39/month) — everything: ebooks + audiobooks + comics + anime in one subscription.
Pick AudioBookWorm if audiobooks are your primary collection and you don't need text ebooks or comics. Pick StoryBookWorm if you also read text ebooks and want Whispersync-style sync. Pick SuperBookWorm if you cover all formats.
Why Run the AudioBookWorm Bundle on ElfHosted?
Eight apps pre-wired to work together — the integration work is already done:
- Decypharr connects AudioBookRequest grabs to a system-managed Real-Debrid mount via symlinks — cached titles appear in Audiobookshelf without local download.
- Prowlarr syncs indexers to AudioBookRequest; AudioBookBay tools drop downloads into Audiobookshelf's watch folder; Shelfmark has the same target path.
- HTTPS on your own ElfHosted subdomain — the Audiobookshelf mobile app connects from anywhere without VPN or port-forwarding.
- Cloud-storage backend via rclone — Google Drive, OneDrive, S3, Backblaze B2 all supported for your own audiobook files.
- Single subscription covering all eight apps — see the standalone-vs-bundle table above.
- Updates roll out without you touching anything.
Technical Specifications
- 📦 Apps included: Audiobookshelf, Decypharr, Prowlarr, Jackett, AudioBookRequest, AudioBookBay Automated, AudioBookBay Downloader, Shelfmark
- 🎧 Formats: MP3, M4B, M4A, FLAC, OGG, and other common audiobook/podcast formats (per Audiobookshelf)
- 📱 Apps supported: Audiobookshelf iOS/Android, any OPDS v1.2 client, web browser
- ⚡ Real-Debrid path: Decypharr symlinks into a bundle-managed RD mount; requires your own Real-Debrid subscription
- 📂 Library storage: bring your own — upload directly or rclone-mount cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, S3, B2)
- 🔑 Subscription: $19/month — Real-Debrid subscription required separately only if using the debrid streaming path (optional)
- 🌐 Access: single ElfHosted subdomain with TLS and SSO
- 🔄 Updates: handled by ElfHosted across all eight apps
What's the Bundle Saving You?
Each app in this bundle is sold standalone at $9/month. Buy them separately and the maths is brutal:
| App | Standalone price |
|---|---|
| Audiobookshelf | $9/mo |
| Decypharr | $9/mo |
| Prowlarr | $9/mo |
| Jackett | $9/mo |
| AudioBookRequest | $9/mo |
| AudioBookBay Automated | $9/mo |
| AudioBookBay Downloader | $9/mo |
| Shelfmark | $9/mo |
| Total à la carte | $72/mo |
| Bundle price | $19/mo |
| You save | $53/mo (74% off) |
Pricing is per-app on the standalone product pages — verify any time. Bundle pricing locked in at the rate above for the life of the subscription.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I run a self-hosted audiobook server stack without self-hosting it?
The AudioBookWorm Bundle — managed Audiobookshelf + Decypharr + AudioBookRequest + AudioBookBay + Prowlarr + Jackett + Shelfmark, all sharing storage on one ElfHosted subdomain with TLS and SSO. No Docker, no reverse proxy, no filesystem path mapping between nine separate apps.
Do I need a Real-Debrid subscription?
No — it's optional. The Decypharr-symlink path requires Real-Debrid (or a compatible debrid service), but the bundle works fully without it. Prowlarr, Jackett, AudioBookRequest, AudioBookBay Automated, AudioBookBay Downloader, and Shelfmark all operate as standalone download tools.
What's the difference between AudioBookBay Automated and AudioBookBay Downloader?
AudioBookBay Automated monitors AudioBookBay for new releases matching author/series watchlists and grabs them automatically — set-and-forget. AudioBookBay Downloader is an on-demand search and grab UI for one-off titles. Most users run both: Automated handles ongoing series; Downloader handles individual lookups.
Why both Prowlarr and Jackett?
Prowlarr natively manages most modern indexers and syncs them to AudioBookRequest directly. Jackett covers audiobook-specific trackers that don't have native Prowlarr support. They serve complementary indexer lists; running both maximises source coverage.
Does the bundle include any audiobooks?
No. The bundle is the infrastructure — bring your own files, or use the included automation tools to source content from your own configured providers and debrid accounts.
How is this different from the StoryBookWorm Bundle?
StoryBookWorm ($29/month) adds the ebook reading stack (BookLore, Openbooks) plus Storyteller for ebook-audiobook synchronisation — so you can pick up where you left off whether you're reading or listening. Pick AudioBookWorm if you only need audiobooks. Pick StoryBookWorm if you alternate between reading and listening the same titles.
The AudioBookWorm Bundle is the complete self-hosted audiobook stack on ElfHosted — Real-Debrid streaming for instant access, traditional automation for long-tail coverage, and Audiobookshelf to play it all. Bring your Real-Debrid account or your indexers; the nine apps handle the rest.
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