--- title: Narratarr: Self-Hosted Audiobook Manager and Player description: Narratarr is a new self-hosted audiobook manager that follows the Sonarr/Radarr model while also including its own built-in player. It connects to LibriVox and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/narratarr-self-hosted-audiobook-manager-and-player-sb4sg6y3o twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Narratarr: Self-Hosted Audiobook Manager and Player | daily.dev og:description: Narratarr is a new self-hosted audiobook manager that follows the Sonarr/Radarr model while also including its own built-in player. It connects to LibriVox and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/narratarr-self-hosted-audiobook-manager-and-player-sb4sg6y3o og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sb4sg6y3O.png og:image:alt: Narratarr: Self-Hosted Audiobook Manager and Player og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Narratarr: Self-Hosted Audiobook Manager and Player **[Noted](https://daily.dev/sources/noted)** · [@noted](https://daily.dev/noted) · 5 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Narratarr is a new self-hosted audiobook manager that follows the Sonarr/Radarr model while also including its own built-in player. It connects to LibriVox and Old-Time Radio collections on the Internet Archive for free downloads, and supports Prowlarr for indexer search and SABnzbd for Usenet. Torrent downloads currently require a paid Real-Debrid account. The player tracks playback position, offers a sleep timer, and handles multi-file MP3 and M4B books. It ships as a Docker Compose setup with AMD64 and ARM64 images, running on port 8484, and can feed an existing Audiobookshelf library. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Narratarr and how does it work for managing audiobooks? Narratarr is a self-hosted Docker application that manages audiobook discovery, downloads, and playback in one tool, modeled after Sonarr and Radarr. It connects to LibriVox and Internet Archive Old-Time Radio collections for free downloads, supports Prowlarr and SABnzbd for indexer and Usenet downloads, and includes a browser-based player with chapter navigation, adjustable speed, and a sleep timer. _Self-hosters weighing new arr-stack tools can track emerging projects like this on daily.dev._ ### Does Narratarr support torrent downloads without a paid service? No, torrent downloads in Narratarr currently require a paid Real-Debrid account, since it does not yet integrate directly with qBittorrent or Transmission. Free downloads are still possible through LibriVox and Old-Time Radio collections fetched directly over HTTPS, so a paid service is not required to use those sources. _Anyone comparing download backends for a home media setup can follow tool updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Can Narratarr work alongside Audiobookshelf instead of replacing it? Yes, Narratarr can save downloaded books into a library structure that Audiobookshelf recognizes and can optionally trigger a library scan after a download finishes, so existing Audiobookshelf users do not need to abandon it. Narratarr simply handles discovery and downloading while Audiobookshelf continues handling playback for those who prefer it. _Developers building out a self-hosted media stack can keep an eye on integrations like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Aurral brings Spotify's best feature to my self-hosted music library](https://daily.dev/posts/aurral-brings-spotify-s-best-feature-to-my-self-hosted-music-library-fsktdujij) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Self-Hosted Spotify Alternatives](https://daily.dev/posts/self-hosted-spotify-alternatives-dbgvnyaa5) · Noted · 85 upvotes · 4 comments - [Self-Host Weekly \(18 September 2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/self-host-weekly-18-september-2026--146fhw5u7) · selfh.st · 11 upvotes · 0 comments - [This Plex add-on turned my self-hosted library into my own personal live TV service](https://daily.dev/posts/this-plex-add-on-turned-my-self-hosted-library-into-my-own-personal-live-tv-service-blhhexhyc) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [HarborFM - Self-Hosted Podcast Creator](https://daily.dev/posts/harborfm---self-hosted-podcast-creator-8xwuvzlqd) · Noted · 9 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/narratarr-self-hosted-audiobook-manager-and-player-sb4sg6y3o) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Narratarr: Self-Hosted Audiobook Manager and Player","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/narratarr-self-hosted-audiobook-manager-and-player-sb4sg6y3o","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/narratarr-self-hosted-audiobook-manager-and-player-sb4sg6y3o"},"datePublished":"2026-10-29T20:15:59.583Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T17:43:36.583Z","description":"Narratarr is a new self-hosted audiobook manager that follows the Sonarr/Radarr model while also including its own built-in player. 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