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Hey, no worries, audiobooks + plex has always been a bit of a workaround and can be quite confusing. To add to the confusion the guide was written before other tools/plug-in's were made, and the guide has tried to keep up with all the new ways but it's not perfect. Not to mention, I've tried to accommodate Linux only users, windows only users, etc. So depending on what systems you have access to there are different tools to use. Converting mp3's to single chapterized m4b is optional, but if you have thousands of books all the mp3 files can really bog down your server. That said, there are many many free apps that can do the conversion, the "Auto M4B Tool" docker that I made is a Linux utility that automates the conversion. If using autoM4B then no need to use dropit. Tags: With the new Audnexus plex plug in the minimum amount of tags you need are correct ALBUM and ARTIST, the plugin will scrape all the other data (cover, series, narrator, etc.). That said I personally like all of my files to have all tags properly set in the file (in case I use audiobook apps/servers other than plex). Most CD ripping software lets you set the ALBUM and ARTIST tag, in this case there is no need to do any additional tagging, just move the book to the folder plex watches for Audiobooks. Flow: Soup to Nuts (basic):
Soup to Nuts (Automated Linux/Windows):
It sounds like the auto m4b docker isn't working right. Do you have all the folders created (temp, recently added, merge, untagged, delete, backup, fix)? It's important to create the temp folder structure exactly like outlined here https://github.com/seanap/auto-m4b |
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I did this setup https://github.com/seanap/Auto-M4B-Tool#m4b-tool-automation so I don't have the directory structure outlined in your link. Even if I create that structure, how do I start using your new M4B tool? The setup on it is very brief and I'm not sure what to do with the docker that I already setup using the "old" steps... |
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The new docker is way easier. It's all folder based, the way you use it is to drop your mp3 book into the recently added folder and it does everything in the background and outputs the m4b into the untagged folder. I would highly recommend using that instead. Easier to setup, use, and manage. To set up the new autom4b docker you just need to create/edit the docker-compose file with the location of your /temp folder. If you haven't used docker compose before, you need to install it first, then create a docker-compose.yml file in your home directory copy/paste the code from the instructions (updating the folder paths), then do |
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Ok, so here is what my understanding is: clone m4b-tool repositorygit clone https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool.git change directorycd m4b-tool build docker image - this will take a whiledocker build . -t m4b-tool create an alias for m4b-tool running dockeralias m4b-tool='docker run -it --rm -u testing the commandm4b-tool --version install all dependenciessudo apt install ffmpeg mp4v2-utils fdkaac php-cli php-intl php-json php-mbstring php-xml install / upgrade m4b-toolsudo wget https://github.com/sandreas/m4b-tool/releases/download/v.0.4.2/m4b-tool.phar -O /usr/local/bin/m4b-tool && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/m4b-tool check installed m4b-tool versionm4b-tool --version Sorry for the extra questions, trying to put this all together. Appreciate your patience. |
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Not that docker, that is just the underlying tool. The way you are setting it up is how I used to use the tool manually (it works but it's way more complicated than it needs to be). All of the steps you outlined are done automatically when using the Auto-M4B docker
Example yml code (replace the version: '3.7'
services:
auto-m4b:
image: seanap/auto-m4b
container_name: auto-m4b
volumes:
- /mnt/storage/docker/autom4b/config:/config
- /mnt/storage/temp:/temp |
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Ok, I removed the existing docker images and started from scratch with your steps. I've done up to step 6, creating the yml file in my user home directory, but I don't know where to point my /mnt/storage/docker/autom4b/config path...where in all these steps does your version of autom4b get configured? Right now I just have a working stock docker after following those outlined steps. |
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I've already configured everything to work right out of the box, you shouldn't need to configure anything. It will automatically adjust the bitrate to the original source, and it will automatically use all available cpu cores, and it is set up to output all files to a specific directory (/temp/untagged). The config directory can be anywhere you like, though I found it works best when located in the local filesystem (as opposed to a network share). You could even just create a /docker folder in your root directory (eg. /docker/autom4b/config) or you can put it in the srv folder, or even in your home directory. Edit: I come from the linuxserver.io world where I run 20+ dockers that do various things. So just appending any compose code to the end of your docker-compose.yml file will add that service. For example if you also wanted to self host AudiobookShelf server you just add the compose (updating your folder locations) and do a |
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Had to run the sudo apt install docker-compose and then everything worked :) Thank you for your help! I'm going to mess around with multiple MP3 files now and see how it does. |
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So if I put a bunch of MP3s in there, it is converting each mp3 into an m4b but it's not combining them together into a single file...what did I miss to be able to do that? |
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Do you have all the mp3's in a book folder? It should be like When you rip a CD or download a torrent there should be an option to keep all the files for a book in a parent book folder. Also, it doesn't handle nested folders very well, so if you can avoid using DISC or CD folders within the book folder, like |
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I hate to send a question like this because of the incredible amount of time you have put into getting this together, but I'm lost and I'm not sure where to go forward with this configuration to get it working. I'm struggling with understanding the workflow soup --> nuts - When I download my audiobook from cd and it has multiple MP3s do I create a directory somewhere that is named in a specific format and do I put that folder in temp or mergemp3?
I just found out that the link in https://github.com/seanap/Plex-Audiobook-Guide for the auto merge takes you https://github.com/seanap/Auto-M4B-Tool#m4b-tool-automation which loads below your line that says "...outdated..." so I never even saw that until I was done setting up the docker following the steps on that page. The new auto-M4B setup...I don't even really see any steps to set that up...does it use the docker that I already setup from the previous page? I feel like I'm missing pieces to the puzzle. As it sits right now, I can copy in mp3 files to mergemp3 and it will convert them, but a completed m4b file never ends up anywhere, it looks like it just ends up getting deleted.
Sorry, I'm all over the place, but mp3tag, dropit, docker, bookcopy.sh it's all setup and now I need to figure out how to get the correct config for the auto convert/combine from linux/docker working correctly. HELP.
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