[Enhancement]: Support web redirects for server url #299

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2026-04-24T23:15:40+02:00

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:15:40 +02:00

Originally created by @kymahi on GitHub (Sep 15, 2022).

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I have a dynamic DNS service set up to point to my home server IP. I have a web redirect to point a subdomain
(e.g. audiobooks.[mydomain].com) to the correct port of my home server. Entering the url to connect to my
server does not resolve to my home IP:port, but just says, "Failed to ping server".

Describe the solution you'd like

I'd like the app to fully resolve the web redirect to whatever IP my dynamic DNS service points to, so if my
home IP changes, I can always connect from my web redirected URL.

Originally created by @kymahi on GitHub (Sep 15, 2022). ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I have a dynamic DNS service set up to point to my home server IP. I have a web redirect to point a subdomain (e.g. audiobooks.[mydomain].com) to the correct port of my home server. Entering the url to connect to my server does not resolve to my home IP:port, but just says, "Failed to ping server". ### Describe the solution you'd like I'd like the app to fully resolve the web redirect to whatever IP my dynamic DNS service points to, so if my home IP changes, I can always connect from my web redirected URL.

adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-24 23:15:40 +02:00

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adam commented

2026-04-24 23:15:42 +02:00

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2022):

I'm not really sure what you mean. The app just makes a request to the http address you enter, there isn't much to it.

It sounds like you may be setting up a reverse proxy in which case subdirectories are not supported yet. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/385

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2022): I'm not really sure what you mean. The app just makes a request to the http address you enter, there isn't much to it. It sounds like you may be setting up a reverse proxy in which case subdirectories are not supported yet. See https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/385

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:15:43 +02:00

@hobesman commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2023):

Just to clarify: I think advplayer meant to say subdirectories are not supported yet. Subdomains should work fine so likely something else was going wrong.

@hobesman commented on GitHub (Feb 4, 2023): Just to clarify: I think advplayer meant to say _subdirectories_ are not supported yet. _Subdomains_ should work fine so likely something else was going wrong.

adam commented

2026-04-24 23:15:45 +02:00