[Bug]: Clicking Podcasts' Playlists Tab makes docker and server both unresponsive for over a minute sometimes more. #1437

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opened 2026-04-24 23:45:24 +02:00 by adam · 5 comments
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Originally created by @GalaxyHopper on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023).

Describe the issue

I upgraded a few days ago to 2.4.4 and since then I can't add podcasts to existing playlists like in previous versions.

When I click on the Playlists tab it shows "0 Podcasts" and the whole server becomes unresponsive and sometimes it crashes so I restart and redo the steps again with same results. If I wait for like 2 minutes the playlists will show up If I click on one it'll show the items inside the list but when I go back to the main playlists tab it becomes unresponsive again.

Below the errors I get when I click on the playlists tab

[2023-10-02 22:20:01] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket 3lghojnrnGe7iOIxAAAc disconnected from client “user” after 283338ms (Reason: ping timeout)
[2023-10-02 22:20:01] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket sFthFd_SOSCDXTBRAAAb disconnected from client “user” after 283493ms (Reason: ping timeout)
[2023-10-02 22:20:11] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket Connected UifpqMVMKeh5zcL9AAAf
[2023-10-02 22:20:11] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket Connected vWjY3o3gqtKx3emiAAAg

Steps to reproduce the issue

It only happen when I click on Playlists tab

Audiobookshelf version

2.4.4

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

Originally created by @GalaxyHopper on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023). ### Describe the issue I upgraded a few days ago to 2.4.4 and since then I can't add podcasts to existing playlists like in previous versions. When I click on the Playlists tab it shows "0 Podcasts" and the whole server becomes unresponsive and sometimes it crashes so I restart and redo the steps again with same results. If I wait for like 2 minutes the playlists will show up If I click on one it'll show the items inside the list but when I go back to the main playlists tab it becomes unresponsive again. Below the errors I get when I click on the playlists tab [2023-10-02 22:20:01] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket 3lghojnrnGe7iOIxAAAc disconnected from client “user” after 283338ms (Reason: ping timeout) [2023-10-02 22:20:01] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket sFthFd_SOSCDXTBRAAAb disconnected from client “user” after 283493ms (Reason: ping timeout) [2023-10-02 22:20:11] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket Connected UifpqMVMKeh5zcL9AAAf [2023-10-02 22:20:11] INFO: [SocketAuthority] Socket Connected vWjY3o3gqtKx3emiAAAg ### Steps to reproduce the issue It only happen when I click on Playlists tab ### Audiobookshelf version 2.4.4 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker
adam added the bug label 2026-04-24 23:45:24 +02:00
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@GalaxyHopper commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023):

I downgraded back to 2.3.1 (the version I was using before I upgraded to 2.4.4) to make sure it's not my docker or the server itself. I could see playlists add new items without issues.

@GalaxyHopper commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023): I downgraded back to 2.3.1 (the version I was using before I upgraded to 2.4.4) to make sure it's not my docker or the server itself. I could see playlists add new items without issues.
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023):

I believe this is the same as #2073

How many podcasts and how many podcast episodes do you have roughly?

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023): I believe this is the same as #2073 How many podcasts and how many podcast episodes do you have roughly?
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2023):

Providing some more numbers in case they're useful, courtsey of r9 on Discord:

Version 2.4.4

  • Books: 194 (1248 audio tracks)
  • Podcasts: 109 (20388 audio tracks)
  • Docker on Ubuntu 22.04
  • Clicking "Library" on the podcasts page takes about 15s to load the list of podcasts, and 1m 30s to finish loading the thumbnails (can't open a podcast until that's complete). Takes another 15-30s to open and start playing a podcast after that.
@nichwall commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2023): Providing some more numbers in case they're useful, courtsey of r9 on Discord: Version 2.4.4 * Books: 194 (1248 audio tracks) * Podcasts: 109 (20388 audio tracks) * Docker on Ubuntu 22.04 * Clicking "Library" on the podcasts page takes about 15s to load the list of podcasts, and 1m 30s to finish loading the thumbnails (can't open a podcast until that's complete). Takes another 15-30s to open and start playing a podcast after that.
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@GalaxyHopper commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2023):

@advplyr a little over 6000 podcast episodes.
The problem arises only when dealing with playlists clicking on playlists tab or adding episodes to playlists the whole server freezes not only the docker image. I have about 20 playlists in total. I'm currently back on v2.3.1 as I mentioned previously.
I use Docker on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS

@GalaxyHopper commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2023): @advplyr a little over 6000 podcast episodes. The problem arises only when dealing with playlists clicking on playlists tab or adding episodes to playlists the whole server freezes not only the docker image. I have about 20 playlists in total. I'm currently back on v2.3.1 as I mentioned previously. I use Docker on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
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@GalaxyHopper commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2023):

I changed the title since it's only when clicking playlists tab. The podcasts' home, latest, library were ok

@GalaxyHopper commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2023): I changed the title since it's only when clicking playlists tab. The podcasts' home, latest, library were ok
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#1437