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[Bug]: ERROR: [Server] attempt to init server when server already has a root user (Server.js:291) #1868

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opened 2026-04-25 00:00:41 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:00:41 +02:00
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Originally created by @clifmo on GitHub (Apr 7, 2024).

Describe the issue

I've successfully run audiobookshelf internally for a month now. I finally got around to adding it to my reverse proxy for external access. When setup, I can reach audiobookshelf, but it displays the Initial Server Setup: Create Root User screen. Expected behavior is to present the login form.

Container logs shows ERROR: [Server] attempt to init server when server already has a root user (Server.js:291). This behavior seems triggered by accessing over a new/different hostname. What can be done to have it work on local and public domains simultaneously?

 audiobookshelf:
  image: ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf
  ports:
   13378:80
  volumes:
    - /var/config:/config
    - /var/metadata:/metadata
    - /mnt/audiobooks:/audiobooks
    - /mnt/podcasts:/podcasts

location / {
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For    $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    proxy_set_header  Host              $host;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade            $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection         "upgrade";
    proxy_http_version                  1.1;
    proxy_redirect                      http:// https://;
    proxy_pass http://<interal-address>:13378;
  }

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Run docker container and access on a local domain name.
  2. Add reverse proxy configuration and access on public domain name.
  3. external-domain.com/login displays root account setup instead of login form.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.8.0

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

Originally created by @clifmo on GitHub (Apr 7, 2024). ### Describe the issue I've successfully run audiobookshelf internally for a month now. I finally got around to adding it to my reverse proxy for external access. When setup, I can reach audiobookshelf, but it displays the Initial Server Setup: Create Root User screen. Expected behavior is to present the login form. Container logs shows ERROR: [Server] attempt to init server when server already has a root user (Server.js:291). This behavior seems triggered by accessing over a new/different hostname. What can be done to have it work on local and public domains simultaneously? ```yaml audiobookshelf: image: ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf ports: 13378:80 volumes: - /var/config:/config - /var/metadata:/metadata - /mnt/audiobooks:/audiobooks - /mnt/podcasts:/podcasts ``` ``` location / { proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade"; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_redirect http:// https://; proxy_pass http://<interal-address>:13378; } ``` ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Run docker container and access on a local domain name. 2. Add reverse proxy configuration and access on public domain name. 3. external-domain.com/login displays root account setup instead of login form. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.8.0 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker
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adam commented 2026-04-25 00:00:43 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2024):

I have no idea what could be going on. In your web browser navigate to audiobookshelf.your-domain.com/status and you will see a JSON response like..

{
  "app": "audiobookshelf",
  "serverVersion": "2.8.1",
  "isInit": true,
  "language": "en-us",
  "authMethods": [
    "local"
  ],
  "authFormData": {
  "authLoginCustomMessage": null
  }
}

The isInit flag will be true if the users table in the sqlite database has a root user. If you are hitting the same server then both your reverse proxy and local ip address will return the same JSON object.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2024): I have no idea what could be going on. In your web browser navigate to `audiobookshelf.your-domain.com/status` and you will see a JSON response like.. ```json { "app": "audiobookshelf", "serverVersion": "2.8.1", "isInit": true, "language": "en-us", "authMethods": [ "local" ], "authFormData": { "authLoginCustomMessage": null } } ``` The `isInit` flag will be true if the `users` table in the sqlite database has a root user. If you are hitting the same server then both your reverse proxy and local ip address will return the same JSON object.
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:00:43 +02:00
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@clifmo commented on GitHub (Apr 8, 2024):

I had a nginx configuration block for /status that just returned 200 alive to the browser. Removing that resolved my issue. Absolutely no idea how it got there. Thanks for the support.

@clifmo commented on GitHub (Apr 8, 2024): I had a nginx configuration block for /status that just returned 200 alive to the browser. Removing that resolved my issue. Absolutely no idea how it got there. Thanks for the support.
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