[Documentation]: Documentation doesn't describe the 'Initial Server Setup' #2128

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opened 2026-04-25 00:03:49 +02:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @paulhargreaves on GitHub (Jul 29, 2024).

What happened?

On first load, 'Initial Server Setup' appears asking for a root user and password.
https://www.audiobookshelf.org/guides/library_creation excludes this step entirely and jumps straight into the 'Setting up a library' step.

What did you expect to happen?

The documentation to cover what the steps.

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Install.
  2. Browse .

Audiobookshelf version

ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest (version isn't shown on the bringup page)

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Other (list in "Additional Notes" box)

Logs

Documentation.

Additional Notes

No response

Originally created by @paulhargreaves on GitHub (Jul 29, 2024). ### What happened? On first load, 'Initial Server Setup' appears asking for a root user and password. https://www.audiobookshelf.org/guides/library_creation excludes this step entirely and jumps straight into the 'Setting up a library' step. ### What did you expect to happen? The documentation to cover what the steps. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Install. 2. Browse <url>. ### Audiobookshelf version ghcr.io/advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest (version isn't shown on the bringup page) ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Other (list in "Additional Notes" box) ### Logs ```shell Documentation. ``` ### Additional Notes _No response_
adam added the bug label 2026-04-25 00:03:49 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:03:49 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2024):

That guide is for setting up a library, that is why it doesn't show the initial server setup screen.
You can request guides here: https://github.com/audiobookshelf/audiobookshelf-web/issues
Although I'm not sure what would be said about that initial server setup screen.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2024): That guide is for setting up a library, that is why it doesn't show the initial server setup screen. You can request guides here: https://github.com/audiobookshelf/audiobookshelf-web/issues Although I'm not sure what would be said about that initial server setup screen.
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#2128