[Bug]: Demo site is down #3124

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opened 2026-04-25 00:13:47 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
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Originally created by @sicahjes on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025).

What happened?

When I attempt to login, I get a 403 Forbidden error. I've carefully re-entered the details in two different browsers, still get the error.

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What did you expect to happen?

To be able to login and access the demo site.

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Navigate to https://audiobooks.dev/
  2. Enter demo in username field
  3. Enter demo in password field
  4. Either hit enter or click on submit button (have tried both).

Audiobookshelf version

na

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

macOS

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

None

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Originally created by @sicahjes on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025). ### What happened? When I attempt to login, I get a 403 Forbidden error. I've carefully re-entered the details in two different browsers, still get the error. <img width="459" height="721" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f808c97-a6d8-465b-b19b-9af49efca974" /> ### What did you expect to happen? To be able to login and access the demo site. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Navigate to https://audiobooks.dev/ 2. Enter _demo_ in username field 3. Enter _demo_ in password field 4. Either hit enter or click on submit button (have tried both). ### Audiobookshelf version na ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? macOS ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? None ### Logs ```shell ``` ### Additional Notes _No response_
adam added the bug label 2026-04-25 00:13:47 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:13:47 +02:00
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@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025):

On my way.
Will take a bit as I am not available

@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025): On my way. Will take a bit as I am not available
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@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025):

Should be up again. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you can login now, please close this issue

@Vito0912 commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025): Should be up again. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you can login now, please close this issue
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@sicahjes commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025):

That was an incredibly fast response! Can confirm it is now working, thank you :-)

@sicahjes commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2025): That was an incredibly fast response! Can confirm it is now working, thank you :-)
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#3124