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afk-goblin/bustaudiobooks — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

8JavaScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

tl;dr

A Stremio addon that finds audiobooks and streams or downloads them through your own TorBox account, with no shared servers or databases involved.

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  root((BusTAudioBooks))
    What it does
      Searches audiobooks
      Streams via TorBox
      Instant vs downloading
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Node.js
      Docker
    Use cases
      Stream in Stremio
      Download files
      Self host deploy
    Audience
      Stremio users
      Audiobook fans

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Search for and stream audiobooks directly inside Stremio using your personal TorBox account.

VIBE 2

Download audiobook files by pasting the resolved link into a browser or download manager.

VIBE 3

Deploy your own hosted instance so nothing needs to run on your personal computer.

VIBE 4

Use the companion mobile app for true offline downloads and a dedicated audiobook player.

what's the stack?

JavaScriptNode.jsDockerStremio

how it stacks up fr

afk-goblin/bustaudiobooksadguardteam/recoveryadm1nsys/safari-ai-extension
Stars888
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2018-03-16
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyhard
Complexity3/52/52/5
Audiencegeneralgeneraldeveloper

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires a TorBox API key and Node.js to run, plus HTTPS hosting if used remotely with Stremio.

No license information is provided in the README.

in plain english

BusTAudioBooks is an addon for Stremio, the media center app, that lets you search for audiobooks and play or download them through your own TorBox account. TorBox is a service that fetches torrents and hands back a direct link to the file. Each person who installs this addon bakes their own TorBox API key into the install link, so there is no shared server or database involved, just your personal key doing the work. When you search, the addon looks through AudiobookBay, or optionally Jackett or Prowlarr if you set those up, pulls back a list of matching torrents, and checks with TorBox to see which ones are already cached and ready to stream instantly. Those instant results get an obvious flag so you are not guessing which ones will play right away. Results can also be sorted by rough quality, and it pulls cover art and author details from Open Library where possible. Files that play directly in a browser, like mp3, are handled inline, while formats such as m4b or flac are marked so Stremio hands them to an external player instead of failing silently. If a torrent is not cached yet, TorBox starts pulling it from other peers, the addon shows a downloading status, and the playable link appears once it is ready. Setup is a normal Node project: install dependencies, run it, then open a local configuration page in your browser to paste in your TorBox API key and an AudiobookBay domain, since that site's address changes over time. From there you generate an install link for Stremio. The project also documents deploying it to a host like Render, Railway, Fly.io, or a personal server with Docker, so nothing needs to run on your own machine. There is a separate companion mobile app for phones that adds features the addon alone cannot, such as true offline downloads, a dedicated audiobook player with sleep timer and bookmarks, and a comics reading tab, though comics require setting up your own Jackett or Prowlarr search source. The full README is longer than what was shown.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Help me set up BusTAudioBooks locally with npm install and npm start, then configure my TorBox API key.
prompt 2
Walk me through deploying this Stremio addon to Render or Railway using the included Dockerfile.
prompt 3
Explain how the instant-only mode and the caching checks against TorBox work in this project.
prompt 4
Show me how to update the AudiobookBay domain if search stops returning results.

Frequently asked questions

what is bustaudiobooks fr?

A Stremio addon that finds audiobooks and streams or downloads them through your own TorBox account, with no shared servers or databases involved.

What language is bustaudiobooks written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Node.js, Docker.

What license does bustaudiobooks use?

No license information is provided in the README.

How hard is bustaudiobooks to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is bustaudiobooks for?

Mainly general.

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