proc_library.sh

#!/bin/bash
######################ABOUT###########################
# this plus split_library.py in the same folder
# allow for relative symlinking in such a way that docker audiobookshelf 
# can scan and utilize a logical library system instead of a hardlinked one
# can support any number of account nicknames
#####################################################



# requires symlinks utility to be installed
# Copy this gist and the split_library.py to a folder and give them chmod +X
# Pick a starting directory for your library, the folder name of your Full library
# a full pathh to a folder not more than one layer up from your full library
# congfigure libation to use account nickname with a single username like "jsmith" and "jdoe"
# a folder configuration that begins with <account nickname> 


STARTING_DIR="/mnt/ssd"
FULL_LIBRARY_DIR="Books" #must be no more than one layer away from starting directory

USERSARRAY=("ACCOUNTNICKNAME1" "ACCOUNTNICKNAME2")

for STR_USER in ${USERSARRAY[@]}; do
  TARGET_DIR="${STARTING_DIR}/library_${STR_USER}" # must be no more than one layer above the full library directory
  SOURCE_DIR="${STARTING_DIR}/${FULL_LIBRARY_DIR}"
  echo "${SOURCE_DIR} ${TARGET_DIR} ${STR}"
  /usr/bin/env python ./split_library.py ${SOURCE_DIR} ${TARGET_DIR} ${STR_USER}
  sudo symlinks -cr "${TARGET_DIR}" #recursively changes absolute symlinks to relative ones
  #relative symlinks for docker audiobookshelf have some limitations based on dockerfile or docker-compose volume settings
done


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this is what part of my docker-compose.yml looks like for folder structure
my libation docker data volume looks like this
- /mnt/ssd/Books:/data

take notice of the full and split library folders

audiobookshelf:
image: "advplyr/audiobookshelf:latest"
ports:
- "13378:80"
restart: always
volumes:
- /mnt/ssd/Books:/audiobooks/FullLibrary
- /mnt/ssd/Podcasts:/podcasts
- /mnt/ssd:/audiobooks/SplitLibrary
- ./metadata:/metadata
- ./config:/config

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