Does anyone know a good software solution for e-books reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Schecher_1 · 2023-10-21 20:33 Hey, does anyone know of a good self-hosted website for managing and reading E-Books, mainly in PDF format? Docker solutions are preferred, but if none are available, I'm open to creating an image for it. I've already tried Kavita, which I like, but its reader is just a PDF reader. I also tried Atsumeru, but I keep encountering persistent errors with the current software. Any recommendations? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Legitimate_Farm_3095 · 2023-10-21 20:35 https://awesome-selfhosted.net/ also - the search bar ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ygbillet · 2023-10-21 20:56 Calibre in conjonction with calibre-web ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mahinthjoe · 2023-10-21 21:07 https://cloud.pocketbook.digital/browser/.* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Murky-Sector · 2023-10-21 21:11 im in the calibre club also. It can trans format and even edit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Schecher_1 · 2023-10-21 21:17 thank you, i will have a look tomorrow ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ttkciar · 2023-10-21 22:04 Our home fileserver just serves up the raw files (via https or smb or gluster) and we use whatever reader is on our tablet, phone, or laptop. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- simpleFr4nk · 2023-10-21 22:57 I indeed use [calibre-web](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web) uploading any new books to the server through the interface, adding if necessary the metadata. I used the empty calibre database they list on the GitHub as I never used calibre and didn’t have one with my books. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dennislwm · 2023-10-22 02:11 I’m quite happy using Komga. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kjlw69 · 2023-10-22 02:27 I second calibre-web. I installed it on an i3-cpu/8gb-ram thinkpad, and in the last couple of weeks give/take I've uploaded 180+gigs of books/articles/magazines I've collected over the last decade. Also if you want a simple solution for installation, then you might want to try freedombox; which is a Debian based NAS like solution that uses standard Debian packages. It has a ton of one button installs like: media-wiki, calibre-web, wordpress, syncthing, searx(pvt.search aggregator), mumble(audio-voice server), and more. Easiest way to setup calibre-web if you ask me. Also it should be pretty easy to dockerize it since it's simply Debian. https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox ---------------------------------------------------------------------- zarevskaya · 2023-10-22 02:33 My favorite : kavita Light, smooth, fast. https://github.com/Kareadita/Kavita ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IllegalD · 2023-10-22 06:51 Despite the name, audiobookshelf is tops for Ebooks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THMMYos · 2023-10-22 10:40 Upload through calibre-web?! From where? I have both calibre and - web. I upload/import from calibre, update the metadate and I refresh - web ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ExoWire · 2023-10-22 10:49 You have to activate this in the admin settings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- forwardslashroot · 2023-10-22 13:34 Calibre-web for central repo for all your ebooks. KOreader + Syncthing for clients because it can sync ebooks, progress and highlights between devices. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tyroswork · 2023-10-22 13:43 What do you read these books on? If an e-ink reader, PDF is a terrible format for eBooks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nitsky416 · 2023-10-22 15:09 Love that thing ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CrispyBegs · 2023-10-22 15:26 komga is good for pdfs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mb4x4 · 2023-10-22 15:30 Calibre. Full stop. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- simpleFr4nk · 2023-10-22 20:27 Sorry for the slow reply, but as @ExoWire said, it’s a setting to change: [documentation](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre- web/wiki/Configuration#enable-uploading) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5197799 · 2023-10-22 22:55 Is it? Last time I tried it, it gave me lots of issues. It didn't show many books' covers, had lots of issues when resuming reading, among other things. I do use AudioBookShelf to manage my podcasts, which it does an amazing job. Guess I'll try it's ebook capabilities again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IllegalD · 2023-10-23 09:37 I've had no dramas with it all, sometimes it will struggle to match the right title for the metadata, but it's a quick manual fix if need be ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5197799 · 2023-10-23 09:57 Then I'll give it another try. Thanks for your response. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pineappleonpizzabeer · 2023-10-24 17:09 I use this for ebooks and audio books. Best self hosted solution I have! Has its own Android app as well.