What's the best way to self host a library?
reddit / selfhosted

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Dont_Blinkk · 2023-11-25 12:42

I would like to have an home library which i can access from all my
devices.

Synching notes, bookmarks and highlits, it has to be accessible from
android as well, i tried with nextcloud but doesn't work very well.

Is Calibre good for that? How can i access those books and datas from
my phone?

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skwyckl · 2023-11-25 12:54

What are your devices? If you have Apple only, Books already does
everything you need, and you need no self-hosting.

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[deleted] · 2023-11-25 14:43

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thatoneguy5464 · 2023-11-25 15:39

I use Kavita (https://www.kavitareader.com/)
I did use Calibre but Kavita seemed easier for my wife to use.

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Squanchy2112 · 2023-11-25 17:10

Bookstack might be good for you, I use it for a knowledge base at work
and it's excellent for that.

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micalm · 2023-11-25 17:16

[Memos](https://github.com/usememos/memos),
[Benotes](https://github.com/fr0tt/benotes) and
[BookStack](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack) come to mind.
[Note taking](https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-
selfhosted#note-taking--editors) and [Bookmarks and link
sharing](https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-
selfhosted#bookmarks-and-link-sharing) by the wonderful people at
awesome-selfhosted might help you find exactly what you need.

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someoneatsomeplace · 2023-11-25 18:17

I use calibre-server .  You access it through a web browser.

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Big_Blackberry6109 · 2023-11-25 19:37

Calibre Server with Calibre Web. Works beautifully and you can
configure it with Kindle devices so when a user finds a book they want
to read they can click this icon that looks like a paper airplane and
it sends it to their kindle