Submitted 3 weeks ago by flork@lemy.lol to selfhosted@lemmy.world
Hi all, I’m looking for a one-stop selfhosted eBook software that can do the following:
Basically I’m looking for Audiobookshelf but for… books
Calibre Web Automated
Kavita
Stumpapp any good? I heard you can upload files.
Kavita. It started for comics and moved on to books. It supports ODPS, the standard by which readers like KOReader connect to fetch books.
I have tried so many, Calibre (not good for graphic novels), Komga (very dated in comparison to Kavita), and more, but for both graphic novels and books, it won’t be beat.
Does it sync progress?
Yes, in supported apps / protocols. Koreader, for example, should have 2-way sync for eBooks, and Mihon has 2-way sync for Manga.
+1 for kavita. It also has a nice webreader ui.
Like I mentioned in the main post, Kavita is out because it doesn’t do uploads or embed metadata, and the developer isn’t interested in changing that.
Not sure about comic support, but I think you can get much of that using a combo of Calibre and Calibre-web-automated.
I started off with calibre-web and Kavita, but transitioned to calibre-web only. I found that I have a lot of weird formats for comic books that are not handled well by regular comics hosting. If you have everything in standard CBR formats (etc), then you should have no issues.
I found Kavita and komga basically equivalent, but some people have said it makes a difference for manga series.
Calibre-web-automated is a different project with more features and more active development. I’d probably choose that if I were setting it up today.
The switch to CWA is very easy (I just did it recently) but I was sad to see the web reader doesn’t sync progress with Koreader or other apps.
I was running calibre-web and tried running it side by side with calibre-web-automated and it was an absolute breeze. It’s got some really nice features on top of the original. I’d highly recommend giving it a try - it was a surprisingly low bar to get running!
Not sure if it fully meets your needs, but what about komga?
I’m not sure if any app syncs progress with eReaders, but I haven’t looked into it. Maybe KOreader can? Other than that Audiobookshelf works well with ebooks. I haven’t tested it with graphic novels, but it does handle regular ebooks (PDF and EPUB) just fine.
Audiobookshelf actually handles graphic novels pretty well too - I’ve been using it for my manga collection and the mobile app works great for reading, but if you’re on iOS check out the soundleaf app which is even beter for connecting to audiobookshelf servers.
Yeah, I made a separate comment, but AudioBookshelf can play nicely with ebooks and comics. It’s not super smooth, but provides the most features in a self hosted solution from what I’ve tried.
Did you try / look at Koreader?
Koreader is great but it is a reading app, and it’s not great on android. I’m looking for a selfhosted library that can sync Koreader or similar.
I do this with a calibre/calibreweb docker stack, and fbreader on my tablet/phone. Unfortunately you need to use g drive for progress sync, but that’s not a huge roadblock.
Maybe take a look at Komga. It does support both ebooks and graphic novels, has koreader sync for progress and can even share/distribute stuff via OPDS to koreader and other clients that support OPDS.
However file uploading is not directly possible, maybe this would work with something like a Nextcloud server?!
Yeah I’m fine with a folder that it regularly scans or something, I just don’t want to have to properly tag everything/get cover art manually every time.
I currently use Komga for graphic novels (cdisplayex syncs progress with it). I had no idea it had Koreader support, maybe I’ll give it more of a look.
I think CWA had a recent update where they implement syncing progress with KOReader
Kind of. It allows Koreader apps to sync with other koreader apps, but there is no way to check the progress in CWA and it doesn’t sync with CWA’s web reader.
I just use AudioBookshelf for books. It’s a little annoying, but basically just requires an extra nested folder structure.
The best part is offline reading seems to resync back to the server, so you can download books for local reading or read through an internet connection.
I’m looking for the same. I’ve used moon reader on android and it can sync progress between devices. Also it supports WebDAV, so calibre may work but I haven’t tried it
Calibre definitely works in Moon reader, The interface could be better but it’s serviceable.
Not a full hosting solution, but I use PerfectViewer on Android and it’s wonderful. Connects right into my server and displays all of my books and Manga on a shelf layout. It only syncs to my server locally because I don’t have a VPN to my home configured, but it does allow downloading which is handy when I’m traveling. I’m not sure if it has every feature you’re looking for but it might be worth checking out.
CubitOom@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Jellyfin actually works for ebooks too. It does all the things you specified and more.
flork@lemy.lol 3 weeks ago
Wow really? What ereaders does it page sync with?
CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 weeks ago
Besides the official jellyfin app, there is also JellyBook
azron@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Audiobookshelf needs a plugin like KOfin!
Artisian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
whoa that’s amazing. Jellyfin does everything.
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Can confirm
glitching@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
it also has the OPDS plugin, so compatible Android readers can get books directly off it