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Calibre-Web Automated

Automated, all-in-one self-hosted ebook library built on Calibre-Web and Calibre

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Alternative to: Kindle, Kobo

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Calibre-Web Automated combines Calibre-Web's lightweight browser interface with the robust library and metadata engine of Calibre. It automatically ingests new books dropped into a watch folder, converts them between formats, fixes EPUBs for Kindle compatibility, deduplicates the library, and can send books straight to an e-reader. Built-in support for KOReader progress syncing (KOSync), OAuth2/OIDC login, and rules-based "Magic Shelves" round out the automation on top of a classic Calibre library.

Calibre-Web Automated Docker Compose example

Self-host Calibre-Web Automated on your own server, homelab, or VPS starting from this Docker Compose example. It runs Calibre-Web Automated in Docker containers using the official crocodilestick/calibre-web-automated:latest image, with persistent volumes and automatic restarts preconfigured. Review the environment variables and adjust them to your setup, save the file as compose.yml (or docker-compose.yml), and start the stack with docker compose up -d. 

services:
  calibre-web-automated:
    image: crocodilestick/calibre-web-automated:latest
    volumes:
      - config:/config
      - book-ingest:/cwa-book-ingest
      - calibre-library:/calibre-library
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      # User ID used for file ownership on the mounted volumes (LinuxServer.io convention)
      PUID: "1000"
      # Group ID used for file ownership on the mounted volumes (LinuxServer.io convention)
      PGID: "1000"
      # Container timezone, e.g. "Europe/Berlin"
      TZ: "UTC"
      # Optional Hardcover.app API token for richer book metadata. Leave blank to disable.
      HARDCOVER_TOKEN: ""
      # Set to "true" only when the /calibre-library volume lives on a network share (SMB/NFS)
      NETWORK_SHARE_MODE: "false"
      # Internal port the Calibre-Web UI listens on
      CWA_PORT_OVERRIDE: "8083"

volumes:
  config:
  book-ingest:
  calibre-library:

Prefer a managed setup? WinterFlow installs, configures, and updates Calibre-Web Automated for you using this same Docker Compose configuration.