BiblioReads Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy BiblioReads hosting and run your own ad-free Goodreads front-end on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned BiblioReads 4.2.0 image as a single container and publishes it over HTTPS in about 30 seconds. There are no accounts and no database, and nothing is stored on the server — each visitor's saved library lives in their own browser.

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What is BiblioReads?

BiblioReads is a free and open-source alternative front-end for Goodreads, focused on privacy. It scrapes content from Goodreads and presents the results without any of the bloat. It is inspired by Nitter, libremdb and other alternative front-end projects.

You can use it by searching for a book on your instance, or by replacing the Goodreads address of a book page with your instance's address. Upstream explains that Goodreads stopped issuing new developer keys for its public API in December 2020, so BiblioReads goes to the Goodreads page and scrapes the content it needs.

From Sign-Up to a Live Instance In Just 3 Easy Steps

Running a BiblioReads instance normally means pulling an image, mapping a port, putting a reverse proxy in front and issuing a certificate. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick BiblioReads from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud sets the instance address from your domain.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start the official BiblioReads image, pinned by immutable digest, as a single container with no database and no volumes. Its port is bound to loopback only and published over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Search For A Book
After about 30 seconds, open your HTTPS BiblioReads URL and search for a book or author. There is no account to create. Optionally, fill in the instance privacy settings in the environment editor.

Everything BiblioReads Does, On Your Own Server

BiblioReads runs in full here: a Goodreads front-end on your own domain, with nothing to store or maintain on the server.

Books, Authors, Series And Quotes
Look up books, authors, series, quotes and lists on pages that show the Goodreads content without the bloat.
No Ads, No Tracking
BiblioReads shows no ads, collects no personal information and does not use tracking cookies, according to its README.
No Sign-Up Required
Visitors use the site without creating an account, and there is no login on your instance either.
A Library In Your Browser
Visitors can keep a personal library, including Goodreads CSV imports, stored in their own browser rather than on your server.
Proxied Requests
Requests are proxied, so a visitor's browser never makes requests directly to Goodreads.
Light And Dark Mode
A responsive design with built-in light and dark mode, installable as a PWA on desktop and mobile.

Everything You Need To Run Your Goodreads Front-End 24/7

Managed hosting for BiblioReads, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

BiblioReads 4.2.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
No database or volumes to manage
Port bound to loopback only
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With BiblioReads

Browse books without ads or tracking
Look up books, authors, series, quotes and lists on a page with no ads, no sign-up pop-ups and no tracking cookies.
Keep a personal library in your own browser
Build a reading library, including a Goodreads CSV import, that stays in your browser instead of on a server or an account.
Run a public instance for other readers
Offer the front-end to others and, if you collect any visitor data, fill in the optional instance and privacy disclosure settings in the environment editor.
Redirect Goodreads links to your own instance
Upstream documents LibRedirect, a userscript and the Redirector extension for sending Goodreads links to a BiblioReads instance, which can be your own.

BiblioReads Screenshots

BiblioReads search results listing books for a Harry Potter search

BiblioReads book page showing the title, authors and quotes

BiblioReads vs Alternatives

Goodreads: The site BiblioReads fronts. Upstream's README says Blacklight found 16 ad trackers and 40 third-party cookies on it, which BiblioReads avoids by collecting no user data.
A public BiblioReads instance: Upstream's README lists community-run instances you can use without hosting anything. Running your own means you choose the domain and the server it runs on.
The Goodreads API: Upstream notes that Goodreads stopped issuing new developer keys for its public API in December 2020, which is why BiblioReads scrapes pages instead.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for BiblioReads hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if BiblioReads sits alongside other apps on the same server.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. BiblioReads itself is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0.

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BiblioReads on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

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Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How do I sign in?

You don't: BiblioReads has no accounts or login. Anyone with the URL can use the instance and its /api endpoints.

Is my instance public by default?

Yes — there is no sign-in, so if the instance should be private, restrict access with xCloud Basic Authentication or IP management.

What runs alongside BiblioReads?

Nothing. It is a single container with no database and no other services.

Does the server need internet access?

Yes. The server fetches pages from goodreads.com, so it needs outbound internet access. Goodreads may rate-limit or block a server's IP address, which xCloud cannot prevent.

What should I back up?

Nothing on the server: it has no volumes and stores no data. Each visitor's library and CSV imports live in their own browser.

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What survives a restart?

There is nothing to lose: no data is kept on the server, so an xCloud Restart loses none. In QA the site and a book page loaded again after a container restart.

Can I change the instance settings?

Yes. Optional settings such as the User-Agent, operator and privacy disclosure, contact form and GraphQL endpoint override live in the environment editor. Edit them, then Save & Redeploy. The instance address is set from your domain on every start.

Edit environment variables and redeploy

Does xCloud automatically back up or update BiblioReads?

No. The template pins BiblioReads 4.2.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release and existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Read the upstream release notes, then bump the readable tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk; measured idle use in QA was about 110 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung of the OneClick plans, which leaves a lot of headroom above that baseline.

Does the browser console show any errors?

QA saw one upstream browser console warning, a React hydration text mismatch, on the book and about pages. The pages render fully.

Is xCloud officially partnered with BiblioReads or Goodreads?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the BiblioReads project or Goodreads has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source BiblioReads project.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.