BookLore Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

BookLore hosting runs your own ebook and comic library server for PDFs, EPUBs, comics and audiobooks, with a browser reader and automatic metadata. Deploy BookLore 2.4.0 as a self-hosted ebook library: xCloud brings up the pinned image and its private MariaDB database behind HTTPS on your own domain, with your library kept on persistent volumes. Upstream says BookLore is in maintenance mode.

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What is BookLore?

Self-hosted BookLore is an ebook library. Its README calls it a self-hosted app that brings your entire book collection under one roof: smart and magic shelves, automatic metadata from Google Books, Open Library and Amazon, a built-in reader for PDFs, EPUBs and comics with annotations, per-user shelves with local or OIDC sign-in, and BookDrop imports from a watched folder. It replaces hosted ebook libraries when you want the files on your own server, under the AGPL-3.0. The README says BookLore is entering maintenance mode, with BookOrbit as its successor.

On xCloud the template runs the ghcr.io/booklore-app/booklore 2.4.0 image beside a private MariaDB 11.4.8 database, both pinned by immutable digest, with four volumes for settings, books, BookDrop imports and the database. HTTPS is published on your domain. There is no preset admin: the first person to finish the setup form becomes the administrator.

From Sign-Up to Your Own Book Library In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting BookLore normally means a Docker host, a database, a domain, a certificate and racing to claim the administrator account. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick BookLore from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and server. No other fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned BookLore 2.4.0 image with its private MariaDB, published over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Complete Setup And Add A Library
Finish setup right away (name, username, email, password of 8+ characters) to become administrator. Then add a library at /books with folder watch on.

Everything BookLore Does, On Your Own Server

BookLore runs in full here, with your library on infrastructure you control.

Read In The Browser
Read PDFs, EPUBs and comics in the browser, with annotations, highlights and reading progress.
Automatic Metadata
Covers, descriptions and ratings from Google Books, Open Library and Amazon, all editable by you.
Smart Shelves And Search
Rule-based Magic shelves, filters and full-text search keep a large collection easy to find.
BookDrop Imports
Drop files into a watched folder and BookLore detects, enriches and queues them for import.
Per-User Shelves
Each user gets their own shelves, progress and preferences, with local or OIDC sign-in.
Survives A Restart
The library, books, uploaded files and file ownership all survived an xCloud Restart in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Your Library 24/7

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

BookLore 2.4.0 deployed instantly
You finish setup as administrator
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With BookLore

Turn a folder of ebooks into a library
Point BookLore at /books and let it add covers, descriptions and ratings, so a pile of PDFs and EPUBs becomes a browsable shelf instead of a list of filenames.
Read in the browser with annotations
Open PDFs, EPUBs and comics from any browser, highlight passages and keep your reading progress, without installing a reader on each device.
Share one library with a household
Give each person an account with their own shelves, progress and preferences, so family members do not overwrite each other's reading state.
Import new files from a drop folder
Copy files into the BookDrop folder and let BookLore detect, enrich and queue them for import, which suits bulk additions better than browser uploads.

BookLore vs Alternatives

Hosted ebook libraries: A hosted library keeps your files with a vendor. BookLore runs on your own Cloud VPS, with books in the booklore_books volume, a private MariaDB database and per-user accounts you control.
Kavita: Kavita is a reading server with its own xCloud template for comics, manga and books. Compare it with BookLore on metadata sources, shelves and the maintenance status of each project.
Komga: Komga is a comics and books server with its own xCloud template. BookLore's README lists Magic Shelves, BookDrop imports and per-user shelves with OIDC support.
Audiobookshelf: Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server with its own xCloud template. BookLore centres on ebooks, PDFs and comics, with audiobook support mentioned in its description.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

A larger library with more concurrent readers.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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Cloud VPS 24 GB

BookLore alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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BookLore is free and open source under AGPL-3.0; this is the managed server it runs on. The template manifest asks for 2 CPU cores, 1536 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk. This page sells the 6 GB tier. Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy BookLore on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Build Your Book Library?

BookLore on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Keep your files. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

How much RAM does BookLore need?

The manifest asks for 2 CPU cores, 1536 MB of RAM and 10 GB of disk, and QA measured a peak near 890 MiB for the app and database together. The 6 GB Cloud VPS sold on this page leaves headroom for library scans, which are the heaviest moments.

Is BookLore free and open source?

Yes. BookLore is AGPL-3.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v2.4.0 tag, and the application itself is free to run. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS only, and your books, shelves and database stay in your own volumes.

Can you run BookLore with Docker?

Yes, and this is BookLore Docker hosting prepared for you. Upstream's quick start uses Docker and Docker Compose with the ghcr.io/booklore-app/booklore image; the template runs it beside MariaDB 11.4.8, both pinned by immutable digest, with four volumes and HTTPS on your domain.

Is BookLore still maintained?

Upstream says BookLore is entering maintenance mode and will keep receiving occasional maintenance, bug fixes and security updates, while active development moves to its official successor, BookOrbit. Moving is optional, so weigh that before choosing BookLore for a long-term library.

How do I create the first BookLore administrator?

There is no preset password. Open your HTTPS URL right after install and complete the setup form: that account becomes the administrator, and setup closes to everyone else. Because the first visitor wins, do this immediately rather than sharing the address first.

How do I add books to a self-hosted BookLore?

Add a library rooted at /books and turn on folder watch, or run a rescan, so new files appear. The proxy accepts uploads up to 1024 MB while BookLore's in-app default is 100 MB, so for large collections copy files into the /books or /bookdrop volumes instead.

Can BookLore read PDFs, EPUBs and comics in the browser?

Yes. Per its README, the built-in reader opens PDFs, EPUBs and comics in the browser with annotations, highlights and reading progress. Covers, descriptions and ratings come from Google Books, Open Library and Amazon and are editable, so lookups need outbound internet access.

Does BookLore sync with Kobo, OPDS apps and KOReader?

Upstream lists Kobo, OPDS and KOReader sync, and OIDC sign-in, as features. None of them was tested on xCloud, so treat them as upstream capabilities and verify the ones you need with your own devices before relying on them. Local sign-in is the tested path.

What should I back up on a BookLore server?

A backup is all four volumes together: booklore_data, booklore_books, booklore_bookdrop and booklore_mariadb, which holds the database and the JWT signing secret. Stop BookLore or pause writes first so the copy is from one point in time, and test a restore.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade BookLore?

Nothing upgrades it for you: both images are pinned by immutable digest. When xCloud publishes a newer template version, read the upstream release notes, back up all four volumes together, then adopt that template version. If you plan to move to BookOrbit instead, follow upstream's migration guide.

Is this BookLore cloud hosting?

It is your own BookLore on a dedicated Cloud VPS provisioned by xCloud, not a hosted book service. The application, the private MariaDB database and all four volumes belong to your install, and the interface and API are served over HTTPS on your domain.

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.