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What's the best way to self host a library? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Dont_Blinkk@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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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@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] thatoneguy5464@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Squanchy2112@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] micalm@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Memos, Benotes and BookStack come to mind. Note taking and Bookmarks and link sharing by the wonderful people at awesome-selfhosted might help you find exactly what you need.

[–] Big_Blackberry6109@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

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

https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web