Calibre
E-books & Media LibraryPowerful ebook library manager with a built-in server
Replaces Kindle, Apple Books
Best SQLite E-books & Media Library for self-hosting
The 8 best SQLite e-books & media library you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Calibre-Web Automated
E-books & Media LibraryCalibre-Web with automatic ingest and conversion
Replaces Kindle
Libation
E-books & Media LibraryAudiobook library manager and Audible backup tool
Replaces Audible app
Papra
E-books & Media LibraryMinimalistic self-hosted document archiving platform
Replaces Evernote, Dropbox
Stump
E-books & Media LibraryFast, low-resource comic and ebook media server
Replaces Kindle, ComiXology
LazyLibrarian
E-books & Media LibraryAutomated ebook and audiobook collection manager
Replaces Audible, Kindle
Mylar3
E-books & Media LibraryAutomated comic book downloader and library manager
Replaces ComiXology
MangAdventure
E-books & Media LibrarySelf-hosted manga reader and online manga catalog
Replaces Commercial manga sites
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calibre | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 26,142 |
| Calibre-Web Automated | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 6,414 |
| Libation | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 6,314 |
| Papra | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 5,559 |
| Stump | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 2,745 |
| LazyLibrarian | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,500 |
| Mylar3 | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,460 |
| MangAdventure | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 64 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Calibre (26,142 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Libation (from 256 MB RAM, against 512 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 5 of 8 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged SQLite within the e-books & media library category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.