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BookBounty

BookBounty is a self-hosted web app that helps Readarr users find books missing from their library by querying configured book repositories.

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BookBounty is a self-hosted web app that helps Readarr users find books missing from their library by querying configured book repositories.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

57/100 Fair

Maintained
72last commit 55 days ago
Popular
49291 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 6 days ago

GitHub stars
291
Open issues
0
Last commit
2026-08-21
Latest release
v0.2.15
License
MPL-2.0
Activity
stale

Checked 6 days ago - source: GitHub (TheWicklowWolf/BookBounty)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Docker Compose setup Deploy thewicklowwolf/bookbounty:latest with port 5000 mapped and volumes for /bookbounty/config and /bookbounty/downloads. Set readarr_address and readarr_api_key environment variables for your Readarr instance. source

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Alternatives

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Common questions

How do I run BookBounty with Docker Compose?

Use the BookBounty Docker image and map a config volume, a downloads volume, and port 5000. Set restart to unless-stopped and optionally set PUID and PGID.

How should the BookBounty downloads folder be mapped for Readarr?

Map the app downloads folder directly into Readarr and set selected_path_type to folder so it creates the correct author/book structure. Alternatively, map it to an unprocessed folder, set selected_path_type to file, and let Readarr scan the files.

How do I schedule BookBounty to sync automatically?

Set sync_schedule to a comma-separated list of 24-hour hours, such as 2 and 20. The sync may start up to 10 minutes after the scheduled time.

What environment variables configure the Readarr connection?

Use readarr_address for the Readarr URL and readarr_api_key for the Readarr API key.

How can I stop Audiobookshelf from importing BookBounty downloads before Readarr processes them?

Point BookBounty at a download path that Readarr can see but Audiobookshelf cannot. Use the Audiobookshelf Docker Compose volumes so ABS does not monitor that path until Readarr has imported the files.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.reddit.com

Community

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