# Lazylibrarian-calibre

Lazylibrarian-calibre is a self-hosted media applications app. A single container bundling LazyLibrarian and Calibre for a complete self-hosted e-book workflow. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/495/lazylibrarian-calibre

## Description

A single container bundling LazyLibrarian and Calibre for a complete self-hosted e-book workflow. LazyLibrarian follows authors and grabs book metadata from Goodreads, LibraryThing, and Google Books, while Calibre organizes and manages the resulting e-book library. It suits homelab readers who want automated book discovery plus library management in one stack, avoiding the setup of two separate images.

## Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms: Unraid, Linux.

## Desktop and other devices

Linux.

## Health score

27/100 (Low), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 0 (last commit 2880 days ago)
- Popular: 57 (723 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 45 (2 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/thraxis/lazylibrarian-calibre/
- desktop: https://github.com/DobyTang/LazyLibrarian/releases/latest
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/lazylibrarian-calibre-1u2x66v1ngrz1n?q=lazylibrarian-calibre

## Common questions

### What should I back up to keep my LazyLibrarian setup intact?

Back up the /config folder. It stores your settings and saved library details, so losing it means starting the setup over.

### Why do I get file permission problems when LazyLibrarian and Calibre run in separate Docker containers?

Separate Docker containers can cause file permission issues unless one container has elevated privileges. Grant elevated privileges to Calibre so it can access the files, or to LazyLibrarian so it can.

### Does LazyLibrarian convert ebook formats?

No, LazyLibrarian does not have a converter built in. Calibre is a good choice for converting ebook formats.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/495/lazylibrarian-calibre), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.