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Openbooks

Provides a convenient user interface over IRC Highway's #ebook channel.

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Provides a convenient user interface over IRC Highway's #ebook channel. It streamlines the process of connecting, searching for, and downloading books.

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.

8/100 Low

Maintained
0last commit 920 days ago
Popular
123 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
3
Open issues
0
Last commit
2024-04-08
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (sumitvekariya/OpenBooks)

Resources & Compatibility

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

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

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Do I need to configure or understand IRC to use OpenBooks?

No. OpenBooks removes the need to learn or understand IRC for downloading eBooks. The project's viability depends on the goodwill of IRC Highway.

Which OpenBooks mode should I use for a web interface?

Use Server Mode to search and download eBooks through a browser. OpenBooks also offers a CLI mode for command-line use.

How do I persist downloaded books in Docker?

Mount a host directory to /books in Docker Compose. Add --persist to the container command to enable persistent storage.

How do I run OpenBooks under a reverse-proxy subdirectory?

Set the BASE_PATH environment variable to the subpath, for example /openbooks/. Put any additional server configuration flags in the Docker command property.

Which Docker image tag should I use for stable self-hosting?

Use evanbuss/openbooks:latest for most users, or a version tag to pin a release. Edge is an unstable development build, and auto-updating between versions could break configuration.

Answers sourced from evan-buss.github.io, evan-buss.github.io, evan-buss.github.io

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads