BookLore

A self-hosted web app for organizing and managing your personal book collection.

Source | Docker Hub

Provides an intuitive interface to browse, read, and track your progress across PDFs and eBooks. With robust metadata management, multi-user support, and a sleek, modern UI, BookLore makes it easy to build and explore your personal library.

```
services:
    booklore:
        # Official Docker Hub image:
        image: booklore/booklore:latest
        # Or the GHCR image:
        # image: ghcr.io/booklore-app/booklore:latest
        container_name: booklore
        environment:
            - PUID=1000
            - PGID=1000
            - TZ=Etc/UTC
            - DATABASE_URL=jdbc:mariadb://mariadb:3306/booklore   # Only modify this if you're familiar with JDBC and your database setup
            - DATABASE_USERNAME=booklore                          # Must match MYSQL_USER defined in the mariadb container
            - DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_secure_password              # Use a strong password; must match MYSQL_PASSWORD defined in the mariadb container 
            - SWAGGER_ENABLED=false                               # Enable or disable Swagger UI (API docs). Set to 'true' to allow access; 'false' to block access (recommended for production).
        depends_on:
            mariadb:
                condition: service_healthy
        ports:
            - "6060:6060"
        volumes:
            - /your/local/path/to/booklore/data:/app/data       # Internal app data (settings, metadata, cache)
            - /your/local/path/to/booklore/books1:/books1       # Book library folder — point to one of your collections
            - /your/local/path/to/booklore/books2:/books2       # Another book library — you can mount multiple library folders this way
            - /your/local/path/to/booklore/bookdrop:/bookdrop   # Bookdrop folder — drop new files here for automatic import into libraries
        restart: unless-stopped

    mariadb:
        image: lscr.io/linuxserver/mariadb:11.4.5
        container_name: mariadb
        environment:
            - PUID=1000
            - PGID=1000
            - TZ=Etc/UTC
            - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=super_secure_password  # Use a strong password for the database's root user, should be different from MYSQL_PASSWORD
            - MYSQL_DATABASE=booklore
            - MYSQL_USER=booklore                        # Must match DATABASE_USERNAME defined in the booklore container
            - MYSQL_PASSWORD=your_secure_password        # Use a strong password; must match DATABASE_PASSWORD defined in the booklore container
        volumes:
            - /your/local/path/to/mariadb/config:/config
        restart: unless-stopped
        healthcheck:
            test: ["CMD", "mariadb-admin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"]
            interval: 5s
            timeout: 5s
            retries: 10
```

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Last modified 17 February 2026