{"slug": "calibre-web", "name": "Calibre-Web", "category": "selfhosted", "category_name": "Self-hosted and home server", "description": "", "recommenders": 1, "commenters": 5, "warners": 0, "score": 2.008, "rising": 1.0, "first": "2026-07-29", "latest": "2026-10-09", "why": "I\u2019m using Calibre Web and it syncs with Kobo just fine.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 1, "neutral": 3, "compare": 1, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0], "listed": false, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I\u2019m using Calibre Web and it syncs with Kobo just fine.", "icon": false, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Calibre-Web", "calibre-web"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 786640192, "item_id": 49165012, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49165012", "by": "lostlogin", "date": "2026-08-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I\u2019m using Calibre Web and it syncs with Kobo just fine.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m using Calibre Web and it syncs with Kobo just fine. It\u2019s a minor change to the config and then you can sync with your own library. Self hosted in Docker, I browse to the book I want, add it to a \u2018shelf\u2019 that is synchronised. then on the Kobo I press sync. It downloads. I used a guide that was something like this: https://jccpalmer.com/posts/setting-up-kobo-sync-with-calibre-web/", "context": "self-hosts in Docker", "use_case": "syncing own ebook library to Kobo", "switched_from": "", "story": "Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [{"by": "HerrlichDigital", "context": "home lab, solo founder", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49798269", "date": "2026-09-22"}, {"by": "lostlogin", "context": "self-hosts in Docker", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49165012", "date": "2026-08-03"}, {"by": "DuncanCoffee", "context": "has an old Android eBook reader", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49099937", "date": "2026-07-29"}], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["ebook library", "managing ebooks", "syncing own ebook library to kobo", "hosting book library"], "compared": [{"slug": "bookorbit", "name": "BookOrbit", "co": 1, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 1}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985548", "title": "Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49746527", "title": "Ask HN: What self-hosted apps do you use daily?", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49427001", "title": "Bookshelf \u2013 Self-hosted eBook library that runs on object storage", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49106935", "title": "Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49095865", "title": "KOReader", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-08": {"recommend": 1, "compare": 1}, "2026-09": {"neutral": 1}, "2026-10": {"neutral": 1}}, "quotes": [{"id": 800308593, "item_id": 50019287, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019287", "by": "proxysna", "date": "2026-10-09", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Calibre-web for my ebooks", "excerpt": "Maintenance is not an issue, if vm/pc setup is done correctly. Simple is better in that case. Just a docker-compose or two or three with app data stored directly on disk to be able to move things easily between VM/PC's if needed. If hosted on VPS, set up your containers to be accesible only through VPN and you're good to go. Things i use daily-ish: - Wireguard with wg-easy to access my home network and other way arou", "context": "", "use_case": "ebook library", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?"}, {"id": 796772306, "item_id": 49798269, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49798269", "by": "HerrlichDigital", "date": "2026-09-22", "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Calibre-Web (Managing my eBooks)", "excerpt": "I'm also running a Home Lab with several useful projects: - Nextcloud (Cloud Storage alternative) - Home Assistant (Awesome Smart Home Platform) - Calibre-Web (Managing my eBooks) I also run Umami but on a fly.io instance with all my other software that i build as a solo preneur.", "context": "home lab, solo founder", "use_case": "managing eBooks", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What self-hosted apps do you use daily?"}, {"id": 790848849, "item_id": 49428053, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428053", "by": "robbiet480", "date": "2026-08-25", "stance": "compare", "quote": "I haven't spent much time with calibre-web in a long time but can confidently say BookOrbit blows it out of the water", "excerpt": "I haven't spent much time with calibre-web in a long time but can confidently say BookOrbit blows it out of the water in terms of functionality. I love that I can have one app that handles books and audiobooks. The ecosystem of apps that work with it is growing quick too, Apogee for iOS being a standout for me. They recently added readaloud support (like Amazon Whispersync or Storyteller) natively in the app, which I", "context": "", "use_case": "ebook library", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bookshelf \u2013 Self-hosted eBook library that runs on object storage"}, {"id": 786640192, "item_id": 49165012, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49165012", "by": "lostlogin", "date": "2026-08-03", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I\u2019m using Calibre Web and it syncs with Kobo just fine.", "excerpt": "I\u2019m using Calibre Web and it syncs with Kobo just fine. It\u2019s a minor change to the config and then you can sync with your own library. Self hosted in Docker, I browse to the book I want, add it to a \u2018shelf\u2019 that is synchronised. then on the Kobo I press sync. It downloads. 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