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Managed BookOrbit hosting

Your ebook library, organised and readable on every device you own

  • Live in minutes
  • Daily backups, one-click restore
  • SFTP access, no lock-in
  • from US$1.70/mo in Poland
Deploy BookOrbitStart free with $5 credit · no card needed

BookOrbitWhat you're getting

BookOrbit is a self-hosted home for your entire ebook library. Drop EPUB and PDF books onto the server over the web uploader or straight over SFTP, and BookOrbit scans them, pulls in covers and metadata, and lays everything out as a fast, searchable shelf with authors, series and tags. Read in the browser with progress that syncs between devices, track what you have finished and what is next, and pull the whole library into any OPDS-capable reading app.

Running it in a region close to your readers keeps the library quick to load, and this managed plan folds the PostgreSQL database that powers the catalogue and full-text search into the same instance so there is nothing extra to run. We handle the database, updates, TLS and nightly backups, so you get the whole BookOrbit stack for a few dollars a month without touching Docker. Because the files stay ordinary EPUBs and PDFs on your own volume, there is never any lock-in.

Replaces Goodreads: A private library and reading tracker you own, where your shelf, your progress and your books live as ordinary EPUB and PDF files on your own volume instead of inside a platform that can drop a title or close your account.

On CoreHost

  • Scans your EPUB and PDF books into a browsable shelf with covers and metadata
  • Full-text search across your whole library, powered by PostgreSQL
  • Read in the browser with progress that syncs across your devices
  • OPDS feed and SFTP access so your books are never locked away

Included with every appStandard, not add-ons

Daily backups, one-click restore

Every instance is backed up daily. Restore any snapshot yourself from the panel. No support ticket, no fee.

SFTP file access

Direct SFTP access to your app's data folders. Your files are never locked away from you.

Custom domain + auto TLS

Bring your own domain with a CNAME and a TXT verification record. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically.

AI + human support

A 24/7 AI engineer that can actually inspect and fix your app, with a human escalation path. App-level help included.

Automatic updates with rollback

Each update is tested on a copy and backed up first, and rolled back automatically if the app fails its checks.

Per-app firewall

Restrict access to the IP addresses you choose, with an Add my IP button. Off by default.

Backups to your own S3

Add encrypted, incremental backups to your own S3-compatible storage on top of the daily ones we include.

Resize any time

Move up or down a tier from the panel. Your balance is drawn by the hour, so you pay the new rate from the change.

RegionsWhere BookOrbit runs

BookOrbit can be deployed in Sydney, the US and Poland. Pick the region closest to the people who use it. Daily backups are encrypted and stored in the EU.

  • Sydneyfrom US$2.30/moClosest to Australia and New Zealand.
  • The USfrom US$2.30/moClosest to the Americas.
  • Polandfrom US$1.70/moLowest price, 25% less than the other regions.

Moving to CoreHostMove your existing BookOrbit here

Already running BookOrbit on PikaPods, a VPS or your own server? You can bring your data with you. Deploy the app here first, then follow the route below, and keep your old app until you are happy.

Tell us what you are moving

Drop your EPUB and PDF files into the books folder over SFTP and BookOrbit scans them. Users, shelves and reading progress live in its database, so moving an existing BookOrbit is a database load: open a ticket.

Ways to move it

  • Do it yourself. Deploy BookOrbit, let it start once, then use the steps on this page, with SFTP and the file manager in the Files tab. A backup taken first gives you a clean point to go back to.
  • Ask us to move it. Open a ticket from your control panel with the app and where it runs now. Support will tell you what can be moved and help you do it, and nobody touches your old app.

Coming from PikaPods? Switch on SFTP in the pod's settings, stop the pod and copy its files; PikaPods documents this as its manual backup for migrations.

How moving to CoreHost worksCoreHost compared with PikaPodsMore Ebooks and audiobooks apps

DeployPick a size and a region

1. Plan (BookOrbit needs Standard or larger to run well)

Prices exclude GST/VAT where applicable. Drawn hourly from your prepaid balance, cancel any time.

Too small for this app

Lite

$1.50/mo
  • 1 vCPU
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 5 GB NVMe

Lightweight tools: bookmarks, feeds, uptime checks, password vaults.

Most popular

Standard

$2.30/mo
  • 1 vCPU
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 10 GB NVMe

The right fit for most apps: automation, wikis, databases.

Power

$3.90/mo
  • 2 vCPU
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 20 GB NVMe

Busy teams and heavier workloads with room to breathe.

Scale

$6.30/mo
  • 3 vCPU
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 40 GB NVMe

The most demanding apps in the catalog, at full stride.

Extra storage+25 GB NVMe per block, stackable on any tier
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+$0.00/mo

2. Region

BookOrbit · Standard · Australia $2.30/mo
Deploy now

You will be asked to sign in (or create a free account) before your app provisions. Your $5 starting credit covers the first stretch; we only ask for a card when it runs low.

Also on CoreHostRuns well alongside BookOrbit

Every app uses the same flat pricing: four tiers from US$1.50/mo (US$1.10/mo in Poland), billed in USD, AUD or EUR, with backups and support included. Apps hosted in Poland cost 25% less. See also how to move an app to CoreHost, or browse all Ebooks and audiobooks apps.

QuestionsAbout hosted BookOrbit

Platform-wide questions (domains, backups, email, updates) live on the main FAQ.

Built BookOrbit, or help maintain it? If you opt in, part of what it earns here can go to you. See the open-source developer revenue share.