Self-hosted ebook, comic and audiobook libraries
If you own ebooks, comics or audiobooks and want to read or listen to them anywhere, these are the library apps CoreHost runs for you. Kavita is a fast reader for comics, manga and ebooks, Calibre-Web serves a Calibre library with OPDS and Kobo sync, BookOrbit organises EPUB and PDF books with full text search, and Audiobookshelf streams audiobooks and podcasts to its phone apps. Each is a private instance at a flat price, with daily backups and SFTP access.
4 appsEbooks and audiobooks apps on CoreHost
Comics, manga and ebooks in one fast reader, with right to left mode, reading lists and OPDS.
From US$1.70/mo in Poland · Standard plan
Managed Kavita hostingBringing an existing Calibre library to the browser, with OPDS for reading apps and Kobo sync.
From US$1.10/mo in Poland · Lite plan
Managed Calibre-Web hostingAn EPUB and PDF shelf with covers, full text search across every book and progress that syncs between devices.
From US$1.70/mo in Poland · Standard plan
Managed BookOrbit hostingStreaming your own audiobooks and podcasts, with progress sync and official iOS and Android apps.
From US$1.70/mo in Poland · Standard plan
Managed Audiobookshelf hosting
Which library app suits your collection
If you already manage your books in Calibre on a desktop, Calibre-Web is the natural fit: copy your Calibre library over and it appears in the browser, with an OPDS catalogue for reading apps and sync to Kobo e-readers. If your collection is mostly comics and manga, Kavita's reader is built for them. BookOrbit suits a plain folder of EPUB and PDF files that you want searchable down to the text inside each book.
For listening, Audiobookshelf is the one to pick. It tracks where you are in every book and podcast, across the web and its phone apps, and each listener gets an account of their own.
Getting your library in
A big library is quickest to bring in over SFTP: use the details in the Files tab of your app, copy your folders in, and let the app scan them. Smaller batches can be uploaded in the browser. Your books and audio count towards your plan's storage, so add 25 GB blocks from the panel before a large upload. CoreHost hosts the software only; you bring your own files and need the right to them.
What it costs
Calibre-Web runs on the Lite plan, US$1.10 a month in Poland or US$1.50 in Sydney. Kavita, BookOrbit and Audiobookshelf start on Standard, US$1.70 a month in Poland, for faster scanning and streaming. Every reader or listener in your household can have an account at no extra charge. New accounts start with $5 of credit, no card needed.
Included with every app
- One private instance per app, with its own CPU, memory and storage
- Daily backups with one-click restore from your panel; encrypted backups are stored in the EU
- SFTP access and a file manager for your app's data
- Your own domain with automatic TLS
- AI and human support that covers the app itself
- Flat prices, prepaid in USD, AUD or EUR, drawn by the hour. See pricing
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