FLibGoLite is an easy-to-install, fast and resource-friendly OPDS service.
Detailed multilingual guides are available here
FLibGoLite main features:
- Works with books in FB2 (separate files and zip archives) and EPUB formats
- Ability to convert FB2 format to EPUB when loading a book into the reader
- Multiplatform: Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD
- Self-sufficiency - does not require installation of additional libraries or applications
- Can be launched as a system service or in a Docker container, as well as from the command line
- Fast inexing and keep persistent data in SQLite database
- High speed of processing new arrivals and saving the catalog in the SQLite database
- Fast and responsive OPDS service with a simple localization
- Well documented
You need:
- PC, NAS or server with Windows, MacOS or Linux operating system.
- A reader (device or application) that can work with OPDS catalogs and supports FB2 or EPUB book formats.
FLibGoLite has been tested and works with mobile applications for reading books
PocketBook Reader,FBReader,Librera Reader,Cool Reader, as well as desktop applicationsFoliateandThorium Reader. You can use any other applications or devices that can read the listed book formats and work with OPDS catalogs.
Follow these guide to install FLibGoLite on your PC.
Put your books in FB2 format (zip-archives or separate files) or EPUB in the books/stock folder. The service processes them and enters the books details into the catalog.
Next, configure the reader(s) to work with the OPDS directory http://server:8085/opds,
where server is the name of your PC or the IP address of the PC type 192.168.0.10
After that, you can select and download any of the books stored on the PC in the reader.
Books can be selected/searched by author and genre, as well as contextual search by author and/or book title.
For book readers that do not support the FB2 format, books can be converted to EPUB format when loaded.
Thus, you will create a library that will be used by your loved ones with smartphones, reader devices or PCs.
Good luck!
Suggestions, bug reports and comments are welcome here