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Unlike cloud e-readers, your EPUB, CBZ, CBR and PDF files stay on your server — you own them entirely, with no subscription, no quota limits and no reading-habit tracking. A single Docker container under 256 MB RAM, an embedded SQLite database, and your entire library is accessible from any browser.",[38,42,52,55,58,61],{"type":39,"title":40,"body":41},"h2","Why self-host your digital library?","E-book platforms impose their catalogues, their DRM and their terms of service. With Kavita, you import your own EPUB, CBZ, CBR or PDF files — whether purchased, borrowed or produced yourself — and access them from any device. Your library grows at your pace, not theirs, and your reading data stays on your machine.",{"type":43,"title":44,"items":45},"ul","What Kavita brings to a ServOrbit VPS",[46,47,48,49,50,51],"**In-browser reading** — EPUB, CBZ, CBR, CB7, CBT and PDF readable directly, no plug-in or third-party app required.","**Polished reader** — page-turn or scroll mode, dark theme, bookmarks and per-user reading history.","**OPDS catalogue** — compatible with Moon+ Reader, KyBook, Yomu and any OPDS mobile reader for offline reading.","**Multi-user accounts** — each family member gets their own account and independent reading progress.","**Automatic organisation** — series (manga volumes, comic runs) are grouped by metadata and folder structure without manual work.","**Lightweight footprint** — single container, under 256 MB RAM, embedded SQLite, no external services.",{"type":39,"title":53,"body":54},"Supported formats: e-books, comics and manga","Kavita reads EPUB and EPUB3 (with chapters and metadata), CBZ, CBR, CB7 and CBT (comic archives), PDF, and raw image archives (ZIP, RAR). EPUB metadata — series, author, cover, publication date — is indexed automatically on the initial scan. Comics and manga in CBZ\u002FCBR are grouped into series by your folder structure: one folder per series, one file per volume.",{"type":39,"title":56,"body":57},"No domain name required","Kavita works without a domain name. Open an SSH tunnel from your machine: `ssh -L 5000:127.0.0.1:\u003Cport> root@\u003Cvps-ip>` and open `http:\u002F\u002Flocalhost:5000`. For permanent access from a phone or tablet, attach a domain from your ServOrbit dashboard — nginx proxies to the container over HTTPS — or use the free `{app}.{dns_slug}.servorbit-dns.com` subdomain included with every VPS.",{"type":39,"title":59,"body":60},"Kavita vs Calibre-Web: when to use which?","Calibre-Web is built on an existing Calibre database and adds format conversion and email delivery. It is the right choice if you already have a Calibre-managed collection on a desktop. Kavita does not need Calibre: it reads your files directly from the Docker volume, handles CBZ and CBR natively (which Calibre-Web does not), and is significantly lighter. For a mixed e-book and manga library on a VPS, Kavita is the natural choice.",{"type":39,"title":62,"body":63},"Backup and migration","Kavita separates data clearly: your source files are in the `\u002Fkavita\u002Flibrary` volume (never modified by the server), while metadata and reading progress live in `\u002Fkavita\u002Fconfig`. To migrate or back up, copy both volumes via SFTP or rsync. To restore on a new VPS, redeploy the image and re-mount the volumes — your entire library and reading history are intact.","Deploy Kavita on your VPS","ServOrbit provisions an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS and launches Kavita in a Docker container within minutes — no manual configuration. Your e-books and comics, your rules, your infrastructure.","Deploy Kavita","\u002Fmarketplace\u002Fcollaboration-productivity\u002Fkavita",[],1792123556949]