tedvdb/ebooklib

eBookLib with OPDS Catalog 1.1 support.

Installation

• Get the source and dependencies to specified folder: composer create-project tedvdb/ebooklib <install path>
• Then in the root folder, copy .env.example to .env
• Create a mysql user and database for eBookLib and correct database settings in .env.
• Set the APP_URL variable in the .env file.
• Make sure the webservice (or php process in case of php-fpm) has write permissions to the /storage folder.
• Then, init the database:

php artisan key:generate
php artisan migrate
php artisan db:seed

The installation is now complete., _(*1)

First use

• Add path to search_paths table (no GUI yet)
• Start first indexing action:

php artisan ebooks:reindex

Now you can navigate in the browser to the url you've configured, and login with the default username 'admin@example.com' and the password 'secret'., _(*2)

Filetypes

Currently only .epub and .mobi files are supported., _(*3)

OPDS

The library is now available in the url via OPDS1.1 protocol on <url>/opds/. OPDS support is experimental! Anly basic authentication is implemented., _(*4)