Kavita

Kavita is a self-hosted digital library server focused on reading and managing manga, comics, and ebooks from a browser. It scans folders into a structured library, enriches items with metadata, and provides a responsive reader experience for individuals, families, or small groups.

Key Features

• Organizes content into libraries with series/volumes/issues and rich metadata
• Web-based readers tailored for manga/comics and ebooks
• Multi-user support with access control and user-specific progress/reading state
• “Continue reading”, reading lists, and library browsing/searching for large collections
• Metadata and cover management (including automatic matching for many titles)
• Runs well in Docker and supports common reverse-proxy setups

Use Cases

• Host a personal manga/comics server accessible from any device on your network/VPN
• Share a curated family library with separate accounts and reading progress
• Centralize scattered CBZ/CBR/EPUB/PDF folders into a searchable, browsable catalog

Kavita is a strong choice if you want a modern, web-first reading experience and library organization for comics/manga/ebooks, with multi-user progress tracking and metadata management. It’s commonly used as a lightweight alternative to larger media servers for reading-focused collections.