Deprecated

This image is no longer actively maintained or built.

Reason: Upstream development has stopped and the repository has been deleted.

Successor

See https://daemonless.io/images/grimmory for an alternative.

BookLore

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Global /books Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
BookLore /bookdrop Path
BookLore /app/data Path

Self-hosted digital library with smart shelves, metadata, OPDS support, and built-in reader.


Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/booklore`
Daemonless	daemonless/booklore
Source	booklore-app/booklore
Website	booklore.org

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	Upstream Binary. Built from official release.	Most users — recommended.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI AppJail Ansible

services:
  booklore:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/booklore:latest"
    container_name: booklore
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
      - SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/booklore  # MariaDB JDBC URL (e.g., jdbc:mariadb://mariadb:3306/booklore)
      - SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME=booklore  # Database username
      - SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=changeme  # Database password
      - JAVA_OPTS=  # Additional JVM options
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/booklore/data:/app/data"
      - "/path/to/books:/books"
      - "/path/to/containers/booklore/bookdrop:/bookdrop"
    restart: unless-stopped

# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=booklore
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/booklore
SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME=booklore
SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=changeme
JAVA_OPTS=

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  booklore:
    name: booklore
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL: !ENV '${SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL}'
        - SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME: !ENV '${SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME}'
        - SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD: !ENV '${SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD}'
        - JAVA_OPTS: !ENV '${JAVA_OPTS}'
    volumes:
      - BOOKLORE_DATA_PATH: /app/data
      - BOOKS_PATH: /books
      - BOOKLORE_BOOKDROP_PATH: /bookdrop
volumes:
  BOOKLORE_DATA_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/booklore/data'
  BOOKS_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/books'
  BOOKLORE_BOOKDROP_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/booklore/bookdrop'

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/booklore:${tag}

podman run -d --name booklore \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/booklore \
  -e SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME=booklore \
  -e SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=changeme \
  -e JAVA_OPTS= \
  -v /path/to/containers/booklore/data:/app/data \
  -v /path/to/books:/books \
  -v /path/to/containers/booklore/bookdrop:/bookdrop \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/booklore:latest

appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL=jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/booklore \
  -e SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME=booklore \
  -e SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD=changeme \
  -e JAVA_OPTS= \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/booklore/data /app/data <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/books /books <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/booklore/bookdrop /bookdrop <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/booklore:latest booklore

- name: Deploy booklore
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: booklore
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/booklore:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL: "jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/booklore"
      SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME: "booklore"
      SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD: "changeme"
      JAVA_OPTS: ""
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/booklore/data:/app/data"
      - "/path/to/books:/books"
      - "/path/to/containers/booklore/bookdrop:/bookdrop"

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`
`PGID`	`1000`
`TZ`	`Etc/UTC`
`SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL`	`jdbc:mariadb://127.0.0.1:3306/booklore`	MariaDB JDBC URL (e.g., jdbc:mariadb://mariadb:3306/booklore)
`SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME`	`booklore`	Database username
`SPRING_DATASOURCE_PASSWORD`	`changeme`	Database password
`JAVA_OPTS`	``	Additional JVM options

Volumes

Path	Description
`/app/data`	Configuration and application data
`/books`	Book library directory
`/bookdrop`	Drop folder for automatic imports

Networking

This compose uses network_mode: host so services communicate via 127.0.0.1.

For isolated networking (multiple stacks, no port conflicts), use bridge mode with the dnsname CNI plugin:

services:
  booklore:
    # remove network_mode: host, add ports
    ports:
      - "6060:6060"
    environment:
      SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL: "jdbc:mariadb://mariadb:3306/booklore"

  mariadb:
    # remove network_mode: host
    # container name becomes DNS hostname

Migration from Official Image

This image uses /app/data for application data, matching the official ghcr.io/booklore-app/booklore image. You can migrate from Linux to FreeBSD:

Stop containers on source host
Copy /containers/booklore/ (data + mariadb) to destination
Start containers on destination

The MariaDB data format is compatible between Linux and FreeBSD.

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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