docker‑calibre‑web

Minimal Docker Image for Calibre‑Web.

A lightweight Dockerfile for Calibre-Web that focuses on core functionality and efficiency. Designed for straightforward book library management with essential features:

• Simple book library management
• Support for epub, pdf, and cbr file formats
• Cover extraction from supported file types

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Build

Build a specific Calibre‑Web release:

docker build . -t lb803/calibre-web \
  --build-arg CALIBRE_WEB_VERSION=0.6.26

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Run

docker run -d \
  -p 8083:8083 \
  -e CALIBRE_DBPATH=/calibre-web/config/ \
  -v /path/to/calibre/library:/calibre-web/books \
  -v /path/to/config:/calibre-web/config \
  --name calibre-web lb803/calibre-web

With Docker‑Compose

version: "3.8"
services:
  calibre-web:
    image: lb803/calibre-web
    container_name: calibre-web
    ports:
      - "8083:8083"
    environment:
      - CALIBRE_DBPATH=/calibre-web/config/
    volumes:
      - /path/to/calibre/library:/calibre-web/books
      - /path/to/config:/calibre-web/config

Start the stack:

docker-compose up -d

Dependencies

The Dockerfile installs system libraries required by the Python packages listed below:

Python package	System library dependencies
lxml	libxml2, libxslt1.1
python‑magic	libmagic1