KOReaderPyLink

Koreader position sync server

Description

This is a simple implementation of the KOReader (https://github.com/koreader/koreader) position sync server for self-hosting at home which has docker support. This is a modified fork of b1n4ryj4n/koreader-sync with some additional logging and slightly modified endpoints.

Dependencies

• FastAPI : https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi
• TinyDB: https://github.com/msiemens/tinydb
• Uvicorn: https://www.uvicorn.org/
• Python-dotenv: https://saurabh-kumar.com/python-dotenv/

Environment Variables

• RECEIVE_RANDOM_DEVICE_ID ("True"|"False")

Set it true to retrieve always a random device id to force a progress sync. This is usefull if you only sync your progress from one device and usually delete the *.sdr files with some cleaning tools.

• OPEN_REGISTRATIONS ("True"|"False")

Enable/disable new registrations to the server. Useful if you want to run a private server for a few users, although it doesn't necessarily improve security by itself. Set to True (enabled) by default.

• WEBHOOK_ENABLED ("True"|"False")

Enable/disable the discord webhook functionality. Note: Currently only have registrations sending out a notification.

• WEBHOOK_URL (String)

Discord webhook url, WEBHOOK_ENABLED must be set to True for this to take effect.

Docker Installation

Prerequisites

• Install Docker

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/donkevlar/KOReaderPyLink.git
   cd KOReaderPyLink

2. Build and run the container, setting the environment variables:

   docker build -t koreaderpylink .
   docker run -d -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data -p 8081:8081 --name koreaderpylink      -e RECEIVE_RANDOM_DEVICE_ID="False"      -e OPEN_REGISTRATIONS="True"      koreaderpylink

Installing through Unraid Template

This is also available via the unraid community application store. Search for KOReaderPyLink.

Connection

• Use http://IP:8081 as custom sync server
• Recommendation: Setup a reverse proxy for example with Nginx Proxy Manager (https://nginxproxymanager.com/) to connect with https

KOReader Setup

• 1. Navigate to the setup menu (Wrench and screwdriver icon)
• 2. Under "Progress Sync" -> "Custom sync server". Use your server address: http://IP:8081 or behind a proxy manager https://sync.mydomanin.com. Register using a username and password and you're done!