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tedvdb/ebooklib
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eBookLib with OPDS Catalog 1.1 support.

0.1.4.2-beta(5y ago)146[2 issues](https://github.com/tedvdb/ebooklib/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/tedvdb/ebooklib/pulls)GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP >=7.0.0

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Installation
============

[](#installation)

- Get the source and dependencies to specified folder: `composer create-project tedvdb/ebooklib `
- 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.

First use
=========

[](#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 '' and the password 'secret'.

Filetypes
=========

[](#filetypes)

Currently only .epub and .mobi files are supported.

OPDS
====

[](#opds)

The library is now available in the url via OPDS1.1 protocol on `/opds/`. OPDS support is experimental! Anly basic authentication is implemented.

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~158 days

Recently: every ~184 days

Total

7

Last Release

1956d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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