Komga

Komga is one of the most popular open-source comic and manga media servers, with over 6,000 GitHub stars and an active community of self-hosters who use it as the backend for their personal reading libraries. Built on Kotlin and Spring Boot, it focuses specifically on the long-tail formats that general media servers handle poorly — CBZ, CBR, EPUB, PDF — and delivers a reading experience tailored to comic, manga, and eBook workflows rather than retrofitting a video-server UI.

Common Use Cases

Comic and manga collectors host Komga on their VPS as the central library for digital purchases and ripped collections, accessing everything through the web reader from any device or through OPDS-compatible iPad and Android apps. Translation groups and scanlation teams use Komga as a private distribution server for in-progress work, taking advantage of fine-grained user permissions and age restrictions. eBook readers point KOReader and Kobo devices at their Komga instance to sync new books and reading position automatically — no more sideloading files via USB. Families share a single Komga server across kids and adults, using age-restricted libraries and per-user accounts to keep adult content out of younger readers' UIs.

Key Features

• Native support for CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR, 7Z, EPUB, and PDF formats
• Fast web reader with double-page mode, fit modes, and progress sync
• OPDS v1 and v2 feeds for compatibility with most native reader apps
• Kobo Sync support for native syncing on Kobo e-ink devices
• KOReader Sync support for reading-position sync on KOReader devices
• Metadata extraction from ComicInfo.xml, EPUB OPF, and embedded tags
• Live filesystem watching plus scheduled scans for automatic library updates
• Per-user accounts, age restrictions, and read-only sharing roles
• Custom collections, read lists, and full-text search across the library
• Comprehensive REST API and webhooks for integration with Tachiyomi and other clients

Why deploy Komga on Hostinger VPS

Deploying Komga on a Hostinger VPS gives readers a private, always-on comic and eBook library accessible from any device, anywhere — without storing files in third-party cloud services or paying recurring subscription fees. The dedicated CPU and RAM of a VPS keep web-reader page rendering and OPDS feed responses snappy even with thousands of titles, while persistent volume storage protects your library configuration and reading progress across container updates. Full root access lets you tune the JVM heap for your library size, set up automated backups of the SQLite database, and integrate with download managers or RSS-driven library curators. Self-hosting also keeps reading progress private — no third party tracks what you read or when.