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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/ponzi_gg on 2025-03-31 17:07:41+00:00.
My girlfriend reads about 30 books a month and finding calibre-web-automated and then calibre-web-automated-book-downloader was a godsend for saving me from having to manually download all of her books for her.
Problem is that she strictly prefers to use her phone for downloading books while on the go and the app just isn't set up for that. So I created a fork that cleans up, simplifies, and focuses heavily on mobile usage first.
That back end is all the same, it just looks a little nice (in my opinion) and is easier to use on-the-go.
You can check it out here:
Installation Steps:
- Get the docker-compose.yml:
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lklynet/fetchly/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yml
- Start the service:
docker compose up -d
- Access the web interface at
http://localhost:8084/
There's screenshots on the github :)
PS: If anyone is wondering, after trying many combinations of software, Calibre-Web-Automated, Fetchly (or calibre-web-automated-book-downloader), and a Kobo is the easiest, most streamlined book downloading and reading process I've found. You log on to Fetchly and find a book you want and within about a minute it downloads and automatically syncs to your Kobo e-reader with no manual intervention.