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BookHeaven.ServervsLibation

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

BookHeaven.ServerLibation
Score44/10068/100
Rank in category#11 of 19 in Ebook Management#2 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars1906 375
Stars, last 30 days—+157
Stable releases, 12 months1533
Latest releasev1.0.1 · 27 Oct 2026v14.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageHTMLC

Which one should you pick?

Libation scores 68/100 against 44/100 for BookHeaven.Server, so it is the safer default.

Libation ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for BookHeaven.Server.

If you want the quickest setup, BookHeaven.Server is easier to run; Libation needs more configuration.

Libation is growing faster right now (+157 stars in 30 days).

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